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Turkmenistan vs. Cook Islands Cost of Living Summary

Turkmenistan is 2.3 times more expensive than Cook Islands overall.

Restaurants: pay 76.5% more in Turkmenistan
Groceries: pay 77.7% more in Turkmenistan
Transportation: pay 31.4% more in Turkmenistan
Housing: pay 4.6 times more in Turkmenistan
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.5 times more in Turkmenistan
Clothing: pay 80.2% more in Turkmenistan

The cost of housing, entertainment and sports, clothing, groceries, restaurants, and transportation in Turkmenistan are more expensive than in Cook Islands. Notably, housing, entertainment and sports, and clothing are significantly more expensive in Turkmenistan.

Turkmenistan vs. Cook Islands Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Turkmenistan instead of Cook Islands, you would:

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pay 76.5% more for restaurants

	Cook Islands	Turkmenistan
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.96 NZ$15.63	$34.54 TMT120.90	+285.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.21 NZ$14.32	$12.82 TMT44.87	+56.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.84 NZ$4.95	$3.24 TMT11.34	+14.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.09 NZ$3.65	$1.04 TMT3.66	-50.0%
Average			+76.5%

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pay 77.7% more for groceries

	Cook Islands	Turkmenistan
Bread 1 loaf	$3.22 NZ$5.61	$2.39 TMT8.35	-25.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.15 NZ$8.99	$17.90 TMT62.65	+247.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.63 NZ$13.31	$16.12 TMT56.43	+111.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.76 NZ$10.05	$6.84 TMT23.93	+18.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.52 NZ$6.14	$5.38 TMT18.85	+52.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.35 NZ$2.35	$2.71 TMT9.50	+101.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.08 NZ$1.89	$4.01 TMT14.02	+269.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.62 NZ$2.82	$3.65 TMT12.78	+125.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.84 NZ$4.96	$1.71 TMT5.99	-39.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.08 NZ$1.89	$1.03 TMT3.62	-4.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.85 NZ$1.49	$0.84 TMT2.94	-1.6%
Average			+77.7%

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pay 31.4% more for transportation

	Cook Islands	Turkmenistan
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.79 NZ$11.85	$1.56 TMT5.47	-77.0%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$8.55 TMT29.91
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$11,944.29 NZ$20,836.10	$43,803.42 TMT153,311.97	+266.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$212.01 NZ$369.84	$9.69 TMT33.90	-95.4%
Average			+31.4%

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pay 4.6 times more for housing

	Cook Islands	Turkmenistan
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$104.21 NZ$181.79	$94.97 TMT332.38	-8.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$155.28 NZ$270.87	$1,125.36 TMT3,938.75	+624.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$155.28 NZ$270.87	$747.86 TMT2,617.52	+381.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$79.92 NZ$139.42	$435.73 TMT1,525.05	+445.2%
Average			+360.7%

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

	Cook Islands	Turkmenistan
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	??	$22.79 TMT79.77
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$1,433.32 NZ$2,500.33	??

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pay 2.5 times more for entertainment and sports

	Cook Islands	Turkmenistan
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.23 NZ$9.12	$5.06 TMT17.70	-3.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.83 NZ$6.68	$6.98 TMT24.43	+82.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$14.93 NZ$26.05	$28.49 TMT99.72	+90.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$24.88 NZ$43.41	$147.20 TMT515.19	+491.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.87 NZ$11.98	$14.25 TMT49.86	+107.4%
Average			+153.7%

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pay 80.2% more for clothing

	Cook Islands	Turkmenistan
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$66.89 NZ$116.68	$85.47 TMT299.15	+27.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	??	$121.08 TMT423.79
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	??	$163.82 TMT573.36
Men's business shoes (leather)	$73.46 NZ$128.14	$170.94 TMT598.29	+132.7%
Average			+80.2%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: February 2025

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