Cost of living comparison

Haiti

compared to

Turkmenistan

Turkmenistan vs. Haiti Cost of Living Summary

Turkmenistan is 2.0 times more expensive than Haiti overall.

Restaurants: pay 58.0% more in Turkmenistan
Groceries: pay 2.9 times more in Turkmenistan
Transportation: pay 29.1% more in Turkmenistan
Housing: pay 2.1 times more in Turkmenistan
Childcare: pay 77.2% less in Turkmenistan
Entertainment and Sports: pay 4.6 times more in Turkmenistan
Clothing: pay 29.7% more in Turkmenistan

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

Turkmenistan vs. Haiti Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Turkmenistan instead of Haiti, you would:

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pay 58.0% more for restaurants

	Haiti	Turkmenistan
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$12.00 HTG1,565.03	$34.54 TMT121.25	+187.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.39 HTG1,484.95	$12.82 TMT45.00	+12.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.00 HTG260.84	$3.24 TMT11.38	+62.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.50 HTG195.63	$1.04 TMT3.67	-30.4%
Average			+58.0%

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pay 2.9 times more for groceries

	Haiti	Turkmenistan
Bread 1 loaf	$2.50 HTG326.05	$2.39 TMT8.38	-4.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.00 HTG652.10	$17.90 TMT62.83	+258.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.68 HTG740.54	$16.12 TMT56.59	+184.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.80 HTG364.56	$6.84 TMT24.00	+144.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$6.91 HTG900.98	$5.38 TMT18.90	-22.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.27 HTG295.79	$2.71 TMT9.53	+19.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.54 HTG70.99	$4.01 TMT14.06	+636.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.45 HTG59.16	$3.65 TMT12.81	+704.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.45 HTG59.16	$1.71 TMT6.01	+277.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$2.27 HTG295.79	$1.03 TMT3.63	-54.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.27 HTG165.64	$0.84 TMT2.95	-33.9%
Average			+191.8%

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pay 29.1% more for transportation

	Haiti	Turkmenistan
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.01 HTG261.73	$1.56 TMT5.49	-22.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$20.00 HTG2,608.39	$8.55 TMT30.00	-57.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$35,000.00 HTG4,564,681.87	$43,803.42 TMT153,750.00	+25.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.58 HTG466.90	$9.69 TMT34.00	+170.6%
Average			+29.1%

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pay 2.1 times more for housing

	Haiti	Turkmenistan
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$165.98 HTG21,647.13	$94.97 TMT333.33	-42.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$910.00 HTG118,681.73	$1,125.36 TMT3,950.00	+23.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$890.00 HTG116,073.34	$747.86 TMT2,625.00	-16.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$76.47 HTG9,973.25	$435.73 TMT1,529.41	+469.8%
Average			+108.7%

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pay 77.2% less for childcare

	Haiti	Turkmenistan
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$100.00 HTG13,041.95	$22.79 TMT80.00	-77.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,867.80 HTG895,695.15	??
Average			-77.2%

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pay 4.6 times more for entertainment and sports

	Haiti	Turkmenistan
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.00 HTG652.10	$5.06 TMT17.75	+1.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.65 HTG214.89	$6.98 TMT24.50	+323.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.00 HTG260.84	$28.49 TMT100.00	+1324.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$69.54 HTG9,069.57	$147.20 TMT516.67	+111.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.00 HTG1,304.19	$14.25 TMT50.00	+42.5%
Average			+360.7%

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pay 29.7% more for clothing

	Haiti	Turkmenistan
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$80.00 HTG10,433.56	$85.47 TMT300.00	+6.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$75.00 HTG9,781.46	$121.08 TMT425.00	+61.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$120.00 HTG15,650.34	$163.82 TMT575.00	+36.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$150.00 HTG19,562.92	$170.94 TMT600.00	+14.0%
Average			+29.7%

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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: April 2025

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