Cost of living comparison
Turkmenistan is 40.0% more expensive than Palau overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 87.8% more in Turkmenistan
- Groceries
-
pay 43.4% more in Turkmenistan
- Transportation
-
pay 36.8% more in Turkmenistan
- Housing
-
pay 1.7% more in Turkmenistan
- Childcare
-
pay 88.6% less in Turkmenistan
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 2.6 times more in Turkmenistan
- Clothing
-
pay 41.5% more in Turkmenistan
The cost of entertainment and sports, restaurants, groceries, clothing, transportation, and housing in Turkmenistan are more expensive than in Palau. Notably, entertainment and sports and restaurants are significantly more expensive in Turkmenistan.
If you lived in Turkmenistan instead of Palau, you would:
pay 87.8% more for restaurants
|
Palau
|
Turkmenistan
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$12.00
|
$34.54
TMT120.90
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.00
|
$12.82
TMT44.87
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.37
|
$3.24
TMT11.34
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.07
|
$1.04
TMT3.66
|
|
pay 43.4% more for groceries
|
Palau
|
Turkmenistan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.44
|
$2.39
TMT8.35
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.00
|
$17.90
TMT62.65
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.97
|
$16.12
TMT56.43
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.97
|
$6.84
TMT23.93
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.30
|
$5.38
TMT18.85
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.40
|
$2.71
TMT9.50
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.00
|
$4.01
TMT14.02
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.50
|
$3.65
TMT12.78
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$7.50
|
$1.71
TMT5.99
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.09
|
$1.03
TMT3.62
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.50
|
$0.84
TMT2.94
|
|
pay 36.8% more for transportation
|
Palau
|
Turkmenistan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.75
|
$1.56
TMT5.47
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$8.55
TMT29.91
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$17,500.00
|
$43,803.42
TMT153,311.97
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$9.69
TMT33.90
|
|
pay 1.7% more for housing
|
Palau
|
Turkmenistan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$129.50
|
$94.97
TMT332.38
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$900.00
|
$1,125.36
TMT3,938.75
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$700.00
|
$747.86
TMT2,617.52
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$435.73
TMT1,525.05
|
|
pay 88.6% less for childcare
|
Palau
|
Turkmenistan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$200.00
|
$22.79
TMT79.77
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,920.00
|
?? | |
pay 2.6 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Palau
|
Turkmenistan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.50
|
$5.06
TMT17.70
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.08
|
$6.98
TMT24.43
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.25
|
$28.49
TMT99.72
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$55.00
|
$147.20
TMT515.19
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$14.25
TMT49.86
|
|
pay 41.5% more for clothing
|
Palau
|
Turkmenistan
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$62.50
|
$85.47
TMT299.15
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$52.50
|
$121.08
TMT423.79
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$147.50
|
$163.82
TMT573.36
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$195.00
|
$170.94
TMT598.29
|
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