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Turkmenistan vs. Rwanda Cost of Living Summary

Turkmenistan is 3.9 times more expensive than Rwanda overall.

Restaurants: pay 4.6 times more in Turkmenistan
Groceries: pay 4.3 times more in Turkmenistan
Transportation: pay 10.0% less in Turkmenistan
Housing: pay 5.8 times more in Turkmenistan
Childcare: pay 84.7% less in Turkmenistan
Entertainment and Sports: pay 5.7 times more in Turkmenistan
Clothing: pay 5.6 times more in Turkmenistan

The cost of housing, entertainment and sports, clothing, restaurants, and groceries in Turkmenistan are more expensive than in Rwanda. Expenses including childcare and transportation are lower in Turkmenistan. Notably, housing, entertainment and sports, and clothing are significantly more expensive in Turkmenistan.

Turkmenistan vs. Rwanda Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 4.6 times more for restaurants

	Rwanda	Turkmenistan
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.26 RWF4,556	$34.54 TMT121.25	+958.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.16 RWF8,606	$12.82 TMT45.00	+108.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.89 RWF1,249	$3.24 TMT11.38	+262.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.47 RWF658	$1.04 TMT3.67	+121.6%
Average			+362.6%

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pay 4.3 times more for groceries

	Rwanda	Turkmenistan
Bread 1 loaf	$1.01 RWF1,408	$2.39 TMT8.38	+136.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.26 RWF3,152	$17.90 TMT62.83	+692.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$2.66 RWF3,708	$16.12 TMT56.59	+507.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.67 RWF2,329	$6.84 TMT24.00	+309.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.19 RWF3,062	$5.38 TMT18.90	+145.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.38 RWF1,923	$2.71 TMT9.53	+97.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.52 RWF728	$4.01 TMT14.06	+668.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.86 RWF1,199	$3.65 TMT12.81	+325.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.48 RWF675	$1.71 TMT6.01	+254.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.22 RWF314	$1.03 TMT3.63	+359.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.33 RWF454	$0.84 TMT2.95	+158.3%
Average			+332.2%

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pay 10.0% less for transportation

	Rwanda	Turkmenistan
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.48 RWF6,254	$1.56 TMT5.49	-65.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$24.66 RWF34,422	$8.55 TMT30.00	-65.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$20,668.41 RWF28,853,970	$43,803.42 TMT153,750.00	+111.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$12.33 RWF17,211	$9.69 TMT34.00	-21.4%
Average			-10.0%

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pay 5.8 times more for housing

	Rwanda	Turkmenistan
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$26.20 RWF36,574	$94.97 TMT333.33	+262.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$489.52 RWF683,384	$1,125.36 TMT3,950.00	+129.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$271.95 RWF379,658	$747.86 TMT2,625.00	+175.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$30.04 RWF41,936	$435.73 TMT1,529.41	+1350.5%
Average			+479.5%

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pay 84.7% less for childcare

	Rwanda	Turkmenistan
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$149.39 RWF208,559	$22.79 TMT80.00	-84.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$9,609.00 RWF13,414,565	??
Average			-84.7%

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pay 5.7 times more for entertainment and sports

	Rwanda	Turkmenistan
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.09 RWF1,519	$5.06 TMT17.75	+364.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.22 RWF3,094	$6.98 TMT24.50	+215.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.36 RWF3,290	$28.49 TMT100.00	+1108.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$31.83 RWF44,434	$147.20 TMT516.67	+362.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.63 RWF5,062	$14.25 TMT50.00	+292.9%
Average			+468.8%

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pay 5.6 times more for clothing

	Rwanda	Turkmenistan
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$16.68 RWF23,286	$85.47 TMT300.00	+412.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$21.76 RWF30,373	$121.08 TMT425.00	+456.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$26.59 RWF37,122	$163.82 TMT575.00	+516.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$31.43 RWF43,872	$170.94 TMT600.00	+444.0%
Average			+457.2%

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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: January 2025

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