Cost of living comparison

Turkmenistan

compared to

Argentina

Argentina vs. Turkmenistan Cost of Living Summary

Argentina is 58.1% more expensive than Turkmenistan overall.

Restaurants: pay 46.5% less in Argentina
Groceries: pay 62.4% less in Argentina
Transportation: pay 39.4% more in Argentina
Housing: pay 78.3% less in Argentina
Childcare: pay 7.6 times more in Argentina
Entertainment and Sports: pay 75.9% less in Argentina
Clothing: pay 31.4% less in Argentina

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

Argentina vs. Turkmenistan Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 46.5% less for restaurants

	Turkmenistan	Argentina
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$34.54 TMT120.90	$8.59 ARS9,106.96	-75.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$12.82 TMT44.87	$6.73 ARS7,132.54	-47.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$3.24 TMT11.34	$1.32 ARS1,400.56	-59.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.04 TMT3.66	$1.00 ARS1,062.65	-4.0%
Average			-46.5%

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pay 62.4% less for groceries

	Turkmenistan	Argentina
Bread 1 loaf	$2.39 TMT8.35	$1.43 ARS1,513.34	-40.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$17.90 TMT62.65	$3.84 ARS4,065.25	-78.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$16.12 TMT56.43	$4.28 ARS4,534.77	-73.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$6.84 TMT23.93	$1.79 ARS1,898.94	-73.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.38 TMT18.85	$2.64 ARS2,799.27	-50.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.71 TMT9.50	$0.91 ARS960.10	-66.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$4.01 TMT14.02	$0.85 ARS898.69	-78.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$3.65 TMT12.78	$0.64 ARS682.84	-82.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.71 TMT5.99	$1.01 ARS1,066.89	-41.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.03 TMT3.62	$0.46 ARS491.55	-55.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.84 TMT2.94	$0.46 ARS484.24	-45.6%
Average			-62.4%

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pay 39.4% more for transportation

	Turkmenistan	Argentina
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$1.56 TMT5.47	$3.66 ARS3,880.21	+134.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$8.55 TMT29.91	$13.28 ARS14,072.12	+55.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$43,803.42 TMT153,311.97	$28,930.00 ARS30,662,135.73	-34.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$9.69 TMT33.90	$9.90 ARS10,488.77	+2.2%
Average			+39.4%

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pay 78.3% less for housing

	Turkmenistan	Argentina
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$94.97 TMT332.38	$19.37 ARS20,526.63	-79.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,125.36 TMT3,938.75	$303.40 ARS321,569.31	-73.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$747.86 TMT2,617.52	$221.72 ARS234,990.37	-70.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$435.73 TMT1,525.05	$41.92 ARS44,433.45	-90.4%
Average			-78.3%

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pay 7.6 times more for childcare

	Turkmenistan	Argentina
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$22.79 TMT79.77	$173.69 ARS184,086.75	+662.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	??	$2,841.72 ARS3,011,862.49
Average			+662.1%

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pay 75.9% less for entertainment and sports

	Turkmenistan	Argentina
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.06 TMT17.70	$1.81 ARS1,917.58	-64.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$6.98 TMT24.43	$2.09 ARS2,211.28	-70.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$28.49 TMT99.72	$2.36 ARS2,498.65	-91.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$147.20 TMT515.19	$18.92 ARS20,050.50	-87.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$14.25 TMT49.86	$4.76 ARS5,048.97	-66.6%
Average			-75.9%

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pay 31.4% less for clothing

	Turkmenistan	Argentina
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$85.47 TMT299.15	$79.59 ARS84,359.43	-6.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$121.08 TMT423.79	$69.14 ARS73,283.36	-42.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$163.82 TMT573.36	$107.64 ARS114,083.14	-34.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$170.94 TMT598.29	$100.20 ARS106,195.70	-41.4%
Average			-31.4%

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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: March 2025

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