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Kyrgyzstan vs. Turkmenistan Cost of Living Summary

Kyrgyzstan is 81.2% more expensive than Turkmenistan overall.

Restaurants: pay 71.6% less in Kyrgyzstan
Groceries: pay 72.1% less in Kyrgyzstan
Transportation: pay 1.8% more in Kyrgyzstan
Housing: pay 73.2% less in Kyrgyzstan
Childcare: pay 10.1 times more in Kyrgyzstan
Entertainment and Sports: pay 76.5% less in Kyrgyzstan
Clothing: pay 50.1% less in Kyrgyzstan

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

Kyrgyzstan vs. Turkmenistan Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 71.6% less for restaurants

	Turkmenistan	Kyrgyzstan
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$34.54 TMT120.90	$5.80 KGS507.25	-83.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$12.82 TMT44.87	$5.68 KGS497.11	-55.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$3.24 TMT11.34	$0.68 KGS59.14	-79.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.04 TMT3.66	$0.33 KGS28.98	-68.3%
Average			-71.6%

Turkmenistan vs. Kyrgyzstan - Cost of restaurants

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pay 72.1% less for groceries

	Turkmenistan	Kyrgyzstan
Bread 1 loaf	$2.39 TMT8.35	$0.48 KGS41.78	-80.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$17.90 TMT62.65	$5.14 KGS449.42	-71.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$16.12 TMT56.43	$3.25 KGS283.83	-79.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$6.84 TMT23.93	$1.76 KGS153.67	-74.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.38 TMT18.85	$2.41 KGS211.16	-55.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.71 TMT9.50	$0.47 KGS41.22	-82.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$4.01 TMT14.02	$0.85 KGS74.39	-78.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$3.65 TMT12.78	$0.94 KGS82.52	-74.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.71 TMT5.99	$0.90 KGS78.92	-47.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.03 TMT3.62	$0.23 KGS19.88	-78.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.84 TMT2.94	$0.24 KGS21.00	-71.4%
Average			-72.1%

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pay 1.8% more for transportation

	Turkmenistan	Kyrgyzstan
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$1.56 TMT5.47	$2.90 KGS254.01	+85.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$8.55 TMT29.91	$7.54 KGS659.43	-11.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$43,803.42 TMT153,311.97	$39,443.16 KGS3,449,303.94	-10.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$9.69 TMT33.90	$4.18 KGS365.22	-56.9%
Average			+1.8%

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pay 73.2% less for housing

	Turkmenistan	Kyrgyzstan
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$94.97 TMT332.38	$12.05 KGS1,053.48	-87.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,125.36 TMT3,938.75	$474.69 KGS41,511.27	-57.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$747.86 TMT2,617.52	$353.07 KGS30,875.68	-52.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$435.73 TMT1,525.05	$23.19 KGS2,027.91	-94.7%
Average			-73.2%

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pay 10.1 times more for childcare

	Turkmenistan	Kyrgyzstan
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$22.79 TMT79.77	$230.15 KGS20,126.58	+909.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	??	$6,168.50 KGS539,435.63
Average			+909.8%

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pay 76.5% less for entertainment and sports

	Turkmenistan	Kyrgyzstan
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.06 TMT17.70	$1.16 KGS101.45	-77.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$6.98 TMT24.43	$2.06 KGS179.79	-70.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$28.49 TMT99.72	$1.56 KGS136.45	-94.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$147.20 TMT515.19	$43.01 KGS3,760.83	-70.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$14.25 TMT49.86	$4.35 KGS380.44	-69.5%
Average			-76.5%

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pay 50.1% less for clothing

	Turkmenistan	Kyrgyzstan
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$85.47 TMT299.15	$40.60 KGS3,550.75	-52.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$121.08 TMT423.79	$38.86 KGS3,398.58	-67.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$163.82 TMT573.36	$103.88 KGS9,084.40	-36.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$170.94 TMT598.29	$96.67 KGS8,454.18	-43.4%
Average			-50.1%

Turkmenistan vs. Kyrgyzstan - Cost of clothing

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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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