Cost of living comparison

 Turkmenistan
compared to
 Turkey
Turkey vs. Turkmenistan Cost of Living Summary

Turkey is 3.0 times more expensive than Turkmenistan overall.

Restaurants
pay 62.4% less in Turkey
Groceries
pay 74.5% less in Turkey
Transportation
pay 68.5% more in Turkey
Housing
pay 73.4% less in Turkey
Childcare
pay 17.9 times more in Turkey
Entertainment and Sports
pay 69.0% less in Turkey
Clothing
pay 54.7% less in Turkey

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

Turkey vs. Turkmenistan Cost Breakdown

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

pay 62.4% less for restaurants

 
Turkmenistan
Turkey
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $34.54
TMT121.25
$6.91
TRY277.58
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$12.82
TMT45.00
$6.91
TRY277.61
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $3.24
TMT11.38
$1.17
TRY47.16

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pay 74.5% less for groceries

 
Turkmenistan
Turkey
Bread
1 loaf
$2.39
TMT8.38
$1.02
TRY40.78
Local cheese (8 oz) $17.90
TMT62.83
$4.97
TRY199.67
Milk (1 gallon) $16.12
TMT56.59
$3.15
TRY126.59

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pay 68.5% more for transportation

 
Turkmenistan
Turkey
Gasoline (1 gallon) $1.56
TMT5.49
$4.40
TRY176.72
Monthly public transit pass $8.55
TMT30.00
$19.27
TRY773.98
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $43,803.42
TMT153,750.00
$44,819.35
TRY1,800,332.48

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pay 73.4% less for housing

 
Turkmenistan
Turkey
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$94.97
TMT333.33
$11.31
TRY454.16
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $1,125.36
TMT3,950.00
$442.81
TRY17,787.21
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $747.86
TMT2,625.00
$336.49
TRY13,516.45

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pay 17.9 times more for childcare

 
Turkmenistan
Turkey
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $22.79
TMT80.00
$408.60
TRY16,412.75
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters ?? $6,892.93
TRY276,879.49

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pay 69.0% less for entertainment and sports

 
Turkmenistan
Turkey
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $5.06
TMT17.75
$2.54
TRY102.13
Cappuccino in mid-range area $6.98
TMT24.50
$2.62
TRY105.30
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$28.49
TMT100.00
$1.91
TRY76.76

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pay 54.7% less for clothing

 
Turkmenistan
Turkey
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$85.47
TMT300.00
$42.74
TRY1,716.86
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$121.08
TMT425.00
$40.74
TRY1,636.66
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$163.82
TMT575.00
$88.38
TRY3,550.09

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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: July 2025
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