Cost of living comparison

Turkmenistan

compared to

Uzbekistan

Uzbekistan vs. Turkmenistan Cost of Living Summary

Uzbekistan is 62.3% more expensive than Turkmenistan overall.

Restaurants: pay 78.7% less in Uzbekistan
Groceries: pay 75.9% less in Uzbekistan
Transportation: pay 3.3% less in Uzbekistan
Housing: pay 73.7% less in Uzbekistan
Childcare: pay 9.0 times more in Uzbekistan
Entertainment and Sports: pay 78.5% less in Uzbekistan
Clothing: pay 53.8% less in Uzbekistan

Expenses including restaurants, entertainment and sports, groceries, housing, clothing, and transportation are lower in Uzbekistan. Notably, childcare is significantly more expensive in Uzbekistan.

Uzbekistan vs. Turkmenistan Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 78.7% less for restaurants

	Turkmenistan	Uzbekistan
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$34.54 TMT120.90	$4.55 UZS58,806.20	-86.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$12.82 TMT44.87	$3.99 UZS51,583.65	-68.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$3.24 TMT11.34	$0.56 UZS7,210.07	-82.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.04 TMT3.66	$0.25 UZS3,194.20	-76.3%
Average			-78.7%

Turkmenistan vs. Uzbekistan - Cost of restaurants

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pay 75.9% less for groceries

	Turkmenistan	Uzbekistan
Bread 1 loaf	$2.39 TMT8.35	$0.40 UZS5,104.97	-83.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$17.90 TMT62.65	$3.57 UZS46,141.95	-80.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$16.12 TMT56.43	$4.13 UZS53,346.16	-74.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$6.84 TMT23.93	$1.65 UZS21,336.45	-75.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.38 TMT18.85	$1.75 UZS22,620.46	-67.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.71 TMT9.50	$0.57 UZS7,424.02	-78.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$4.01 TMT14.02	$0.77 UZS9,905.81	-80.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$3.65 TMT12.78	$0.96 UZS12,425.57	-73.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.71 TMT5.99	$0.65 UZS8,352.99	-62.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.03 TMT3.62	$0.22 UZS2,776.38	-79.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.84 TMT2.94	$0.17 UZS2,235.09	-79.4%
Average			-75.9%

Turkmenistan vs. Uzbekistan - Cost of groceries

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pay 3.3% less for transportation

	Turkmenistan	Uzbekistan
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$1.56 TMT5.47	$3.69 UZS47,634.37	+135.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$8.55 TMT29.91	$6.91 UZS89,255.00	-19.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$43,803.42 TMT153,311.97	$18,473.32 UZS238,533,766.61	-57.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$9.69 TMT33.90	$2.69 UZS34,786.53	-72.2%
Average			-3.3%

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pay 73.7% less for housing

	Turkmenistan	Uzbekistan
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$94.97 TMT332.38	$12.72 UZS164,275.95	-86.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,125.36 TMT3,938.75	$489.90 UZS6,325,721.14	-56.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$747.86 TMT2,617.52	$312.70 UZS4,037,727.73	-58.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$435.73 TMT1,525.05	$29.11 UZS375,831.10	-93.3%
Average			-73.7%

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pay 9.0 times more for childcare

	Turkmenistan	Uzbekistan
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$22.79 TMT79.77	$205.10 UZS2,648,310.93	+799.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	??	$7,070.48 UZS91,296,472.21
Average			+799.9%

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pay 78.5% less for entertainment and sports

	Turkmenistan	Uzbekistan
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.06 TMT17.70	$1.17 UZS15,057.85	-76.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$6.98 TMT24.43	$1.72 UZS22,260.99	-75.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$28.49 TMT99.72	$1.78 UZS22,950.91	-93.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$147.20 TMT515.19	$43.03 UZS555,637.69	-70.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$14.25 TMT49.86	$3.47 UZS44,829.06	-75.6%
Average			-78.5%

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pay 53.8% less for clothing

	Turkmenistan	Uzbekistan
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$85.47 TMT299.15	$32.61 UZS421,051.09	-61.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$121.08 TMT423.79	$47.09 UZS608,079.53	-61.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$163.82 TMT573.36	$86.06 UZS1,111,243.88	-47.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$170.94 TMT598.29	$94.57 UZS1,221,068.62	-44.7%
Average			-53.8%

Turkmenistan vs. Uzbekistan - 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: March 2025

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