Cost of living comparison

Venezuela

compared to

Turkmenistan

Turkmenistan vs. Venezuela Cost of Living Summary

Turkmenistan is 3.3 times more expensive than Venezuela overall.

Restaurants: pay 2.2 times more in Turkmenistan
Groceries: pay 2.9 times more in Turkmenistan
Transportation: pay 27.0% less in Turkmenistan
Housing: pay 9.9 times more in Turkmenistan
Childcare: pay 64.5% less in Turkmenistan
Entertainment and Sports: pay 4.5 times more in Turkmenistan
Clothing: pay 2.3 times more in Turkmenistan

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

Turkmenistan vs. Venezuela Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.2 times more for restaurants

	Venezuela	Turkmenistan
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.00 VEF89.74	$34.54 TMT121.25	+284.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.86 VEF98.38	$12.82 TMT45.00	+30.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.29 VEF12.85	$3.24 TMT11.38	+151.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.93 VEF9.30	$1.04 TMT3.67	+12.1%
Average			+119.4%

Venezuela vs. Turkmenistan - Cost of restaurants

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pay 2.9 times more for groceries

	Venezuela	Turkmenistan
Bread 1 loaf	$1.82 VEF18.18	$2.39 TMT8.38	+31.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.86 VEF28.52	$17.90 TMT62.83	+526.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.30 VEF72.78	$16.12 TMT56.59	+121.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.35 VEF23.48	$6.84 TMT24.00	+190.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.73 VEF27.21	$5.38 TMT18.90	+97.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.19 VEF21.87	$2.71 TMT9.53	+23.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.61 VEF6.11	$4.01 TMT14.06	+553.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.66 VEF6.61	$3.65 TMT12.81	+450.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.85 VEF8.43	$1.71 TMT6.01	+102.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.76 VEF7.59	$1.03 TMT3.63	+35.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.87 VEF8.69	$0.84 TMT2.95	-3.5%
Average			+193.5%

Venezuela vs. Turkmenistan - Cost of groceries

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pay 27.0% less for transportation

	Venezuela	Turkmenistan
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$1.89 VEF18.88	$1.56 TMT5.49	-17.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$31.58 VEF315.03	$8.55 TMT30.00	-72.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,312.50 VEF302,352.06	$43,803.42 TMT153,750.00	+44.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$25.72 VEF256.52	$9.69 TMT34.00	-62.3%
Average			-27.0%

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pay 9.9 times more for housing

	Venezuela	Turkmenistan
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$37.33 VEF372.38	$94.97 TMT333.33	+154.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$186.78 VEF1,863.02	$1,125.36 TMT3,950.00	+502.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$128.17 VEF1,278.40	$747.86 TMT2,625.00	+483.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$17.23 VEF171.83	$435.73 TMT1,529.41	+2429.4%
Average			+892.5%

Venezuela vs. Turkmenistan - Cost of housing

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pay 64.5% less for childcare

	Venezuela	Turkmenistan
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$64.20 VEF640.40	$22.79 TMT80.00	-64.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,090.00 VEF70,719.21	??
Average			-64.5%

Venezuela vs. Turkmenistan - Cost of childcare

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pay 4.5 times more for entertainment and sports

	Venezuela	Turkmenistan
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.29 VEF12.87	$5.06 TMT17.75	+292.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.35 VEF23.43	$6.98 TMT24.50	+197.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.27 VEF32.67	$28.49 TMT100.00	+769.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$36.50 VEF364.03	$147.20 TMT516.67	+303.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.92 VEF49.12	$14.25 TMT50.00	+189.2%
Average			+350.3%

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pay 2.3 times more for clothing

	Venezuela	Turkmenistan
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$44.71 VEF445.99	$85.47 TMT300.00	+91.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$38.72 VEF386.23	$121.08 TMT425.00	+212.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$87.32 VEF870.97	$163.82 TMT575.00	+87.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$69.72 VEF695.44	$170.94 TMT600.00	+145.2%
Average			+134.2%

Venezuela vs. Turkmenistan - 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: April 2025

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