Cost of living comparison
Bucharest is 3.6 times more expensive than Ashgabat.
If you lived in Bucharest instead of Ashgabat, you would:
pay 8.8% less for restaurants
Ashgabat
|
Bucharest
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$35.00
TMT122.50
|
$10.94
RON50.07
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.86
TMT45.00
|
$7.66
RON35.05
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.90
TMT10.17
|
$2.09
RON9.55
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.05
TMT3.67
|
$2.12
RON9.68
|
|
pay 62.2% less for groceries
Ashgabat
|
Bucharest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.43
TMT8.50
|
$1.11
RON5.07
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$17.86
TMT62.50
|
$4.60
RON21.04
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$18.39
TMT64.35
|
$6.63
RON30.32
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$6.86
TMT24.00
|
$3.27
RON14.94
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.16
TMT21.55
|
$3.02
RON13.81
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.51
TMT8.77
|
$0.54
RON2.48
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$3.33
TMT11.65
|
$0.77
RON3.52
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$3.28
TMT11.49
|
$0.72
RON3.28
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.07
TMT7.26
|
$0.90
RON4.12
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.95
TMT3.33
|
$0.46
RON2.08
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.82
TMT2.87
|
$0.45
RON2.04
|
|
pay 65.0% more for transportation
Ashgabat
|
Bucharest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.62
TMT5.68
|
$5.88
RON26.91
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$10.00
TMT35.00
|
$17.51
RON80.11
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$42,857.14
TMT150,000.00
|
$26,408.94
RON120,852.60
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.71
TMT34.00
|
$5.91
RON27.04
|
|
pay 67.7% less for housing
Ashgabat
|
Bucharest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$100.00
TMT350.00
|
$8.86
RON40.56
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,092.86
TMT3,825.00
|
$568.98
RON2,603.78
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$964.29
TMT3,375.00
|
$395.47
RON1,809.76
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$436.97
TMT1,529.41
|
$118.98
RON544.49
|
|
pay 21.1 times more for childcare
Ashgabat
|
Bucharest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$22.86
TMT80.00
|
$483.31
RON2,211.74
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$10,056.32
RON46,019.74
|
|
pay 51.9% less for entertainment and sports
Ashgabat
|
Bucharest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.14
TMT18.00
|
$3.06
RON14.02
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$8.43
TMT29.50
|
$3.15
RON14.40
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$28.57
TMT100.00
|
$5.69
RON26.04
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$78.57
TMT275.00
|
$50.37
RON230.51
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.86
TMT45.00
|
$7.66
RON35.05
|
|
pay 42.6% less for clothing
Ashgabat
|
Bucharest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$85.71
TMT300.00
|
$78.75
RON360.36
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$128.57
TMT450.00
|
$40.30
RON184.42
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$171.43
TMT600.00
|
$81.53
RON373.12
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$171.43
TMT600.00
|
$100.55
RON460.16
|
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