Cost of living comparison
Kathmandu is 4.5% cheaper than Ashgabat.
If you lived in Kathmandu instead of Ashgabat, you would:
pay 77.0% less for restaurants
Ashgabat
|
Kathmandu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$35.00
TMT122.50
|
$1.87
NPR249.44
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.86
TMT45.00
|
$6.74
NPR897.99
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.90
TMT10.17
|
$0.50
NPR67.16
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.05
TMT3.67
|
$0.18
NPR24.04
|
|
pay 76.2% less for groceries
Ashgabat
|
Kathmandu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.43
TMT8.50
|
$0.56
NPR75.11
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$17.86
TMT62.50
|
$4.47
NPR596.39
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$18.39
TMT64.35
|
$3.24
NPR431.30
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$6.86
TMT24.00
|
$1.56
NPR207.91
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.16
TMT21.55
|
$1.43
NPR190.84
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.51
TMT8.77
|
$1.13
NPR151.29
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$3.33
TMT11.65
|
$0.47
NPR62.93
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$3.28
TMT11.49
|
$0.57
NPR75.70
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.07
TMT7.26
|
$0.33
NPR43.43
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.95
TMT3.33
|
$0.22
NPR29.19
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.82
TMT2.87
|
$0.28
NPR37.47
|
|
pay 47.6% more for transportation
Ashgabat
|
Kathmandu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.62
TMT5.68
|
$4.97
NPR663.00
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$10.00
TMT35.00
|
$8.98
NPR1,197.32
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$42,857.14
TMT150,000.00
|
$33,681.15
NPR4,489,939.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.71
TMT34.00
|
$11.23
NPR1,496.65
|
|
pay 87.8% less for housing
Ashgabat
|
Kathmandu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$100.00
TMT350.00
|
$10.72
NPR1,429.49
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,092.86
TMT3,825.00
|
$205.38
NPR27,378.65
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$964.29
TMT3,375.00
|
$120.20
NPR16,024.09
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$436.97
TMT1,529.41
|
$29.53
NPR3,937.06
|
|
pay 4.1 times more for childcare
Ashgabat
|
Kathmandu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$22.86
TMT80.00
|
$92.91
NPR12,385.72
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$3,100.81
NPR413,360.18
|
|
pay 72.3% less for entertainment and sports
Ashgabat
|
Kathmandu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.14
TMT18.00
|
$2.62
NPR349.22
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$8.43
TMT29.50
|
$1.66
NPR221.50
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$28.57
TMT100.00
|
$2.99
NPR399.11
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$78.57
TMT275.00
|
$24.50
NPR3,265.41
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.86
TMT45.00
|
$3.37
NPR448.99
|
|
pay 72.3% less for clothing
Ashgabat
|
Kathmandu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$85.71
TMT300.00
|
$25.39
NPR3,384.08
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$128.57
TMT450.00
|
$35.76
NPR4,767.10
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$171.43
TMT600.00
|
$52.04
NPR6,936.84
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$171.43
TMT600.00
|
$39.52
NPR5,268.96
|
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