Cost of living comparison
Kiev is 2.7 times more expensive than Ashgabat.
If you lived in Kiev instead of Ashgabat, you would:
pay 67.1% less for restaurants
Ashgabat
|
Kiev
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$35.00
TMT122.50
|
$7.58
UAH298.99
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.86
TMT45.00
|
$6.32
UAH249.16
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.90
TMT10.17
|
$0.62
UAH24.47
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.05
TMT3.67
|
$0.41
UAH16.19
|
|
pay 72.0% less for groceries
Ashgabat
|
Kiev
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.43
TMT8.50
|
$0.73
UAH28.85
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$17.86
TMT62.50
|
$4.30
UAH169.65
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$18.39
TMT64.35
|
$3.88
UAH153.15
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$6.86
TMT24.00
|
$1.78
UAH70.24
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.16
TMT21.55
|
$1.97
UAH77.86
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.51
TMT8.77
|
$0.34
UAH13.56
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$3.33
TMT11.65
|
$0.64
UAH25.11
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$3.28
TMT11.49
|
$0.71
UAH27.88
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.07
TMT7.26
|
$0.94
UAH36.98
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.95
TMT3.33
|
$0.28
UAH11.10
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.82
TMT2.87
|
$0.37
UAH14.78
|
|
pay 32.5% more for transportation
Ashgabat
|
Kiev
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.62
TMT5.68
|
$5.16
UAH203.66
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$10.00
TMT35.00
|
$9.66
UAH381.22
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$42,857.14
TMT150,000.00
|
$30,944.11
UAH1,220,887.12
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.71
TMT34.00
|
$4.19
UAH165.44
|
|
pay 73.2% less for housing
Ashgabat
|
Kiev
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$100.00
TMT350.00
|
$5.82
UAH229.44
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,092.86
TMT3,825.00
|
$558.46
UAH22,033.96
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$964.29
TMT3,375.00
|
$325.98
UAH12,861.32
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$436.97
TMT1,529.41
|
$72.04
UAH2,842.47
|
|
pay 16.0 times more for childcare
Ashgabat
|
Kiev
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$22.86
TMT80.00
|
$365.07
UAH14,403.86
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$6,874.47
UAH271,229.29
|
|
pay 75.6% less for entertainment and sports
Ashgabat
|
Kiev
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.14
TMT18.00
|
$1.26
UAH49.83
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$8.43
TMT29.50
|
$1.34
UAH52.90
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$28.57
TMT100.00
|
$2.27
UAH89.70
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$78.57
TMT275.00
|
$26.77
UAH1,056.17
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.86
TMT45.00
|
$5.05
UAH199.33
|
|
pay 46.2% less for clothing
Ashgabat
|
Kiev
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$85.71
TMT300.00
|
$69.25
UAH2,732.10
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$128.57
TMT450.00
|
$36.51
UAH1,440.60
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$171.43
TMT600.00
|
$87.23
UAH3,441.74
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$171.43
TMT600.00
|
$94.45
UAH3,726.58
|
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