Cost of living comparison
Russia is 68.9% more expensive than Ashgabat.
If you lived in Russia instead of Ashgabat, you would:
pay 70.0% less for restaurants
Ashgabat
|
Russia
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$35.00
TMT122.50
|
$6.85
RUB623.71
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.86
TMT45.00
|
$4.21
RUB382.84
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.90
TMT10.17
|
$0.84
RUB76.67
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.05
TMT3.67
|
$0.41
RUB37.02
|
|
pay 76.3% less for groceries
Ashgabat
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.43
TMT8.50
|
$0.49
RUB44.31
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$17.86
TMT62.50
|
$3.93
RUB357.73
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$18.39
TMT64.35
|
$3.21
RUB291.81
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$6.86
TMT24.00
|
$1.21
RUB110.50
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.16
TMT21.55
|
$1.72
RUB156.82
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.51
TMT8.77
|
$0.56
RUB51.18
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$3.33
TMT11.65
|
$0.56
RUB50.88
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$3.28
TMT11.49
|
$0.75
RUB68.01
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.07
TMT7.26
|
$0.90
RUB82.12
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.95
TMT3.33
|
$0.22
RUB20.03
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.82
TMT2.87
|
$0.22
RUB19.89
|
|
pay 10.0% more for transportation
Ashgabat
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.62
TMT5.68
|
$2.21
RUB201.15
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$10.00
TMT35.00
|
$19.07
RUB1,734.83
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$42,857.14
TMT150,000.00
|
$28,869.86
RUB2,626,920.72
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.71
TMT34.00
|
$4.42
RUB402.36
|
|
pay 81.6% less for housing
Ashgabat
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$100.00
TMT350.00
|
$6.26
RUB569.84
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,092.86
TMT3,825.00
|
$317.16
RUB28,859.14
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$964.29
TMT3,375.00
|
$217.57
RUB19,796.82
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$436.97
TMT1,529.41
|
$68.11
RUB6,197.86
|
|
pay 9.3 times more for childcare
Ashgabat
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$22.86
TMT80.00
|
$212.06
RUB19,295.63
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$5,562.55
RUB506,146.13
|
|
pay 74.7% less for entertainment and sports
Ashgabat
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.14
TMT18.00
|
$1.50
RUB136.32
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$8.43
TMT29.50
|
$1.72
RUB156.25
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$28.57
TMT100.00
|
$2.19
RUB199.55
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$78.57
TMT275.00
|
$29.01
RUB2,639.28
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.86
TMT45.00
|
$4.18
RUB380.34
|
|
pay 53.0% less for clothing
Ashgabat
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$85.71
TMT300.00
|
$58.04
RUB5,281.21
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$128.57
TMT450.00
|
$36.63
RUB3,333.32
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$171.43
TMT600.00
|
$78.11
RUB7,107.14
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$171.43
TMT600.00
|
$78.83
RUB7,172.88
|
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