Cost of living comparison
Suva is 67.0% more expensive than Ashgabat.
If you lived in Suva instead of Ashgabat, you would:
pay 51.5% less for restaurants
Ashgabat
|
Suva
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$35.00
TMT122.50
|
$4.47
FJD9.95
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.86
TMT45.00
|
$6.70
FJD14.93
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.90
TMT10.17
|
$1.27
FJD2.82
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.05
TMT3.67
|
$0.89
FJD1.99
|
|
pay 54.6% less for groceries
Ashgabat
|
Suva
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.43
TMT8.50
|
$0.48
FJD1.06
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$17.86
TMT62.50
|
$5.38
FJD11.98
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$18.39
TMT64.35
|
$4.81
FJD10.72
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$6.86
TMT24.00
|
$3.29
FJD7.33
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.16
TMT21.55
|
$3.29
FJD7.33
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.51
TMT8.77
|
$1.21
FJD2.70
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$3.33
TMT11.65
|
$0.87
FJD1.93
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$3.28
TMT11.49
|
$1.58
FJD3.53
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.07
TMT7.26
|
$1.25
FJD2.79
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.95
TMT3.33
|
$0.63
FJD1.41
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.82
TMT2.87
|
$0.59
FJD1.32
|
|
pay 57.5% more for transportation
Ashgabat
|
Suva
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.62
TMT5.68
|
$5.00
FJD11.15
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$10.00
TMT35.00
|
$22.33
FJD49.77
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$42,857.14
TMT150,000.00
|
$22,334.39
FJD49,765.49
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.71
TMT34.00
|
$4.47
FJD9.95
|
|
pay 64.7% less for housing
Ashgabat
|
Suva
|
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$100.00
TMT350.00
|
$22.71
FJD50.59
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,092.86
TMT3,825.00
|
$753.79
FJD1,679.59
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$964.29
TMT3,375.00
|
$405.21
FJD902.89
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$436.97
TMT1,529.41
|
$33.59
FJD74.84
|
|
pay 8.1 times more for childcare
Ashgabat
|
Suva
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$22.86
TMT80.00
|
$186.12
FJD414.71
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$9,827.13
FJD21,896.82
|
|
pay 61.5% less for entertainment and sports
Ashgabat
|
Suva
|
||
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.14
TMT18.00
|
$2.68
FJD5.97
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$8.43
TMT29.50
|
$3.10
FJD6.90
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$28.57
TMT100.00
|
$9.83
FJD21.90
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$78.57
TMT275.00
|
$27.01
FJD60.19
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.86
TMT45.00
|
$4.47
FJD9.95
|
|
pay 70.2% less for clothing
Ashgabat
|
Suva
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$85.71
TMT300.00
|
$25.91
FJD57.73
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$128.57
TMT450.00
|
$27.25
FJD60.71
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$171.43
TMT600.00
|
$63.68
FJD141.90
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$171.43
TMT600.00
|
$52.63
FJD117.28
|
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