Cost of living comparison
Ashgabat is 2.7 times more expensive than Bangkok.
If you lived in Ashgabat instead of Bangkok, you would:
pay 5.8 times more for restaurants
Bangkok
|
Ashgabat
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.77
THB101.79
|
$35.00
TMT122.50
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.55
THB203.58
|
$12.86
TMT45.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.58
THB21.24
|
$2.90
TMT10.17
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.31
THB11.54
|
$1.05
TMT3.67
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for groceries
Bangkok
|
Ashgabat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.62
THB59.35
|
$2.43
TMT8.50
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.67
THB354.80
|
$17.86
TMT62.50
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.60
THB242.07
|
$18.39
TMT64.35
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.22
THB81.48
|
$6.86
TMT24.00
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.30
THB47.83
|
$6.16
TMT21.55
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.37
THB50.24
|
$2.51
TMT8.77
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.70
THB25.78
|
$3.33
TMT11.65
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.02
THB37.44
|
$3.28
TMT11.49
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.78
THB28.44
|
$2.07
TMT7.26
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.69
THB25.40
|
$0.95
TMT3.33
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.61
THB22.53
|
$0.82
TMT2.87
|
|
pay 39.5% less for transportation
Bangkok
|
Ashgabat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.25
THB155.86
|
$1.62
TMT5.68
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$36.06
THB1,323.26
|
$10.00
TMT35.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$51,319.04
THB1,883,098.83
|
$42,857.14
TMT150,000.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.52
THB385.95
|
$9.71
TMT34.00
|
|
pay 4.5 times more for housing
Bangkok
|
Ashgabat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$15.07
THB552.82
|
$100.00
TMT350.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$608.65
THB22,333.73
|
$1,092.86
TMT3,825.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$287.69
THB10,556.60
|
$964.29
TMT3,375.00
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$70.06
THB2,570.68
|
$436.97
TMT1,529.41
|
|
pay 96.3% less for childcare
Bangkok
|
Ashgabat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$614.94
THB22,564.68
|
$22.86
TMT80.00
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,311.97
THB451,774.84
|
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pay 3.2 times more for entertainment and sports
Bangkok
|
Ashgabat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.08
THB76.34
|
$5.14
TMT18.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.37
THB86.87
|
$8.43
TMT29.50
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.16
THB152.68
|
$28.57
TMT100.00
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$57.72
THB2,117.84
|
$78.57
TMT275.00
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.94
THB254.47
|
$12.86
TMT45.00
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for clothing
Bangkok
|
Ashgabat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$53.87
THB1,976.78
|
$85.71
TMT300.00
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.30
THB1,442.04
|
$128.57
TMT450.00
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$101.75
THB3,733.55
|
$171.43
TMT600.00
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$92.54
THB3,395.64
|
$171.43
TMT600.00
|
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