Cost of living comparison
Ashgabat is 79.8% more expensive than Copenhagen.
If you lived in Ashgabat instead of Copenhagen, you would:
pay 8.3% more for restaurants
Copenhagen
|
Ashgabat
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$19.03
DKK131.80
|
$31.34
TMT109.69
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$13.18
DKK91.24
|
$14.25
TMT49.86
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.32
DKK22.97
|
$4.56
TMT15.95
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.83
DKK19.62
|
$0.66
TMT2.29
|
|
pay 49.8% more for groceries
Copenhagen
|
Ashgabat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.08
DKK21.30
|
$1.04
TMT3.66
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.50
DKK45.00
|
$9.66
TMT33.81
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.51
DKK51.98
|
$14.56
TMT50.96
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.85
DKK33.55
|
$5.47
TMT19.15
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.26
DKK36.42
|
$5.86
TMT20.51
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.34
DKK9.26
|
$1.51
TMT5.28
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.17
DKK8.07
|
$2.78
TMT9.72
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.27
DKK8.80
|
$4.63
TMT16.21
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.91
DKK13.25
|
$1.68
TMT5.88
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.84
DKK5.80
|
$1.21
TMT4.22
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.72
DKK5.01
|
$0.72
TMT2.53
|
|
pay 70.9% less for transportation
Copenhagen
|
Ashgabat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.69
DKK60.17
|
$1.62
TMT5.66
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$79.06
DKK547.46
|
$11.40
TMT39.89
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$40,992.01
DKK283,869.65
|
$20,584.05
TMT72,044.16
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$24.89
DKK172.35
|
$8.26
TMT28.92
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for housing
Copenhagen
|
Ashgabat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.33
DKK258.52
|
$302.71
TMT1,059.47
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,802.29
DKK12,480.85
|
$698.01
TMT2,443.02
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,332.46
DKK9,227.25
|
$320.51
TMT1,121.79
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$169.53
DKK1,174.00
|
$668.12
TMT2,338.42
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for childcare
Copenhagen
|
Ashgabat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$530.51
DKK3,673.76
|
$23.22
TMT81.27
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,272.42
DKK50,361.52
|
$35,099.72
TMT122,849.00
|
|
pay 75.6% more for entertainment and sports
Copenhagen
|
Ashgabat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.05
DKK55.76
|
$4.99
TMT17.45
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$6.13
DKK42.46
|
$4.73
TMT16.55
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.78
DKK60.83
|
$45.58
TMT159.54
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.50
DKK301.22
|
$60.54
TMT211.89
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$17.57
DKK121.66
|
$14.25
TMT49.86
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for clothing
Copenhagen
|
Ashgabat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$107.06
DKK741.36
|
$178.06
TMT623.22
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$51.35
DKK355.62
|
$152.42
TMT533.48
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$119.70
DKK828.92
|
$400.28
TMT1,401.00
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$169.20
DKK1,171.70
|
$242.17
TMT847.58
|
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