Cost of living comparison
Ashgabat is 3.0 times more expensive than Warsaw.
If you lived in Ashgabat instead of Warsaw, you would:
pay 2.2 times more for restaurants
Warsaw
|
Ashgabat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.33
PLN37.27
|
$31.34
TMT109.69
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.82
PLN27.25
|
$14.25
TMT49.86
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.61
PLN6.43
|
$4.56
TMT15.95
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.47
PLN5.87
|
$0.66
TMT2.29
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for groceries
Warsaw
|
Ashgabat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.04
PLN4.16
|
$1.04
TMT3.66
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.21
PLN16.82
|
$9.66
TMT33.81
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.58
PLN14.31
|
$14.56
TMT50.96
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.77
PLN11.07
|
$5.47
TMT19.15
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.59
PLN10.33
|
$5.86
TMT20.51
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.41
PLN1.65
|
$1.51
TMT5.28
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.66
PLN2.65
|
$2.78
TMT9.72
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.74
PLN2.97
|
$4.63
TMT16.21
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.34
PLN5.36
|
$1.68
TMT5.88
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.37
PLN1.47
|
$1.21
TMT4.22
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.39
PLN1.55
|
$0.72
TMT2.53
|
|
pay 34.2% less for transportation
Warsaw
|
Ashgabat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.19
PLN24.73
|
$1.62
TMT5.66
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$25.65
PLN102.48
|
$11.40
TMT39.89
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,040.90
PLN100,052.08
|
$20,584.05
TMT72,044.16
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.46
PLN29.81
|
$8.26
TMT28.92
|
|
pay 6.6 times more for housing
Warsaw
|
Ashgabat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$13.86
PLN55.37
|
$302.71
TMT1,059.47
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$888.26
PLN3,549.09
|
$698.01
TMT2,443.02
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$687.84
PLN2,748.30
|
$320.51
TMT1,121.79
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$198.98
PLN795.04
|
$668.12
TMT2,338.42
|
|
pay 59.4% more for childcare
Warsaw
|
Ashgabat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$442.43
PLN1,767.77
|
$23.22
TMT81.27
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,192.96
PLN44,721.98
|
$35,099.72
TMT122,849.00
|
|
pay 3.5 times more for entertainment and sports
Warsaw
|
Ashgabat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.26
PLN13.04
|
$4.99
TMT17.45
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.15
PLN12.60
|
$4.73
TMT16.55
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.20
PLN16.77
|
$45.58
TMT159.54
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$33.98
PLN135.78
|
$60.54
TMT211.89
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.99
PLN27.95
|
$14.25
TMT49.86
|
|
pay 3.5 times more for clothing
Warsaw
|
Ashgabat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$77.81
PLN310.89
|
$178.06
TMT623.22
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.95
PLN135.63
|
$152.42
TMT533.48
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$85.04
PLN339.80
|
$400.28
TMT1,401.00
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$94.44
PLN377.36
|
$242.17
TMT847.58
|
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