Cost of living comparison
Ashgabat is 89.6% more expensive than Amsterdam.
If you lived in Ashgabat instead of Amsterdam, you would:
pay 28.5% more for restaurants
Amsterdam
|
Ashgabat
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.49
€15.32
|
$31.34
TMT109.69
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.99
€10.21
|
$14.25
TMT49.86
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.71
€2.52
|
$4.56
TMT15.95
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.47
€2.29
|
$0.66
TMT2.29
|
|
pay 98.7% more for groceries
Amsterdam
|
Ashgabat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.77
€1.65
|
$1.04
TMT3.66
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.91
€6.41
|
$9.66
TMT33.81
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.71
€4.37
|
$14.56
TMT50.96
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.93
€3.65
|
$5.47
TMT19.15
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.87
€4.52
|
$5.86
TMT20.51
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.11
€1.03
|
$1.51
TMT5.28
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.82
€0.76
|
$2.78
TMT9.72
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.81
|
$4.63
TMT16.21
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.46
€1.36
|
$1.68
TMT5.88
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.75
€0.70
|
$1.21
TMT4.22
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.53
€0.49
|
$0.72
TMT2.53
|
|
pay 66.3% less for transportation
Amsterdam
|
Ashgabat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.20
€7.61
|
$1.62
TMT5.66
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$97.85
€90.87
|
$11.40
TMT39.89
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,969.95
€26,902.94
|
$20,584.05
TMT72,044.16
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$25.51
€23.69
|
$8.26
TMT28.92
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for housing
Amsterdam
|
Ashgabat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$45.90
€42.62
|
$302.71
TMT1,059.47
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,796.60
€1,668.41
|
$698.01
TMT2,443.02
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,576.07
€1,463.62
|
$320.51
TMT1,121.79
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$186.48
€173.17
|
$668.12
TMT2,338.42
|
|
pay 53.5% more for childcare
Amsterdam
|
Ashgabat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,725.51
€1,602.40
|
$23.22
TMT81.27
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,482.44
€10,663.17
|
$35,099.72
TMT122,849.00
|
|
pay 96.9% more for entertainment and sports
Amsterdam
|
Ashgabat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.50
€5.11
|
$4.99
TMT17.45
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.49
€3.24
|
$4.73
TMT16.55
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.02
€8.37
|
$45.58
TMT159.54
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$39.59
€36.76
|
$60.54
TMT211.89
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.29
€13.27
|
$14.25
TMT49.86
|
|
pay 3.5 times more for clothing
Amsterdam
|
Ashgabat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$77.95
€72.39
|
$178.06
TMT623.22
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.57
€28.39
|
$152.42
TMT533.48
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.96
€84.47
|
$400.28
TMT1,401.00
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$109.87
€102.03
|
$242.17
TMT847.58
|
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