Cost of living comparison
Bandar Seri Begawan is 30.4% more expensive than Ashgabat.
If you lived in Bandar Seri Begawan instead of Ashgabat, you would:
pay 68.5% less for restaurants
Ashgabat
|
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$35.00
TMT122.50
|
$2.97
BND4.00
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.86
TMT45.00
|
$5.19
BND7.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.90
TMT10.17
|
$0.78
BND1.05
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.05
TMT3.67
|
$0.53
BND0.71
|
|
pay 47.2% less for groceries
Ashgabat
|
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
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---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.43
TMT8.50
|
$1.79
BND2.42
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$17.86
TMT62.50
|
$2.22
BND3.00
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$18.39
TMT64.35
|
$6.27
BND8.45
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$6.86
TMT24.00
|
$2.29
BND3.08
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.16
TMT21.55
|
$2.59
BND3.49
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.51
TMT8.77
|
$1.47
BND1.98
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$3.33
TMT11.65
|
$1.01
BND1.36
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$3.28
TMT11.49
|
$1.68
BND2.27
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.07
TMT7.26
|
$1.65
BND2.22
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.95
TMT3.33
|
$0.70
BND0.94
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.82
TMT2.87
|
$0.76
BND1.02
|
|
pay 58.0% more for transportation
Ashgabat
|
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.62
TMT5.68
|
$1.48
BND1.99
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$10.00
TMT35.00
|
$22.25
BND29.98
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$42,857.14
TMT150,000.00
|
$25,214.70
BND33,978.92
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.71
TMT34.00
|
$25.22
BND33.99
|
|
pay 58.7% less for housing
Ashgabat
|
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$100.00
TMT350.00
|
$48.22
BND64.99
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,092.86
TMT3,825.00
|
$593.65
BND800.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$964.29
TMT3,375.00
|
$519.45
BND700.01
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$436.97
TMT1,529.41
|
$38.85
BND52.35
|
|
pay 5.5 times more for childcare
Ashgabat
|
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$22.86
TMT80.00
|
$126.07
BND169.89
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$13,339.96
BND17,976.71
|
|
pay 58.7% less for entertainment and sports
Ashgabat
|
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
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---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.14
TMT18.00
|
$1.85
BND2.50
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$8.43
TMT29.50
|
$3.23
BND4.35
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$28.57
TMT100.00
|
$12.98
BND17.49
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$78.57
TMT275.00
|
$40.80
BND54.98
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.86
TMT45.00
|
$4.45
BND6.00
|
|
pay 63.4% less for clothing
Ashgabat
|
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$85.71
TMT300.00
|
$22.28
BND30.03
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$128.57
TMT450.00
|
$24.75
BND33.36
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$171.43
TMT600.00
|
$86.58
BND116.67
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$171.43
TMT600.00
|
$86.56
BND116.64
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