Cost of living comparison
Bridgetown is 78.4% more expensive than Ashgabat.
If you lived in Bridgetown instead of Ashgabat, you would:
pay 11.5% less for restaurants
Ashgabat
|
Bridgetown
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$31.34
TMT109.69
|
$20.00
BBD40.00
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$14.25
TMT49.86
|
$8.74
BBD17.48
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$4.56
TMT15.95
|
$1.48
BBD2.97
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.66
TMT2.29
|
$1.29
BBD2.57
|
|
pay 11.6% more for groceries
Ashgabat
|
Bridgetown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.04
TMT3.66
|
$2.71
BBD5.42
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.66
TMT33.81
|
$14.65
BBD29.29
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$14.56
TMT50.96
|
$12.41
BBD24.83
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.47
TMT19.15
|
$4.61
BBD9.21
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.86
TMT20.51
|
$4.47
BBD8.93
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.51
TMT5.28
|
$1.48
BBD2.96
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$2.78
TMT9.72
|
$1.19
BBD2.37
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$4.63
TMT16.21
|
$1.54
BBD3.07
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.68
TMT5.88
|
$1.43
BBD2.86
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.21
TMT4.22
|
$1.33
BBD2.66
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.72
TMT2.53
|
$1.46
BBD2.92
|
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pay 3.4 times more for transportation
Ashgabat
|
Bridgetown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.62
TMT5.66
|
$8.01
BBD16.01
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$11.40
TMT39.89
|
$36.00
BBD72.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,584.05
TMT72,044.16
|
$37,500.00
BBD75,000.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.26
TMT28.92
|
$31.50
BBD63.00
|
|
pay 38.4% less for housing
Ashgabat
|
Bridgetown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$302.71
TMT1,059.47
|
$50.00
BBD100.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$698.01
TMT2,443.02
|
$530.00
BBD1,060.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$320.51
TMT1,121.79
|
$460.00
BBD920.00
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$668.12
TMT2,338.42
|
$70.10
BBD140.20
|
|
pay 5.3 times more for childcare
Ashgabat
|
Bridgetown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$23.22
TMT81.27
|
$241.67
BBD483.33
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$35,099.72
TMT122,849.00
|
$5,333.33
BBD10,666.67
|
|
pay 26.0% less for entertainment and sports
Ashgabat
|
Bridgetown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.99
TMT17.45
|
$3.00
BBD6.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.73
TMT16.55
|
$4.66
BBD9.33
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$45.58
TMT159.54
|
$7.96
BBD15.93
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$60.54
TMT211.89
|
$73.75
BBD147.50
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.25
TMT49.86
|
$10.25
BBD20.50
|
|
pay 58.7% less for clothing
Ashgabat
|
Bridgetown
|
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---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$178.06
TMT623.22
|
$77.00
BBD154.00
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$152.42
TMT533.48
|
$60.00
BBD120.00
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$400.28
TMT1,401.00
|
$134.38
BBD268.75
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$242.17
TMT847.58
|
$118.75
BBD237.50
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