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Buenos Aires vs. Ashgabat Cost of Living Summary

Buenos Aires is 88.3% more expensive than Ashgabat.

Restaurants: pay 2.2% more in Buenos Aires
Groceries: pay 42.1% less in Buenos Aires
Transportation: pay 63.5% more in Buenos Aires
Housing: pay 57.0% less in Buenos Aires
Childcare: pay 8.1 times more in Buenos Aires
Entertainment and Sports: pay 53.6% less in Buenos Aires
Clothing: pay 9.2% less in Buenos Aires

The cost of childcare, transportation, and restaurants in Buenos Aires are more expensive than in Ashgabat. Expenses including housing, entertainment and sports, groceries, and clothing are lower in Buenos Aires. Notably, childcare is significantly more expensive in Buenos Aires.

Buenos Aires vs. Ashgabat Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Buenos Aires instead of Ashgabat, you would:

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pay 2.2% more for restaurants

	Ashgabat	Buenos Aires
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$34.29 TMT120.34	$18.00 ARS25,561.28	-47.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$13.57 TMT47.64	$12.00 ARS17,040.86	-11.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.32 TMT8.13	$2.18 ARS3,097.35	-5.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.80 TMT2.81	$1.39 ARS1,971.23	+73.5%
Average			+2.2%

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pay 42.1% less for groceries

	Ashgabat	Buenos Aires
Bread 1 loaf	$1.68 TMT5.89	$2.89 ARS4,105.12	+72.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$20.00 TMT70.20	$6.13 ARS8,709.77	-69.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$18.21 TMT63.90	$5.84 ARS8,289.27	-67.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$6.17 TMT21.66	$3.29 ARS4,670.60	-46.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$8.42 TMT29.57	$3.92 ARS5,565.96	-53.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.46 TMT8.64	$1.15 ARS1,634.42	-53.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$4.00 TMT14.06	$0.96 ARS1,365.09	-76.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$3.47 TMT12.17	$0.57 ARS804.25	-83.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.60 TMT5.63	$1.14 ARS1,618.32	-28.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.91 TMT3.18	$0.66 ARS935.34	-27.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.81 TMT2.84	$0.58 ARS822.04	-28.5%
Average			-42.1%

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pay 63.5% more for transportation

	Ashgabat	Buenos Aires
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$1.62 TMT5.69	$4.31 ARS6,124.55	+165.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$8.57 TMT30.09	$20.00 ARS28,401.43	+133.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$43,928.57 TMT154K	$25,000.00 ARS36M	-43.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$9.71 TMT34.10	$9.51 ARS13,511.92	-2.1%
Average			+63.5%

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pay 57.0% less for housing

	Ashgabat	Buenos Aires
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$102.86 TMT361.03	$29.42 ARS41,781.84	-71.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,128.57 TMT3,961.29	$659.06 ARS936K	-41.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$750.00 TMT2,632.50	$463.75 ARS659K	-38.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$436.97 TMT1,533.78	$100.98 ARS143K	-76.9%
Average			-57.0%

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pay 8.1 times more for childcare

	Ashgabat	Buenos Aires
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$22.86 TMT80.23	$367.39 ARS522K	+1507.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$25,714.29 TMT90,257.14	$5,496.25 ARS8M	-78.6%
Average			+714.4%

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pay 53.6% less for entertainment and sports

	Ashgabat	Buenos Aires
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.14 TMT18.05	$3.80 ARS5,396.27	-26.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$7.05 TMT24.75	$4.13 ARS5,858.64	-41.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$25.71 TMT90.26	$3.68 ARS5,225.86	-85.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$195.24 TMT685.29	$43.59 ARS61,896.47	-77.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$14.29 TMT50.14	$9.00 ARS12,780.64	-37.0%
Average			-53.6%

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pay 9.2% less for clothing

	Ashgabat	Buenos Aires
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$65.71 TMT230.66	$112.87 ARS160K	+71.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$121.43 TMT426.21	$91.59 ARS130K	-24.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$300.00 TMT1,053.00	$129.33 ARS184K	-56.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$185.71 TMT651.86	$134.94 ARS192K	-27.3%
Average			-9.2%

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