Cost of living comparison
Cairo is 38.3% cheaper than Ashgabat.
If you lived in Cairo instead of Ashgabat, you would:
pay 83.0% less for restaurants
Ashgabat
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$31.34
TMT109.69
|
$3.25
EGP155.84
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$14.25
TMT49.86
|
$4.23
EGP202.59
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$4.56
TMT15.95
|
$0.25
EGP12.17
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.66
TMT2.29
|
$0.15
EGP7.01
|
|
pay 77.0% less for groceries
Ashgabat
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.04
TMT3.66
|
$0.59
EGP28.03
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.66
TMT33.81
|
$1.73
EGP83.09
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$14.56
TMT50.96
|
$3.44
EGP164.68
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.47
TMT19.15
|
$1.46
EGP70.09
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.86
TMT20.51
|
$2.41
EGP115.43
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.51
TMT5.28
|
$0.53
EGP25.14
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$2.78
TMT9.72
|
$0.24
EGP11.35
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$4.63
TMT16.21
|
$0.16
EGP7.57
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.68
TMT5.88
|
$0.14
EGP6.50
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.21
TMT4.22
|
$0.15
EGP7.20
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.72
TMT2.53
|
$0.14
EGP6.81
|
|
pay 19.5% less for transportation
Ashgabat
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.62
TMT5.66
|
$1.24
EGP59.28
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$11.40
TMT39.89
|
$11.39
EGP545.45
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,584.05
TMT72,044.16
|
$26,600.33
EGP1,274,006.11
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.26
TMT28.92
|
$1.37
EGP65.45
|
|
pay 84.0% less for housing
Ashgabat
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$302.71
TMT1,059.47
|
$14.42
EGP690.85
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$698.01
TMT2,443.02
|
$173.02
EGP8,286.88
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$320.51
TMT1,121.79
|
$100.76
EGP4,825.66
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$668.12
TMT2,338.42
|
$18.76
EGP898.50
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for childcare
Ashgabat
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$23.22
TMT81.27
|
$113.41
EGP5,431.83
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$35,099.72
TMT122,849.00
|
$2,460.81
EGP117,859.12
|
|
pay 73.4% less for entertainment and sports
Ashgabat
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.99
TMT17.45
|
$1.63
EGP77.92
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.73
TMT16.55
|
$1.71
EGP82.10
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$45.58
TMT159.54
|
$1.79
EGP85.71
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$60.54
TMT211.89
|
$19.91
EGP953.66
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.25
TMT49.86
|
$3.90
EGP187.01
|
|
pay 78.8% less for clothing
Ashgabat
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$178.06
TMT623.22
|
$38.38
EGP1,838.33
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$152.42
TMT533.48
|
$36.15
EGP1,731.60
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$400.28
TMT1,401.00
|
$88.16
EGP4,222.29
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$242.17
TMT847.58
|
$42.66
EGP2,043.41
|
|
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