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Canberra vs. Ashgabat Cost of Living Summary

Canberra is 6.9 times more expensive than Ashgabat.

Restaurants: pay 27.8% more in Canberra
Groceries: pay 25.1% less in Canberra
Transportation: pay 4.9 times more in Canberra
Housing: pay 5.2% less in Canberra
Childcare: pay 38.6 times more in Canberra
Entertainment and Sports: pay 16.4% less in Canberra
Clothing: pay 37.9% less in Canberra

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

Canberra vs. Ashgabat Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Canberra instead of Ashgabat, you would:

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pay 27.8% more for restaurants

	Ashgabat	Canberra
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$34.29 TMT120.34	$16.34 A$25.00	-52.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$13.57 TMT47.64	$9.81 A$15.00	-27.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.32 TMT8.13	$2.59 A$3.96	+11.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.80 TMT2.81	$2.24 A$3.42	+179.7%
Average			+27.8%

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pay 25.1% less for groceries

	Ashgabat	Canberra
Bread 1 loaf	$1.68 TMT5.89	$2.71 A$4.14	+61.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$20.00 TMT70.20	$4.99 A$7.63	-75.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$18.21 TMT63.90	$5.50 A$8.41	-69.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$6.17 TMT21.66	$4.31 A$6.60	-30.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$8.42 TMT29.57	$4.17 A$6.38	-50.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.46 TMT8.64	$1.48 A$2.26	-39.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$4.00 TMT14.06	$1.35 A$2.06	-66.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$3.47 TMT12.17	$1.33 A$2.04	-61.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.60 TMT5.63	$1.86 A$2.84	+15.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.91 TMT3.18	$1.01 A$1.55	+11.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.81 TMT2.84	$1.04 A$1.59	+28.6%
Average			-25.1%

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pay 4.9 times more for transportation

	Ashgabat	Canberra
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$1.62 TMT5.69	$4.42 A$6.75	+172.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$8.57 TMT30.09	$122.90 A$188.01	+1333.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$43,928.57 TMT154,189.29	$29,041.09 A$44,425.70	-33.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$9.71 TMT34.10	$18.93 A$28.95	+94.8%
Average			+391.7%

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pay 5.2% less for housing

	Ashgabat	Canberra
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$102.86 TMT361.03	$51.97 A$79.50	-49.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,128.57 TMT3,961.29	$1,554.45 A$2,377.92	+37.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$750.00 TMT2,632.50	$1,160.39 A$1,775.11	+54.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$436.97 TMT1,533.78	$159.03 A$243.28	-63.6%
Average			-5.2%

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pay 38.6 times more for childcare

	Ashgabat	Canberra
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$22.86 TMT80.23	$1,754.20 A$2,683.50	+7574.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$25,714.29 TMT90,257.14	$13,323.22 A$20,381.24	-48.2%
Average			+3763.2%

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pay 16.4% less for entertainment and sports

	Ashgabat	Canberra
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.14 TMT18.05	$6.54 A$10.00	+27.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$7.05 TMT24.75	$3.41 A$5.21	-51.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$25.71 TMT90.26	$31.05 A$47.50	+20.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$195.24 TMT685.29	$58.70 A$89.79	-69.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$14.29 TMT50.14	$13.07 A$20.00	-8.5%
Average			-16.4%

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pay 37.9% less for clothing

	Ashgabat	Canberra
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$65.71 TMT230.66	$69.40 A$106.16	+5.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$121.43 TMT426.21	$57.75 A$88.34	-52.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$300.00 TMT1,053.00	$94.06 A$143.88	-68.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$185.71 TMT651.86	$118.40 A$181.12	-36.2%
Average			-37.9%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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