Cost of living comparison

Turkmenistan

compared to

Djibouti

Djibouti vs. Ashgabat Cost of Living Summary

Djibouti is 23.3% cheaper than Ashgabat.

Restaurants: pay 31.1% less in Djibouti
Groceries: pay 35.5% less in Djibouti
Transportation: pay 2.8 times more in Djibouti
Housing: pay 46.9% less in Djibouti
Childcare: pay 2.3 times more in Djibouti
Entertainment and Sports: pay 37.1% less in Djibouti
Clothing: pay 66.3% less in Djibouti

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

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Djibouti vs. Ashgabat Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 31.1% less for restaurants

	Ashgabat	Djibouti
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$31.43 TMT110.31	$9.83 DJF1,753	-68.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$12.86 TMT45.13	$15.45 DJF2,755	+20.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.57 TMT5.52	$1.90 DJF338	+20.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.86 TMT3.01	$1.69 DJF301	+96.6%
Average			-31.1%

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pay 35.5% less for groceries

	Ashgabat	Djibouti
Bread 1 loaf	$2.04 TMT7.15	$9.27 DJF1,653	+355.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$18.82 TMT66.06	$4.78 DJF852	-74.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$17.09 TMT59.98	$10.63 DJF1,896	-37.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$6.00 TMT21.06	$5.69 DJF1,015	-5.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$9.07 TMT31.84	$8.24 DJF1,470	-9.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.30 TMT8.07	$1.70 DJF303	-26.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$3.84 TMT13.49	$0.55 DJF98	-85.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$3.40 TMT11.94	$1.18 DJF210	-65.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.67 TMT5.87	$0.73 DJF131	-56.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.04 TMT3.64	$0.72 DJF129	-30.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.65 TMT2.27	$0.75 DJF133	+15.4%
Average			-35.5%

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pay 2.8 times more for transportation

	Ashgabat	Djibouti
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$1.62 TMT5.69	$8.56 DJF1,526	+427.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$10.00 TMT35.10	$42.53 DJF7,584	+325.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$43,928.57 TMT154K	$33,798.22 DJF6M	-23.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$9.71 TMT34.10	$47.75 DJF8,516	+391.6%
Average			+178.6%

Ashgabat vs. Djibouti - Cost of transportation

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pay 46.9% less for housing

	Ashgabat	Djibouti
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$102.86 TMT361.03	$58.99 DJF10,520	-42.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,414.29 TMT4,964.14	$674.13 DJF120K	-52.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,000.00 TMT3,510.00	$477.51 DJF85,158	-52.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$436.97 TMT1,533.78	$398.35 DJF71,041	-8.8%
Average			-46.9%

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pay 2.3 times more for childcare

	Ashgabat	Djibouti
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$22.86 TMT80.23	$335.22 DJF59,783	+1366.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$24,807.14 TMT87,073.07	$8,794.47 DJF2M	-64.5%
Average			+128.0%

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pay 37.1% less for entertainment and sports

	Ashgabat	Djibouti
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.71 TMT20.06	$7.02 DJF1,252	+22.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$6.79 TMT23.82	$3.37 DJF601	-50.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$25.71 TMT90.26	$1.97 DJF351	-92.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$195.24 TMT685.29	$86.14 DJF15,362	-55.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.57 TMT30.09	$12.64 DJF2,254	+47.5%
Average			-37.1%

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pay 66.3% less for clothing

	Ashgabat	Djibouti
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$55.71 TMT195.56	$42.13 DJF7,514	-24.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$114.29 TMT401.14	$19.66 DJF3,507	-82.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$364.29 TMT1,278.64	$123.59 DJF22,041	-66.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$192.86 TMT676.93	$56.18 DJF10,019	-70.9%
Average			-66.3%

Ashgabat vs. Djibouti - Cost of clothing

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