Cost of living comparison

Turkmenistan

compared to

Isle of Man

Douglas vs. Ashgabat Cost of Living Summary

Douglas is 12.7% more expensive than Ashgabat.

Restaurants: pay 6.4% more in Douglas
Groceries: pay 34.5% less in Douglas
Transportation: pay 3.2 times more in Douglas
Housing: pay 11.5% less in Douglas
Childcare: pay 12.7 times more in Douglas
Entertainment and Sports: pay 15.6% less in Douglas
Clothing: pay 47.5% less in Douglas

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

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Douglas vs. Ashgabat Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 6.4% more for restaurants

	Ashgabat	Douglas
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$31.43 TMT110.31	$27.75 £20.82	-11.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$12.86 TMT45.13	$11.89 £8.92	-7.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.57 TMT5.52	$2.71 £2.03	+72.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.86 TMT3.01	$2.12 £1.59	+147.8%
Average			+6.4%

Ashgabat vs. Douglas - Cost of restaurants

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pay 34.5% less for groceries

	Ashgabat	Douglas
Bread 1 loaf	$2.04 TMT7.15	$2.63 £1.98	+29.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$18.82 TMT66.06	$4.01 £3.01	-78.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$17.09 TMT59.98	$9.41 £7.06	-44.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$6.00 TMT21.06	$5.30 £3.97	-11.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$9.07 TMT31.84	$3.87 £2.91	-57.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.30 TMT8.07	$1.36 £1.02	-41.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$3.84 TMT13.49	$0.82 £0.61	-78.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$3.40 TMT11.94	$1.74 £1.30	-48.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.67 TMT5.87	$1.61 £1.21	-3.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.04 TMT3.64	$1.35 £1.01	+30.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.65 TMT2.27	$1.35 £1.01	+107.9%
Average			-34.5%

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pay 3.2 times more for transportation

	Ashgabat	Douglas
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$1.62 TMT5.69	$7.35 £5.52	+353.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$10.00 TMT35.10	$96.91 £72.71	+869.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$43,928.57 TMT154K	$43,752.78 £32,827.71	-0.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$9.71 TMT34.10	$16.65 £12.49	+71.4%
Average			+215.6%

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pay 11.5% less for housing

	Ashgabat	Douglas
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$102.86 TMT361.03	$72.49 £54.39	-29.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,414.29 TMT4,964.14	$1,233.89 £925.79	-12.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,000.00 TMT3,510.00	$1,068.05 £801.36	+6.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$436.97 TMT1,533.78	$261.61 £196.29	-40.1%
Average			-11.5%

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pay 12.7 times more for childcare

	Ashgabat	Douglas
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$22.86 TMT80.23	$1,739.89 £1,305.44	+7512.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$24,807.14 TMT87,073.07	$52,196.76 £39,163.23	+110.4%
Average			+1165.6%

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pay 15.6% less for entertainment and sports

	Ashgabat	Douglas
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.71 TMT20.06	$6.54 £4.91	+14.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$6.79 TMT23.82	$5.01 £3.76	-26.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$25.71 TMT90.26	$22.46 £16.86	-12.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$195.24 TMT685.29	$64.75 £48.58	-66.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.57 TMT30.09	$15.86 £11.90	+85.0%
Average			-15.6%

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pay 47.5% less for clothing

	Ashgabat	Douglas
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$55.71 TMT195.56	$99.11 £74.36	+77.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$114.29 TMT401.14	$44.60 £33.46	-61.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$364.29 TMT1,278.64	$111.22 £83.45	-69.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$192.86 TMT676.93	$69.38 £52.05	-64.0%
Average			-47.5%

Ashgabat vs. Douglas - Cost of clothing

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