Cost of living comparison

Turkmenistan

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Cayman Islands

George Town vs. Ashgabat Cost of Living Summary

George Town is 77.4% more expensive than Ashgabat.

Restaurants: pay 29.5% more in George Town
Groceries: pay 31.2% more in George Town
Transportation: pay 3.1 times more in George Town
Housing: pay 85.5% more in George Town
Childcare: pay 9.2 times more in George Town
Entertainment and Sports: pay 23.8% more in George Town
Clothing: pay 27.0% less in George Town

The cost of childcare, transportation, housing, groceries, restaurants, and entertainment and sports in George Town are more expensive than in Ashgabat. Notably, childcare, transportation, and housing are significantly more expensive in George Town.

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George Town vs. Ashgabat Cost Breakdown

If you lived in George Town instead of Ashgabat, you would:

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pay 29.5% more for restaurants

	Ashgabat	George Town
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$31.43 TMT110.31	$30.00 KYD25.00	-4.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$12.86 TMT45.13	$16.80 KYD14.00	+30.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.57 TMT5.52	$3.03 KYD2.52	+92.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.86 TMT3.01	$2.85 KYD2.37	+232.5%
Average			+29.5%

Ashgabat vs. George Town - Cost of restaurants

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pay 31.2% more for groceries

	Ashgabat	George Town
Bread 1 loaf	$2.04 TMT7.15	$4.25 KYD3.54	+108.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$18.82 TMT66.06	$27.99 KYD23.32	+48.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$17.09 TMT59.98	$17.33 KYD14.44	+1.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$6.00 TMT21.06	$7.27 KYD6.06	+21.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$9.07 TMT31.84	$8.69 KYD7.24	-4.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.30 TMT8.07	$3.38 KYD2.82	+47.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$3.84 TMT13.49	$1.65 KYD1.38	-57.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$3.40 TMT11.94	$2.78 KYD2.32	-18.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.67 TMT5.87	$3.54 KYD2.95	+111.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.04 TMT3.64	$1.86 KYD1.55	+79.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.65 TMT2.27	$1.79 KYD1.49	+176.2%
Average			+31.2%

Ashgabat vs. George Town - Cost of groceries

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pay 3.1 times more for transportation

	Ashgabat	George Town
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$1.62 TMT5.69	$6.14 KYD5.11	+278.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$10.00 TMT35.10	$80.99 KYD67.49	+709.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$43,928.57 TMT154K	$41,995.48 KYD34,995.76	-4.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$9.71 TMT34.10	$49.61 KYD41.34	+410.7%
Average			+212.1%

Ashgabat vs. George Town - Cost of transportation

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pay 85.5% more for housing

	Ashgabat	George Town
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$102.86 TMT361.03	$113.09 KYD94.24	+9.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,414.29 TMT4,964.14	$2,909.69 KYD2,424.71	+105.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,000.00 TMT3,510.00	$2,447.74 KYD2,039.75	+144.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$436.97 TMT1,533.78	$349.88 KYD291.56	-19.9%
Average			+85.5%

Ashgabat vs. George Town - Cost of housing

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pay 9.2 times more for childcare

	Ashgabat	George Town
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$22.86 TMT80.23	$1,806.23 KYD1,505.17	+7802.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$24,807.14 TMT87,073.07	$26,602.85 KYD22,168.74	+7.2%
Average			+820.6%

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pay 23.8% more for entertainment and sports

	Ashgabat	George Town
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.71 TMT20.06	$7.20 KYD6.00	+26.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$6.79 TMT23.82	$7.05 KYD5.87	+3.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$25.71 TMT90.26	$14.40 KYD12.00	-44.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$195.24 TMT685.29	$214.60 KYD178.83	+9.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.57 TMT30.09	$18.60 KYD15.50	+117.0%
Average			+23.8%

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pay 27.0% less for clothing

	Ashgabat	George Town
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$55.71 TMT195.56	$85.49 KYD71.24	+53.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$114.29 TMT401.14	$74.09 KYD61.74	-35.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$364.29 TMT1,278.64	$137.99 KYD114.99	-62.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$192.86 TMT676.93	$144.98 KYD120.82	-24.8%
Average			-27.0%

Ashgabat vs. George Town - Cost of clothing

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