Cost of living comparison
Germany is 2.1 times more expensive than Ashgabat.
If you lived in Germany instead of Ashgabat, you would:
pay 31.9% more for restaurants
Ashgabat
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$31.34
TMT109.69
|
$12.84
€11.93
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$14.25
TMT49.86
|
$9.44
€8.77
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$4.56
TMT15.95
|
$2.65
€2.46
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.66
TMT2.29
|
$2.37
€2.20
|
|
pay 35.4% less for groceries
Ashgabat
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.04
TMT3.66
|
$2.00
€1.85
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.66
TMT33.81
|
$6.74
€6.26
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$14.56
TMT50.96
|
$4.22
€3.92
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.47
TMT19.15
|
$2.93
€2.72
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.86
TMT20.51
|
$3.90
€3.63
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.51
TMT5.28
|
$1.21
€1.12
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$2.78
TMT9.72
|
$0.80
€0.74
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$4.63
TMT16.21
|
$1.02
€0.95
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.68
TMT5.88
|
$0.61
€0.57
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.21
TMT4.22
|
$0.73
€0.68
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.72
TMT2.53
|
$0.52
€0.49
|
|
pay 3.9 times more for transportation
Ashgabat
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.62
TMT5.66
|
$8.31
€7.72
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$11.40
TMT39.89
|
$73.47
€68.23
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,584.05
TMT72,044.16
|
$27,050.12
€25,120.09
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.26
TMT28.92
|
$21.90
€20.34
|
|
pay 17.0% less for housing
Ashgabat
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$302.71
TMT1,059.47
|
$37.93
€35.23
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$698.01
TMT2,443.02
|
$759.74
€705.53
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$320.51
TMT1,121.79
|
$577.93
€536.69
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$668.12
TMT2,338.42
|
$202.18
€187.75
|
|
pay 7.2 times more for childcare
Ashgabat
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$23.22
TMT81.27
|
$325.78
€302.54
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$35,099.72
TMT122,849.00
|
$11,890.74
€11,042.33
|
|
pay 38.0% less for entertainment and sports
Ashgabat
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.99
TMT17.45
|
$4.05
€3.77
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.73
TMT16.55
|
$3.27
€3.04
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$45.58
TMT159.54
|
$8.03
€7.46
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$60.54
TMT211.89
|
$34.77
€32.29
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.25
TMT49.86
|
$12.08
€11.22
|
|
pay 64.9% less for clothing
Ashgabat
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$178.06
TMT623.22
|
$80.79
€75.03
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$152.42
TMT533.48
|
$39.60
€36.78
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$400.28
TMT1,401.00
|
$88.39
€82.09
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$242.17
TMT847.58
|
$113.48
€105.38
|
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