Cost of living comparison
Gibraltar is 5.9 times more expensive than Ashgabat.
If you lived in Gibraltar instead of Ashgabat, you would:
pay 6.6% less for restaurants
Ashgabat
|
Gibraltar
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$35.00
TMT122.50
|
$17.66
GIP14.10
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.86
TMT45.00
|
$10.09
GIP8.06
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.90
TMT10.17
|
$1.98
GIP1.58
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.05
TMT3.67
|
$1.85
GIP1.48
|
|
pay 36.6% less for groceries
Ashgabat
|
Gibraltar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.43
TMT8.50
|
$1.67
GIP1.33
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$17.86
TMT62.50
|
$4.15
GIP3.31
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$18.39
TMT64.35
|
$7.63
GIP6.09
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$6.86
TMT24.00
|
$3.79
GIP3.03
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.16
TMT21.55
|
$3.89
GIP3.11
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.51
TMT8.77
|
$2.06
GIP1.64
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$3.33
TMT11.65
|
$1.54
GIP1.23
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$3.28
TMT11.49
|
$1.61
GIP1.28
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.07
TMT7.26
|
$1.15
GIP0.92
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.95
TMT3.33
|
$1.03
GIP0.82
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.82
TMT2.87
|
$0.86
GIP0.69
|
|
pay 91.8% more for transportation
Ashgabat
|
Gibraltar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.62
TMT5.68
|
$5.78
GIP4.62
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$10.00
TMT35.00
|
$8.13
GIP6.50
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$42,857.14
TMT150,000.00
|
$31,057.47
GIP24,798.36
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.71
TMT34.00
|
$24.97
GIP19.94
|
|
pay 2.8% less for housing
Ashgabat
|
Gibraltar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$100.00
TMT350.00
|
$53.50
GIP42.72
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,092.86
TMT3,825.00
|
$1,646.15
GIP1,314.40
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$964.29
TMT3,375.00
|
$1,585.28
GIP1,265.79
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$436.97
TMT1,529.41
|
$87.83
GIP70.13
|
|
pay 35.3 times more for childcare
Ashgabat
|
Gibraltar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$22.86
TMT80.00
|
$805.78
GIP643.39
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$15,134.60
GIP12,084.48
|
|
pay 39.0% less for entertainment and sports
Ashgabat
|
Gibraltar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.14
TMT18.00
|
$4.10
GIP3.27
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$8.43
TMT29.50
|
$2.99
GIP2.39
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$28.57
TMT100.00
|
$4.54
GIP3.63
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$78.57
TMT275.00
|
$70.94
GIP56.65
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.86
TMT45.00
|
$10.72
GIP8.56
|
|
pay 20.1% less for clothing
Ashgabat
|
Gibraltar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$85.71
TMT300.00
|
$125.33
GIP100.07
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$128.57
TMT450.00
|
$41.78
GIP33.36
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$171.43
TMT600.00
|
$127.87
GIP102.10
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$171.43
TMT600.00
|
$113.51
GIP90.63
|
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