Cost of living comparison
Helsinki is 3.2 times more expensive than Ashgabat.
If you lived in Helsinki instead of Ashgabat, you would:
pay 7.4% more for restaurants
Ashgabat
|
Helsinki
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$35.00
TMT122.50
|
$16.33
€15.15
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.86
TMT45.00
|
$10.88
€10.10
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.90
TMT10.17
|
$2.90
€2.69
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.05
TMT3.67
|
$2.00
€1.85
|
|
pay 37.7% less for groceries
Ashgabat
|
Helsinki
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.43
TMT8.50
|
$3.08
€2.86
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$17.86
TMT62.50
|
$4.26
€3.95
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$18.39
TMT64.35
|
$4.79
€4.45
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$6.86
TMT24.00
|
$3.21
€2.97
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.16
TMT21.55
|
$5.77
€5.35
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.51
TMT8.77
|
$1.12
€1.04
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$3.33
TMT11.65
|
$0.86
€0.80
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$3.28
TMT11.49
|
$1.06
€0.99
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.07
TMT7.26
|
$1.94
€1.80
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.95
TMT3.33
|
$0.60
€0.55
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.82
TMT2.87
|
$0.90
€0.83
|
|
pay 3.7 times more for transportation
Ashgabat
|
Helsinki
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.62
TMT5.68
|
$7.86
€7.29
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$10.00
TMT35.00
|
$72.49
€67.26
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$42,857.14
TMT150,000.00
|
$35,098.36
€32,562.50
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.71
TMT34.00
|
$18.01
€16.71
|
|
pay 41.3% less for housing
Ashgabat
|
Helsinki
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$100.00
TMT350.00
|
$20.67
€19.18
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,092.86
TMT3,825.00
|
$1,109.17
€1,029.03
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$964.29
TMT3,375.00
|
$885.72
€821.73
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$436.97
TMT1,529.41
|
$90.90
€84.33
|
|
pay 14.7 times more for childcare
Ashgabat
|
Helsinki
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$22.86
TMT80.00
|
$336.03
€311.75
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$10,589.37
€9,824.29
|
|
pay 6.5% less for entertainment and sports
Ashgabat
|
Helsinki
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.14
TMT18.00
|
$8.71
€8.08
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$8.43
TMT29.50
|
$4.86
€4.51
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$28.57
TMT100.00
|
$11.10
€10.30
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$78.57
TMT275.00
|
$45.44
€42.16
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.86
TMT45.00
|
$18.50
€17.17
|
|
pay 40.6% less for clothing
Ashgabat
|
Helsinki
|
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---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$85.71
TMT300.00
|
$90.44
€83.90
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$128.57
TMT450.00
|
$32.73
€30.36
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$171.43
TMT600.00
|
$79.18
€73.46
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$171.43
TMT600.00
|
$103.43
€95.95
|
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