Cost of living comparison
Kiev is 41.9% more expensive than Ashgabat.
If you lived in Kiev instead of Ashgabat, you would:
pay 64.0% less for restaurants
Ashgabat
|
Kiev
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$31.34
TMT110.00
|
$8.16
UAH323.71
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$14.25
TMT50.00
|
$4.15
UAH164.55
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$4.56
TMT16.00
|
$0.62
UAH24.71
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.66
TMT2.30
|
$0.49
UAH19.60
|
|
pay 65.2% less for groceries
Ashgabat
|
Kiev
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.04
TMT3.67
|
$0.72
UAH28.70
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.66
TMT33.91
|
$4.00
UAH158.86
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$14.56
TMT51.10
|
$3.90
UAH154.80
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.47
TMT19.20
|
$2.02
UAH80.05
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.86
TMT20.57
|
$1.76
UAH69.92
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.51
TMT5.29
|
$0.25
UAH9.84
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$2.78
TMT9.75
|
$0.62
UAH24.53
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$4.63
TMT16.25
|
$0.68
UAH26.97
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.68
TMT5.90
|
$1.01
UAH39.99
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.21
TMT4.23
|
$0.22
UAH8.64
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.72
TMT2.54
|
$0.34
UAH13.42
|
|
pay 45.5% more for transportation
Ashgabat
|
Kiev
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.62
TMT5.68
|
$5.50
UAH218.33
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$11.40
TMT40.00
|
$9.52
UAH377.66
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,584.05
TMT72,250.00
|
$23,116.98
UAH917,171.63
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.26
TMT29.00
|
$3.81
UAH151.06
|
|
pay 59.0% less for housing
Ashgabat
|
Kiev
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$302.71
TMT1,062.50
|
$5.04
UAH199.83
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$698.01
TMT2,450.00
|
$454.74
UAH18,041.94
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$320.51
TMT1,125.00
|
$275.70
UAH10,938.62
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$668.12
TMT2,345.10
|
$74.83
UAH2,968.82
|
|
pay 6.8 times more for childcare
Ashgabat
|
Kiev
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$23.22
TMT81.50
|
$312.58
UAH12,401.51
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$35,099.72
TMT123,200.00
|
$5,592.11
UAH221,868.09
|
|
pay 74.5% less for entertainment and sports
Ashgabat
|
Kiev
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.99
TMT17.50
|
$1.09
UAH43.16
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.73
TMT16.60
|
$1.35
UAH53.55
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$45.58
TMT160.00
|
$2.04
UAH80.93
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$60.54
TMT212.50
|
$26.77
UAH1,062.10
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.25
TMT50.00
|
$4.08
UAH161.85
|
|
pay 70.8% less for clothing
Ashgabat
|
Kiev
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$178.06
TMT625.00
|
$65.70
UAH2,606.72
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$152.42
TMT535.00
|
$33.80
UAH1,341.04
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$400.28
TMT1,405.00
|
$78.00
UAH3,094.81
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$242.17
TMT850.00
|
$93.05
UAH3,691.97
|
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