Cost of living comparison
London is 7.8 times more expensive than Ashgabat.
If you lived in London instead of Ashgabat, you would:
pay 12.2% more for restaurants
Ashgabat
|
London
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$31.34
TMT110.00
|
$21.12
£16.83
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$14.25
TMT50.00
|
$9.10
£7.26
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$4.56
TMT16.00
|
$2.30
£1.84
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.66
TMT2.30
|
$1.75
£1.40
|
|
pay 34.3% less for groceries
Ashgabat
|
London
|
||
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.04
TMT3.67
|
$1.57
£1.25
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.66
TMT33.91
|
$4.08
£3.25
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$14.56
TMT51.10
|
$5.80
£4.62
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.47
TMT19.20
|
$3.53
£2.81
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.86
TMT20.57
|
$3.80
£3.03
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.51
TMT5.29
|
$1.20
£0.95
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$2.78
TMT9.75
|
$0.71
£0.57
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$4.63
TMT16.25
|
$1.16
£0.93
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.68
TMT5.90
|
$1.47
£1.17
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.21
TMT4.23
|
$0.64
£0.51
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.72
TMT2.54
|
$0.66
£0.52
|
|
pay 6.7 times more for transportation
Ashgabat
|
London
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.62
TMT5.68
|
$8.25
£6.58
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$11.40
TMT40.00
|
$198.74
£158.41
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,584.05
TMT72,250.00
|
$31,052.51
£24,750.93
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.26
TMT29.00
|
$22.83
£18.20
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for housing
Ashgabat
|
London
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$302.71
TMT1,062.50
|
$36.24
£28.89
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$698.01
TMT2,450.00
|
$2,575.57
£2,052.90
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$320.51
TMT1,125.00
|
$1,776.05
£1,415.63
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$668.12
TMT2,345.10
|
$286.24
£228.15
|
|
pay 42.2 times more for childcare
Ashgabat
|
London
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$23.22
TMT81.50
|
$1,945.82
£1,550.95
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$35,099.72
TMT123,200.00
|
$21,135.46
£16,846.38
|
|
pay 5.4% less for entertainment and sports
Ashgabat
|
London
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.99
TMT17.50
|
$7.45
£5.94
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.73
TMT16.60
|
$4.25
£3.39
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$45.58
TMT160.00
|
$16.15
£12.87
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$60.54
TMT212.50
|
$56.73
£45.22
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.25
TMT50.00
|
$14.91
£11.88
|
|
pay 61.8% less for clothing
Ashgabat
|
London
|
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---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$178.06
TMT625.00
|
$92.70
£73.89
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$152.42
TMT535.00
|
$42.71
£34.04
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$400.28
TMT1,405.00
|
$92.09
£73.40
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$242.17
TMT850.00
|
$120.19
£95.80
|
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