Cost of living comparison
Luxembourg is 8.3 times more expensive than Ashgabat.
If you lived in Luxembourg instead of Ashgabat, you would:
pay 47.0% more for restaurants
Ashgabat
|
Luxembourg
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$35.00
TMT122.50
|
$21.06
€19.36
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.86
TMT45.00
|
$11.91
€10.95
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.90
TMT10.17
|
$3.42
€3.15
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.05
TMT3.67
|
$3.33
€3.06
|
|
pay 35.1% less for groceries
Ashgabat
|
Luxembourg
|
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---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.43
TMT8.50
|
$2.95
€2.71
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$17.86
TMT62.50
|
$8.08
€7.43
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$18.39
TMT64.35
|
$5.49
€5.05
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$6.86
TMT24.00
|
$3.92
€3.61
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.16
TMT21.55
|
$5.50
€5.05
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.51
TMT8.77
|
$1.19
€1.10
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$3.33
TMT11.65
|
$0.80
€0.74
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$3.28
TMT11.49
|
$1.14
€1.05
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.07
TMT7.26
|
$1.99
€1.83
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.95
TMT3.33
|
$0.74
€0.68
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.82
TMT2.87
|
$0.74
€0.68
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for transportation
Ashgabat
|
Luxembourg
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.62
TMT5.68
|
$6.17
€5.67
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$10.00
TMT35.00
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$42,857.14
TMT150,000.00
|
$27,583.68
€25,353.54
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.71
TMT34.00
|
$30.32
€27.87
|
|
pay 3.6% more for housing
Ashgabat
|
Luxembourg
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$100.00
TMT350.00
|
$51.70
€47.52
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,092.86
TMT3,825.00
|
$1,876.48
€1,724.77
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$964.29
TMT3,375.00
|
$1,454.17
€1,336.60
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$436.97
TMT1,529.41
|
$175.23
€161.07
|
|
pay 51.4 times more for childcare
Ashgabat
|
Luxembourg
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$22.86
TMT80.00
|
$1,174.85
€1,079.86
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$18,971.77
€17,437.90
|
|
pay 31.5% less for entertainment and sports
Ashgabat
|
Luxembourg
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.14
TMT18.00
|
$6.50
€5.97
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$8.43
TMT29.50
|
$3.85
€3.54
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$28.57
TMT100.00
|
$5.96
€5.47
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$78.57
TMT275.00
|
$38.16
€35.08
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.86
TMT45.00
|
$13.00
€11.95
|
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pay 49.1% less for clothing
Ashgabat
|
Luxembourg
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$85.71
TMT300.00
|
$61.37
€56.41
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$128.57
TMT450.00
|
$33.16
€30.47
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$171.43
TMT600.00
|
$86.13
€79.17
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$171.43
TMT600.00
|
$96.05
€88.29
|
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