Cost of living comparison
Maseru is 34.2% cheaper than Ashgabat.
If you lived in Maseru instead of Ashgabat, you would:
pay 55.4% less for restaurants
Ashgabat
|
Maseru
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$35.00
TMT122.50
|
?? | |
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.86
TMT45.00
|
$10.94
LSL199.19
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.90
TMT10.17
|
$0.66
LSL11.95
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.05
TMT3.67
|
$0.27
LSL4.98
|
|
pay 56.6% less for groceries
Ashgabat
|
Maseru
|
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---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.43
TMT8.50
|
$0.78
LSL14.14
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$17.86
TMT62.50
|
$2.55
LSL46.34
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$18.39
TMT64.35
|
$3.33
LSL60.59
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$6.86
TMT24.00
|
$1.20
LSL21.83
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.16
TMT21.55
|
$2.97
LSL53.97
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.51
TMT8.77
|
$0.88
LSL16.04
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$3.33
TMT11.65
|
$0.96
LSL17.54
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$3.28
TMT11.49
|
$1.30
LSL23.61
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.07
TMT7.26
|
$1.11
LSL20.24
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.95
TMT3.33
|
$0.78
LSL14.17
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.82
TMT2.87
|
$0.89
LSL16.19
|
|
pay 61.4% more for transportation
Ashgabat
|
Maseru
|
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---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.62
TMT5.68
|
$4.43
LSL80.64
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$10.00
TMT35.00
|
$27.24
LSL495.73
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$42,857.14
TMT150,000.00
|
$19,066.76
LSL347,009.53
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.71
TMT34.00
|
$5.39
LSL98.15
|
|
pay 83.6% less for housing
Ashgabat
|
Maseru
|
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---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$100.00
TMT350.00
|
$21.79
LSL396.58
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,092.86
TMT3,825.00
|
$190.67
LSL3,470.10
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$964.29
TMT3,375.00
|
$95.33
LSL1,735.05
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$436.97
TMT1,529.41
|
?? | |
pay 23.1% more for childcare
Ashgabat
|
Maseru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$22.86
TMT80.00
|
$28.15
LSL512.25
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$1,071.37
LSL19,498.63
|
|
pay 81.2% less for entertainment and sports
Ashgabat
|
Maseru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.14
TMT18.00
|
$0.82
LSL14.94
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$8.43
TMT29.50
|
$1.37
LSL24.90
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$28.57
TMT100.00
|
$4.63
LSL84.27
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$78.57
TMT275.00
|
$20.88
LSL380.06
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.86
TMT45.00
|
?? | |
pay 46.8% less for clothing
Ashgabat
|
Maseru
|
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---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$85.71
TMT300.00
|
$40.86
LSL743.59
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$128.57
TMT450.00
|
$38.13
LSL694.02
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$171.43
TMT600.00
|
$96.24
LSL1,751.57
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$171.43
TMT600.00
|
$136.19
LSL2,478.64
|
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