Cost of living comparison
Mexico City is 78.9% more expensive than Ashgabat.
If you lived in Mexico City instead of Ashgabat, you would:
pay 45.8% less for restaurants
Ashgabat
|
Mexico City
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$31.34
TMT109.69
|
$8.28
MX$140.44
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$14.25
TMT49.86
|
$6.95
MX$117.93
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$4.56
TMT15.95
|
$1.06
MX$18.02
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.66
TMT2.29
|
$0.78
MX$13.16
|
|
pay 35.8% less for groceries
Ashgabat
|
Mexico City
|
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---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.04
TMT3.66
|
$2.09
MX$35.39
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.66
TMT33.81
|
$4.43
MX$75.23
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$14.56
TMT50.96
|
$5.45
MX$92.42
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.47
TMT19.15
|
$2.15
MX$36.51
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.86
TMT20.51
|
$3.19
MX$54.07
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.51
TMT5.28
|
$1.21
MX$20.52
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$2.78
TMT9.72
|
$0.62
MX$10.52
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$4.63
TMT16.21
|
$0.71
MX$12.03
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.68
TMT5.88
|
$0.76
MX$12.94
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.21
TMT4.22
|
$0.78
MX$13.29
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.72
TMT2.53
|
$0.73
MX$12.46
|
|
pay 58.6% more for transportation
Ashgabat
|
Mexico City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.62
TMT5.66
|
$4.92
MX$83.56
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$11.40
TMT39.89
|
$17.77
MX$301.63
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,584.05
TMT72,044.16
|
$22,067.99
MX$374,493.82
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.26
TMT28.92
|
$5.52
MX$93.62
|
|
pay 29.1% less for housing
Ashgabat
|
Mexico City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$302.71
TMT1,059.47
|
$28.01
MX$475.29
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$698.01
TMT2,443.02
|
$826.42
MX$14,024.30
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$320.51
TMT1,121.79
|
$480.11
MX$8,147.51
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$668.12
TMT2,338.42
|
$40.24
MX$682.88
|
|
pay 8.3 times more for childcare
Ashgabat
|
Mexico City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$23.22
TMT81.27
|
$377.91
MX$6,413.21
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$35,099.72
TMT122,849.00
|
$8,870.11
MX$150,525.71
|
|
pay 51.6% less for entertainment and sports
Ashgabat
|
Mexico City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.99
TMT17.45
|
$2.76
MX$46.81
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.73
TMT16.55
|
$2.89
MX$48.99
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$45.58
TMT159.54
|
$3.86
MX$65.54
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$60.54
TMT211.89
|
$49.94
MX$847.53
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.25
TMT49.86
|
$4.97
MX$84.26
|
|
pay 70.3% less for clothing
Ashgabat
|
Mexico City
|
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---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$178.06
TMT623.22
|
$56.86
MX$964.87
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$152.42
TMT533.48
|
$37.51
MX$636.56
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$400.28
TMT1,401.00
|
$92.48
MX$1,569.42
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$242.17
TMT847.58
|
$95.13
MX$1,614.28
|
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