Cost of living comparison
Monaco is 15.2 times more expensive than Ashgabat.
If you lived in Monaco instead of Ashgabat, you would:
pay 2.5 times more for restaurants
Ashgabat
|
Monaco
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$35.00
TMT122.50
|
$25.99
€24.11
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.86
TMT45.00
|
$10.83
€10.05
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.90
TMT10.17
|
$5.09
€4.72
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.05
TMT3.67
|
$7.15
€6.64
|
|
pay 16.6% less for groceries
Ashgabat
|
Monaco
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.43
TMT8.50
|
$5.23
€4.86
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$17.86
TMT62.50
|
$8.12
€7.54
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$18.39
TMT64.35
|
$7.17
€6.66
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$6.86
TMT24.00
|
$3.60
€3.34
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.16
TMT21.55
|
$4.81
€4.46
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.51
TMT8.77
|
$1.15
€1.06
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$3.33
TMT11.65
|
$1.23
€1.14
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$3.28
TMT11.49
|
$1.23
€1.14
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.07
TMT7.26
|
$1.82
€1.69
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.95
TMT3.33
|
$0.96
€0.89
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.82
TMT2.87
|
$1.47
€1.37
|
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pay 2.7 times more for transportation
Ashgabat
|
Monaco
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.62
TMT5.68
|
$8.64
€8.01
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$10.00
TMT35.00
|
$23.83
€22.10
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$42,857.14
TMT150,000.00
|
$46,760.68
€43,382.22
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.71
TMT34.00
|
$20.58
€19.09
|
|
pay 3.8 times more for housing
Ashgabat
|
Monaco
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$100.00
TMT350.00
|
$61.73
€57.27
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,092.86
TMT3,825.00
|
$8,169.63
€7,579.38
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$964.29
TMT3,375.00
|
$6,497.92
€6,028.45
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$436.97
TMT1,529.41
|
$237.50
€220.34
|
|
pay 92.4 times more for childcare
Ashgabat
|
Monaco
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$22.86
TMT80.00
|
$2,111.82
€1,959.25
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$43,184.11
€40,064.06
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for entertainment and sports
Ashgabat
|
Monaco
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.14
TMT18.00
|
$8.12
€7.54
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$8.43
TMT29.50
|
$5.67
€5.26
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$28.57
TMT100.00
|
$13.54
€12.56
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$78.57
TMT275.00
|
$521.19
€483.53
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.86
TMT45.00
|
$13.00
€12.06
|
|
pay 79.7% more for clothing
Ashgabat
|
Monaco
|
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---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$85.71
TMT300.00
|
$162.81
€151.05
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$128.57
TMT450.00
|
$65.34
€60.62
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$171.43
TMT600.00
|
$187.00
€173.49
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$171.43
TMT600.00
|
$632.46
€586.77
|
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