Cost of living comparison
Montevideo is 3.4 times more expensive than Ashgabat.
If you lived in Montevideo instead of Ashgabat, you would:
pay 10.2% less for restaurants
Ashgabat
|
Montevideo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$35.00
TMT122.50
|
$14.27
UYU549.36
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.86
TMT45.00
|
$10.38
UYU399.54
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.90
TMT10.17
|
$2.24
UYU86.30
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.05
TMT3.67
|
$1.68
UYU64.84
|
|
pay 38.7% less for groceries
Ashgabat
|
Montevideo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.43
TMT8.50
|
$2.92
UYU112.60
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$17.86
TMT62.50
|
$6.16
UYU237.31
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$18.39
TMT64.35
|
$4.38
UYU168.82
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$6.86
TMT24.00
|
$4.58
UYU176.38
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.16
TMT21.55
|
$4.51
UYU173.69
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.51
TMT8.77
|
$1.08
UYU41.72
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$3.33
TMT11.65
|
$1.18
UYU45.27
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$3.28
TMT11.49
|
$0.73
UYU28.18
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.07
TMT7.26
|
$1.36
UYU52.47
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.95
TMT3.33
|
$0.86
UYU32.93
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.82
TMT2.87
|
$0.82
UYU31.46
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for transportation
Ashgabat
|
Montevideo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.62
TMT5.68
|
$7.50
UYU288.93
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$10.00
TMT35.00
|
$46.69
UYU1,797.92
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$42,857.14
TMT150,000.00
|
$41,469.18
UYU1,596,769.05
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.71
TMT34.00
|
$22.44
UYU864.00
|
|
pay 56.9% less for housing
Ashgabat
|
Montevideo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$100.00
TMT350.00
|
$43.70
UYU1,682.80
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,092.86
TMT3,825.00
|
$610.68
UYU23,514.26
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$964.29
TMT3,375.00
|
$460.50
UYU17,731.39
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$436.97
TMT1,529.41
|
$109.30
UYU4,208.51
|
|
pay 17.1 times more for childcare
Ashgabat
|
Montevideo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$22.86
TMT80.00
|
$391.27
UYU15,065.91
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$8,590.90
UYU330,792.38
|
|
pay 41.1% less for entertainment and sports
Ashgabat
|
Montevideo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.14
TMT18.00
|
$3.37
UYU129.85
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$8.43
TMT29.50
|
$4.18
UYU161.05
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$28.57
TMT100.00
|
$5.19
UYU199.77
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$78.57
TMT275.00
|
$61.70
UYU2,375.58
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.86
TMT45.00
|
$10.64
UYU409.53
|
|
pay 27.7% less for clothing
Ashgabat
|
Montevideo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$85.71
TMT300.00
|
$101.17
UYU3,895.49
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$128.57
TMT450.00
|
$44.13
UYU1,699.40
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$171.43
TMT600.00
|
$115.51
UYU4,447.71
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$171.43
TMT600.00
|
$119.30
UYU4,593.71
|
|
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