Cost of living comparison
Moscow is 2.1 times more expensive than Ashgabat.
If you lived in Moscow instead of Ashgabat, you would:
pay 57.1% less for restaurants
Ashgabat
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$31.34
TMT109.69
|
$8.62
RUB797.53
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$14.25
TMT49.86
|
$4.93
RUB455.73
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$4.56
TMT15.95
|
$1.02
RUB94.49
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.66
TMT2.29
|
$0.57
RUB52.81
|
|
pay 61.4% less for groceries
Ashgabat
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.04
TMT3.66
|
$0.69
RUB63.81
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.66
TMT33.81
|
$5.18
RUB478.78
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$14.56
TMT50.96
|
$4.02
RUB371.77
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.47
TMT19.15
|
$1.42
RUB131.28
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.86
TMT20.51
|
$2.00
RUB184.69
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.51
TMT5.28
|
$0.62
RUB57.28
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$2.78
TMT9.72
|
$0.53
RUB49.48
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$4.63
TMT16.21
|
$0.70
RUB64.80
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.68
TMT5.88
|
$1.40
RUB129.71
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.21
TMT4.22
|
$0.27
RUB24.89
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.72
TMT2.53
|
$0.26
RUB24.46
|
|
pay 55.1% more for transportation
Ashgabat
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.62
TMT5.66
|
$2.47
RUB228.74
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$11.40
TMT39.89
|
$30.79
RUB2,848.30
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,584.05
TMT72,044.16
|
$30,787.49
RUB2,848,304.93
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.26
TMT28.92
|
$3.94
RUB364.58
|
|
pay 26.5% less for housing
Ashgabat
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$302.71
TMT1,059.47
|
$6.45
RUB596.68
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$698.01
TMT2,443.02
|
$860.20
RUB79,581.64
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$320.51
TMT1,121.79
|
$497.14
RUB45,993.34
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$668.12
TMT2,338.42
|
$90.59
RUB8,380.77
|
|
pay 10.6 times more for childcare
Ashgabat
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$23.22
TMT81.27
|
$487.67
RUB45,117.15
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$35,099.72
TMT122,849.00
|
$9,121.01
RUB843,830.42
|
|
pay 54.4% less for entertainment and sports
Ashgabat
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.99
TMT17.45
|
$3.08
RUB284.83
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.73
TMT16.55
|
$2.57
RUB237.58
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$45.58
TMT159.54
|
$2.52
RUB232.99
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$60.54
TMT211.89
|
$38.25
RUB3,538.72
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.25
TMT49.86
|
$6.16
RUB569.66
|
|
pay 59.0% less for clothing
Ashgabat
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$178.06
TMT623.22
|
$94.24
RUB8,718.81
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$152.42
TMT533.48
|
$45.95
RUB4,250.71
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$400.28
TMT1,401.00
|
$106.61
RUB9,862.57
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$242.17
TMT847.58
|
$132.25
RUB12,235.50
|
|
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