Cost of living comparison
Nairobi is 9.3% cheaper than Ashgabat.
If you lived in Nairobi instead of Ashgabat, you would:
pay 68.8% less for restaurants
|
Ashgabat
|
Nairobi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$31.34
TMT109.69
|
$4.49
KES596.29
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$14.25
TMT49.86
|
$5.24
KES695.67
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$4.56
TMT15.95
|
$0.50
KES66.24
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.66
TMT2.29
|
$0.41
KES54.60
|
|
pay 64.6% less for groceries
|
Ashgabat
|
Nairobi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.04
TMT3.66
|
$0.48
KES63.10
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.66
TMT33.81
|
$5.31
KES704.97
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$14.56
TMT50.96
|
$3.40
KES451.55
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.47
TMT19.15
|
$1.37
KES182.39
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.86
TMT20.51
|
$2.61
KES346.49
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.51
TMT5.28
|
$0.92
KES121.64
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$2.78
TMT9.72
|
$0.37
KES49.39
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$4.63
TMT16.21
|
$0.71
KES94.96
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.68
TMT5.88
|
$0.39
KES51.29
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.21
TMT4.22
|
$0.37
KES48.91
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.72
TMT2.53
|
$0.38
KES51.04
|
|
pay 96.5% more for transportation
|
Ashgabat
|
Nairobi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.62
TMT5.66
|
$4.72
KES626.35
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$11.40
TMT39.89
|
$33.03
KES4,386.59
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,584.05
TMT72,044.16
|
$15,338.57
KES2,037,307.79
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.26
TMT28.92
|
$10.74
KES1,426.12
|
|
pay 68.7% less for housing
|
Ashgabat
|
Nairobi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$302.71
TMT1,059.47
|
$45.12
KES5,992.63
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$698.01
TMT2,443.02
|
$370.90
KES49,264.52
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$320.51
TMT1,121.79
|
$174.44
KES23,169.94
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$668.12
TMT2,338.42
|
$19.29
KES2,562.15
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for childcare
|
Ashgabat
|
Nairobi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$23.22
TMT81.27
|
$128.41
KES17,056.02
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$35,099.72
TMT122,849.00
|
$7,645.08
KES1,015,438.63
|
|
pay 59.8% less for entertainment and sports
|
Ashgabat
|
Nairobi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.99
TMT17.45
|
$1.87
KES248.45
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.73
TMT16.55
|
$2.13
KES282.76
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$45.58
TMT159.54
|
$2.62
KES347.83
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$60.54
TMT211.89
|
$42.98
KES5,708.76
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.25
TMT49.86
|
$5.99
KES795.05
|
|
pay 86.8% less for clothing
|
Ashgabat
|
Nairobi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$178.06
TMT623.22
|
$16.15
KES2,145.72
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$152.42
TMT533.48
|
$23.44
KES3,113.93
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$400.28
TMT1,401.00
|
$40.37
KES5,362.05
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$242.17
TMT847.58
|
$43.70
KES5,804.75
|
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