Cost of living comparison
Oranjestad is 2.3 times more expensive than Ashgabat.
If you lived in Oranjestad instead of Ashgabat, you would:
pay 29.9% less for restaurants
Ashgabat
|
Oranjestad
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$35.00
TMT122.50
|
$21.22
AWG38.25
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.86
TMT45.00
|
$10.00
AWG18.02
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.90
TMT10.17
|
$1.19
AWG2.15
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.05
TMT3.67
|
$1.06
AWG1.90
|
|
pay 26.8% less for groceries
Ashgabat
|
Oranjestad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.43
TMT8.50
|
$2.79
AWG5.04
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$17.86
TMT62.50
|
$6.07
AWG10.95
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$18.39
TMT64.35
|
$6.44
AWG11.61
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$6.86
TMT24.00
|
$4.40
AWG7.92
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.16
TMT21.55
|
$4.57
AWG8.23
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.51
TMT8.77
|
$1.77
AWG3.19
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$3.33
TMT11.65
|
$1.10
AWG1.98
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$3.28
TMT11.49
|
$1.57
AWG2.82
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.07
TMT7.26
|
$2.73
AWG4.92
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.95
TMT3.33
|
$0.98
AWG1.76
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.82
TMT2.87
|
$0.80
AWG1.44
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for transportation
Ashgabat
|
Oranjestad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.62
TMT5.68
|
$5.66
AWG10.20
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$10.00
TMT35.00
|
$50.00
AWG90.12
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$42,857.14
TMT150,000.00
|
$22,191.40
AWG40,000.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.71
TMT34.00
|
$39.16
AWG70.58
|
|
pay 33.4% less for housing
Ashgabat
|
Oranjestad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$100.00
TMT350.00
|
$84.13
AWG151.64
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,092.86
TMT3,825.00
|
$842.21
AWG1,518.08
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$964.29
TMT3,375.00
|
$673.77
AWG1,214.46
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$436.97
TMT1,529.41
|
$153.99
AWG277.56
|
|
pay 9.4 times more for childcare
Ashgabat
|
Oranjestad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$22.86
TMT80.00
|
$214.81
AWG387.20
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$7,404.07
AWG13,345.83
|
|
pay 34.2% less for entertainment and sports
Ashgabat
|
Oranjestad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.14
TMT18.00
|
$3.33
AWG6.01
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$8.43
TMT29.50
|
$2.47
AWG4.46
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$28.57
TMT100.00
|
$8.61
AWG15.52
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$78.57
TMT275.00
|
$87.89
AWG158.42
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.86
TMT45.00
|
$11.94
AWG21.53
|
|
pay 29.6% less for clothing
Ashgabat
|
Oranjestad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$85.71
TMT300.00
|
$90.37
AWG162.89
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$128.57
TMT450.00
|
$54.14
AWG97.59
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$171.43
TMT600.00
|
$111.75
AWG201.43
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$171.43
TMT600.00
|
$118.29
AWG213.21
|
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