Cost of living comparison

Turkmenistan

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Guernsey

Saint Peter Port vs. Ashgabat Cost of Living Summary

Saint Peter Port is 24.1% more expensive than Ashgabat.

Restaurants: pay 11.4% less in Saint Peter Port
Groceries: pay 22.5% less in Saint Peter Port
Transportation: pay 2.5 times more in Saint Peter Port
Housing: pay 33.0% more in Saint Peter Port
Childcare: pay 8.6 times more in Saint Peter Port
Entertainment and Sports: pay 20.8% less in Saint Peter Port
Clothing: pay 48.4% less in Saint Peter Port

The cost of childcare, transportation, and housing in Saint Peter Port are more expensive than in Ashgabat. Expenses including clothing, groceries, entertainment and sports, and restaurants are lower in Saint Peter Port. Notably, childcare and transportation are significantly more expensive in Saint Peter Port.

Saint Peter Port vs. Ashgabat Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Saint Peter Port instead of Ashgabat, you would:

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pay 11.4% less for restaurants

	Ashgabat	Saint Peter Port
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$31.43 TMT110.31	$20.48 £15.37	-34.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$12.86 TMT45.13	$9.88 £7.41	-23.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.57 TMT5.52	$2.87 £2.15	+82.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.86 TMT3.01	$2.42 £1.82	+182.6%
Average			-11.4%

Ashgabat vs. Saint Peter Port - Cost of restaurants

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pay 22.5% less for groceries

	Ashgabat	Saint Peter Port
Bread 1 loaf	$2.04 TMT7.15	$2.14 £1.61	+5.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$18.82 TMT66.06	$7.53 £5.65	-60.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$17.09 TMT59.98	$9.14 £6.86	-46.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$6.00 TMT21.06	$5.90 £4.42	-1.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$9.07 TMT31.84	$5.59 £4.20	-38.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.30 TMT8.07	$2.15 £1.61	-6.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$3.84 TMT13.49	$1.05 £0.79	-72.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$3.40 TMT11.94	$2.96 £2.22	-13.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.67 TMT5.87	$1.58 £1.19	-5.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.04 TMT3.64	$1.30 £0.97	+25.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.65 TMT2.27	$1.10 £0.82	+69.6%
Average			-22.5%

Ashgabat vs. Saint Peter Port - Cost of groceries

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pay 2.5 times more for transportation

	Ashgabat	Saint Peter Port
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$1.62 TMT5.69	$8.12 £6.09	+400.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$10.00 TMT35.10	$35.02 £26.27	+250.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$43,928.57 TMT154K	$35,678.80 £26,769.80	-18.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$9.71 TMT34.10	$25.80 £19.36	+165.6%
Average			+149.0%

Ashgabat vs. Saint Peter Port - Cost of transportation

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pay 33.0% more for housing

	Ashgabat	Saint Peter Port
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$102.86 TMT361.03	$55.83 £41.89	-45.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,414.29 TMT4,964.14	$2,362.07 £1,772.26	+67.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,000.00 TMT3,510.00	$2,262.96 £1,697.90	+126.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$436.97 TMT1,533.78	$103.58 £77.71	-76.3%
Average			+33.0%

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pay 8.6 times more for childcare

	Ashgabat	Saint Peter Port
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$22.86 TMT80.23	$2,092.28 £1,569.83	+9053.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$24,807.14 TMT87,073.07	$19,821.55 £14,872.11	-20.1%
Average			+755.2%

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pay 20.8% less for entertainment and sports

	Ashgabat	Saint Peter Port
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.71 TMT20.06	$6.94 £5.21	+21.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$6.79 TMT23.82	$4.82 £3.62	-28.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$25.71 TMT90.26	$17.18 £12.89	-33.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$195.24 TMT685.29	$73.34 £55.03	-62.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.57 TMT30.09	$11.89 £8.92	+38.8%
Average			-20.8%

Ashgabat vs. Saint Peter Port - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 48.4% less for clothing

	Ashgabat	Saint Peter Port
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$55.71 TMT195.56	$102.41 £76.84	+83.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$114.29 TMT401.14	$29.73 £22.31	-74.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$364.29 TMT1,278.64	$116.73 £87.58	-68.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$192.86 TMT676.93	$89.20 £66.92	-53.7%
Average			-48.4%

Ashgabat vs. Saint Peter Port - Cost of clothing

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