Cost of living comparison
San Salvador is 69.2% more expensive than Ashgabat.
If you lived in San Salvador instead of Ashgabat, you would:
pay 47.5% less for restaurants
Ashgabat
|
San Salvador
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$35.00
TMT122.50
|
$10.00
SVC87.50
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.86
TMT45.00
|
$7.50
SVC65.62
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.90
TMT10.17
|
$1.05
SVC9.22
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.05
TMT3.67
|
$0.91
SVC7.97
|
|
pay 48.2% less for groceries
Ashgabat
|
San Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.43
TMT8.50
|
$1.85
SVC16.21
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$17.86
TMT62.50
|
$3.20
SVC28.02
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$18.39
TMT64.35
|
$7.42
SVC64.92
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$6.86
TMT24.00
|
$3.05
SVC26.65
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.16
TMT21.55
|
$2.63
SVC23.01
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.51
TMT8.77
|
$1.29
SVC11.25
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$3.33
TMT11.65
|
$0.71
SVC6.25
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$3.28
TMT11.49
|
$0.95
SVC8.30
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.07
TMT7.26
|
$1.04
SVC9.06
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.95
TMT3.33
|
$0.93
SVC8.16
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.82
TMT2.87
|
$0.81
SVC7.06
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for transportation
Ashgabat
|
San Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.62
TMT5.68
|
$4.05
SVC35.47
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$10.00
TMT35.00
|
$25.00
SVC218.74
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$42,857.14
TMT150,000.00
|
$19,500.00
SVC170,616.46
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.71
TMT34.00
|
$29.00
SVC253.74
|
|
pay 49.2% less for housing
Ashgabat
|
San Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$100.00
TMT350.00
|
$42.14
SVC368.73
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,092.86
TMT3,825.00
|
$842.86
SVC7,374.63
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$964.29
TMT3,375.00
|
$635.71
SVC5,562.22
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$436.97
TMT1,529.41
|
$78.66
SVC688.20
|
|
pay 7.2 times more for childcare
Ashgabat
|
San Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$22.86
TMT80.00
|
$165.62
SVC1,449.15
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$4,585.71
SVC40,122.99
|
|
pay 66.8% less for entertainment and sports
Ashgabat
|
San Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.14
TMT18.00
|
$2.00
SVC17.50
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$8.43
TMT29.50
|
$3.04
SVC26.56
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$28.57
TMT100.00
|
$4.00
SVC35.00
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$78.57
TMT275.00
|
$29.88
SVC261.39
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.86
TMT45.00
|
$5.00
SVC43.75
|
|
pay 39.4% less for clothing
Ashgabat
|
San Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$85.71
TMT300.00
|
$69.29
SVC606.22
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$128.57
TMT450.00
|
$54.86
SVC479.98
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$171.43
TMT600.00
|
$99.29
SVC868.71
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$171.43
TMT600.00
|
$104.43
SVC913.70
|
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