Cost of living comparison
Santiago is 3.2 times more expensive than Ashgabat.
If you lived in Santiago instead of Ashgabat, you would:
pay 30.0% less for restaurants
Ashgabat
|
Santiago
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$35.00
TMT122.50
|
$10.93
CLF0.3700
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.86
TMT45.00
|
$8.75
CLF0.3000
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.90
TMT10.17
|
$1.62
CLF0.0500
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.05
TMT3.67
|
$1.31
CLF0.0400
|
|
pay 52.9% less for groceries
Ashgabat
|
Santiago
|
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---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.43
TMT8.50
|
$1.64
CLF0.0600
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$17.86
TMT62.50
|
$5.60
CLF0.1900
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$18.39
TMT64.35
|
$4.90
CLF0.1700
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$6.86
TMT24.00
|
$4.00
CLF0.1400
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.16
TMT21.55
|
$3.05
CLF0.1000
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.51
TMT8.77
|
$0.93
CLF0.0300
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$3.33
TMT11.65
|
$0.77
CLF0.0300
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$3.28
TMT11.49
|
$0.83
CLF0.0300
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.07
TMT7.26
|
$0.84
CLF0.0300
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.95
TMT3.33
|
$0.74
CLF0.0300
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.82
TMT2.87
|
$0.66
CLF0.0200
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for transportation
Ashgabat
|
Santiago
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.62
TMT5.68
|
$5.36
CLF0.1800
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$10.00
TMT35.00
|
$43.74
CLF1.4800
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$42,857.14
TMT150,000.00
|
$17,494.37
CLF591.1900
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.71
TMT34.00
|
$12.46
CLF0.4200
|
|
pay 63.5% less for housing
Ashgabat
|
Santiago
|
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---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$100.00
TMT350.00
|
$21.91
CLF0.7400
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,092.86
TMT3,825.00
|
$543.19
CLF18.3600
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$964.29
TMT3,375.00
|
$457.36
CLF15.4600
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$436.97
TMT1,529.41
|
$117.58
CLF3.9700
|
|
pay 17.7 times more for childcare
Ashgabat
|
Santiago
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$22.86
TMT80.00
|
$405.22
CLF13.6900
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$6,858.55
CLF231.7700
|
|
pay 56.5% less for entertainment and sports
Ashgabat
|
Santiago
|
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---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.14
TMT18.00
|
$3.28
CLF0.1100
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$8.43
TMT29.50
|
$2.97
CLF0.1000
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$28.57
TMT100.00
|
$5.47
CLF0.1800
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$78.57
TMT275.00
|
$39.95
CLF1.3500
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.86
TMT45.00
|
$6.23
CLF0.2100
|
|
pay 55.5% less for clothing
Ashgabat
|
Santiago
|
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---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$85.71
TMT300.00
|
$54.28
CLF1.8300
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$128.57
TMT450.00
|
$32.49
CLF1.1000
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$171.43
TMT600.00
|
$74.64
CLF2.5200
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$171.43
TMT600.00
|
$78.76
CLF2.6600
|
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