Cost of living comparison
Sarajevo is 82.4% more expensive than Ashgabat.
If you lived in Sarajevo instead of Ashgabat, you would:
pay 46.1% less for restaurants
Ashgabat
|
Sarajevo
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$35.00
TMT122.50
|
$5.52
BAM10.01
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.86
TMT45.00
|
$6.62
BAM12.01
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.90
TMT10.17
|
$1.67
BAM3.03
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.05
TMT3.67
|
$0.95
BAM1.72
|
|
pay 65.5% less for groceries
Ashgabat
|
Sarajevo
|
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---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.43
TMT8.50
|
$0.99
BAM1.79
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$17.86
TMT62.50
|
$4.15
BAM7.53
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$18.39
TMT64.35
|
$4.90
BAM8.89
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$6.86
TMT24.00
|
$2.66
BAM4.82
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.16
TMT21.55
|
$3.09
BAM5.61
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.51
TMT8.77
|
$0.51
BAM0.92
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$3.33
TMT11.65
|
$0.79
BAM1.44
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$3.28
TMT11.49
|
$0.68
BAM1.23
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.07
TMT7.26
|
$0.80
BAM1.45
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.95
TMT3.33
|
$0.40
BAM0.73
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.82
TMT2.87
|
$0.44
BAM0.80
|
|
pay 95.0% more for transportation
Ashgabat
|
Sarajevo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.62
TMT5.68
|
$5.63
BAM10.20
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$10.00
TMT35.00
|
$29.26
BAM53.04
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$42,857.14
TMT150,000.00
|
$24,843.53
BAM45,037.74
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.71
TMT34.00
|
$8.01
BAM14.51
|
|
pay 71.1% less for housing
Ashgabat
|
Sarajevo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$100.00
TMT350.00
|
$28.06
BAM50.88
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,092.86
TMT3,825.00
|
$341.28
BAM618.70
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$964.29
TMT3,375.00
|
$246.13
BAM446.21
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$436.97
TMT1,529.41
|
$135.03
BAM244.79
|
|
pay 8.8 times more for childcare
Ashgabat
|
Sarajevo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$22.86
TMT80.00
|
$200.40
BAM363.30
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$3,054.83
BAM5,537.97
|
|
pay 68.6% less for entertainment and sports
Ashgabat
|
Sarajevo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.14
TMT18.00
|
$2.21
BAM4.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$8.43
TMT29.50
|
$1.74
BAM3.15
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$28.57
TMT100.00
|
$3.37
BAM6.11
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$78.57
TMT275.00
|
$30.58
BAM55.43
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.86
TMT45.00
|
$5.52
BAM10.01
|
|
pay 43.6% less for clothing
Ashgabat
|
Sarajevo
|
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---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$85.71
TMT300.00
|
$84.19
BAM152.63
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$128.57
TMT450.00
|
$29.22
BAM52.98
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$171.43
TMT600.00
|
$84.57
BAM153.31
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$171.43
TMT600.00
|
$94.72
BAM171.71
|
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