Cost of living comparison

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St. George's vs. Ashgabat Cost of Living Summary

St. George's is 29.2% cheaper than Ashgabat.

Restaurants
pay 50.3% less in St. George's
Groceries
pay 18.4% less in St. George's
Transportation
pay 2.2 times more in St. George's
Housing
pay 43.8% less in St. George's
Childcare
pay 42.9% less in St. George's
Entertainment and Sports
pay 47.7% less in St. George's
Clothing
pay 64.7% less in St. George's

Expenses including clothing, restaurants, entertainment and sports, housing, childcare, and groceries are lower in St. George's. Notably, transportation is significantly more expensive in St. George's.

St. George's vs. Ashgabat Cost Breakdown

If you lived in St. George's instead of Ashgabat, you would:

pay 50.3% less for restaurants

 
Ashgabat
St. George's
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $31.43
TMT110.31
$7.40
EC$20.00
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$12.86
TMT45.13
$8.33
EC$22.50
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $1.57
TMT5.52
$1.94
EC$5.25

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pay 18.4% less for groceries

 
Ashgabat
St. George's
Bread
1 loaf
$2.04
TMT7.15
$2.38
EC$6.44
Local cheese (8 oz) $18.82
TMT66.06
$6.93
EC$18.74
Milk (1 gallon) $17.09
TMT59.98
$15.41
EC$41.64

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pay 2.2 times more for transportation

 
Ashgabat
St. George's
Gasoline (1 gallon) $1.62
TMT5.69
$5.28
EC$14.26
Monthly public transit pass $10.00
TMT35.10
$64.35
EC$173.91
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $43,928.57
TMT154K
$25,901.46
EC$70,000.00

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pay 43.8% less for housing

 
Ashgabat
St. George's
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$102.86
TMT361.03
$50.94
EC$137.67
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $1,414.29
TMT4,964.14
$1,134.73
EC$3,066.67
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $1,000.00
TMT3,510.00
$437.86
EC$1,183.33

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pay 42.9% less for childcare

 
Ashgabat
St. George's
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $22.86
TMT80.23
$55.50
EC$150.00
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $24,807.14
TMT87,073.07
$3,330.19
EC$9,000.00

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pay 47.7% less for entertainment and sports

 
Ashgabat
St. George's
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $5.71
TMT20.06
$2.78
EC$7.50
Cappuccino in mid-range area $6.79
TMT23.82
$4.38
EC$11.83
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$25.71
TMT90.26
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pay 64.7% less for clothing

 
Ashgabat
St. George's
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$55.71
TMT195.56
$35.15
EC$95.00
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$114.29
TMT401.14
$44.40
EC$120.00
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$364.29
TMT1,278.64
$50.57
EC$136.67

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