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Turkmenistan

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Estonia

Tallinn vs. Ashgabat Cost of Living Summary

Tallinn is 25.2% cheaper than Ashgabat.

Restaurants: pay 16.7% less in Tallinn
Groceries: pay 59.4% less in Tallinn
Transportation: pay 2.1 times more in Tallinn
Housing: pay 43.9% less in Tallinn
Childcare: pay 3.4 times more in Tallinn
Entertainment and Sports: pay 34.4% less in Tallinn
Clothing: pay 34.1% less in Tallinn

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

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Tallinn vs. Ashgabat Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Tallinn instead of Ashgabat, you would:

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pay 16.7% less for restaurants

	Ashgabat	Tallinn
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$31.43 TMT110.31	$16.80 €14.95	-46.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$12.86 TMT45.13	$11.76 €10.46	-8.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.57 TMT5.52	$2.20 €1.96	+40.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.86 TMT3.01	$2.25 €2.00	+162.1%
Average			-16.7%

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pay 59.4% less for groceries

	Ashgabat	Tallinn
Bread 1 loaf	$2.04 TMT7.15	$1.43 €1.27	-29.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$18.82 TMT66.06	$5.67 €5.05	-69.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$17.09 TMT59.98	$4.18 €3.72	-75.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$6.00 TMT21.06	$3.26 €2.91	-45.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$9.07 TMT31.84	$4.15 €3.69	-54.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.30 TMT8.07	$1.03 €0.92	-55.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$3.84 TMT13.49	$0.65 €0.57	-83.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$3.40 TMT11.94	$1.21 €1.07	-64.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.67 TMT5.87	$1.31 €1.17	-21.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.04 TMT3.64	$0.34 €0.31	-66.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.65 TMT2.27	$0.36 €0.32	-44.9%
Average			-59.4%

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pay 2.1 times more for transportation

	Ashgabat	Tallinn
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$1.62 TMT5.69	$7.40 €6.59	+356.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$10.00 TMT35.10	$33.59 €29.90	+235.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$43,928.57 TMT154K	$27,993.39 €24,915.12	-36.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$9.71 TMT34.10	$15.56 €13.85	+60.2%
Average			+110.9%

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pay 43.9% less for housing

	Ashgabat	Tallinn
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$102.86 TMT361.03	$32.50 €28.93	-68.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,414.29 TMT4,964.14	$806.58 €717.89	-43.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,000.00 TMT3,510.00	$579.28 €515.58	-42.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$436.97 TMT1,533.78	$259.88 €231.30	-40.5%
Average			-43.9%

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pay 3.4 times more for childcare

	Ashgabat	Tallinn
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$22.86 TMT80.23	$661.76 €588.99	+2795.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$24,807.14 TMT87,073.07	$10,068.29 €8,961.14	-59.4%
Average			+242.8%

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pay 34.4% less for entertainment and sports

	Ashgabat	Tallinn
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.71 TMT20.06	$6.72 €5.98	+17.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$6.79 TMT23.82	$4.36 €3.88	-35.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$25.71 TMT90.26	$6.94 €6.18	-73.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$195.24 TMT685.29	$48.62 €43.27	-75.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.57 TMT30.09	$13.44 €11.96	+56.8%
Average			-34.4%

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pay 34.1% less for clothing

	Ashgabat	Tallinn
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$55.71 TMT195.56	$102.46 €91.19	+83.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$114.29 TMT401.14	$51.18 €45.55	-55.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$364.29 TMT1,278.64	$119.10 €106.00	-67.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$192.86 TMT676.93	$134.83 €120.01	-30.1%
Average			-34.1%

Ashgabat vs. Tallinn - Cost of clothing

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