Cost of living comparison
Tunis is 6.2% cheaper than Ashgabat.
If you lived in Tunis instead of Ashgabat, you would:
pay 74.8% less for restaurants
Ashgabat
|
Tunis
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$35.00
TMT122.50
|
$3.20
TND10.030
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.86
TMT45.00
|
$4.80
TND15.050
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.90
TMT10.17
|
$0.60
TND1.870
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.05
TMT3.67
|
$0.35
TND1.110
|
|
pay 74.7% less for groceries
Ashgabat
|
Tunis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.43
TMT8.50
|
$0.14
TND0.420
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$17.86
TMT62.50
|
$5.12
TND16.070
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$18.39
TMT64.35
|
$1.74
TND5.450
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$6.86
TMT24.00
|
$1.61
TND5.040
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.16
TMT21.55
|
$2.61
TND8.200
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.51
TMT8.77
|
$0.85
TND2.650
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$3.33
TMT11.65
|
$1.51
TND4.730
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$3.28
TMT11.49
|
$0.45
TND1.410
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.07
TMT7.26
|
$0.34
TND1.050
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.95
TMT3.33
|
$0.28
TND0.880
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.82
TMT2.87
|
$0.25
TND0.780
|
|
pay 3.5% more for transportation
Ashgabat
|
Tunis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.62
TMT5.68
|
$3.05
TND9.570
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$10.00
TMT35.00
|
$10.72
TND33.600
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$42,857.14
TMT150,000.00
|
$38,384.65
TND120,374.250
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.71
TMT34.00
|
$2.85
TND8.930
|
|
pay 81.7% less for housing
Ashgabat
|
Tunis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$100.00
TMT350.00
|
$23.34
TND73.180
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,092.86
TMT3,825.00
|
$243.54
TND763.740
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$964.29
TMT3,375.00
|
$170.39
TND534.330
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$436.97
TMT1,529.41
|
$43.08
TND135.110
|
|
pay 4.1 times more for childcare
Ashgabat
|
Tunis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$22.86
TMT80.00
|
$93.99
TND294.760
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$2,893.78
TND9,074.880
|
|
pay 74.5% less for entertainment and sports
Ashgabat
|
Tunis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.14
TMT18.00
|
$1.60
TND5.020
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$8.43
TMT29.50
|
$0.84
TND2.630
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$28.57
TMT100.00
|
$3.20
TND10.030
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$78.57
TMT275.00
|
$30.01
TND94.110
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.86
TMT45.00
|
$4.80
TND15.050
|
|
pay 52.7% less for clothing
Ashgabat
|
Tunis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$85.71
TMT300.00
|
$43.24
TND135.600
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$128.57
TMT450.00
|
$53.70
TND168.410
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$171.43
TMT600.00
|
$89.56
TND280.870
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$171.43
TMT600.00
|
$76.96
TND241.340
|
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