Cost of living comparison

Turkmenistan

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Liechtenstein

Vaduz vs. Ashgabat Cost of Living Summary

Vaduz is 26.1% more expensive than Ashgabat.

Restaurants: pay 54.7% more in Vaduz
Groceries: pay 8.3% less in Vaduz
Transportation: pay 3.8 times more in Vaduz
Housing: pay 11.4% less in Vaduz
Childcare: pay 3.3 times more in Vaduz
Entertainment and Sports: pay 0.5% less in Vaduz
Clothing: pay 13.5% less in Vaduz

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

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Vaduz vs. Ashgabat Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 54.7% more for restaurants

	Ashgabat	Vaduz
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$31.43 TMT110.31	$36.00 CHF29.73	+14.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$12.86 TMT45.13	$18.00 CHF14.87	+40.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.57 TMT5.52	$4.20 CHF3.47	+167.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.86 TMT3.01	$4.20 CHF3.47	+390.0%
Average			+54.7%

Ashgabat vs. Vaduz - Cost of restaurants

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pay 8.3% less for groceries

	Ashgabat	Vaduz
Bread 1 loaf	$2.04 TMT7.15	$3.48 CHF2.87	+70.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$18.82 TMT66.06	$13.50 CHF11.15	-28.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$17.09 TMT59.98	$10.86 CHF8.97	-36.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$6.00 TMT21.06	$10.44 CHF8.62	+74.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$9.07 TMT31.84	$10.89 CHF8.99	+20.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.30 TMT8.07	$1.63 CHF1.35	-29.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$3.84 TMT13.49	$1.81 CHF1.50	-52.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$3.40 TMT11.94	$1.91 CHF1.57	-44.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.67 TMT5.87	$1.22 CHF1.01	-26.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.04 TMT3.64	$1.22 CHF1.01	+18.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.65 TMT2.27	$0.95 CHF0.79	+47.0%
Average			-8.3%

Ashgabat vs. Vaduz - Cost of groceries

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pay 3.8 times more for transportation

	Ashgabat	Vaduz
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$1.62 TMT5.69	$9.08 CHF7.50	+460.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$10.00 TMT35.10	$120.00 CHF99.11	+1100.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$43,928.57 TMT154K	$35,999.06 CHF29,732.78	-18.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$9.71 TMT34.10	$49.92 CHF41.23	+413.9%
Average			+277.4%

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pay 11.4% less for housing

	Ashgabat	Vaduz
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$102.86 TMT361.03	$66.00 CHF54.51	-35.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,414.29 TMT4,964.14	$1,339.97 CHF1,106.72	-5.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,000.00 TMT3,510.00	$1,139.97 CHF941.54	+14.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$436.97 TMT1,533.78	$183.52 CHF151.58	-58.0%
Average			-11.4%

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pay 3.3 times more for childcare

	Ashgabat	Vaduz
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$22.86 TMT80.23	$359.99 CHF297.33	+1475.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$24,807.14 TMT87,073.07	$16,799.56 CHF13,875.30	-32.3%
Average			+226.6%

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pay 0.5% less for entertainment and sports

	Ashgabat	Vaduz
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.71 TMT20.06	$7.20 CHF5.95	+26.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$6.79 TMT23.82	$6.32 CHF5.22	-6.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$25.71 TMT90.26	$12.60 CHF10.41	-51.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$195.24 TMT685.29	$80.13 CHF66.18	-59.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.57 TMT30.09	$24.00 CHF19.82	+180.0%
Average			-0.5%

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pay 13.5% less for clothing

	Ashgabat	Vaduz
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$55.71 TMT195.56	$138.00 CHF113.98	+147.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$114.29 TMT401.14	$48.00 CHF39.64	-58.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$364.29 TMT1,278.64	$172.00 CHF142.06	-52.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$192.86 TMT676.93	$219.99 CHF181.70	+14.1%
Average			-13.5%

Ashgabat vs. Vaduz - Cost of clothing

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