Cost of living comparison
Valletta is 3.1 times more expensive than Ashgabat.
If you lived in Valletta instead of Ashgabat, you would:
pay 13.7% more for restaurants
Ashgabat
|
Valletta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$31.34
TMT109.84
|
$17.59
€16.50
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$14.25
TMT49.93
|
$9.90
€9.28
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$4.56
TMT15.98
|
$2.36
€2.21
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.66
TMT2.30
|
$1.82
€1.71
|
|
pay 13.4% less for groceries
Ashgabat
|
Valletta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.04
TMT3.66
|
$1.74
€1.63
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.66
TMT33.86
|
$6.41
€6.01
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$14.56
TMT51.03
|
$4.04
€3.79
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.47
TMT19.17
|
$3.10
€2.90
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.86
TMT20.54
|
$4.49
€4.21
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.51
TMT5.28
|
$1.25
€1.17
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$2.78
TMT9.74
|
$0.91
€0.85
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$4.63
TMT16.23
|
$1.09
€1.02
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.68
TMT5.89
|
$1.84
€1.73
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.21
TMT4.23
|
$1.25
€1.17
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.72
TMT2.54
|
$1.50
€1.40
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for transportation
Ashgabat
|
Valletta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.62
TMT5.67
|
$5.66
€5.31
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$11.40
TMT39.94
|
$28.59
€26.81
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,584.05
TMT72,147.08
|
$18,690.64
€17,529.32
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.26
TMT28.96
|
$26.39
€24.75
|
|
pay 16.7% more for housing
Ashgabat
|
Valletta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$302.71
TMT1,060.99
|
$51.54
€48.33
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$698.01
TMT2,446.51
|
$1,026.15
€962.39
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$320.51
TMT1,123.40
|
$907.05
€850.69
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$668.12
TMT2,341.76
|
$132.11
€123.90
|
|
pay 14.7 times more for childcare
Ashgabat
|
Valletta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$23.22
TMT81.38
|
$677.26
€635.18
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$35,099.72
TMT123,024.50
|
$10,444.77
€9,795.80
|
|
pay 12.9% less for entertainment and sports
Ashgabat
|
Valletta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.99
TMT17.48
|
$4.40
€4.12
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.73
TMT16.58
|
$3.14
€2.95
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$45.58
TMT159.77
|
$6.05
€5.67
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$60.54
TMT212.20
|
$91.88
€86.17
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.25
TMT49.93
|
$16.49
€15.47
|
|
pay 45.3% less for clothing
Ashgabat
|
Valletta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$178.06
TMT624.11
|
$129.19
€121.16
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$152.42
TMT534.24
|
$71.46
€67.02
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$400.28
TMT1,403.00
|
$122.31
€114.71
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$242.17
TMT848.79
|
$166.29
€155.96
|
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