Cost of living comparison
If you lived in Vatican City instead of Ashgabat, you would:
pay (unknown) more for restaurants
Ashgabat
|
Vatican City
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$31.34
TMT110.00
|
?? | |
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$14.25
TMT50.00
|
?? | |
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$4.56
TMT16.00
|
?? | |
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.66
TMT2.30
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for groceries
Ashgabat
|
Vatican City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.04
TMT3.67
|
?? | |
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.66
TMT33.91
|
?? | |
Milk (1 gallon) |
$14.56
TMT51.10
|
?? | |
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.47
TMT19.20
|
?? | |
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.86
TMT20.57
|
?? | |
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.51
TMT5.29
|
?? | |
Bananas (1 lb) |
$2.78
TMT9.75
|
?? | |
Oranges (1 lb) |
$4.63
TMT16.25
|
?? | |
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.68
TMT5.90
|
?? | |
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.21
TMT4.23
|
?? | |
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.72
TMT2.54
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for transportation
Ashgabat
|
Vatican City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.62
TMT5.68
|
?? | |
Monthly public transit pass |
$11.40
TMT40.00
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,584.05
TMT72,250.00
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.26
TMT29.00
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for housing
Ashgabat
|
Vatican City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$302.71
TMT1,062.50
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$698.01
TMT2,450.00
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$320.51
TMT1,125.00
|
?? | |
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$668.12
TMT2,345.10
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Ashgabat
|
Vatican City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$23.22
TMT81.50
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$35,099.72
TMT123,200.00
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for entertainment and sports
Ashgabat
|
Vatican City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.99
TMT17.50
|
?? | |
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.73
TMT16.60
|
?? | |
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$45.58
TMT160.00
|
?? | |
Monthly membership at local gym |
$60.54
TMT212.50
|
?? | |
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.25
TMT50.00
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Ashgabat
|
Vatican City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$178.06
TMT625.00
|
?? | |
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$152.42
TMT535.00
|
?? | |
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$400.28
TMT1,405.00
|
?? | |
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$242.17
TMT850.00
|
?? |
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