Cost of living comparison
Victoria is 97.9% more expensive than Ashgabat.
If you lived in Victoria instead of Ashgabat, you would:
pay 3.4% more for restaurants
Ashgabat
|
Victoria
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$35.00
TMT122.50
|
$14.76
SCR203.56
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.86
TMT45.00
|
$10.19
SCR140.60
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.90
TMT10.17
|
$2.26
SCR31.24
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.05
TMT3.67
|
$2.24
SCR30.95
|
|
pay 34.5% less for groceries
Ashgabat
|
Victoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.43
TMT8.50
|
$1.88
SCR25.88
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$17.86
TMT62.50
|
$10.83
SCR149.34
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$18.39
TMT64.35
|
$8.52
SCR117.51
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$6.86
TMT24.00
|
$3.87
SCR53.44
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.16
TMT21.55
|
$3.08
SCR42.47
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.51
TMT8.77
|
$0.95
SCR13.08
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$3.33
TMT11.65
|
$1.30
SCR17.89
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$3.28
TMT11.49
|
$0.90
SCR12.35
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.07
TMT7.26
|
$3.60
SCR49.63
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.95
TMT3.33
|
$0.78
SCR10.73
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.82
TMT2.87
|
$0.58
SCR7.96
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for transportation
Ashgabat
|
Victoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.62
TMT5.68
|
$5.76
SCR79.48
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$10.00
TMT35.00
|
$26.57
SCR366.41
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$42,857.14
TMT150,000.00
|
$26,466.86
SCR365,004.93
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.71
TMT34.00
|
$45.76
SCR631.04
|
|
pay 14.5% less for housing
Ashgabat
|
Victoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$100.00
TMT350.00
|
$137.77
SCR1,900.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,092.86
TMT3,825.00
|
$1,117.62
SCR15,413.16
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$964.29
TMT3,375.00
|
$793.40
SCR10,941.77
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$436.97
TMT1,529.41
|
$84.66
SCR1,167.56
|
|
pay 7.3 times more for childcare
Ashgabat
|
Victoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$22.86
TMT80.00
|
$166.06
SCR2,290.07
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$7,986.24
SCR110,138.40
|
|
pay 30.2% less for entertainment and sports
Ashgabat
|
Victoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.14
TMT18.00
|
$4.06
SCR55.98
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$8.43
TMT29.50
|
$5.02
SCR69.29
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$28.57
TMT100.00
|
$13.28
SCR183.21
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$78.57
TMT275.00
|
$95.18
SCR1,312.62
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.86
TMT45.00
|
$5.54
SCR76.34
|
|
pay 53.5% less for clothing
Ashgabat
|
Victoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$85.71
TMT300.00
|
$67.83
SCR935.50
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$128.57
TMT450.00
|
$26.36
SCR363.52
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$171.43
TMT600.00
|
$72.67
SCR1,002.13
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$171.43
TMT600.00
|
$75.65
SCR1,043.28
|
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