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Turkmenistan

Ashgabat vs. Asuncion Cost of Living Summary

Ashgabat is 2.1 times more expensive than Asuncion.

Restaurants: pay 2.7 times more in Ashgabat
Groceries: pay 2.6 times more in Ashgabat
Transportation: pay 36.6% less in Ashgabat
Housing: pay 3.2 times more in Ashgabat
Childcare: pay 26.9% less in Ashgabat
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.8 times more in Ashgabat
Clothing: pay 2.0 times more in Ashgabat

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

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Ashgabat vs. Asuncion Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.7 times more for restaurants

	Asuncion	Ashgabat
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.86 PYG39,213	$31.43 TMT110.31	+358.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.86 PYG39,213	$12.86 TMT45.13	+87.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.06 PYG6,045	$1.57 TMT5.52	+48.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.57 PYG3,268	$0.86 TMT3.01	+50.0%
Average			+167.9%

Asuncion vs. Ashgabat - Cost of restaurants

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pay 2.6 times more for groceries

	Asuncion	Ashgabat
Bread 1 loaf	$1.48 PYG8,437	$2.04 TMT7.15	+38.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.85 PYG27,738	$18.82 TMT66.06	+288.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.83 PYG27,620	$17.09 TMT59.98	+253.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.40 PYG13,716	$6.00 TMT21.06	+150.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.37 PYG13,532	$9.07 TMT31.84	+283.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.35 PYG7,740	$2.30 TMT8.07	+70.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.57 PYG3,271	$3.84 TMT13.49	+571.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.54 PYG3,097	$3.40 TMT11.94	+528.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.10 PYG6,300	$1.67 TMT5.87	+51.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.61 PYG3,502	$1.04 TMT3.64	+69.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.60 PYG3,412	$0.65 TMT2.27	+8.6%
Average			+159.9%

Asuncion vs. Ashgabat - Cost of groceries

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pay 36.6% less for transportation

	Asuncion	Ashgabat
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.68 PYG26,771	$1.62 TMT5.69	-65.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$37.71 PYG216K	$10.00 TMT35.10	-73.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$17,138.81 PYG98M	$43,928.57 TMT154K	+156.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$13.81 PYG79,014	$9.71 TMT34.10	-29.7%
Average			-36.6%

Asuncion vs. Ashgabat - Cost of transportation

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pay 3.2 times more for housing

	Asuncion	Ashgabat
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$22.03 PYG126K	$102.86 TMT361.03	+366.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$625.19 PYG4M	$1,414.29 TMT4,964.14	+126.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$378.03 PYG2M	$1,000.00 TMT3,510.00	+164.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$38.14 PYG218K	$436.97 TMT1,533.78	+1045.8%
Average			+218.5%

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pay 26.9% less for childcare

	Asuncion	Ashgabat
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$183.39 PYG1M	$22.86 TMT80.23	-87.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,778.44 PYG33M	$24,807.14 TMT87,073.07	+329.3%
Average			-26.9%

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pay 2.8 times more for entertainment and sports

	Asuncion	Ashgabat
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.89 PYG10,784	$5.71 TMT20.06	+203.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.35 PYG19,171	$6.79 TMT23.82	+102.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.31 PYG13,234	$25.71 TMT90.26	+1011.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$36.10 PYG206K	$195.24 TMT685.29	+440.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.57 PYG49,016	$8.57 TMT30.09
Average			+178.9%

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pay 2.0 times more for clothing

	Asuncion	Ashgabat
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$63.41 PYG363K	$55.71 TMT195.56	-12.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$56.56 PYG324K	$114.29 TMT401.14	+102.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$106.05 PYG607K	$364.29 TMT1,278.64	+243.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$70.55 PYG404K	$192.86 TMT676.93	+173.3%
Average			+102.1%

Asuncion vs. Ashgabat - Cost of clothing

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