Cost of living comparison
Ashgabat is 5.0 times more expensive than Asuncion.
If you lived in Ashgabat instead of Asuncion, you would:
pay 4.0 times more for restaurants
Asuncion
|
Ashgabat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.18
₲30,549
|
$31.34
TMT109.84
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.88
₲35,640
|
$14.25
TMT49.93
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.01
₲7,351
|
$4.56
TMT15.98
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.60
₲4,356
|
$0.66
TMT2.30
|
|
pay 3.5 times more for groceries
Asuncion
|
Ashgabat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.72
₲5,225
|
$1.04
TMT3.66
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.22
₲23,484
|
$9.66
TMT33.86
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.11
₲22,691
|
$14.56
TMT51.03
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.88
₲13,760
|
$5.47
TMT19.17
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.69
₲12,330
|
$5.86
TMT20.54
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.83
₲6,081
|
$1.51
TMT5.28
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.44
₲3,220
|
$2.78
TMT9.74
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.60
₲4,368
|
$4.63
TMT16.23
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.71
₲5,219
|
$1.68
TMT5.89
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.42
₲3,048
|
$1.21
TMT4.23
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.33
₲2,436
|
$0.72
TMT2.54
|
|
pay 27.9% less for transportation
Asuncion
|
Ashgabat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.39
₲32,083
|
$1.62
TMT5.67
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$23.43
₲171,073
|
$11.40
TMT39.94
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$15,340.40
₲112,011,897
|
$20,584.05
TMT72,147.08
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.04
₲87,878
|
$8.26
TMT28.96
|
|
pay 7.6 times more for housing
Asuncion
|
Ashgabat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$24.25
₲177,090
|
$302.71
TMT1,060.99
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$399.23
₲2,915,049
|
$698.01
TMT2,446.51
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$298.29
₲2,178,009
|
$320.51
TMT1,123.40
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$43.99
₲321,211
|
$668.12
TMT2,341.76
|
|
pay 7.9 times more for childcare
Asuncion
|
Ashgabat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$156.19
₲1,140,485
|
$23.22
TMT81.38
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,231.33
₲16,292,640
|
$35,099.72
TMT123,024.50
|
|
pay 6.8 times more for entertainment and sports
Asuncion
|
Ashgabat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.39
₲10,183
|
$4.99
TMT17.48
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.32
₲16,963
|
$4.73
TMT16.58
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.88
₲13,747
|
$45.58
TMT159.77
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$27.36
₲199,791
|
$60.54
TMT212.20
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.97
₲50,914
|
$14.25
TMT49.93
|
|
pay 4.5 times more for clothing
Asuncion
|
Ashgabat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$38.87
₲283,848
|
$178.06
TMT624.11
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.15
₲227,418
|
$152.42
TMT534.24
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$74.77
₲545,977
|
$400.28
TMT1,403.00
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$74.96
₲547,331
|
$242.17
TMT848.79
|
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