Cost of living comparison

Greece

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Turkmenistan

Ashgabat vs. Athens Cost of Living Summary

Ashgabat is 36.7% more expensive than Athens.

Restaurants: pay 37.0% more in Ashgabat
Groceries: pay 2.2 times more in Ashgabat
Transportation: pay 53.0% less in Ashgabat
Housing: pay 89.2% more in Ashgabat
Childcare: pay 72.3% less in Ashgabat
Entertainment and Sports: pay 68.5% more in Ashgabat
Clothing: pay 75.6% more in Ashgabat

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

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Ashgabat vs. Athens Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 37.0% more for restaurants

	Athens	Ashgabat
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$16.80 €14.95	$31.43 TMT110.31	+87.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.20 €9.97	$12.86 TMT45.13	+14.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.82 €2.51	$1.57 TMT5.52	-44.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.56 €0.50	$0.86 TMT3.01	+53.1%
Average			+37.0%

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pay 2.2 times more for groceries

	Athens	Ashgabat
Bread 1 loaf	$1.43 €1.27	$2.04 TMT7.15	+42.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.56 €6.73	$18.82 TMT66.06	+149.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.14 €6.35	$17.09 TMT59.98	+139.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.99 €4.44	$6.00 TMT21.06	+20.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.76 €4.24	$9.07 TMT31.84	+90.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.99 €0.88	$2.30 TMT8.07	+132.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.89 €0.79	$3.84 TMT13.49	+332.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.64 €0.57	$3.40 TMT11.94	+432.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.97 €0.87	$1.67 TMT5.87	+71.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.48 €0.43	$1.04 TMT3.64	+114.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.52 €0.46	$0.65 TMT2.27	+25.4%
Average			+116.3%

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pay 53.0% less for transportation

	Athens	Ashgabat
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$8.72 €7.76	$1.62 TMT5.69	-81.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$30.23 €26.91	$10.00 TMT35.10	-66.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$27,970.99 €24,895.19	$43,928.57 TMT154K	+57.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$12.54 €11.16	$9.71 TMT34.10	-22.5%
Average			-53.0%

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pay 89.2% more for housing

	Athens	Ashgabat
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$30.36 €27.02	$102.86 TMT361.03	+238.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$742.36 €660.73	$1,414.29 TMT4,964.14	+90.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$655.59 €583.50	$1,000.00 TMT3,510.00	+52.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$160.58 €142.92	$436.97 TMT1,533.78	+172.1%
Average			+89.2%

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pay 72.3% less for childcare

	Athens	Ashgabat
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$573.57 €510.50	$22.86 TMT80.23	-96.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$12,885.92 €11,468.93	$24,807.14 TMT87,073.07	+92.5%
Average			-72.3%

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pay 68.5% more for entertainment and sports

	Athens	Ashgabat
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.60 €4.98	$5.71 TMT20.06	+2.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.11 €3.66	$6.79 TMT23.82	+65.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.60 €4.98	$25.71 TMT90.26	+359.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$54.57 €48.57	$195.24 TMT685.29	+257.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.64 €9.47	$8.57 TMT30.09	-19.4%
Average			+68.5%

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pay 75.6% more for clothing

	Athens	Ashgabat
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$91.55 €81.48	$55.71 TMT195.56	-39.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$40.01 €35.61	$114.29 TMT401.14	+185.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$104.08 €92.64	$364.29 TMT1,278.64	+250.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$123.50 €109.92	$192.86 TMT676.93	+56.2%
Average			+75.6%

Athens vs. Ashgabat - Cost of clothing

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