Cost of living comparison

Thailand

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Turkmenistan

Ashgabat vs. Bangkok Cost of Living Summary

Ashgabat is 84.5% more expensive than Bangkok.

Restaurants: pay 4.3 times more in Ashgabat
Groceries: pay 2.1 times more in Ashgabat
Transportation: pay 47.0% less in Ashgabat
Housing: pay 2.9 times more in Ashgabat
Childcare: pay 75.4% less in Ashgabat
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.3 times more in Ashgabat
Clothing: pay 92.8% more in Ashgabat

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

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Ashgabat vs. Bangkok Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 4.3 times more for restaurants

	Bangkok	Ashgabat
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.97 THB98.83	$31.43 TMT110.31	+957.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.98 THB232.24	$12.86 TMT45.13	+84.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.65 THB21.64	$1.57 TMT5.52	+141.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.35 THB11.72	$0.86 TMT3.01	+143.2%
Average			+327.3%

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pay 2.1 times more for groceries

	Bangkok	Ashgabat
Bread 1 loaf	$1.48 THB49.16	$2.04 TMT7.15	+37.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$8.63 THB287.02	$18.82 TMT66.06	+118.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.27 THB241.89	$17.09 TMT59.98	+135.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.56 THB85.32	$6.00 TMT21.06	+133.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.63 THB54.28	$9.07 TMT31.84	+456.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.77 THB58.85	$2.30 TMT8.07	+30.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.81 THB26.83	$3.84 TMT13.49	+376.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.24 THB41.35	$3.40 TMT11.94	+173.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.87 THB29.09	$1.67 TMT5.87	+91.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.78 THB26.00	$1.04 TMT3.64	+32.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.69 THB23.01	$0.65 TMT2.27	-6.3%
Average			+111.1%

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pay 47.0% less for transportation

	Bangkok	Ashgabat
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.32 THB176.90	$1.62 TMT5.69	-69.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$34.98 THB1,163.67	$10.00 TMT35.10	-71.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$31,193.83 THB1M	$43,928.57 TMT154K	+40.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$10.55 THB350.83	$9.71 TMT34.10	-7.9%
Average			-47.0%

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pay 2.9 times more for housing

	Bangkok	Ashgabat
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$17.88 THB594.63	$102.86 TMT361.03	+475.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$675.80 THB22,480.48	$1,414.29 TMT4,964.14	+109.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$346.10 THB11,513.16	$1,000.00 TMT3,510.00	+188.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$82.03 THB2,728.64	$436.97 TMT1,533.78	+432.7%
Average			+188.1%

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pay 75.4% less for childcare

	Bangkok	Ashgabat
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$568.31 THB18,904.94	$22.86 TMT80.23	-96.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$16,500.59 THB549K	$24,807.14 TMT87,073.07	+50.3%
Average			-75.4%

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pay 2.3 times more for entertainment and sports

	Bangkok	Ashgabat
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.67 THB88.94	$5.71 TMT20.06	+113.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.79 THB92.95	$6.79 TMT23.82	+142.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.60 THB153.18	$25.71 TMT90.26	+458.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$58.43 THB1,943.57	$195.24 TMT685.29	+234.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.58 THB252.00	$8.57 TMT30.09	+13.1%
Average			+130.2%

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pay 92.8% more for clothing

	Bangkok	Ashgabat
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$70.75 THB2,353.53	$55.71 TMT195.56	-21.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$42.94 THB1,428.36	$114.29 TMT401.14	+166.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$97.05 THB3,228.30	$364.29 TMT1,278.64	+275.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$109.92 THB3,656.54	$192.86 TMT676.93	+75.5%
Average			+92.8%

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