Cost of living comparison
Ashgabat is 90.6% more expensive than Belgrade.
If you lived in Ashgabat instead of Belgrade, you would:
pay 67.3% more for restaurants
Belgrade
|
Ashgabat
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.22
RSD1,101
|
$35.00
TMT122.50
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.29
RSD1,001
|
$12.86
TMT45.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.36
RSD254
|
$2.90
TMT10.17
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.60
RSD172
|
$1.05
TMT3.67
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for groceries
Belgrade
|
Ashgabat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.81
RSD88
|
$2.43
TMT8.50
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.04
RSD543
|
$17.86
TMT62.50
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.13
RSD552
|
$18.39
TMT64.35
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.75
RSD296
|
$6.86
TMT24.00
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.27
RSD353
|
$6.16
TMT21.55
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.52
RSD56
|
$2.51
TMT8.77
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.76
RSD82
|
$3.33
TMT11.65
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.80
RSD86
|
$3.28
TMT11.49
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.04
RSD112
|
$2.07
TMT7.26
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.52
RSD56
|
$0.95
TMT3.33
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.47
RSD51
|
$0.82
TMT2.87
|
|
pay 19.1% less for transportation
Belgrade
|
Ashgabat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.86
RSD739
|
$1.62
TMT5.68
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$20.45
RSD2,203
|
$10.00
TMT35.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,545.65
RSD3,075,280
|
$42,857.14
TMT150,000.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.65
RSD1,039
|
$9.71
TMT34.00
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for housing
Belgrade
|
Ashgabat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$26.07
RSD2,809
|
$100.00
TMT350.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$819.25
RSD88,259
|
$1,092.86
TMT3,825.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$492.43
RSD53,050
|
$964.29
TMT3,375.00
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$132.43
RSD14,267
|
$436.97
TMT1,529.41
|
|
pay 93.1% less for childcare
Belgrade
|
Ashgabat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$331.95
RSD35,762
|
$22.86
TMT80.00
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,304.25
RSD786,901
|
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pay 3.3 times more for entertainment and sports
Belgrade
|
Ashgabat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.79
RSD300
|
$5.14
TMT18.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.42
RSD261
|
$8.43
TMT29.50
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.90
RSD421
|
$28.57
TMT100.00
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.23
RSD3,903
|
$78.57
TMT275.00
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.97
RSD751
|
$12.86
TMT45.00
|
|
pay 81.6% more for clothing
Belgrade
|
Ashgabat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$92.82
RSD9,999
|
$85.71
TMT300.00
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.07
RSD4,209
|
$128.57
TMT450.00
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$102.47
RSD11,039
|
$171.43
TMT600.00
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$124.50
RSD13,413
|
$171.43
TMT600.00
|
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