Cost of living comparison
Ashgabat is 7.1 times more expensive than Dhaka.
If you lived in Ashgabat instead of Dhaka, you would:
pay 9.5 times more for restaurants
Dhaka
|
Ashgabat
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.90
BDT208.84
|
$31.34
TMT110.00
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.76
BDT522.09
|
$14.25
TMT50.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.32
BDT34.74
|
$4.56
TMT16.00
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.16
BDT17.22
|
$0.66
TMT2.30
|
|
pay 4.2 times more for groceries
Dhaka
|
Ashgabat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.71
BDT77.50
|
$1.04
TMT3.67
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.72
BDT408.42
|
$9.66
TMT33.91
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.20
BDT351.02
|
$14.56
TMT51.10
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.33
BDT145.77
|
$5.47
TMT19.20
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.35
BDT148.39
|
$5.86
TMT20.57
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.12
BDT122.95
|
$1.51
TMT5.29
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.46
BDT50.60
|
$2.78
TMT9.75
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.00
BDT109.79
|
$4.63
TMT16.25
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.38
BDT41.81
|
$1.68
TMT5.90
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.13
BDT14.45
|
$1.21
TMT4.23
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.21
BDT22.95
|
$0.72
TMT2.54
|
|
pay 8.5% less for transportation
Dhaka
|
Ashgabat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.31
BDT472.97
|
$1.62
TMT5.68
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$19.03
BDT2,088.38
|
$11.40
TMT40.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,294.05
BDT3,654,663.96
|
$20,584.05
TMT72,250.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.00
BDT438.56
|
$8.26
TMT29.00
|
|
pay 11.6 times more for housing
Dhaka
|
Ashgabat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$20.17
BDT2,213.68
|
$302.71
TMT1,062.50
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$143.11
BDT15,709.37
|
$698.01
TMT2,450.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$87.30
BDT9,583.34
|
$320.51
TMT1,125.00
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$29.26
BDT3,211.42
|
$668.12
TMT2,345.10
|
|
pay 11.5 times more for childcare
Dhaka
|
Ashgabat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$62.55
BDT6,865.55
|
$23.22
TMT81.50
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,551.21
BDT170,274.93
|
$35,099.72
TMT123,200.00
|
|
pay 4.9 times more for entertainment and sports
Dhaka
|
Ashgabat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.71
BDT626.51
|
$4.99
TMT17.50
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.92
BDT210.58
|
$4.73
TMT16.60
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.04
BDT334.14
|
$45.58
TMT160.00
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$18.59
BDT2,040.93
|
$60.54
TMT212.50
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.76
BDT522.09
|
$14.25
TMT50.00
|
|
pay 7.3 times more for clothing
Dhaka
|
Ashgabat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$21.40
BDT2,349.43
|
$178.06
TMT625.00
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$22.74
BDT2,495.67
|
$152.42
TMT535.00
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$48.51
BDT5,325.37
|
$400.28
TMT1,405.00
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$40.38
BDT4,432.82
|
$242.17
TMT850.00
|
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