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Turkmenistan

Ashgabat vs. Doha Cost of Living Summary

Ashgabat is 28.8% more expensive than Doha.

Restaurants: pay 2.3 times more in Ashgabat
Groceries: pay 2.5 times more in Ashgabat
Transportation: pay 24.2% less in Ashgabat
Housing: pay 11.7% more in Ashgabat
Childcare: pay 70.3% less in Ashgabat
Entertainment and Sports: pay 3.5% more in Ashgabat
Clothing: pay 2.0 times more in Ashgabat

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

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Ashgabat vs. Doha Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.3 times more for restaurants

	Doha	Ashgabat
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.61 QAR35.18	$31.43 TMT110.00	+227.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.23 QAR30.16	$12.86 TMT45.00	+56.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.94 QAR3.45	$1.57 TMT5.50	+66.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.42 QAR1.53	$0.86 TMT3.00	+105.4%
Average			+125.4%

Doha vs. Ashgabat - Cost of restaurants

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pay 2.5 times more for groceries

	Doha	Ashgabat
Bread 1 loaf	$1.39 QAR5.08	$2.04 TMT7.13	+46.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.62 QAR20.59	$18.82 TMT65.88	+234.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.97 QAR29.21	$17.09 TMT59.81	+114.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.41 QAR12.50	$6.00 TMT21.00	+75.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.56 QAR13.02	$9.07 TMT31.75	+155.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.01 QAR3.71	$2.30 TMT8.05	+126.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.82 QAR3.02	$3.84 TMT13.45	+366.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.70 QAR2.57	$3.40 TMT11.91	+384.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.56 QAR2.04	$1.67 TMT5.85	+199.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.44 QAR1.60	$1.04 TMT3.63	+138.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.45 QAR1.63	$0.65 TMT2.27	+45.5%
Average			+151.2%

Doha vs. Ashgabat - Cost of groceries

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pay 24.2% less for transportation

	Doha	Ashgabat
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.14 QAR7.82	$1.62 TMT5.68	-24.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$27.44 QAR100.52	$10.00 TMT35.00	-63.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$27,978.05 QAR102K	$43,928.57 TMT154K	+57.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$18.39 QAR67.35	$9.71 TMT34.00	-47.2%
Average			-24.2%

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pay 11.7% more for housing

	Doha	Ashgabat
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$86.45 QAR316.63	$102.86 TMT360.00	+19.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,897.48 QAR6,950.09	$1,414.29 TMT4,950.00	-25.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,178.09 QAR4,315.08	$1,000.00 TMT3,500.00	-15.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$65.24 QAR238.97	$436.97 TMT1,529.41	+569.8%
Average			+11.7%

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pay 70.3% less for childcare

	Doha	Ashgabat
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$670.94 QAR2,457.53	$22.86 TMT80.00	-96.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$9,605.02 QAR35,181.22	$24,807.14 TMT86,825.00	+158.3%
Average			-70.3%

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pay 3.5% more for entertainment and sports

	Doha	Ashgabat
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$12.21 QAR44.73	$5.71 TMT20.00	-53.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.87 QAR21.50	$6.79 TMT23.75	+15.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.45 QAR23.62	$25.71 TMT90.00	+298.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$125.60 QAR460.06	$195.24 TMT683.33	+55.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$12.35 QAR45.23	$8.57 TMT30.00	-30.6%
Average			+3.5%

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pay 2.0 times more for clothing

	Doha	Ashgabat
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$60.60 QAR221.98	$55.71 TMT195.00	-8.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$53.93 QAR197.52	$114.29 TMT400.00	+111.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$99.54 QAR364.61	$364.29 TMT1,275.00	+266.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$85.38 QAR312.72	$192.86 TMT675.00	+125.9%
Average			+100.3%

Doha vs. Ashgabat - Cost of clothing

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