Cost of living comparison
Ashgabat is 2.2 times more expensive than Gibraltar.
If you lived in Ashgabat instead of Gibraltar, you would:
pay 61.7% more for restaurants
Gibraltar
|
Ashgabat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$17.39
GIP13.86
|
$31.34
TMT110.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.69
GIP6.93
|
$14.25
TMT50.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.71
GIP1.36
|
$4.56
TMT16.00
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.82
GIP1.45
|
$0.66
TMT2.30
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for groceries
Gibraltar
|
Ashgabat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.73
GIP1.38
|
$1.04
TMT3.67
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.16
GIP3.32
|
$9.66
TMT33.91
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.96
GIP3.16
|
$14.56
TMT51.10
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.59
GIP2.06
|
$5.47
TMT19.20
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.81
GIP3.03
|
$5.86
TMT20.57
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.23
GIP1.78
|
$1.51
TMT5.29
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.90
GIP0.72
|
$2.78
TMT9.75
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.98
GIP0.78
|
$4.63
TMT16.25
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.95
GIP0.76
|
$1.68
TMT5.90
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.77
GIP0.61
|
$1.21
TMT4.23
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.81
GIP0.64
|
$0.72
TMT2.54
|
|
pay 45.6% less for transportation
Gibraltar
|
Ashgabat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.23
GIP4.17
|
$1.62
TMT5.68
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$12.42
GIP9.90
|
$11.40
TMT40.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,381.44
GIP26,607.25
|
$20,584.05
TMT72,250.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$24.72
GIP19.70
|
$8.26
TMT29.00
|
|
pay 3.6 times more for housing
Gibraltar
|
Ashgabat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$51.65
GIP41.17
|
$302.71
TMT1,062.50
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,771.10
GIP1,411.69
|
$698.01
TMT2,450.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,551.15
GIP1,236.37
|
$320.51
TMT1,125.00
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$84.77
GIP67.57
|
$668.12
TMT2,345.10
|
|
pay 52.7% more for childcare
Gibraltar
|
Ashgabat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$897.07
GIP715.03
|
$23.22
TMT81.50
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,592.94
GIP9,240.35
|
$35,099.72
TMT123,200.00
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for entertainment and sports
Gibraltar
|
Ashgabat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.04
GIP3.22
|
$4.99
TMT17.50
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.86
GIP2.28
|
$4.73
TMT16.60
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.22
GIP3.37
|
$45.58
TMT160.00
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$67.59
GIP53.87
|
$60.54
TMT212.50
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.56
GIP8.42
|
$14.25
TMT50.00
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for clothing
Gibraltar
|
Ashgabat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$122.27
GIP97.46
|
$178.06
TMT625.00
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.76
GIP32.49
|
$152.42
TMT535.00
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$125.94
GIP100.38
|
$400.28
TMT1,405.00
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$93.16
GIP74.25
|
$242.17
TMT850.00
|
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