Cost of living comparison
Ashgabat is 36.2% more expensive than Luxembourg.
If you lived in Ashgabat instead of Luxembourg, you would:
pay 2.4% less for restaurants
Luxembourg
|
Ashgabat
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$21.06
€19.54
|
$35.00
TMT122.50
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.91
€11.05
|
$12.86
TMT45.00
|
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Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.42
€3.18
|
$2.90
TMT10.17
|
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Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$3.33
€3.09
|
$1.05
TMT3.67
|
|
pay 98.2% more for groceries
Luxembourg
|
Ashgabat
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.95
€2.74
|
$2.43
TMT8.50
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.08
€7.49
|
$17.86
TMT62.50
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.49
€5.10
|
$18.39
TMT64.35
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.92
€3.64
|
$6.86
TMT24.00
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.50
€5.10
|
$6.16
TMT21.55
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.19
€1.11
|
$2.51
TMT8.77
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.80
€0.75
|
$3.33
TMT11.65
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.14
€1.06
|
$3.28
TMT11.49
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.99
€1.85
|
$2.07
TMT7.26
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.74
€0.69
|
$0.95
TMT3.33
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.74
€0.68
|
$0.82
TMT2.87
|
|
pay 28.8% less for transportation
Luxembourg
|
Ashgabat
|
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---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.17
€5.73
|
$1.62
TMT5.68
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$10.00
TMT35.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,583.68
€25,590.76
|
$42,857.14
TMT150,000.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$30.32
€28.13
|
$9.71
TMT34.00
|
|
pay 41.8% more for housing
Luxembourg
|
Ashgabat
|
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$51.70
€47.96
|
$100.00
TMT350.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,876.48
€1,740.91
|
$1,092.86
TMT3,825.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,454.17
€1,349.11
|
$964.29
TMT3,375.00
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$175.23
€162.57
|
$436.97
TMT1,529.41
|
|
pay 98.1% less for childcare
Luxembourg
|
Ashgabat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,174.85
€1,089.96
|
$22.86
TMT80.00
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$18,971.77
€17,601.06
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pay 2.2 times more for entertainment and sports
Luxembourg
|
Ashgabat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.50
€6.03
|
$5.14
TMT18.00
|
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Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.85
€3.57
|
$8.43
TMT29.50
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.96
€5.53
|
$28.57
TMT100.00
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$38.16
€35.41
|
$78.57
TMT275.00
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.00
€12.06
|
$12.86
TMT45.00
|
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pay 2.3 times more for clothing
Luxembourg
|
Ashgabat
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$61.37
€56.93
|
$85.71
TMT300.00
|
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Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.16
€30.76
|
$128.57
TMT450.00
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$86.13
€79.91
|
$171.43
TMT600.00
|
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Men's business shoes (leather) |
$96.05
€89.11
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$171.43
TMT600.00
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