Cost of living comparison
Ashgabat is 3.9 times more expensive than Managua.
If you lived in Ashgabat instead of Managua, you would:
pay 4.2 times more for restaurants
Managua
|
Ashgabat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.95
NIO182.22
|
$31.34
TMT109.69
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.52
NIO203.12
|
$14.25
TMT49.86
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.65
NIO23.74
|
$4.56
TMT15.95
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.76
NIO27.92
|
$0.66
TMT2.29
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for groceries
Managua
|
Ashgabat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.38
NIO50.82
|
$1.04
TMT3.66
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.90
NIO69.92
|
$9.66
TMT33.81
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.95
NIO145.21
|
$14.56
TMT50.96
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.98
NIO72.78
|
$5.47
TMT19.15
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.29
NIO84.39
|
$5.86
TMT20.51
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.18
NIO80.31
|
$1.51
TMT5.28
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.48
NIO17.77
|
$2.78
TMT9.72
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.78
NIO28.52
|
$4.63
TMT16.21
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.69
NIO25.54
|
$1.68
TMT5.88
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.67
NIO24.80
|
$1.21
TMT4.22
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.55
NIO20.24
|
$0.72
TMT2.53
|
|
pay 16.1% less for transportation
Managua
|
Ashgabat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.73
NIO173.90
|
$1.62
TMT5.66
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$10.00
NIO367.80
|
$11.40
TMT39.89
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,000.00
NIO698,818.21
|
$20,584.05
TMT72,044.16
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.46
NIO384.82
|
$8.26
TMT28.92
|
|
pay 5.6 times more for housing
Managua
|
Ashgabat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$58.25
NIO2,142.26
|
$302.71
TMT1,059.47
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$235.71
NIO8,669.55
|
$698.01
TMT2,443.02
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$186.67
NIO6,865.58
|
$320.51
TMT1,121.79
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$52.74
NIO1,939.73
|
$668.12
TMT2,338.42
|
|
pay 4.7 times more for childcare
Managua
|
Ashgabat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$126.63
NIO4,657.59
|
$23.22
TMT81.27
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,774.75
NIO138,834.90
|
$35,099.72
TMT122,849.00
|
|
pay 4.8 times more for entertainment and sports
Managua
|
Ashgabat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.95
NIO71.72
|
$4.99
TMT17.45
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.17
NIO79.71
|
$4.73
TMT16.55
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.00
NIO110.34
|
$45.58
TMT159.54
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.40
NIO1,118.14
|
$60.54
TMT211.89
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.57
NIO241.75
|
$14.25
TMT49.86
|
|
pay 3.9 times more for clothing
Managua
|
Ashgabat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$46.93
NIO1,726.09
|
$178.06
TMT623.22
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$42.70
NIO1,570.33
|
$152.42
TMT533.48
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$77.56
NIO2,852.70
|
$400.28
TMT1,401.00
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$80.63
NIO2,965.44
|
$242.17
TMT847.58
|
|
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