Cost of living comparison

Cyprus

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Turkmenistan

Ashgabat vs. Nicosia Cost of Living Summary

Ashgabat is 27.5% more expensive than Nicosia.

Restaurants: pay 44.2% more in Ashgabat
Groceries: pay 73.7% more in Ashgabat
Transportation: pay 58.0% less in Ashgabat
Housing: pay 80.2% more in Ashgabat
Childcare: pay 65.5% less in Ashgabat
Entertainment and Sports: pay 65.0% more in Ashgabat
Clothing: pay 61.4% more in Ashgabat

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

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Ashgabat vs. Nicosia Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 44.2% more for restaurants

	Nicosia	Ashgabat
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$16.80 €14.95	$31.43 TMT110.31	+87.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.96 €7.97	$12.86 TMT45.13	+43.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.30 €2.05	$1.57 TMT5.52	-31.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.89 €0.79	$0.86 TMT3.01	-3.9%
Average			+44.2%

Nicosia vs. Ashgabat - Cost of restaurants

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pay 73.7% more for groceries

	Nicosia	Ashgabat
Bread 1 loaf	$1.96 €1.74	$2.04 TMT7.15	+4.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.56 €5.84	$18.82 TMT66.06	+186.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.95 €6.19	$17.09 TMT59.98	+145.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.77 €4.25	$6.00 TMT21.06	+25.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.06 €3.62	$9.07 TMT31.84	+123.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.55 €1.38	$2.30 TMT8.07	+48.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.95 €0.84	$3.84 TMT13.49	+304.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.14 €1.01	$3.40 TMT11.94	+198.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.58 €1.40	$1.67 TMT5.87	+5.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.85 €0.76	$1.04 TMT3.64	+21.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.71 €0.63	$0.65 TMT2.27	-9.0%
Average			+73.7%

Nicosia vs. Ashgabat - Cost of groceries

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pay 58.0% less for transportation

	Nicosia	Ashgabat
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.73 €5.99	$1.62 TMT5.69	-75.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$44.79 €39.86	$10.00 TMT35.10	-77.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$32,920.23 €29,300.19	$43,928.57 TMT154K	+33.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$21.86 €19.45	$9.71 TMT34.10	-55.6%
Average			-58.0%

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pay 80.2% more for housing

	Nicosia	Ashgabat
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$33.22 €29.57	$102.86 TMT361.03	+209.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$784.43 €698.17	$1,414.29 TMT4,964.14	+80.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$696.72 €620.11	$1,000.00 TMT3,510.00	+43.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$158.82 €141.36	$436.97 TMT1,533.78	+175.1%
Average			+80.2%

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pay 65.5% less for childcare

	Nicosia	Ashgabat
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$513.33 €456.88	$22.86 TMT80.23	-95.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$9,282.61 €8,261.86	$24,807.14 TMT87,073.07	+167.2%
Average			-65.5%

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pay 65.0% more for entertainment and sports

	Nicosia	Ashgabat
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.48 €3.99	$5.71 TMT20.06	+27.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.65 €3.25	$6.79 TMT23.82	+85.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.60 €4.98	$25.71 TMT90.26	+359.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$74.03 €65.89	$195.24 TMT685.29	+163.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$11.20 €9.97	$8.57 TMT30.09	-23.5%
Average			+65.0%

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pay 61.4% more for clothing

	Nicosia	Ashgabat
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$102.69 €91.40	$55.71 TMT195.56	-45.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$54.75 €48.73	$114.29 TMT401.14	+108.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$100.22 €89.20	$364.29 TMT1,278.64	+263.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$116.92 €104.07	$192.86 TMT676.93	+64.9%
Average			+61.4%

Nicosia vs. Ashgabat - Cost of clothing

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