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Ashgabat vs. Oranjestad Cost of Living Summary

Ashgabat is 13.9% more expensive than Oranjestad.

Restaurants: pay 20.1% more in Ashgabat
Groceries: pay 44.6% more in Ashgabat
Transportation: pay 56.0% less in Ashgabat
Housing: pay 36.0% more in Ashgabat
Childcare: pay 48.7% less in Ashgabat
Entertainment and Sports: pay 67.7% more in Ashgabat
Clothing: pay 90.4% more in Ashgabat

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

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Ashgabat vs. Oranjestad Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 20.1% more for restaurants

	Oranjestad	Ashgabat
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$22.00 AWG39.63	$31.43 TMT110.31	+42.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.27 AWG18.50	$12.86 TMT45.13	+25.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.44 AWG2.60	$1.57 TMT5.52	+8.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.63 AWG2.93	$0.86 TMT3.01	-47.4%
Average			+20.1%

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pay 44.6% more for groceries

	Oranjestad	Ashgabat
Bread 1 loaf	$2.97 AWG5.35	$2.04 TMT7.15	-31.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.25 AWG11.26	$18.82 TMT66.06	+201.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.04 AWG12.69	$17.09 TMT59.98	+142.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.33 AWG9.60	$6.00 TMT21.06	+12.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.23 AWG7.62	$9.07 TMT31.84	+114.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.10 AWG3.78	$2.30 TMT8.07	+9.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.02 AWG1.84	$3.84 TMT13.49	+276.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$2.27 AWG4.09	$3.40 TMT11.94	+50.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.59 AWG2.86	$1.67 TMT5.87	+5.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.01 AWG1.82	$1.04 TMT3.64	+2.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.91 AWG1.63	$0.65 TMT2.27	-28.6%
Average			+44.6%

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pay 56.0% less for transportation

	Oranjestad	Ashgabat
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.63 AWG13.75	$1.62 TMT5.69	-78.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$30.00 AWG54.04	$10.00 TMT35.10	-66.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$26,095.70 AWG47,004.88	$43,928.57 TMT154K	+68.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$48.03 AWG86.51	$9.71 TMT34.10	-79.8%
Average			-56.0%

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pay 36.0% more for housing

	Oranjestad	Ashgabat
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$105.51 AWG190.04	$102.86 TMT361.03	-2.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$933.33 AWG1,681.17	$1,414.29 TMT4,964.14	+51.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$950.00 AWG1,711.19	$1,000.00 TMT3,510.00	+5.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$194.00 AWG349.45	$436.97 TMT1,533.78	+125.2%
Average			+36.0%

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pay 48.7% less for childcare

	Oranjestad	Ashgabat
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$250.00 AWG450.31	$22.86 TMT80.23	-90.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,606.10 AWG15,501.74	$24,807.14 TMT87,073.07	+188.3%
Average			-48.7%

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pay 67.7% more for entertainment and sports

	Oranjestad	Ashgabat
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.00 AWG5.40	$5.71 TMT20.06	+90.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.31 AWG7.77	$6.79 TMT23.82	+57.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$10.00 AWG18.01	$25.71 TMT90.26	+157.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$62.22 AWG112.08	$195.24 TMT685.29	+213.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$11.94 AWG21.50	$8.57 TMT30.09	-28.2%
Average			+67.7%

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pay 90.4% more for clothing

	Oranjestad	Ashgabat
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$60.00 AWG108.08	$55.71 TMT195.56	-7.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$50.71 AWG91.34	$114.29 TMT401.14	+125.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$108.81 AWG196.00	$364.29 TMT1,278.64	+234.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$102.90 AWG185.35	$192.86 TMT676.93	+87.4%
Average			+90.4%

Oranjestad vs. Ashgabat - Cost of clothing

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