Cost of living comparison
compared to
Ashgabat vs. Podgorica Cost of Living Summary
Ashgabat is 69.5% more expensive than Podgorica.
- Restaurants
-
pay 53.9% more in Ashgabat
- Groceries
-
pay 2.7 times more in Ashgabat
- Transportation
-
pay 49.0% less in Ashgabat
- Housing
-
pay 2.4 times more in Ashgabat
- Childcare
-
pay 52.3% less in Ashgabat
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 2.6 times more in Ashgabat
- Clothing
-
pay 81.0% more in Ashgabat
The cost of groceries, entertainment and sports, housing, clothing, and restaurants in Ashgabat are more expensive than in Podgorica. Expenses including childcare and transportation are lower in Ashgabat. Notably, groceries, entertainment and sports, and housing are significantly more expensive in Ashgabat.
Ashgabat vs. Podgorica Cost Breakdown
If you lived in Ashgabat instead of Podgorica, you would:
pay 53.9% more for restaurants
|
Podgorica
|
Ashgabat
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.20
€9.97
|
$31.43
TMT110.31
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.64
€9.47
|
$12.86
TMT45.13
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.55
€2.27
|
$1.57
TMT5.52
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.43
€1.27
|
$0.86
TMT3.01
|
|
Podgorica vs. Ashgabat - Cost of restaurants
pay 2.7 times more for groceries
|
Podgorica
|
Ashgabat
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.98
€0.87
|
$2.04
TMT7.15
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.33
€3.85
|
$18.82
TMT66.06
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.90
€4.36
|
$17.09
TMT59.98
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.50
€3.12
|
$6.00
TMT21.06
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.77
€3.35
|
$9.07
TMT31.84
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.72
€0.64
|
$2.30
TMT8.07
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.76
€0.68
|
$3.84
TMT13.49
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.80
€0.71
|
$3.40
TMT11.94
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.07
€0.95
|
$1.67
TMT5.87
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.44
€0.39
|
$1.04
TMT3.64
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.47
€0.42
|
$0.65
TMT2.27
|
|
Podgorica vs. Ashgabat - Cost of groceries
pay 49.0% less for transportation
|
Podgorica
|
Ashgabat
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.02
€6.25
|
$1.62
TMT5.69
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$33.59
€29.90
|
$10.00
TMT35.10
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,517.27
€27,161.47
|
$43,928.57
TMT154K
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.03
€6.25
|
$9.71
TMT34.10
|
|
Podgorica vs. Ashgabat - Cost of transportation
pay 2.4 times more for housing
|
Podgorica
|
Ashgabat
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.80
€28.30
|
$102.86
TMT361.03
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$639.89
€569.53
|
$1,414.29
TMT4,964.14
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$489.46
€435.64
|
$1,000.00
TMT3,510.00
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$98.01
€87.24
|
$436.97
TMT1,533.78
|
|
Podgorica vs. Ashgabat - Cost of housing
pay 52.3% less for childcare
|
Podgorica
|
Ashgabat
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$340.96
€303.47
|
$22.86
TMT80.23
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,315.61
€6,511.15
|
$24,807.14
TMT87,073.07
|
|
Podgorica vs. Ashgabat - Cost of childcare
pay 2.6 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Podgorica
|
Ashgabat
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.08
€2.74
|
$5.71
TMT20.06
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.17
€1.94
|
$6.79
TMT23.82
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.37
€3.89
|
$25.71
TMT90.26
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$48.15
€42.85
|
$195.24
TMT685.29
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.44
€5.73
|
$8.57
TMT30.09
|
|
Podgorica vs. Ashgabat - Cost of entertainment and sports
pay 81.0% more for clothing
|
Podgorica
|
Ashgabat
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$87.34
€77.74
|
$55.71
TMT195.56
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.28
€41.19
|
$114.29
TMT401.14
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.42
€86.70
|
$364.29
TMT1,278.64
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$105.75
€94.12
|
$192.86
TMT676.93
|
|
Podgorica vs. Ashgabat - Cost of clothing
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