Cost of living comparison
Ashgabat is 3.8 times more expensive than Pretoria.
If you lived in Ashgabat instead of Pretoria, you would:
pay 3.5 times more for restaurants
Pretoria
|
Ashgabat
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.72
ZAR124.62
|
$31.34
TMT109.69
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.39
ZAR81.39
|
$14.25
TMT49.86
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.88
ZAR16.37
|
$4.56
TMT15.95
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.66
ZAR12.24
|
$0.66
TMT2.29
|
|
pay 3.4 times more for groceries
Pretoria
|
Ashgabat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.83
ZAR15.43
|
$1.04
TMT3.66
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.17
ZAR58.89
|
$9.66
TMT33.81
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.87
ZAR71.88
|
$14.56
TMT50.96
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.68
ZAR31.09
|
$5.47
TMT19.15
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.92
ZAR35.65
|
$5.86
TMT20.51
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.61
ZAR11.38
|
$1.51
TMT5.28
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.56
ZAR10.38
|
$2.78
TMT9.72
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.53
ZAR9.84
|
$4.63
TMT16.21
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
ZAR11.63
|
$1.68
TMT5.88
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.50
ZAR9.25
|
$1.21
TMT4.22
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.51
ZAR9.45
|
$0.72
TMT2.53
|
|
pay 36.0% less for transportation
Pretoria
|
Ashgabat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.68
ZAR86.87
|
$1.62
TMT5.66
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$45.23
ZAR839.30
|
$11.40
TMT39.89
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$17,020.94
ZAR315,829.98
|
$20,584.05
TMT72,044.16
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.97
ZAR203.47
|
$8.26
TMT28.92
|
|
pay 4.7 times more for housing
Pretoria
|
Ashgabat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$46.98
ZAR871.71
|
$302.71
TMT1,059.47
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$315.25
ZAR5,849.65
|
$698.01
TMT2,443.02
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$329.30
ZAR6,110.34
|
$320.51
TMT1,121.79
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$73.25
ZAR1,359.15
|
$668.12
TMT2,338.42
|
|
pay 5.0 times more for childcare
Pretoria
|
Ashgabat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$210.41
ZAR3,904.20
|
$23.22
TMT81.27
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,579.40
ZAR66,417.09
|
$35,099.72
TMT122,849.00
|
|
pay 5.3 times more for entertainment and sports
Pretoria
|
Ashgabat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.92
ZAR35.61
|
$4.99
TMT17.45
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.64
ZAR30.47
|
$4.73
TMT16.55
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.74
ZAR50.87
|
$45.58
TMT159.54
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.50
ZAR640.19
|
$60.54
TMT211.89
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.48
ZAR101.73
|
$14.25
TMT49.86
|
|
pay 4.1 times more for clothing
Pretoria
|
Ashgabat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$42.41
ZAR786.93
|
$178.06
TMT623.22
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.03
ZAR649.96
|
$152.42
TMT533.48
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$76.75
ZAR1,424.20
|
$400.28
TMT1,401.00
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$87.03
ZAR1,614.95
|
$242.17
TMT847.58
|
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