Cost of living comparison
Ashgabat is 83.6% more expensive than Riga.
If you lived in Ashgabat instead of Riga, you would:
pay 81.0% more for restaurants
Riga
|
Ashgabat
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.91
€10.95
|
$35.00
TMT122.50
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.12
€7.47
|
$12.86
TMT45.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.59
€1.46
|
$2.90
TMT10.17
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.17
€1.08
|
$1.05
TMT3.67
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for groceries
Riga
|
Ashgabat
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.45
€1.34
|
$2.43
TMT8.50
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.46
€5.02
|
$17.86
TMT62.50
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.69
€4.31
|
$18.39
TMT64.35
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.74
€2.52
|
$6.86
TMT24.00
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.16
€2.90
|
$6.16
TMT21.55
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.68
€0.63
|
$2.51
TMT8.77
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.82
€0.75
|
$3.33
TMT11.65
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.02
€0.93
|
$3.28
TMT11.49
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.44
€1.33
|
$2.07
TMT7.26
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.38
€0.35
|
$0.95
TMT3.33
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.48
€0.44
|
$0.82
TMT2.87
|
|
pay 25.1% less for transportation
Riga
|
Ashgabat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.87
€6.32
|
$1.62
TMT5.68
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$32.49
€29.86
|
$10.00
TMT35.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,803.93
€24,636.83
|
$42,857.14
TMT150,000.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.37
€10.45
|
$9.71
TMT34.00
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for housing
Riga
|
Ashgabat
|
||
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$16.37
€15.04
|
$100.00
TMT350.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$539.93
€496.27
|
$1,092.86
TMT3,825.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$363.88
€334.46
|
$964.29
TMT3,375.00
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$260.18
€239.14
|
$436.97
TMT1,529.41
|
|
pay 95.4% less for childcare
Riga
|
Ashgabat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$493.19
€453.32
|
$22.86
TMT80.00
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,245.77
€12,174.85
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pay 2.4 times more for entertainment and sports
Riga
|
Ashgabat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.87
€4.48
|
$5.14
TMT18.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.33
€3.06
|
$8.43
TMT29.50
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.33
€4.90
|
$28.57
TMT100.00
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$46.87
€43.08
|
$78.57
TMT275.00
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.83
€9.95
|
$12.86
TMT45.00
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for clothing
Riga
|
Ashgabat
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$85.73
€78.80
|
$85.71
TMT300.00
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.35
€40.77
|
$128.57
TMT450.00
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.66
€85.16
|
$171.43
TMT600.00
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$123.25
€113.29
|
$171.43
TMT600.00
|
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