Cost of living comparison
Ashgabat is 2.6 times more expensive than Riyadh.
If you lived in Ashgabat instead of Riyadh, you would:
pay 3.8 times more for restaurants
Riyadh
|
Ashgabat
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.66
SAR25.00
|
$31.34
TMT110.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.80
SAR25.50
|
$14.25
TMT50.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.80
SAR3.00
|
$4.56
TMT16.00
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.26
SAR0.97
|
$0.66
TMT2.30
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for groceries
Riyadh
|
Ashgabat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.87
SAR3.25
|
$1.04
TMT3.67
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.88
SAR14.56
|
$9.66
TMT33.91
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.75
SAR25.33
|
$14.56
TMT51.10
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.75
SAR10.30
|
$5.47
TMT19.20
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.52
SAR13.21
|
$5.86
TMT20.57
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.94
SAR3.51
|
$1.51
TMT5.29
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.78
SAR2.94
|
$2.78
TMT9.75
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.75
SAR2.82
|
$4.63
TMT16.25
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.93
SAR3.50
|
$1.68
TMT5.90
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.57
SAR2.13
|
$1.21
TMT4.23
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.54
SAR2.01
|
$0.72
TMT2.54
|
|
pay 38.1% less for transportation
Riyadh
|
Ashgabat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.31
SAR8.67
|
$1.62
TMT5.68
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$31.99
SAR119.98
|
$11.40
TMT40.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,992.84
SAR89,988.00
|
$20,584.05
TMT72,250.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.66
SAR54.99
|
$8.26
TMT29.00
|
|
pay 3.8 times more for housing
Riyadh
|
Ashgabat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$71.71
SAR268.96
|
$302.71
TMT1,062.50
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$927.46
SAR3,478.56
|
$698.01
TMT2,450.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$598.10
SAR2,243.25
|
$320.51
TMT1,125.00
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$69.43
SAR260.40
|
$668.12
TMT2,345.10
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for childcare
Riyadh
|
Ashgabat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$372.21
SAR1,396.03
|
$23.22
TMT81.50
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,748.95
SAR25,312.75
|
$35,099.72
TMT123,200.00
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for entertainment and sports
Riyadh
|
Ashgabat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.60
SAR6.00
|
$4.99
TMT17.50
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.86
SAR14.48
|
$4.73
TMT16.60
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.46
SAR28.00
|
$45.58
TMT160.00
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$101.08
SAR379.12
|
$60.54
TMT212.50
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$17.33
SAR64.99
|
$14.25
TMT50.00
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for clothing
Riyadh
|
Ashgabat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$51.90
SAR194.64
|
$178.06
TMT625.00
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$63.87
SAR239.57
|
$152.42
TMT535.00
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$109.70
SAR411.46
|
$400.28
TMT1,405.00
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$96.25
SAR360.99
|
$242.17
TMT850.00
|
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