Cost of living comparison

British Virgin Islands

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Turkmenistan

Ashgabat vs. Road Town Cost of Living Summary

Ashgabat is 9.9% cheaper than Road Town.

Restaurants: pay 51.4% more in Ashgabat
Groceries: pay 3.7% more in Ashgabat
Transportation: pay 66.0% less in Ashgabat
Housing: pay 1.2% less in Ashgabat
Childcare: pay 68.5% less in Ashgabat
Entertainment and Sports: pay 48.5% more in Ashgabat
Clothing: pay 75.1% more in Ashgabat

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

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Ashgabat vs. Road Town Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Ashgabat instead of Road Town, you would:

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pay 51.4% more for restaurants

	Road Town	Ashgabat
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$17.50	$31.43 TMT110.31	+79.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.00	$12.86 TMT45.13	+60.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.65	$1.57 TMT5.52	-4.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.95	$0.86 TMT3.01	-9.3%
Average			+51.4%

Road Town vs. Ashgabat - Cost of restaurants

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pay 3.7% more for groceries

	Road Town	Ashgabat
Bread 1 loaf	$4.57	$2.04 TMT7.15	-55.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	??	$18.82 TMT66.06
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.56	$17.09 TMT59.98	+99.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.00	$6.00 TMT21.06	+20.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	??	$9.07 TMT31.84
Apples (1 lb)	$1.66	$2.30 TMT8.07	+38.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.49	$3.84 TMT13.49	+157.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.91	$3.40 TMT11.94	+275.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.97	$1.67 TMT5.87	-43.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$2.18	$1.04 TMT3.64	-52.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.78	$0.65 TMT2.27	-63.6%
Average			+3.7%

Road Town vs. Ashgabat - Cost of groceries

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pay 66.0% less for transportation

	Road Town	Ashgabat
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.77	$1.62 TMT5.69	-66.0%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$10.00 TMT35.10
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	??	$43,928.57 TMT154K
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	??	$9.71 TMT34.10
Average			-66.0%

Road Town vs. Ashgabat - Cost of transportation

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pay 1.2% less for housing

	Road Town	Ashgabat
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$125.00	$102.86 TMT361.03	-17.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,666.67	$1,414.29 TMT4,964.14	-15.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,366.67	$1,000.00 TMT3,510.00	-26.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$124.65	$436.97 TMT1,533.78	+250.6%
Average			-1.2%

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pay 68.5% less for childcare

	Road Town	Ashgabat
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$375.00	$22.86 TMT80.23	-93.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$15,236.67	$24,807.14 TMT87,073.07	+62.8%
Average			-68.5%

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pay 48.5% more for entertainment and sports

	Road Town	Ashgabat
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.00	$5.71 TMT20.06	+42.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.50	$6.79 TMT23.82	+50.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.25	$25.71 TMT90.26	+389.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$120.00	$195.24 TMT685.29	+62.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.00	$8.57 TMT30.09	-14.3%
Average			+48.5%

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pay 75.1% more for clothing

	Road Town	Ashgabat
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$47.50	$55.71 TMT195.56	+17.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$55.00	$114.29 TMT401.14	+107.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$130.00	$364.29 TMT1,278.64	+180.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$140.00	$192.86 TMT676.93	+37.8%
Average			+75.1%

Road Town vs. Ashgabat - Cost of clothing

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