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Ashgabat vs. Saint Peter Port Cost of Living Summary

Ashgabat is 19.4% cheaper than Saint Peter Port.

Restaurants: pay 12.9% more in Ashgabat
Groceries: pay 29.0% more in Ashgabat
Transportation: pay 59.8% less in Ashgabat
Housing: pay 24.8% less in Ashgabat
Childcare: pay 88.3% less in Ashgabat
Entertainment and Sports: pay 26.2% more in Ashgabat
Clothing: pay 93.8% more in Ashgabat

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

Ashgabat vs. Saint Peter Port Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Ashgabat instead of Saint Peter Port, you would:

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pay 12.9% more for restaurants

	Saint Peter Port	Ashgabat
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$20.48 £15.37	$31.43 TMT110.31	+53.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.88 £7.41	$12.86 TMT45.13	+30.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.87 £2.15	$1.57 TMT5.52	-45.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.42 £1.82	$0.86 TMT3.01	-64.6%
Average			+12.9%

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pay 29.0% more for groceries

	Saint Peter Port	Ashgabat
Bread 1 loaf	$2.14 £1.61	$2.04 TMT7.15	-4.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.53 £5.65	$18.82 TMT66.06	+150.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$9.14 £6.86	$17.09 TMT59.98	+86.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.90 £4.42	$6.00 TMT21.06	+1.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.59 £4.20	$9.07 TMT31.84	+62.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.15 £1.61	$2.30 TMT8.07	+7.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.05 £0.79	$3.84 TMT13.49	+266.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$2.96 £2.22	$3.40 TMT11.94	+14.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.58 £1.19	$1.67 TMT5.87	+5.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.30 £0.97	$1.04 TMT3.64	-20.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.10 £0.82	$0.65 TMT2.27	-41.0%
Average			+29.0%

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pay 59.8% less for transportation

	Saint Peter Port	Ashgabat
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$8.12 £6.09	$1.62 TMT5.69	-80.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$35.02 £26.27	$10.00 TMT35.10	-71.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$35,678.80 £26,769.80	$43,928.57 TMT154K	+23.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$25.80 £19.36	$9.71 TMT34.10	-62.3%
Average			-59.8%

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pay 24.8% less for housing

	Saint Peter Port	Ashgabat
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$55.83 £41.89	$102.86 TMT361.03	+84.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$2,362.07 £1,772.26	$1,414.29 TMT4,964.14	-40.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$2,262.96 £1,697.90	$1,000.00 TMT3,510.00	-55.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$103.58 £77.71	$436.97 TMT1,533.78	+321.9%
Average			-24.8%

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pay 88.3% less for childcare

	Saint Peter Port	Ashgabat
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$2,092.28 £1,569.83	$22.86 TMT80.23	-98.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$19,821.55 £14,872.11	$24,807.14 TMT87,073.07	+25.2%
Average			-88.3%

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pay 26.2% more for entertainment and sports

	Saint Peter Port	Ashgabat
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$6.94 £5.21	$5.71 TMT20.06	-17.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.82 £3.62	$6.79 TMT23.82	+40.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$17.18 £12.89	$25.71 TMT90.26	+49.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$73.34 £55.03	$195.24 TMT685.29	+166.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$11.89 £8.92	$8.57 TMT30.09	-27.9%
Average			+26.2%

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pay 93.8% more for clothing

	Saint Peter Port	Ashgabat
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$102.41 £76.84	$55.71 TMT195.56	-45.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$29.73 £22.31	$114.29 TMT401.14	+284.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$116.73 £87.58	$364.29 TMT1,278.64	+212.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$89.20 £66.92	$192.86 TMT676.93	+116.2%
Average			+93.8%

Saint Peter Port vs. Ashgabat - Cost of clothing

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