Cost of living comparison
Ashgabat is 2.6 times more expensive than Skopje.
If you lived in Ashgabat instead of Skopje, you would:
pay 2.8 times more for restaurants
Skopje
|
Ashgabat
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.89
MKD336.27
|
$35.00
TMT122.50
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.27
MKD301.14
|
$12.86
TMT45.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.61
MKD91.75
|
$2.90
TMT10.17
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.24
MKD70.77
|
$1.05
TMT3.67
|
|
pay 3.8 times more for groceries
Skopje
|
Ashgabat
|
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---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.65
MKD37.30
|
$2.43
TMT8.50
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.90
MKD222.73
|
$17.86
TMT62.50
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.64
MKD265.01
|
$18.39
TMT64.35
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.14
MKD122.25
|
$6.86
TMT24.00
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.61
MKD206.09
|
$6.16
TMT21.55
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.42
MKD23.81
|
$2.51
TMT8.77
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.61
MKD35.05
|
$3.33
TMT11.65
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.53
MKD30.50
|
$3.28
TMT11.49
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.81
MKD46.11
|
$2.07
TMT7.26
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.39
MKD22.06
|
$0.95
TMT3.33
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.44
MKD25.17
|
$0.82
TMT2.87
|
|
pay 8.2% less for transportation
Skopje
|
Ashgabat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.44
MKD310.87
|
$1.62
TMT5.68
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$25.49
MKD1,455.51
|
$10.00
TMT35.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,636.94
MKD1,806,840.57
|
$42,857.14
TMT150,000.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.98
MKD341.29
|
$9.71
TMT34.00
|
|
pay 4.0 times more for housing
Skopje
|
Ashgabat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$20.21
MKD1,154.37
|
$100.00
TMT350.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$352.02
MKD20,104.46
|
$1,092.86
TMT3,825.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$256.45
MKD14,646.42
|
$964.29
TMT3,375.00
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$105.75
MKD6,039.48
|
$436.97
TMT1,529.41
|
|
pay 91.9% less for childcare
Skopje
|
Ashgabat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$283.04
MKD16,165.12
|
$22.86
TMT80.00
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,283.33
MKD244,628.14
|
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pay 4.3 times more for entertainment and sports
Skopje
|
Ashgabat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.11
MKD120.46
|
$5.14
TMT18.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.92
MKD109.49
|
$8.43
TMT29.50
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.81
MKD160.61
|
$28.57
TMT100.00
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$35.15
MKD2,007.60
|
$78.57
TMT275.00
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.15
MKD351.33
|
$12.86
TMT45.00
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for clothing
Skopje
|
Ashgabat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$67.92
MKD3,878.93
|
$85.71
TMT300.00
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.30
MKD2,073.07
|
$128.57
TMT450.00
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$79.70
MKD4,551.85
|
$171.43
TMT600.00
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$90.77
MKD5,184.27
|
$171.43
TMT600.00
|
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