Cost of living comparison
Ashgabat is 2.2 times more expensive than Sofia.
If you lived in Ashgabat instead of Sofia, you would:
pay 2.0 times more for restaurants
Sofia
|
Ashgabat
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.07
BGN19.55
|
$35.00
TMT122.85
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.30
BGN14.67
|
$12.86
TMT45.13
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.35
BGN2.38
|
$2.90
TMT10.20
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.84
BGN1.48
|
$1.05
TMT3.68
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for groceries
Sofia
|
Ashgabat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.07
BGN1.90
|
$2.43
TMT8.53
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.00
BGN8.83
|
$17.86
TMT62.68
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.57
BGN11.60
|
$18.39
TMT64.54
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.48
BGN6.14
|
$6.86
TMT24.07
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.46
BGN6.11
|
$6.16
TMT21.61
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.73
BGN1.29
|
$2.51
TMT8.79
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.82
BGN1.45
|
$3.33
TMT11.68
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.80
BGN1.41
|
$3.28
TMT11.52
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.07
BGN1.88
|
$2.07
TMT7.28
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
BGN0.87
|
$0.95
TMT3.34
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.56
BGN0.99
|
$0.82
TMT2.88
|
|
pay 11.3% less for transportation
Sofia
|
Ashgabat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.81
BGN10.26
|
$1.62
TMT5.69
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$27.68
BGN48.88
|
$10.00
TMT35.10
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,677.83
BGN48,884.58
|
$42,857.14
TMT150,428.57
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.14
BGN12.61
|
$9.71
TMT34.10
|
|
pay 4.1 times more for housing
Sofia
|
Ashgabat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$13.00
BGN22.96
|
$100.00
TMT351.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$546.64
BGN965.47
|
$1,092.86
TMT3,835.93
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$407.37
BGN719.50
|
$964.29
TMT3,384.64
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$104.32
BGN184.25
|
$436.97
TMT1,533.78
|
|
pay 95.5% less for childcare
Sofia
|
Ashgabat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$508.23
BGN897.64
|
$22.86
TMT80.23
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,673.93
BGN13,553.70
|
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pay 3.8 times more for entertainment and sports
Sofia
|
Ashgabat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.10
BGN3.72
|
$5.14
TMT18.05
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.06
BGN3.63
|
$8.43
TMT29.58
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.32
BGN5.87
|
$28.57
TMT100.29
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.02
BGN63.62
|
$78.57
TMT275.79
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.30
BGN14.67
|
$12.86
TMT45.13
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for clothing
Sofia
|
Ashgabat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$72.32
BGN127.74
|
$85.71
TMT300.86
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.26
BGN56.98
|
$128.57
TMT451.29
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$99.80
BGN176.27
|
$171.43
TMT601.71
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$94.08
BGN166.16
|
$171.43
TMT601.71
|
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