Cost of living comparison

Grenada

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Turkmenistan

Ashgabat vs. St. George's Cost of Living Summary

Ashgabat is 41.3% more expensive than St. George's.

Restaurants: pay 2.0 times more in Ashgabat
Groceries: pay 22.5% more in Ashgabat
Transportation: pay 55.1% less in Ashgabat
Housing: pay 78.0% more in Ashgabat
Childcare: pay 75.1% more in Ashgabat
Entertainment and Sports: pay 91.2% more in Ashgabat
Clothing: pay 2.8 times more in Ashgabat

The cost of clothing, restaurants, entertainment and sports, housing, childcare, and groceries in Ashgabat are more expensive than in St. George's. Notably, clothing, restaurants, and entertainment and sports are significantly more expensive in Ashgabat.

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Ashgabat vs. St. George's Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Ashgabat instead of St. George's, you would:

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pay 2.0 times more for restaurants

	St. George's	Ashgabat
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.40 EC$20.00	$31.43 TMT110.31	+324.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.33 EC$22.50	$12.86 TMT45.13	+54.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.94 EC$5.25	$1.57 TMT5.52	-19.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.94 EC$5.25	$0.86 TMT3.01	-55.9%
Average			+101.3%

St. George's vs. Ashgabat - Cost of restaurants

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pay 22.5% more for groceries

	St. George's	Ashgabat
Bread 1 loaf	$2.38 EC$6.44	$2.04 TMT7.15	-14.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.93 EC$18.74	$18.82 TMT66.06	+171.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$15.41 EC$41.64	$17.09 TMT59.98	+10.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.26 EC$11.50	$6.00 TMT21.06	+41.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.26 EC$11.50	$9.07 TMT31.84	+113.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$6.11 EC$16.50	$2.30 TMT8.07	-62.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.11 EC$3.00	$3.84 TMT13.49	+246.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.74 EC$2.00	$3.40 TMT11.94	+359.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.59 EC$7.00	$1.67 TMT5.87	-35.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.30 EC$3.50	$1.04 TMT3.64	-19.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.67 EC$4.50	$0.65 TMT2.27	-61.1%
Average			+22.5%

St. George's vs. Ashgabat - Cost of groceries

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pay 55.1% less for transportation

	St. George's	Ashgabat
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.28 EC$14.26	$1.62 TMT5.69	-69.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$64.35 EC$173.91	$10.00 TMT35.10	-84.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$25,901.46 EC$70,000.00	$43,928.57 TMT154K	+69.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	??	$9.71 TMT34.10
Average			-55.1%

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pay 78.0% more for housing

	St. George's	Ashgabat
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$50.94 EC$137.67	$102.86 TMT361.03	+101.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,134.73 EC$3,066.67	$1,414.29 TMT4,964.14	+24.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$437.86 EC$1,183.33	$1,000.00 TMT3,510.00	+128.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$192.10 EC$519.15	$436.97 TMT1,533.78	+127.5%
Average			+78.0%

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pay 75.1% more for childcare

	St. George's	Ashgabat
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$55.50 EC$150.00	$22.86 TMT80.23	-58.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$3,330.19 EC$9,000.00	$24,807.14 TMT87,073.07	+644.9%
Average			+75.1%

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pay 91.2% more for entertainment and sports

	St. George's	Ashgabat
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.78 EC$7.50	$5.71 TMT20.06	+105.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.38 EC$11.83	$6.79 TMT23.82	+55.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	??	$25.71 TMT90.26
Monthly membership at local gym	$37.00 EC$100.00	$195.24 TMT685.29	+427.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$11.10 EC$30.00	$8.57 TMT30.09	-22.8%
Average			+91.2%

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pay 2.8 times more for clothing

	St. George's	Ashgabat
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$35.15 EC$95.00	$55.71 TMT195.56	+58.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$44.40 EC$120.00	$114.29 TMT401.14	+157.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$50.57 EC$136.67	$364.29 TMT1,278.64	+620.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$87.57 EC$236.67	$192.86 TMT676.93	+120.2%
Average			+183.6%

St. George's vs. Ashgabat - Cost of clothing

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