Cost of living comparison
Ashgabat is 44.0% more expensive than Stockholm.
If you lived in Ashgabat instead of Stockholm, you would:
pay 40.2% more for restaurants
Stockholm
|
Ashgabat
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.91
SEK149.08
|
$35.00
TMT122.50
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.60
SEK102.87
|
$12.86
TMT45.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.35
SEK25.19
|
$2.90
TMT10.17
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.03
SEK21.72
|
$1.05
TMT3.67
|
|
pay 91.4% more for groceries
Stockholm
|
Ashgabat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.73
SEK29.29
|
$2.43
TMT8.50
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.25
SEK56.22
|
$17.86
TMT62.50
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.52
SEK59.14
|
$18.39
TMT64.35
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.04
SEK43.34
|
$6.86
TMT24.00
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.26
SEK56.33
|
$6.16
TMT21.55
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.40
SEK15.00
|
$2.51
TMT8.77
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.10
SEK11.83
|
$3.33
TMT11.65
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.40
SEK14.97
|
$3.28
TMT11.49
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.00
SEK21.46
|
$2.07
TMT7.26
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.70
SEK7.49
|
$0.95
TMT3.33
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.81
SEK8.73
|
$0.82
TMT2.87
|
|
pay 45.4% less for transportation
Stockholm
|
Ashgabat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.93
SEK74.22
|
$1.62
TMT5.68
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$94.59
SEK1,013.76
|
$10.00
TMT35.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,656.21
SEK307,108.17
|
$42,857.14
TMT150,000.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$27.82
SEK298.16
|
$9.71
TMT34.00
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for housing
Stockholm
|
Ashgabat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$29.19
SEK312.81
|
$100.00
TMT350.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,509.41
SEK16,176.31
|
$1,092.86
TMT3,825.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$932.71
SEK9,995.84
|
$964.29
TMT3,375.00
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$115.02
SEK1,232.70
|
$436.97
TMT1,529.41
|
|
pay 83.3% less for childcare
Stockholm
|
Ashgabat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$136.93
SEK1,467.46
|
$22.86
TMT80.00
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,986.40
SEK74,873.11
|
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pay 2.0 times more for entertainment and sports
Stockholm
|
Ashgabat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.96
SEK74.54
|
$5.14
TMT18.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.14
SEK44.36
|
$8.43
TMT29.50
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.58
SEK70.57
|
$28.57
TMT100.00
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$38.94
SEK417.32
|
$78.57
TMT275.00
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.33
SEK153.55
|
$12.86
TMT45.00
|
|
pay 80.0% more for clothing
Stockholm
|
Ashgabat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$78.29
SEK839.01
|
$85.71
TMT300.00
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$42.00
SEK450.14
|
$128.57
TMT450.00
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$94.17
SEK1,009.24
|
$171.43
TMT600.00
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$140.31
SEK1,503.66
|
$171.43
TMT600.00
|
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