Cost of living comparison

Estonia

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Turkmenistan

Ashgabat vs. Tallinn Cost of Living Summary

Ashgabat is 33.7% more expensive than Tallinn.

Restaurants: pay 20.1% more in Ashgabat
Groceries: pay 2.5 times more in Ashgabat
Transportation: pay 52.6% less in Ashgabat
Housing: pay 78.3% more in Ashgabat
Childcare: pay 70.8% less in Ashgabat
Entertainment and Sports: pay 52.5% more in Ashgabat
Clothing: pay 51.8% more in Ashgabat

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

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Ashgabat vs. Tallinn Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Ashgabat instead of Tallinn, you would:

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pay 20.1% more for restaurants

	Tallinn	Ashgabat
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$16.80 €14.95	$31.43 TMT110.31	+87.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.76 €10.46	$12.86 TMT45.13	+9.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.20 €1.96	$1.57 TMT5.52	-28.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.25 €2.00	$0.86 TMT3.01	-61.8%
Average			+20.1%

Tallinn vs. Ashgabat - Cost of restaurants

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pay 2.5 times more for groceries

	Tallinn	Ashgabat
Bread 1 loaf	$1.43 €1.27	$2.04 TMT7.15	+42.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.67 €5.05	$18.82 TMT66.06	+231.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.18 €3.72	$17.09 TMT59.98	+308.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.26 €2.91	$6.00 TMT21.06	+83.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.15 €3.69	$9.07 TMT31.84	+118.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.03 €0.92	$2.30 TMT8.07	+123.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.65 €0.57	$3.84 TMT13.49	+495.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.21 €1.07	$3.40 TMT11.94	+182.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.31 €1.17	$1.67 TMT5.87	+27.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.34 €0.31	$1.04 TMT3.64	+201.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.36 €0.32	$0.65 TMT2.27	+81.4%
Average			+146.2%

Tallinn vs. Ashgabat - Cost of groceries

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pay 52.6% less for transportation

	Tallinn	Ashgabat
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.40 €6.59	$1.62 TMT5.69	-78.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$33.59 €29.90	$10.00 TMT35.10	-70.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$27,993.39 €24,915.12	$43,928.57 TMT154K	+56.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$15.56 €13.85	$9.71 TMT34.10	-37.6%
Average			-52.6%

Tallinn vs. Ashgabat - Cost of transportation

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pay 78.3% more for housing

	Tallinn	Ashgabat
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$32.50 €28.93	$102.86 TMT361.03	+216.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$806.58 €717.89	$1,414.29 TMT4,964.14	+75.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$579.28 €515.58	$1,000.00 TMT3,510.00	+72.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$259.88 €231.30	$436.97 TMT1,533.78	+68.1%
Average			+78.3%

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pay 70.8% less for childcare

	Tallinn	Ashgabat
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$661.76 €588.99	$22.86 TMT80.23	-96.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$10,068.29 €8,961.14	$24,807.14 TMT87,073.07	+146.4%
Average			-70.8%

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pay 52.5% more for entertainment and sports

	Tallinn	Ashgabat
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$6.72 €5.98	$5.71 TMT20.06	-14.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.36 €3.88	$6.79 TMT23.82	+55.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.94 €6.18	$25.71 TMT90.26	+270.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$48.62 €43.27	$195.24 TMT685.29	+301.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$13.44 €11.96	$8.57 TMT30.09	-36.2%
Average			+52.5%

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pay 51.8% more for clothing

	Tallinn	Ashgabat
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$102.46 €91.19	$55.71 TMT195.56	-45.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$51.18 €45.55	$114.29 TMT401.14	+123.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$119.10 €106.00	$364.29 TMT1,278.64	+205.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$134.83 €120.01	$192.86 TMT676.93	+43.0%
Average			+51.8%

Tallinn vs. Ashgabat - Cost of clothing

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