Cost of living comparison
Ashgabat is 3.3 times more expensive than Tbilisi.
If you lived in Ashgabat instead of Tbilisi, you would:
pay 2.7 times more for restaurants
Tbilisi
|
Ashgabat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.74
GEL31.41
|
$31.34
TMT109.69
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.83
GEL20.94
|
$14.25
TMT49.86
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.88
GEL2.35
|
$4.56
TMT15.95
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.51
GEL1.35
|
$0.66
TMT2.29
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for groceries
Tbilisi
|
Ashgabat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.68
GEL1.81
|
$1.04
TMT3.66
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.65
GEL12.43
|
$9.66
TMT33.81
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.85
GEL20.99
|
$14.56
TMT50.96
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.56
GEL6.84
|
$5.47
TMT19.15
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.18
GEL8.50
|
$5.86
TMT20.51
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.58
GEL1.56
|
$1.51
TMT5.28
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.82
GEL2.18
|
$2.78
TMT9.72
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.77
GEL2.06
|
$4.63
TMT16.21
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.79
GEL2.12
|
$1.68
TMT5.88
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.40
GEL1.07
|
$1.21
TMT4.22
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.37
GEL0.98
|
$0.72
TMT2.53
|
|
pay 26.1% less for transportation
Tbilisi
|
Ashgabat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.47
GEL14.63
|
$1.62
TMT5.66
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$15.66
GEL41.88
|
$11.40
TMT39.89
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,483.37
GEL62,818.00
|
$20,584.05
TMT72,044.16
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.83
GEL20.94
|
$8.26
TMT28.92
|
|
pay 7.1 times more for housing
Tbilisi
|
Ashgabat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$20.37
GEL54.49
|
$302.71
TMT1,059.47
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$988.93
GEL2,645.38
|
$698.01
TMT2,443.02
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$643.97
GEL1,722.61
|
$320.51
TMT1,121.79
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$53.87
GEL144.11
|
$668.12
TMT2,338.42
|
|
pay 3.4 times more for childcare
Tbilisi
|
Ashgabat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$233.05
GEL623.42
|
$23.22
TMT81.27
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,254.52
GEL14,055.84
|
$35,099.72
TMT122,849.00
|
|
pay 4.4 times more for entertainment and sports
Tbilisi
|
Ashgabat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.96
GEL5.23
|
$4.99
TMT17.45
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.84
GEL7.60
|
$4.73
TMT16.55
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.09
GEL8.27
|
$45.58
TMT159.54
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$57.20
GEL153.00
|
$60.54
TMT211.89
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.65
GEL17.80
|
$14.25
TMT49.86
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for clothing
Tbilisi
|
Ashgabat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$97.31
GEL260.30
|
$178.06
TMT623.22
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$54.30
GEL145.25
|
$152.42
TMT533.48
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$127.35
GEL340.66
|
$400.28
TMT1,401.00
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$160.13
GEL428.35
|
$242.17
TMT847.58
|
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