Cost of living comparison
Ashgabat is 18.6% more expensive than The Valley.
If you lived in Ashgabat instead of The Valley, you would:
pay 12.5% more for restaurants
The Valley
|
Ashgabat
|
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---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.50
EC$44.59
|
$35.00
TMT122.50
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.00
EC$27.03
|
$12.86
TMT45.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.50
EC$9.46
|
$2.90
TMT10.17
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$4.00
EC$10.81
|
$1.05
TMT3.67
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for groceries
The Valley
|
Ashgabat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.50
EC$9.47
|
$2.43
TMT8.50
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$11.02
EC$29.79
|
$17.86
TMT62.50
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.60
EC$17.84
|
$18.39
TMT64.35
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.22
EC$6.00
|
$6.86
TMT24.00
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$7.38
EC$19.93
|
$6.16
TMT21.55
|
|
Apples (1 lb) | ?? |
$2.51
TMT8.77
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.93
EC$2.50
|
$3.33
TMT11.65
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.11
EC$3.00
|
$3.28
TMT11.49
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.22
EC$6.00
|
$2.07
TMT7.26
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.95
TMT3.33
|
|
Onions (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.82
TMT2.87
|
|
pay 39.9% less for transportation
The Valley
|
Ashgabat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.50
EC$17.57
|
$1.62
TMT5.68
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$10.00
TMT35.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$45,000.00
EC$121,614.75
|
$42,857.14
TMT150,000.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$9.71
TMT34.00
|
|
pay 60.0% more for housing
The Valley
|
Ashgabat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$77.50
EC$209.45
|
$100.00
TMT350.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$800.00
EC$2,162.04
|
$1,092.86
TMT3,825.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$800.00
EC$2,162.04
|
$964.29
TMT3,375.00
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$172.06
EC$465.00
|
$436.97
TMT1,529.41
|
|
pay 84.8% less for childcare
The Valley
|
Ashgabat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$150.00
EC$405.38
|
$22.86
TMT80.00
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,168.00
EC$13,966.78
|
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pay 57.3% more for entertainment and sports
The Valley
|
Ashgabat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.00
EC$10.81
|
$5.14
TMT18.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.00
EC$13.51
|
$8.43
TMT29.50
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
?? |
$28.57
TMT100.00
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.00
EC$121.61
|
$78.57
TMT275.00
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$12.86
TMT45.00
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
The Valley
|
Ashgabat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$85.71
TMT300.00
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$128.57
TMT450.00
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$171.43
TMT600.00
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$171.43
TMT600.00
|
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