Cost of living comparison

Seychelles

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Turkmenistan

Ashgabat vs. Victoria Cost of Living Summary

Ashgabat is 27.7% more expensive than Victoria.

Restaurants: pay 11.0% more in Ashgabat
Groceries: pay 61.6% more in Ashgabat
Transportation: pay 49.6% less in Ashgabat
Housing: pay 55.5% more in Ashgabat
Childcare: pay 32.7% less in Ashgabat
Entertainment and Sports: pay 57.5% more in Ashgabat
Clothing: pay 2.7 times more in Ashgabat

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

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Ashgabat vs. Victoria Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 11.0% more for restaurants

	Victoria	Ashgabat
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$18.02 SCR252.68	$31.43 TMT110.31	+74.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$12.63 SCR177.21	$12.86 TMT45.13	+1.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.32 SCR32.48	$1.57 TMT5.52	-32.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.66 SCR37.29	$0.86 TMT3.01	-67.8%
Average			+11.0%

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pay 61.6% more for groceries

	Victoria	Ashgabat
Bread 1 loaf	$1.74 SCR24.47	$2.04 TMT7.15	+16.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$15.56 SCR218.25	$18.82 TMT66.06	+21.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.27 SCR102.03	$17.09 TMT59.98	+134.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.80 SCR53.37	$6.00 TMT21.06	+57.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.82 SCR39.54	$9.07 TMT31.84	+221.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.02 SCR14.33	$2.30 TMT8.07	+125.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.25 SCR17.57	$3.84 TMT13.49	+206.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.09 SCR15.28	$3.40 TMT11.94	+212.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.85 SCR39.95	$1.67 TMT5.87	-41.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.88 SCR12.38	$1.04 TMT3.64	+17.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.83 SCR11.59	$0.65 TMT2.27	-21.6%
Average			+61.6%

Victoria vs. Ashgabat - Cost of groceries

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pay 49.6% less for transportation

	Victoria	Ashgabat
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.12 SCR85.81	$1.62 TMT5.69	-73.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$33.37 SCR468.01	$10.00 TMT35.10	-70.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$26,759.63 SCR375K	$43,928.57 TMT154K	+64.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	??	$9.71 TMT34.10
Average			-49.6%

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pay 55.5% more for housing

	Victoria	Ashgabat
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$138.63 SCR1,944.40	$102.86 TMT361.03	-25.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$954.78 SCR13,391.30	$1,414.29 TMT4,964.14	+48.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$804.72 SCR11,286.52	$1,000.00 TMT3,510.00	+24.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$106.13 SCR1,488.59	$436.97 TMT1,533.78	+311.7%
Average			+55.5%

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pay 32.7% less for childcare

	Victoria	Ashgabat
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$144.13 SCR2,021.47	$22.86 TMT80.23	-84.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,698.34 SCR122K	$24,807.14 TMT87,073.07	+185.2%
Average			-32.7%

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pay 57.5% more for entertainment and sports

	Victoria	Ashgabat
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.01 SCR56.30	$5.71 TMT20.06	+42.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.00 SCR56.12	$6.79 TMT23.82	+69.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$24.19 SCR339.29	$25.71 TMT90.26	+6.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$78.21 SCR1,096.97	$195.24 TMT685.29	+149.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.21 SCR101.07	$8.57 TMT30.09	+18.9%
Average			+57.5%

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pay 2.7 times more for clothing

	Victoria	Ashgabat
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$37.23 SCR522.21	$55.71 TMT195.56	+49.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$24.74 SCR347.02	$114.29 TMT401.14	+361.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$90.08 SCR1,263.42	$364.29 TMT1,278.64	+304.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$100.89 SCR1,415.03	$192.86 TMT676.93	+91.2%
Average			+170.4%

Victoria vs. Ashgabat - Cost of clothing

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