Cost of living comparison
Ashgabat is 4.0 times more expensive than Vientiane.
If you lived in Ashgabat instead of Vientiane, you would:
pay 4.9 times more for restaurants
Vientiane
|
Ashgabat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.00
LAK63,960
|
$31.34
TMT109.69
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.00
LAK106,600
|
$14.25
TMT49.86
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.92
LAK19,580
|
$4.56
TMT15.95
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.44
LAK9,408
|
$0.66
TMT2.29
|
|
pay 79.1% more for groceries
Vientiane
|
Ashgabat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.93
LAK41,147
|
$1.04
TMT3.66
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.94
LAK126,743
|
$9.66
TMT33.81
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$10.37
LAK221,072
|
$14.56
TMT50.96
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.08
LAK44,251
|
$5.47
TMT19.15
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.37
LAK50,526
|
$5.86
TMT20.51
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.02
LAK43,117
|
$1.51
TMT5.28
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.52
LAK11,050
|
$2.78
TMT9.72
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.57
LAK33,536
|
$4.63
TMT16.21
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.25
LAK47,908
|
$1.68
TMT5.88
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.57
LAK33,536
|
$1.21
TMT4.22
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.57
LAK33,536
|
$0.72
TMT2.53
|
|
pay 20.8% less for transportation
Vientiane
|
Ashgabat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.24
LAK111,751
|
$1.62
TMT5.66
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$5.94
LAK126,743
|
$11.40
TMT39.89
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$59,448.31
LAK1,267,433,822
|
$20,584.05
TMT72,044.16
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.89
LAK296,127
|
$8.26
TMT28.92
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for housing
Vientiane
|
Ashgabat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$168.24
LAK3,586,828
|
$302.71
TMT1,059.47
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$499.61
LAK10,651,631
|
$698.01
TMT2,443.02
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$274.31
LAK5,848,340
|
$320.51
TMT1,121.79
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$97.98
LAK2,088,883
|
$668.12
TMT2,338.42
|
|
pay 7.8 times more for childcare
Vientiane
|
Ashgabat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$23.22
TMT81.27
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,490.81
LAK95,743,653
|
$35,099.72
TMT122,849.00
|
|
pay 6.7 times more for entertainment and sports
Vientiane
|
Ashgabat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.13
LAK24,061
|
$4.99
TMT17.45
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.10
LAK44,702
|
$4.73
TMT16.55
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.04
LAK43,461
|
$45.58
TMT159.54
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.22
LAK729,509
|
$60.54
TMT211.89
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.00
LAK106,600
|
$14.25
TMT49.86
|
|
pay 3.4 times more for clothing
Vientiane
|
Ashgabat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$93.14
LAK1,985,643
|
$178.06
TMT623.22
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$50.63
LAK1,079,430
|
$152.42
TMT533.48
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$124.25
LAK2,648,935
|
$400.28
TMT1,401.00
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$44.78
LAK954,799
|
$242.17
TMT847.58
|
|
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