Cost of living comparison
Amman is 2.3 times more expensive than Ashgabat.
If you lived in Amman instead of Ashgabat, you would:
pay 68.0% less for restaurants
|
Ashgabat
|
Amman
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$35.00
TMT122.50
|
$7.05
JOD5.000
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.86
TMT45.00
|
$7.05
JOD5.000
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.90
TMT10.17
|
$0.51
JOD0.360
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.05
TMT3.67
|
$0.37
JOD0.260
|
|
pay 69.9% less for groceries
|
Ashgabat
|
Amman
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.43
TMT8.50
|
$0.55
JOD0.390
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$17.86
TMT62.50
|
$3.49
JOD2.470
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$18.39
TMT64.35
|
$5.73
JOD4.060
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$6.86
TMT24.00
|
$1.92
JOD1.360
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.16
TMT21.55
|
$2.51
JOD1.780
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.51
TMT8.77
|
$0.90
JOD0.640
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$3.33
TMT11.65
|
$0.78
JOD0.550
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$3.28
TMT11.49
|
$0.70
JOD0.500
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.07
TMT7.26
|
$0.35
JOD0.240
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.95
TMT3.33
|
$0.42
JOD0.300
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.82
TMT2.87
|
$0.39
JOD0.280
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for transportation
|
Ashgabat
|
Amman
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.62
TMT5.68
|
$5.57
JOD3.950
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$10.00
TMT35.00
|
$56.43
JOD40.010
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$42,857.14
TMT150,000.00
|
$28,212.72
JOD20,005.640
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.71
TMT34.00
|
$11.84
JOD8.400
|
|
pay 71.2% less for housing
|
Ashgabat
|
Amman
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$100.00
TMT350.00
|
$35.55
JOD25.210
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,092.86
TMT3,825.00
|
$381.83
JOD270.760
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$964.29
TMT3,375.00
|
$274.94
JOD194.960
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$436.97
TMT1,529.41
|
$69.76
JOD49.470
|
|
pay 10.8 times more for childcare
|
Ashgabat
|
Amman
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$22.86
TMT80.00
|
$246.33
JOD174.670
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$5,685.43
JOD4,031.540
|
|
pay 26.0% less for entertainment and sports
|
Ashgabat
|
Amman
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.14
TMT18.00
|
$7.05
JOD5.000
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$8.43
TMT29.50
|
$3.98
JOD2.820
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$28.57
TMT100.00
|
$3.53
JOD2.500
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$78.57
TMT275.00
|
$58.83
JOD41.720
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.86
TMT45.00
|
$12.70
JOD9.000
|
|
pay 40.1% less for clothing
|
Ashgabat
|
Amman
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$85.71
TMT300.00
|
$64.60
JOD45.810
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$128.57
TMT450.00
|
$55.83
JOD39.590
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$171.43
TMT600.00
|
$115.30
JOD81.760
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$171.43
TMT600.00
|
$91.89
JOD65.160
|
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