Cost of living comparison
Belgrade is 3.0 times more expensive than Ashgabat.
If you lived in Belgrade instead of Ashgabat, you would:
pay 18.7% less for restaurants
Ashgabat
|
Belgrade
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$34.54
TMT121.25
|
$10.99
RSD1,233
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.82
TMT45.00
|
$9.16
RSD1,028
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.24
TMT11.38
|
$2.33
RSD261
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.04
TMT3.67
|
$1.57
RSD176
|
|
pay 63.1% less for groceries
Ashgabat
|
Belgrade
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.39
TMT8.38
|
$0.87
RSD98
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$17.90
TMT62.83
|
$5.04
RSD566
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$16.12
TMT56.59
|
$4.98
RSD558
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$6.84
TMT24.00
|
$2.66
RSD298
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.38
TMT18.90
|
$3.13
RSD351
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.71
TMT9.53
|
$0.53
RSD59
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$4.01
TMT14.06
|
$0.80
RSD90
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$3.65
TMT12.81
|
$0.74
RSD83
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.71
TMT6.01
|
$1.05
RSD118
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.03
TMT3.63
|
$0.47
RSD53
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.84
TMT2.95
|
$0.39
RSD44
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for transportation
Ashgabat
|
Belgrade
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.56
TMT5.49
|
$6.87
RSD770
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$8.55
TMT30.00
|
$20.16
RSD2,261
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$43,803.42
TMT153,750.00
|
$28,106.99
RSD3,152,705
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.69
TMT34.00
|
$9.51
RSD1,067
|
|
pay 48.7% less for housing
Ashgabat
|
Belgrade
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$94.97
TMT333.33
|
$27.63
RSD3,099
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,125.36
TMT3,950.00
|
$840.53
RSD94,280
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$747.86
TMT2,625.00
|
$518.55
RSD58,165
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$435.73
TMT1,529.41
|
$139.51
RSD15,649
|
|
pay 16.3 times more for childcare
Ashgabat
|
Belgrade
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$22.79
TMT80.00
|
$370.44
RSD41,552
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$7,747.69
RSD869,043
|
|
pay 62.9% less for entertainment and sports
Ashgabat
|
Belgrade
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.06
TMT17.75
|
$3.02
RSD339
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$6.98
TMT24.50
|
$2.45
RSD275
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$28.49
TMT100.00
|
$4.12
RSD462
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$147.20
TMT516.67
|
$36.53
RSD4,098
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.25
TMT50.00
|
$7.33
RSD822
|
|
pay 28.7% less for clothing
Ashgabat
|
Belgrade
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$85.47
TMT300.00
|
$97.71
RSD10,960
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$121.08
TMT425.00
|
$38.65
RSD4,336
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$163.82
TMT575.00
|
$107.09
RSD12,012
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$170.94
TMT600.00
|
$125.83
RSD14,114
|
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