Cost of living comparison
Berlin is 2.4 times more expensive than Ashgabat.
If you lived in Berlin instead of Ashgabat, you would:
pay 24.0% more for restaurants
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Ashgabat
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Berlin
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$35.00
TMT122.50
|
$15.24
€14.01
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.86
TMT45.00
|
$10.88
€10.01
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| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.90
TMT10.17
|
$3.08
€2.83
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| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.05
TMT3.67
|
$2.74
€2.52
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pay 37.8% less for groceries
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Ashgabat
|
Berlin
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|---|---|---|---|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.43
TMT8.50
|
$2.14
€1.97
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| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$17.86
TMT62.50
|
$6.94
€6.38
|
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| Milk (1 gallon) |
$18.39
TMT64.35
|
$4.68
€4.30
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Eggs
1 dozen
|
$6.86
TMT24.00
|
$3.49
€3.21
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| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.16
TMT21.55
|
$6.38
€5.87
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| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.51
TMT8.77
|
$1.31
€1.20
|
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| Bananas (1 lb) |
$3.33
TMT11.65
|
$0.78
€0.72
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| Oranges (1 lb) |
$3.28
TMT11.49
|
$1.06
€0.97
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| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.07
TMT7.26
|
$1.65
€1.51
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| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.95
TMT3.33
|
$0.81
€0.75
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| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.82
TMT2.87
|
$0.86
€0.79
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pay 3.3 times more for transportation
|
Ashgabat
|
Berlin
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.62
TMT5.68
|
$7.43
€6.83
|
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| Monthly public transit pass |
$10.00
TMT35.00
|
$53.34
€49.05
|
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| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$42,857.14
TMT150,000.00
|
$32,415.23
€29,808.49
|
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| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.71
TMT34.00
|
$25.46
€23.41
|
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pay 16.0% less for housing
|
Ashgabat
|
Berlin
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$100.00
TMT350.00
|
$42.52
€39.10
|
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| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,092.86
TMT3,825.00
|
$1,392.07
€1,280.12
|
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| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$964.29
TMT3,375.00
|
$988.74
€909.23
|
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Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$436.97
TMT1,529.41
|
$278.35
€255.96
|
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pay 9.1 times more for childcare
|
Ashgabat
|
Berlin
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$22.86
TMT80.00
|
$209.09
€192.27
|
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| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$9,427.53
€8,669.40
|
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pay 34.8% less for entertainment and sports
|
Ashgabat
|
Berlin
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.14
TMT18.00
|
$4.90
€4.50
|
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| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$8.43
TMT29.50
|
$4.05
€3.72
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Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$28.57
TMT100.00
|
$8.93
€8.21
|
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| Monthly membership at local gym |
$78.57
TMT275.00
|
$37.56
€34.54
|
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| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.86
TMT45.00
|
$13.33
€12.26
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pay 30.9% less for clothing
|
Ashgabat
|
Berlin
|
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|---|---|---|---|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$85.71
TMT300.00
|
$88.82
€81.68
|
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Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$128.57
TMT450.00
|
$41.27
€37.95
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$171.43
TMT600.00
|
$96.51
€88.75
|
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| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$171.43
TMT600.00
|
$144.43
€132.82
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