Cost of living comparison
Bucharest is 4.0 times more expensive than Ashgabat.
If you lived in Bucharest instead of Ashgabat, you would:
pay 8.6% less for restaurants
|
Ashgabat
|
Bucharest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$34.54
TMT121.25
|
$11.85
RON56.55
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.82
TMT45.00
|
$7.54
RON35.98
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.24
TMT11.38
|
$2.00
RON9.53
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.04
TMT3.67
|
$2.20
RON10.51
|
|
pay 60.6% less for groceries
|
Ashgabat
|
Bucharest
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.39
TMT8.38
|
$1.17
RON5.61
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$17.90
TMT62.83
|
$4.52
RON21.59
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$16.12
TMT56.59
|
$6.34
RON30.26
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$6.84
TMT24.00
|
$3.28
RON15.64
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.38
TMT18.90
|
$3.09
RON14.74
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.71
TMT9.53
|
$0.59
RON2.79
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$4.01
TMT14.06
|
$0.77
RON3.67
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$3.65
TMT12.81
|
$0.75
RON3.58
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.71
TMT6.01
|
$0.88
RON4.20
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.03
TMT3.63
|
$0.51
RON2.42
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.84
TMT2.95
|
$0.44
RON2.10
|
|
pay 77.7% more for transportation
|
Ashgabat
|
Bucharest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.56
TMT5.49
|
$6.09
RON29.07
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$8.55
TMT30.00
|
$17.24
RON82.25
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$43,803.42
TMT153,750.00
|
$26,003.12
RON124,073.87
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.69
TMT34.00
|
$5.82
RON27.76
|
|
pay 63.4% less for housing
|
Ashgabat
|
Bucharest
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$94.97
TMT333.33
|
$9.35
RON44.64
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,125.36
TMT3,950.00
|
$601.94
RON2,872.14
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$747.86
TMT2,625.00
|
$397.23
RON1,895.38
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$435.73
TMT1,529.41
|
$130.07
RON620.61
|
|
pay 23.2 times more for childcare
|
Ashgabat
|
Bucharest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$22.79
TMT80.00
|
$527.95
RON2,519.12
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$10,631.65
RON50,728.91
|
|
pay 55.1% less for entertainment and sports
|
Ashgabat
|
Bucharest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.06
TMT17.75
|
$3.23
RON15.42
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$6.98
TMT24.50
|
$3.17
RON15.12
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$28.49
TMT100.00
|
$5.98
RON28.53
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$147.20
TMT516.67
|
$49.84
RON237.82
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.25
TMT50.00
|
$8.62
RON41.12
|
|
pay 40.3% less for clothing
|
Ashgabat
|
Bucharest
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$85.47
TMT300.00
|
$78.42
RON374.16
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$121.08
TMT425.00
|
$39.68
RON189.32
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$163.82
TMT575.00
|
$85.94
RON410.08
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$170.94
TMT600.00
|
$105.80
RON504.83
|
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