Cost of living comparison
Lima is 2.1 times more expensive than Ashgabat.
If you lived in Lima instead of Ashgabat, you would:
pay 64.6% less for restaurants
|
Ashgabat
|
Lima
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$35.00
TMT122.50
|
$4.03
PEN15.20
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.86
TMT45.00
|
$6.18
PEN23.30
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.90
TMT10.17
|
$0.86
PEN3.26
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.05
TMT3.67
|
$0.55
PEN2.06
|
|
pay 62.4% less for groceries
|
Ashgabat
|
Lima
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.43
TMT8.50
|
$2.33
PEN8.80
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$17.86
TMT62.50
|
$3.60
PEN13.58
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$18.39
TMT64.35
|
$4.93
PEN18.59
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$6.86
TMT24.00
|
$2.67
PEN10.07
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.16
TMT21.55
|
$2.37
PEN8.93
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.51
TMT8.77
|
$0.80
PEN3.00
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$3.33
TMT11.65
|
$0.49
PEN1.86
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$3.28
TMT11.49
|
$0.46
PEN1.75
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.07
TMT7.26
|
$0.49
PEN1.83
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.95
TMT3.33
|
$0.48
PEN1.79
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.82
TMT2.87
|
$0.48
PEN1.83
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for transportation
|
Ashgabat
|
Lima
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.62
TMT5.68
|
$5.61
PEN21.16
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$10.00
TMT35.00
|
$20.86
PEN78.62
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$42,857.14
TMT150,000.00
|
$21,497.63
PEN81,041.60
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.71
TMT34.00
|
$20.42
PEN76.99
|
|
pay 67.9% less for housing
|
Ashgabat
|
Lima
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$100.00
TMT350.00
|
$29.05
PEN109.51
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,092.86
TMT3,825.00
|
$557.54
PEN2,101.79
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$964.29
TMT3,375.00
|
$362.83
PEN1,367.78
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$436.97
TMT1,529.41
|
$47.53
PEN179.17
|
|
pay 11.0 times more for childcare
|
Ashgabat
|
Lima
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$22.86
TMT80.00
|
$250.81
PEN945.49
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$7,392.79
PEN27,869.31
|
|
pay 63.3% less for entertainment and sports
|
Ashgabat
|
Lima
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.14
TMT18.00
|
$2.15
PEN8.10
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$8.43
TMT29.50
|
$2.66
PEN10.02
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$28.57
TMT100.00
|
$5.37
PEN20.26
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$78.57
TMT275.00
|
$30.70
PEN115.73
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.86
TMT45.00
|
$6.72
PEN25.33
|
|
pay 55.7% less for clothing
|
Ashgabat
|
Lima
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$85.71
TMT300.00
|
$43.97
PEN165.75
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$128.57
TMT450.00
|
$31.91
PEN120.29
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$171.43
TMT600.00
|
$81.88
PEN308.68
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$171.43
TMT600.00
|
$91.53
PEN345.06
|
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