Cost of living comparison

 Ashgabat, Turkmenistan
compared to
 Ljubljana, Slovenia
Ljubljana vs. Ashgabat Cost of Living Summary

Ljubljana is 3.9 times more expensive than Ashgabat.

Restaurants
pay 4.3% less in Ljubljana
Groceries
pay 47.0% less in Ljubljana
Transportation
pay 2.6 times more in Ljubljana
Housing
pay 33.3% less in Ljubljana
Childcare
pay 21.3 times more in Ljubljana
Entertainment and Sports
pay 58.6% less in Ljubljana
Clothing
pay 30.9% less in Ljubljana

The cost of childcare and transportation in Ljubljana are more expensive than in Ashgabat. Expenses including entertainment and sports, groceries, housing, clothing, and restaurants are lower in Ljubljana. Notably, childcare and transportation are significantly more expensive in Ljubljana.

Ljubljana vs. Ashgabat Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Ljubljana instead of Ashgabat, you would:

pay 4.3% less for restaurants

 
Ashgabat
Ljubljana
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $34.54
TMT120.90
$15.00
€12.99
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$12.82
TMT44.87
$8.57
€7.42
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $3.24
TMT11.34
$2.91
€2.52

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pay 47.0% less for groceries

 
Ashgabat
Ljubljana
Bread
1 loaf
$2.39
TMT8.35
$1.85
€1.60
Local cheese (8 oz) $17.90
TMT62.65
$6.52
€5.65
Milk (1 gallon) $16.12
TMT56.43
$5.13
€4.44

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pay 2.6 times more for transportation

 
Ashgabat
Ljubljana
Gasoline (1 gallon) $1.56
TMT5.47
$6.03
€5.22
Monthly public transit pass $8.55
TMT29.91
$39.66
€34.34
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $43,803.42
TMT153,311.97
$27,865.84
€24,127.30

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pay 33.3% less for housing

 
Ashgabat
Ljubljana
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$94.97
TMT332.38
$33.52
€29.02
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $1,125.36
TMT3,938.75
$942.82
€816.33
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $747.86
TMT2,617.52
$774.26
€670.38

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pay 21.3 times more for childcare

 
Ashgabat
Ljubljana
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $22.79
TMT79.77
$485.78
€420.60
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters ?? $8,574.10
€7,423.79

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pay 58.6% less for entertainment and sports

 
Ashgabat
Ljubljana
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $5.06
TMT17.70
$3.22
€2.78
Cappuccino in mid-range area $6.98
TMT24.43
$2.32
€2.01
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$28.49
TMT99.72
$5.36
€4.64

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pay 30.9% less for clothing

 
Ashgabat
Ljubljana
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$85.47
TMT299.15
$88.79
€76.88
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$121.08
TMT423.79
$42.55
€36.84
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$163.82
TMT573.36
$103.31
€89.45

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