Cost of living comparison
London is 16.4 times more expensive than Ashgabat.
If you lived in London instead of Ashgabat, you would:
pay 9.2% more for restaurants
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Ashgabat
|
London
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$35.00
TMT122.50
|
$25.22
£19.52
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.86
TMT45.00
|
$10.09
£7.81
|
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| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.90
TMT10.17
|
$2.54
£1.96
|
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| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.05
TMT3.67
|
$2.08
£1.61
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pay 42.0% less for groceries
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Ashgabat
|
London
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.43
TMT8.50
|
$1.96
£1.51
|
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| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$17.86
TMT62.50
|
$4.74
£3.67
|
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| Milk (1 gallon) |
$18.39
TMT64.35
|
$6.34
£4.90
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Eggs
1 dozen
|
$6.86
TMT24.00
|
$3.99
£3.09
|
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| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.16
TMT21.55
|
$4.28
£3.31
|
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| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.51
TMT8.77
|
$1.47
£1.14
|
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| Bananas (1 lb) |
$3.33
TMT11.65
|
$0.75
£0.58
|
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| Oranges (1 lb) |
$3.28
TMT11.49
|
$1.48
£1.15
|
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| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.07
TMT7.26
|
$1.76
£1.36
|
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| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.95
TMT3.33
|
$0.73
£0.56
|
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| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.82
TMT2.87
|
$0.67
£0.52
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pay 8.3 times more for transportation
|
Ashgabat
|
London
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.62
TMT5.68
|
$7.20
£5.57
|
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| Monthly public transit pass |
$10.00
TMT35.00
|
$252.24
£195.23
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$42,857.14
TMT150,000.00
|
$34,406.00
£26,629.00
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.71
TMT34.00
|
$25.33
£19.60
|
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pay 40.3% more for housing
|
Ashgabat
|
London
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$100.00
TMT350.00
|
$39.12
£30.28
|
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| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,092.86
TMT3,825.00
|
$2,697.16
£2,087.51
|
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| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$964.29
TMT3,375.00
|
$2,027.26
£1,569.03
|
|
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Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$436.97
TMT1,529.41
|
$284.51
£220.20
|
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pay 101.5 times more for childcare
|
Ashgabat
|
London
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$22.86
TMT80.00
|
$2,321.07
£1,796.42
|
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| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$25,293.41
£19,576.19
|
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pay 0.4% more for entertainment and sports
|
Ashgabat
|
London
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.14
TMT18.00
|
$8.20
£6.34
|
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| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$8.43
TMT29.50
|
$4.56
£3.53
|
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Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$28.57
TMT100.00
|
$18.92
£14.64
|
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| Monthly membership at local gym |
$78.57
TMT275.00
|
$58.95
£45.62
|
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| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.86
TMT45.00
|
$18.92
£14.64
|
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pay 25.9% less for clothing
|
Ashgabat
|
London
|
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|---|---|---|---|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$85.71
TMT300.00
|
$103.07
£79.77
|
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Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$128.57
TMT450.00
|
$49.65
£38.43
|
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$171.43
TMT600.00
|
$112.31
£86.93
|
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| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$171.43
TMT600.00
|
$123.32
£95.44
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