Cost of living comparison
Moscow is 3.5 times more expensive than Ashgabat.
If you lived in Moscow instead of Ashgabat, you would:
pay 59.5% less for restaurants
|
Ashgabat
|
Moscow
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$35.00
TMT122.50
|
$9.92
RUB968.31
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.86
TMT45.00
|
$4.92
RUB480.40
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.90
TMT10.17
|
$1.10
RUB107.83
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.05
TMT3.67
|
$0.60
RUB58.53
|
|
pay 70.6% less for groceries
|
Ashgabat
|
Moscow
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.43
TMT8.50
|
$0.63
RUB61.68
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$17.86
TMT62.50
|
$4.72
RUB460.36
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$18.39
TMT64.35
|
$3.62
RUB353.21
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$6.86
TMT24.00
|
$1.74
RUB169.96
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.16
TMT21.55
|
$2.18
RUB213.18
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.51
TMT8.77
|
$0.64
RUB62.14
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$3.33
TMT11.65
|
$0.69
RUB66.92
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$3.28
TMT11.49
|
$0.79
RUB77.41
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.07
TMT7.26
|
$1.56
RUB152.00
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.95
TMT3.33
|
$0.19
RUB18.55
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.82
TMT2.87
|
$0.20
RUB19.81
|
|
pay 44.1% more for transportation
|
Ashgabat
|
Moscow
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.62
TMT5.68
|
$2.31
RUB225.88
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$10.00
TMT35.00
|
$29.87
RUB2,914.41
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$42,857.14
TMT150,000.00
|
$32,820.00
RUB3,202,646.04
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.71
TMT34.00
|
$5.69
RUB555.13
|
|
pay 59.4% less for housing
|
Ashgabat
|
Moscow
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$100.00
TMT350.00
|
$6.03
RUB588.11
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,092.86
TMT3,825.00
|
$881.83
RUB86,050.89
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$964.29
TMT3,375.00
|
$532.09
RUB51,922.41
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$436.97
TMT1,529.41
|
$90.54
RUB8,835.29
|
|
pay 21.2 times more for childcare
|
Ashgabat
|
Moscow
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$22.86
TMT80.00
|
$484.25
RUB47,254.08
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$11,553.80
RUB1,127,445.06
|
|
pay 62.3% less for entertainment and sports
|
Ashgabat
|
Moscow
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.14
TMT18.00
|
$3.28
RUB320.26
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$8.43
TMT29.50
|
$2.63
RUB257.04
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$28.57
TMT100.00
|
$2.52
RUB245.54
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$78.57
TMT275.00
|
$32.93
RUB3,213.38
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.86
TMT45.00
|
$5.47
RUB533.77
|
|
pay 28.3% less for clothing
|
Ashgabat
|
Moscow
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$85.71
TMT300.00
|
$98.68
RUB9,629.86
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$128.57
TMT450.00
|
$46.53
RUB4,540.02
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$171.43
TMT600.00
|
$117.96
RUB11,510.84
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$171.43
TMT600.00
|
$114.14
RUB11,138.28
|
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