Cost of living comparison
Pretoria is 2.1 times more expensive than Ashgabat.
If you lived in Pretoria instead of Ashgabat, you would:
pay 57.5% less for restaurants
|
Ashgabat
|
Pretoria
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$34.54
TMT121.25
|
$8.52
ZAR155.09
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.82
TMT45.00
|
$4.68
ZAR85.25
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.24
TMT11.38
|
$1.01
ZAR18.35
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.04
TMT3.67
|
$0.81
ZAR14.78
|
|
pay 63.0% less for groceries
|
Ashgabat
|
Pretoria
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.39
TMT8.38
|
$1.07
ZAR19.55
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$17.90
TMT62.83
|
$3.70
ZAR67.29
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$16.12
TMT56.59
|
$4.91
ZAR89.44
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$6.84
TMT24.00
|
$2.35
ZAR42.72
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.38
TMT18.90
|
$2.08
ZAR37.80
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.71
TMT9.53
|
$0.69
ZAR12.57
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$4.01
TMT14.06
|
$0.68
ZAR12.46
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$3.65
TMT12.81
|
$0.73
ZAR13.20
|
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| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.71
TMT6.01
|
$0.75
ZAR13.71
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.03
TMT3.63
|
$0.64
ZAR11.64
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.84
TMT2.95
|
$0.58
ZAR10.61
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for transportation
|
Ashgabat
|
Pretoria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.56
TMT5.49
|
$5.05
ZAR92.01
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$8.55
TMT30.00
|
$65.32
ZAR1,189.03
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$43,803.42
TMT153,750.00
|
$19,084.78
ZAR347,402.10
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.69
TMT34.00
|
$8.78
ZAR159.74
|
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pay 62.8% less for housing
|
Ashgabat
|
Pretoria
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$94.97
TMT333.33
|
$39.13
ZAR712.32
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,125.36
TMT3,950.00
|
$416.34
ZAR7,578.74
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$747.86
TMT2,625.00
|
$379.25
ZAR6,903.50
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$435.73
TMT1,529.41
|
$86.03
ZAR1,566.01
|
|
pay 9.5 times more for childcare
|
Ashgabat
|
Pretoria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$22.79
TMT80.00
|
$216.65
ZAR3,943.72
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$4,800.41
ZAR87,382.26
|
|
pay 67.2% less for entertainment and sports
|
Ashgabat
|
Pretoria
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.06
TMT17.75
|
$2.39
ZAR43.43
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$6.98
TMT24.50
|
$2.00
ZAR36.33
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$28.49
TMT100.00
|
$2.95
ZAR53.76
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$147.20
TMT516.67
|
$34.21
ZAR622.73
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.25
TMT50.00
|
$7.81
ZAR142.17
|
|
pay 50.1% less for clothing
|
Ashgabat
|
Pretoria
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$85.47
TMT300.00
|
$49.09
ZAR893.53
|
|
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Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$121.08
TMT425.00
|
$34.65
ZAR630.70
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$163.82
TMT575.00
|
$92.30
ZAR1,680.14
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$170.94
TMT600.00
|
$98.31
ZAR1,789.50
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