Cost of living comparison
Rabat is 32.4% more expensive than Ashgabat.
If you lived in Rabat instead of Ashgabat, you would:
pay 71.0% less for restaurants
|
Ashgabat
|
Rabat
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$34.54
TMT121.25
|
$5.03
MAD50.46
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.82
TMT45.00
|
$6.04
MAD60.55
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.24
TMT11.38
|
$0.63
MAD6.29
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.04
TMT3.67
|
$0.36
MAD3.64
|
|
pay 73.9% less for groceries
|
Ashgabat
|
Rabat
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.39
TMT8.38
|
$0.43
MAD4.35
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$17.90
TMT62.83
|
$5.52
MAD55.37
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$16.12
TMT56.59
|
$3.01
MAD30.18
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$6.84
TMT24.00
|
$1.79
MAD17.96
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.38
TMT18.90
|
$2.80
MAD28.02
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.71
TMT9.53
|
$0.68
MAD6.87
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$4.01
TMT14.06
|
$0.61
MAD6.16
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$3.65
TMT12.81
|
$0.37
MAD3.66
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.71
TMT6.01
|
$0.38
MAD3.84
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.03
TMT3.63
|
$0.31
MAD3.09
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.84
TMT2.95
|
$0.32
MAD3.20
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for transportation
|
Ashgabat
|
Rabat
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.56
TMT5.49
|
$5.58
MAD55.98
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$8.55
TMT30.00
|
$25.17
MAD252.28
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$43,803.42
TMT153,750.00
|
$34,227.16
MAD343,098.31
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.69
TMT34.00
|
$6.95
MAD69.63
|
|
pay 72.0% less for housing
|
Ashgabat
|
Rabat
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$94.97
TMT333.33
|
$37.69
MAD377.82
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,125.36
TMT3,950.00
|
$396.93
MAD3,978.90
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$747.86
TMT2,625.00
|
$225.91
MAD2,264.56
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$435.73
TMT1,529.41
|
$29.22
MAD292.90
|
|
pay 5.6 times more for childcare
|
Ashgabat
|
Rabat
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$22.79
TMT80.00
|
$126.81
MAD1,271.18
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$5,470.70
MAD54,839.17
|
|
pay 63.6% less for entertainment and sports
|
Ashgabat
|
Rabat
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.06
TMT17.75
|
$4.03
MAD40.36
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$6.98
TMT24.50
|
$1.75
MAD17.52
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$28.49
TMT100.00
|
$3.98
MAD39.86
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$147.20
TMT516.67
|
$26.09
MAD261.48
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.25
TMT50.00
|
$6.54
MAD65.59
|
|
pay 49.5% less for clothing
|
Ashgabat
|
Rabat
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$85.47
TMT300.00
|
$49.04
MAD491.54
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$121.08
TMT425.00
|
$42.40
MAD425.01
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$163.82
TMT575.00
|
$94.38
MAD946.04
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$170.94
TMT600.00
|
$88.59
MAD888.02
|
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