Cost of living comparison
Santo Domingo is 3.2 times more expensive than Ashgabat.
If you lived in Santo Domingo instead of Ashgabat, you would:
pay 53.3% less for restaurants
|
Ashgabat
|
Santo Domingo
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$34.54
TMT121.25
|
$10.23
DOP618.52
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.82
TMT45.00
|
$6.60
DOP399.04
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.24
TMT11.38
|
$1.05
DOP63.48
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.04
TMT3.67
|
$0.77
DOP46.25
|
|
pay 46.9% less for groceries
|
Ashgabat
|
Santo Domingo
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.39
TMT8.38
|
$1.90
DOP115.04
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$17.90
TMT62.83
|
$3.22
DOP194.48
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$16.12
TMT56.59
|
$4.91
DOP296.78
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$6.84
TMT24.00
|
$2.37
DOP143.12
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.38
TMT18.90
|
$2.89
DOP174.60
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.71
TMT9.53
|
$1.37
DOP82.99
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$4.01
TMT14.06
|
$0.35
DOP21.40
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$3.65
TMT12.81
|
$1.35
DOP81.67
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.71
TMT6.01
|
$0.79
DOP47.94
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.03
TMT3.63
|
$0.98
DOP59.47
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.84
TMT2.95
|
$1.09
DOP65.85
|
|
pay 3.8 times more for transportation
|
Ashgabat
|
Santo Domingo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.56
TMT5.49
|
$4.80
DOP290.12
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$8.55
TMT30.00
|
$82.54
DOP4,988.06
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$43,803.42
TMT153,750.00
|
$28,062.96
DOP1,695,938.95
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.69
TMT34.00
|
$18.61
DOP1,124.69
|
|
pay 55.0% less for housing
|
Ashgabat
|
Santo Domingo
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$94.97
TMT333.33
|
$42.28
DOP2,554.99
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,125.36
TMT3,950.00
|
$732.50
DOP44,267.33
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$747.86
TMT2,625.00
|
$411.15
DOP24,847.19
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$435.73
TMT1,529.41
|
$66.16
DOP3,998.49
|
|
pay 15.9 times more for childcare
|
Ashgabat
|
Santo Domingo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$22.79
TMT80.00
|
$361.79
DOP21,864.31
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$6,176.69
DOP373,277.97
|
|
pay 64.5% less for entertainment and sports
|
Ashgabat
|
Santo Domingo
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.06
TMT17.75
|
$2.48
DOP149.64
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$6.98
TMT24.50
|
$2.58
DOP155.88
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$28.49
TMT100.00
|
$4.54
DOP274.34
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$147.20
TMT516.67
|
$44.94
DOP2,715.72
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.25
TMT50.00
|
$6.40
DOP386.57
|
|
pay 37.1% less for clothing
|
Ashgabat
|
Santo Domingo
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$85.47
TMT300.00
|
$66.44
DOP4,015.38
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$121.08
TMT425.00
|
$56.74
DOP3,429.29
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$163.82
TMT575.00
|
$103.17
DOP6,235.07
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$170.94
TMT600.00
|
$109.66
DOP6,626.99
|
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