Cost of living comparison
Seoul is 3.2 times more expensive than Ashgabat.
If you lived in Seoul instead of Ashgabat, you would:
pay 50.0% less for restaurants
|
Ashgabat
|
Seoul
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$34.54
TMT121.25
|
$7.88
₩11,395
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.82
TMT45.00
|
$6.09
₩8,805
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.24
TMT11.38
|
$1.59
₩2,295
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.04
TMT3.67
|
$0.84
₩1,216
|
|
pay 3.2% less for groceries
|
Ashgabat
|
Seoul
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.39
TMT8.38
|
$3.10
₩4,477
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$17.90
TMT62.83
|
$6.52
₩9,436
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$16.12
TMT56.59
|
$8.06
₩11,656
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$6.84
TMT24.00
|
$3.06
₩4,424
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.38
TMT18.90
|
$4.74
₩6,851
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.71
TMT9.53
|
$3.30
₩4,770
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$4.01
TMT14.06
|
$1.55
₩2,241
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$3.65
TMT12.81
|
$2.44
₩3,530
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.71
TMT6.01
|
$2.68
₩3,883
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.03
TMT3.63
|
$1.73
₩2,503
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.84
TMT2.95
|
$1.39
₩2,006
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for transportation
|
Ashgabat
|
Seoul
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.56
TMT5.49
|
$4.59
₩6,636
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$8.55
TMT30.00
|
$44.40
₩64,228
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$43,803.42
TMT153,750.00
|
$27,023.07
₩39,086,703
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.69
TMT34.00
|
$8.02
₩11,602
|
|
pay 50.5% less for housing
|
Ashgabat
|
Seoul
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$94.97
TMT333.33
|
$22.27
₩32,217
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,125.36
TMT3,950.00
|
$883.18
₩1,277,448
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$747.86
TMT2,625.00
|
$490.54
₩709,526
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$435.73
TMT1,529.41
|
$133.35
₩192,884
|
|
pay 16.9 times more for childcare
|
Ashgabat
|
Seoul
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$22.79
TMT80.00
|
$385.48
₩557,567
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$20,782.92
₩30,060,827
|
|
pay 50.9% less for entertainment and sports
|
Ashgabat
|
Seoul
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.06
TMT17.75
|
$3.58
₩5,180
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$6.98
TMT24.50
|
$3.60
₩5,210
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$28.49
TMT100.00
|
$3.22
₩4,662
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$147.20
TMT516.67
|
$53.73
₩77,715
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.25
TMT50.00
|
$10.74
₩15,539
|
|
pay 41.6% less for clothing
|
Ashgabat
|
Seoul
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$85.47
TMT300.00
|
$59.13
₩85,523
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$121.08
TMT425.00
|
$46.64
₩67,467
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$163.82
TMT575.00
|
$86.69
₩125,395
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$170.94
TMT600.00
|
$124.89
₩180,644
|
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