Cost of living comparison
Stockholm is 2.1 times more expensive than Ashgabat.
- Restaurants
-
pay 0.6% more in Stockholm
- Groceries
-
pay 35.6% less in Stockholm
- Transportation
-
pay 4.7 times more in Stockholm
- Housing
-
pay 16.6% less in Stockholm
- Childcare
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pay 6.3 times more in Stockholm
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 26.9% less in Stockholm
- Clothing
-
pay 23.0% less in Stockholm
The cost of childcare, transportation, and restaurants in Stockholm are more expensive than in Ashgabat. Expenses including groceries, entertainment and sports, clothing, and housing are lower in Stockholm. Notably, childcare and transportation are significantly more expensive in Stockholm.
If you lived in Stockholm instead of Ashgabat, you would:
pay 0.6% more for restaurants
Ashgabat
|
Stockholm
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$34.54
TMT120.90
|
$13.86
SEK131.36
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.82
TMT44.87
|
$10.16
SEK96.33
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.24
TMT11.34
|
$2.56
SEK24.31
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.04
TMT3.66
|
$2.13
SEK20.18
|
|
pay 35.6% less for groceries
Ashgabat
|
Stockholm
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.39
TMT8.35
|
$2.66
SEK25.17
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$17.90
TMT62.65
|
$5.29
SEK50.16
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$16.12
TMT56.43
|
$5.43
SEK51.51
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$6.84
TMT23.93
|
$3.82
SEK36.25
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.38
TMT18.85
|
$5.15
SEK48.78
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.71
TMT9.50
|
$1.38
SEK13.13
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$4.01
TMT14.02
|
$1.10
SEK10.41
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$3.65
TMT12.78
|
$1.36
SEK12.92
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.71
TMT5.99
|
$1.78
SEK16.89
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.03
TMT3.62
|
$0.71
SEK6.72
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.84
TMT2.94
|
$0.79
SEK7.48
|
|
pay 4.7 times more for transportation
Ashgabat
|
Stockholm
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.56
TMT5.47
|
$6.67
SEK63.25
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$8.55
TMT29.91
|
$94.22
SEK893.23
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$43,803.42
TMT153,311.97
|
$28,544.48
SEK270,597.40
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.69
TMT33.90
|
$27.62
SEK261.84
|
|
pay 16.6% less for housing
Ashgabat
|
Stockholm
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$94.97
TMT332.38
|
$33.49
SEK317.49
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,125.36
TMT3,938.75
|
$1,542.54
SEK14,623.09
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$747.86
TMT2,617.52
|
$965.24
SEK9,150.31
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$435.73
TMT1,525.05
|
$139.65
SEK1,323.84
|
|
pay 6.3 times more for childcare
Ashgabat
|
Stockholm
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$22.79
TMT79.77
|
$144.54
SEK1,370.23
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$5,727.37
SEK54,294.62
|
|
pay 26.9% less for entertainment and sports
Ashgabat
|
Stockholm
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.06
TMT17.70
|
$7.30
SEK69.18
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$6.98
TMT24.43
|
$4.27
SEK40.49
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$28.49
TMT99.72
|
$6.56
SEK62.18
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$147.20
TMT515.19
|
$39.99
SEK379.06
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.25
TMT49.86
|
$15.61
SEK148.00
|
|
pay 23.0% less for clothing
Ashgabat
|
Stockholm
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$85.47
TMT299.15
|
$90.26
SEK855.70
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$121.08
TMT423.79
|
$43.14
SEK408.97
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$163.82
TMT573.36
|
$106.21
SEK1,006.85
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$170.94
TMT598.29
|
$174.28
SEK1,652.19
|
|
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