Cost of living comparison
Stockholm is 2.1 times more expensive than Ashgabat.
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
TMT121.25
|
$13.86
SEK152.13
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.82
TMT45.00
|
$10.16
SEK111.56
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.24
TMT11.38
|
$2.56
SEK28.16
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.04
TMT3.67
|
$2.13
SEK23.37
|
|
pay 35.6% less for groceries
|
Ashgabat
|
Stockholm
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.39
TMT8.38
|
$2.66
SEK29.15
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$17.90
TMT62.83
|
$5.29
SEK58.09
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$16.12
TMT56.59
|
$5.43
SEK59.65
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$6.84
TMT24.00
|
$3.82
SEK41.99
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.38
TMT18.90
|
$5.15
SEK56.49
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.71
TMT9.53
|
$1.38
SEK15.20
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$4.01
TMT14.06
|
$1.10
SEK12.05
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$3.65
TMT12.81
|
$1.36
SEK14.96
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.71
TMT6.01
|
$1.78
SEK19.56
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.03
TMT3.63
|
$0.71
SEK7.78
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.84
TMT2.95
|
$0.79
SEK8.66
|
|
pay 4.7 times more for transportation
|
Ashgabat
|
Stockholm
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.56
TMT5.49
|
$6.67
SEK73.25
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$8.55
TMT30.00
|
$94.22
SEK1,034.45
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$43,803.42
TMT153,750.00
|
$28,544.48
SEK313,378.44
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.69
TMT34.00
|
$27.62
SEK303.24
|
|
pay 16.6% less for housing
|
Ashgabat
|
Stockholm
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$94.97
TMT333.33
|
$33.49
SEK367.68
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,125.36
TMT3,950.00
|
$1,542.54
SEK16,934.98
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$747.86
TMT2,625.00
|
$965.24
SEK10,596.96
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$435.73
TMT1,529.41
|
$139.65
SEK1,533.14
|
|
pay 6.3 times more for childcare
|
Ashgabat
|
Stockholm
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$22.79
TMT80.00
|
$144.54
SEK1,586.86
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$5,727.37
SEK62,878.52
|
|
pay 26.9% less for entertainment and sports
|
Ashgabat
|
Stockholm
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.06
TMT17.75
|
$7.30
SEK80.12
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$6.98
TMT24.50
|
$4.27
SEK46.89
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$28.49
TMT100.00
|
$6.56
SEK72.01
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$147.20
TMT516.67
|
$39.99
SEK438.99
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.25
TMT50.00
|
$15.61
SEK171.39
|
|
pay 23.0% less for clothing
|
Ashgabat
|
Stockholm
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$85.47
TMT300.00
|
$90.26
SEK990.98
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$121.08
TMT425.00
|
$43.14
SEK473.62
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$163.82
TMT575.00
|
$106.21
SEK1,166.03
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$170.94
TMT600.00
|
$174.28
SEK1,913.40
|
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