Cost of living comparison

 Ashgabat, Turkmenistan
compared to
 Washington (DC), United States
Washington vs. Ashgabat Cost of Living Summary

Washington is 15.5 times more expensive than Ashgabat.

Restaurants
pay 16.0% more in Washington
Groceries
pay 1.3% more in Washington
Transportation
pay 3.6 times more in Washington
Housing
pay 51.1% more in Washington
Childcare
pay 99.7 times more in Washington
Entertainment and Sports
pay 5.6% less in Washington
Clothing
pay 25.7% less in Washington

The cost of childcare, transportation, housing, restaurants, and groceries in Washington are more expensive than in Ashgabat. Expenses including clothing and entertainment and sports are lower in Washington. Notably, childcare and transportation are significantly more expensive in Washington.

Washington vs. Ashgabat Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Washington instead of Ashgabat, you would:

pay 16.0% more for restaurants

 
Ashgabat
Washington
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $34.54
TMT121.08
$25.00
 
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$12.82
TMT44.94
$12.00
 
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $3.24
TMT11.36
$2.78
 

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pay 1.3% more for groceries

 
Ashgabat
Washington
Bread
1 loaf
$2.39
TMT8.37
$4.34
 
Local cheese (8 oz) $17.90
TMT62.74
$7.84
 
Milk (1 gallon) $16.12
TMT56.51
$4.14
 

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pay 3.6 times more for transportation

 
Ashgabat
Washington
Gasoline (1 gallon) $1.56
TMT5.48
$3.66
 
Monthly public transit pass $8.55
TMT29.96
$75.00
 
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $43,803.42
TMT153,530.98
$35,699.74
 

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pay 51.1% more for housing

 
Ashgabat
Washington
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$94.97
TMT332.86
$66.46
 
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $1,125.36
TMT3,944.37
$2,582.95
 
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $747.86
TMT2,621.26
$2,028.70
 

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pay 99.7 times more for childcare

 
Ashgabat
Washington
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $22.79
TMT79.89
$2,273.25
 
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters ?? $38,250.00
 

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pay 5.6% less for entertainment and sports

 
Ashgabat
Washington
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $5.06
TMT17.72
$8.00
 
Cappuccino in mid-range area $6.98
TMT24.47
$5.55
 
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$28.49
TMT99.86
$11.75
 

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pay 25.7% less for clothing

 
Ashgabat
Washington
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$85.47
TMT299.57
$74.13
 
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$121.08
TMT424.39
$50.77
 
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$163.82
TMT574.18
$105.47
 

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: June 2025
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