Cost of living comparison

Brazzaville, Republic of the Congo

compared to

Ashgabat, Turkmenistan

Ashgabat vs. Brazzaville Cost of Living Summary

Ashgabat is 78.0% more expensive than Brazzaville.

Restaurants: pay 53.5% more in Ashgabat
Groceries: pay 2.4 times more in Ashgabat
Transportation: pay 25.0% less in Ashgabat
Housing: pay 74.7% more in Ashgabat
Childcare: pay 53.6% less in Ashgabat
Entertainment and Sports: pay 3.5 times more in Ashgabat
Clothing: pay 2.1 times more in Ashgabat

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

Ashgabat vs. Brazzaville Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 53.5% more for restaurants

	Brazzaville	Ashgabat
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$14.38 FCFA8,167	$34.54 TMT120.90	+140.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.87 FCFA4,471	$12.82 TMT44.87	+62.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.30 FCFA1,307	$3.24 TMT11.34	+40.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.49 FCFA848	$1.04 TMT3.66	-30.0%
Average			+53.5%

Brazzaville vs. Ashgabat - Cost of restaurants

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pay 2.4 times more for groceries

	Brazzaville	Ashgabat
Bread 1 loaf	$4.62 FCFA2,624	$2.39 TMT8.35	-48.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.38 FCFA1,920	$17.90 TMT62.65	+429.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.12 FCFA4,611	$16.12 TMT56.43	+98.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.94 FCFA1,670	$6.84 TMT23.93	+132.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.16 FCFA1,226	$5.38 TMT18.85	+149.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.11 FCFA631	$2.71 TMT9.50	+144.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.75 FCFA425	$4.01 TMT14.02	+435.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.66 FCFA940	$3.65 TMT12.78	+120.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.16 FCFA660	$1.71 TMT5.99	+47.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.84 FCFA477	$1.03 TMT3.62	+23.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.57 FCFA322	$0.84 TMT2.94	+48.1%
Average			+143.7%

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pay 25.0% less for transportation

	Brazzaville	Ashgabat
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.29 FCFA2,438	$1.56 TMT5.47	-63.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$23.44 FCFA13,313	$8.55 TMT29.91	-63.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$29,343.54 FCFA16,665,744	$43,803.42 TMT153,311.97	+49.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$12.45 FCFA7,071	$9.69 TMT33.90	-22.2%
Average			-25.0%

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pay 74.7% more for housing

	Brazzaville	Ashgabat
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$41.25 FCFA23,425	$94.97 TMT332.38	+130.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$589.16 FCFA334,613	$1,125.36 TMT3,938.75	+91.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$360.53 FCFA204,763	$747.86 TMT2,617.52	+107.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$621.28 FCFA352,859	$435.73 TMT1,525.05	-29.9%
Average			+74.7%

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pay 53.6% less for childcare

	Brazzaville	Ashgabat
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$49.10 FCFA27,887	$22.79 TMT79.77	-53.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,800.00 FCFA4,997,984	??
Average			-53.6%

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pay 3.5 times more for entertainment and sports

	Brazzaville	Ashgabat
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.85 FCFA2,756	$5.06 TMT17.70	+4.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.14 FCFA2,350	$6.98 TMT24.43	+68.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.25 FCFA1,846	$28.49 TMT99.72	+776.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$41.25 FCFA23,425	$147.20 TMT515.19	+256.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.34 FCFA3,601	$14.25 TMT49.86	+124.7%
Average			+246.2%

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pay 2.1 times more for clothing

	Brazzaville	Ashgabat
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$57.50 FCFA32,657	$85.47 TMT299.15	+48.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$60.00 FCFA34,077	$121.08 TMT423.79	+101.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$100.00 FCFA56,795	$163.82 TMT573.36	+63.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$55.00 FCFA31,237	$170.94 TMT598.29	+210.8%
Average			+106.2%

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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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