Cost of living comparison

Bridgetown, Barbados

compared to

Ashgabat, Turkmenistan

Ashgabat vs. Bridgetown Cost of Living Summary

Ashgabat is 44.5% more expensive than Bridgetown.

Restaurants: pay 52.0% more in Ashgabat
Groceries: pay 39.3% more in Ashgabat
Transportation: pay 46.4% less in Ashgabat
Housing: pay 3.0 times more in Ashgabat
Childcare: pay 90.6% less in Ashgabat
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.1 times more in Ashgabat
Clothing: pay 52.1% more in Ashgabat

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

Ashgabat vs. Bridgetown Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 52.0% more for restaurants

	Bridgetown	Ashgabat
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$20.00 BBD40.00	$34.54 TMT120.90	+72.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.25 BBD18.50	$12.82 TMT44.87	+38.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.50 BBD3.00	$3.24 TMT11.34	+116.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.29 BBD2.58	$1.04 TMT3.66	-19.1%
Average			+52.0%

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pay 39.3% more for groceries

	Bridgetown	Ashgabat
Bread 1 loaf	$2.78 BBD5.56	$2.39 TMT8.35	-14.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$14.65 BBD29.29	$17.90 TMT62.65	+22.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$14.67 BBD29.34	$16.12 TMT56.43	+9.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.18 BBD10.36	$6.84 TMT23.93	+32.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.76 BBD9.53	$5.38 TMT18.85	+13.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.70 BBD3.41	$2.71 TMT9.50	+59.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.19 BBD2.37	$4.01 TMT14.02	+237.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.67 BBD3.34	$3.65 TMT12.78	+118.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.66 BBD3.31	$1.71 TMT5.99	+3.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.10 BBD2.20	$1.03 TMT3.62	-6.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.50 BBD3.00	$0.84 TMT2.94	-43.9%
Average			+39.3%

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pay 46.4% less for transportation

	Bridgetown	Ashgabat
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.93 BBD15.85	$1.56 TMT5.47	-80.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$27.00 BBD54.00	$8.55 TMT29.91	-68.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$35,000.00 BBD70,000.00	$43,803.42 TMT153,311.97	+25.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$25.50 BBD51.00	$9.69 TMT33.90	-62.0%
Average			-46.4%

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pay 3.0 times more for housing

	Bridgetown	Ashgabat
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$49.00 BBD98.00	$94.97 TMT332.38	+93.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$590.00 BBD1,180.00	$1,125.36 TMT3,938.75	+90.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$480.00 BBD960.00	$747.86 TMT2,617.52	+55.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$66.91 BBD133.82	$435.73 TMT1,525.05	+551.2%
Average			+197.9%

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pay 90.6% less for childcare

	Bridgetown	Ashgabat
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$241.67 BBD483.33	$22.79 TMT79.77	-90.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,500.00 BBD13,000.00	??
Average			-90.6%

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pay 2.1 times more for entertainment and sports

	Bridgetown	Ashgabat
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.50 BBD5.00	$5.06 TMT17.70	+102.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.87 BBD9.74	$6.98 TMT24.43	+43.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$8.00 BBD16.00	$28.49 TMT99.72	+256.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$73.75 BBD147.50	$147.20 TMT515.19	+99.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.50 BBD21.00	$14.25 TMT49.86	+35.7%
Average			+107.4%

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pay 52.1% more for clothing

	Bridgetown	Ashgabat
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$72.50 BBD145.00	$85.47 TMT299.15	+17.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$55.00 BBD110.00	$121.08 TMT423.79	+120.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$134.38 BBD268.75	$163.82 TMT573.36	+21.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$115.00 BBD230.00	$170.94 TMT598.29	+48.6%
Average			+52.1%

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