Cost of living comparison
Ashgabat is 3.7 times more expensive than Caracas.
If you lived in Ashgabat instead of Caracas, you would:
pay 50.0% more for restaurants
|
Caracas
|
Ashgabat
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.00
VEF149.62
|
$34.54
TMT121.25
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.00
VEF119.69
|
$12.82
TMT45.00
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.78
VEF17.78
|
$3.24
TMT11.38
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.29
VEF12.84
|
$1.04
TMT3.67
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for groceries
|
Caracas
|
Ashgabat
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.17
VEF21.64
|
$2.39
TMT8.38
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.87
VEF48.61
|
$17.90
TMT62.83
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.73
VEF77.06
|
$16.12
TMT56.59
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.03
VEF30.26
|
$6.84
TMT24.00
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.24
VEF32.36
|
$5.38
TMT18.90
|
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| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.55
VEF25.43
|
$2.71
TMT9.53
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.66
VEF6.56
|
$4.01
TMT14.06
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.90
VEF8.97
|
$3.65
TMT12.81
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.75
VEF7.51
|
$1.71
TMT6.01
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.01
VEF10.04
|
$1.03
TMT3.63
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.87
VEF8.69
|
$0.84
TMT2.95
|
|
pay 27.8% less for transportation
|
Caracas
|
Ashgabat
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.89
VEF18.88
|
$1.56
TMT5.49
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$30.00
VEF299.24
|
$8.55
TMT30.00
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,000.00
VEF319,184.03
|
$43,803.42
TMT153,750.00
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$23.80
VEF237.39
|
$9.69
TMT34.00
|
|
pay 15.6 times more for housing
|
Caracas
|
Ashgabat
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.22
VEF371.27
|
$94.97
TMT333.33
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$394.44
VEF3,934.39
|
$1,125.36
TMT3,950.00
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$366.67
VEF3,657.32
|
$747.86
TMT2,625.00
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$7.90
VEF78.82
|
$435.73
TMT1,529.41
|
|
pay 76.9% less for childcare
|
Caracas
|
Ashgabat
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$98.67
VEF984.15
|
$22.79
TMT80.00
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,720.00
VEF47,079.64
|
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pay 3.8 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Caracas
|
Ashgabat
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.50
VEF14.96
|
$5.06
TMT17.75
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.72
VEF27.12
|
$6.98
TMT24.50
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.25
VEF32.42
|
$28.49
TMT100.00
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$71.88
VEF716.92
|
$147.20
TMT516.67
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.00
VEF59.85
|
$14.25
TMT50.00
|
|
pay 93.0% more for clothing
|
Caracas
|
Ashgabat
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$60.00
VEF598.47
|
$85.47
TMT300.00
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.33
VEF432.23
|
$121.08
TMT425.00
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$113.12
VEF1,128.37
|
$163.82
TMT575.00
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$83.33
VEF831.21
|
$170.94
TMT600.00
|
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