Cost of living comparison
Ashgabat is 74.2% more expensive than Castries.
If you lived in Ashgabat instead of Castries, you would:
pay 2.3 times more for restaurants
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Castries
|
Ashgabat
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.40
EC$20.00
|
$34.54
TMT120.90
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.40
EC$20.00
|
$12.82
TMT44.87
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.94
EC$5.25
|
$3.24
TMT11.34
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.11
EC$3.00
|
$1.04
TMT3.66
|
|
pay 92.8% more for groceries
|
Castries
|
Ashgabat
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.63
EC$4.39
|
$2.39
TMT8.35
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.52
EC$9.50
|
$17.90
TMT62.65
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.72
EC$20.85
|
$16.12
TMT56.43
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.79
EC$10.24
|
$6.84
TMT23.93
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.41
EC$11.93
|
$5.38
TMT18.85
|
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| Apples (1 lb) |
$3.43
EC$9.27
|
$2.71
TMT9.50
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.75
EC$2.04
|
$4.01
TMT14.02
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.86
EC$7.72
|
$3.65
TMT12.78
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$4.17
EC$11.27
|
$1.71
TMT5.99
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.56
EC$4.23
|
$1.03
TMT3.62
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.78
EC$2.12
|
$0.84
TMT2.94
|
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pay 9.9% less for transportation
|
Castries
|
Ashgabat
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.70
EC$15.40
|
$1.56
TMT5.47
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$8.55
TMT29.91
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,676.62
EC$77,500.00
|
$43,803.42
TMT153,311.97
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$9.69
TMT33.90
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for housing
|
Castries
|
Ashgabat
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$45.02
EC$121.67
|
$94.97
TMT332.38
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$653.95
EC$1,767.34
|
$1,125.36
TMT3,938.75
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$407.02
EC$1,100.00
|
$747.86
TMT2,617.52
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$89.60
EC$242.16
|
$435.73
TMT1,525.05
|
|
pay 87.5% less for childcare
|
Castries
|
Ashgabat
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$181.93
EC$491.67
|
$22.79
TMT79.77
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? | ?? | |
pay 2.8 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Castries
|
Ashgabat
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.04
EC$5.50
|
$5.06
TMT17.70
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.70
EC$10.00
|
$6.98
TMT24.43
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
?? |
$28.49
TMT99.72
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$33.92
EC$91.67
|
$147.20
TMT515.19
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.55
EC$15.00
|
$14.25
TMT49.86
|
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pay 54.0% more for clothing
|
Castries
|
Ashgabat
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$78.94
EC$213.33
|
$85.47
TMT299.15
|
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|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$58.59
EC$158.33
|
$121.08
TMT423.79
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$123.34
EC$333.33
|
$163.82
TMT573.36
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$101.76
EC$275.00
|
$170.94
TMT598.29
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