Cost of living comparison
Ashgabat is 69.5% more expensive than Castries.
If you lived in Ashgabat instead of Castries, you would:
pay 2.1 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
|
$35.00
TMT122.50
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.33
EC$22.50
|
$12.86
TMT45.00
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.22
EC$6.00
|
$2.90
TMT10.17
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.05
EC$2.83
|
$1.05
TMT3.67
|
|
pay 92.8% more for groceries
|
Castries
|
Ashgabat
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.63
EC$4.39
|
$2.43
TMT8.50
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.08
EC$8.33
|
$17.86
TMT62.50
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.72
EC$20.85
|
$18.39
TMT64.35
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.67
EC$9.93
|
$6.86
TMT24.00
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.41
EC$11.93
|
$6.16
TMT21.55
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$4.44
EC$11.99
|
$2.51
TMT8.77
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.75
EC$2.04
|
$3.33
TMT11.65
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.86
EC$7.72
|
$3.28
TMT11.49
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$4.17
EC$11.27
|
$2.07
TMT7.26
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.56
EC$4.23
|
$0.95
TMT3.33
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.78
EC$2.12
|
$0.82
TMT2.87
|
|
pay 11.3% less for transportation
|
Castries
|
Ashgabat
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.78
EC$15.61
|
$1.62
TMT5.68
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$10.00
TMT35.00
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,676.62
EC$77,500.00
|
$42,857.14
TMT150,000.00
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$9.71
TMT34.00
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for housing
|
Castries
|
Ashgabat
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$45.02
EC$121.67
|
$100.00
TMT350.00
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$653.95
EC$1,767.34
|
$1,092.86
TMT3,825.00
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$374.65
EC$1,012.50
|
$964.29
TMT3,375.00
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$89.60
EC$242.16
|
$436.97
TMT1,529.41
|
|
pay 87.4% less for childcare
|
Castries
|
Ashgabat
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$181.93
EC$491.67
|
$22.86
TMT80.00
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? | ?? | |
pay 2.3 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Castries
|
Ashgabat
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.85
EC$5.00
|
$5.14
TMT18.00
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.70
EC$10.00
|
$8.43
TMT29.50
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
?? |
$28.57
TMT100.00
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$33.92
EC$91.67
|
$78.57
TMT275.00
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.40
EC$20.00
|
$12.86
TMT45.00
|
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pay 66.8% more for clothing
|
Castries
|
Ashgabat
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$75.39
EC$203.75
|
$85.71
TMT300.00
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$53.19
EC$143.75
|
$128.57
TMT450.00
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$115.63
EC$312.50
|
$171.43
TMT600.00
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$104.84
EC$283.33
|
$171.43
TMT600.00
|
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