Cost of living comparison
Ashgabat is 4.6 times more expensive than Dodoma.
If you lived in Ashgabat instead of Dodoma, you would:
pay 7.0 times more for restaurants
|
Dodoma
|
Ashgabat
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.86
TZS4,403.57
|
$34.54
TMT121.25
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.45
TZS17,614.27
|
$12.82
TMT45.00
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.68
TZS1,614.64
|
$3.24
TMT11.38
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.37
TZS880.71
|
$1.04
TMT3.67
|
|
pay 5.1 times more for groceries
|
Dodoma
|
Ashgabat
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.93
TZS2,201.78
|
$2.39
TMT8.38
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.79
TZS6,605.35
|
$17.90
TMT62.83
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.17
TZS12,224.17
|
$16.12
TMT56.59
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.03
TZS4,791.08
|
$6.84
TMT24.00
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.27
TZS7,723.38
|
$5.38
TMT18.90
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.01
TZS2,396.91
|
$2.71
TMT9.53
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.30
TZS699.10
|
$4.01
TMT14.06
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.30
TZS699.10
|
$3.65
TMT12.81
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.45
TZS1,065.29
|
$1.71
TMT6.01
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.25
TZS599.23
|
$1.03
TMT3.63
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.39
TZS932.13
|
$0.84
TMT2.95
|
|
pay 61.4% less for transportation
|
Dodoma
|
Ashgabat
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.05
TZS9,578.86
|
$1.56
TMT5.49
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$8.55
TMT30.00
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$43,803.42
TMT153,750.00
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$9.69
TMT34.00
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for housing
|
Dodoma
|
Ashgabat
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$29.79
TZS70,457.07
|
$94.97
TMT333.33
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area | ?? |
$1,125.36
TMT3,950.00
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center | ?? |
$747.86
TMT2,625.00
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$435.73
TMT1,529.41
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Dodoma
|
Ashgabat
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$22.79
TMT80.00
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? | ?? |
pay 7.4 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Dodoma
|
Ashgabat
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.12
TZS2,642.14
|
$5.06
TMT17.75
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.92
TZS6,898.92
|
$6.98
TMT24.50
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.86
TZS4,403.57
|
$28.49
TMT100.00
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$147.20
TMT516.67
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$14.25
TMT50.00
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Dodoma
|
Ashgabat
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$85.47
TMT300.00
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$121.08
TMT425.00
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$163.82
TMT575.00
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$170.94
TMT600.00
|
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