Cost of living comparison

Kingstown, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

compared to

Ashgabat, Turkmenistan

Ashgabat vs. Kingstown Cost of Living Summary

Ashgabat is 83.6% more expensive than Kingstown.

Restaurants: pay 2.0 times more in Ashgabat
Groceries: pay 62.5% more in Ashgabat
Transportation: pay 50.2% less in Ashgabat
Housing: pay 3.5 times more in Ashgabat
Childcare: pay 87.7% less in Ashgabat
Entertainment and Sports: pay 3.7 times more in Ashgabat
Clothing: pay 36.2% more in Ashgabat

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

Ashgabat vs. Kingstown Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.0 times more for restaurants

	Kingstown	Ashgabat
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.40 EC$20.00	$34.54 TMT121.08	+366.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.10 EC$30.00	$12.82 TMT44.94	+15.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.85 EC$5.00	$3.24 TMT11.36	+75.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.76 EC$4.75	$1.04 TMT3.66	-40.6%
Average			+104.2%

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pay 62.5% more for groceries

	Kingstown	Ashgabat
Bread 1 loaf	$1.85 EC$5.00	$2.39 TMT8.37	+29.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.26 EC$19.61	$17.90 TMT62.74	+146.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$12.14 EC$32.81	$16.12 TMT56.51	+32.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.60 EC$12.44	$6.84 TMT23.97	+48.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.98 EC$5.36	$5.38 TMT18.87	+171.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$3.76 EC$10.17	$2.71 TMT9.51	-27.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.86 EC$2.33	$4.01 TMT14.04	+364.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$4.18 EC$11.30	$3.65 TMT12.80	-12.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.68 EC$4.54	$1.71 TMT6.00	+2.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.60 EC$4.31	$1.03 TMT3.62	-35.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.23 EC$3.33	$0.84 TMT2.94	-31.8%
Average			+62.5%

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pay 50.2% less for transportation

	Kingstown	Ashgabat
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$14.57 EC$39.38	$1.56 TMT5.48	-89.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$59.20 EC$160.00	$8.55 TMT29.96	-85.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$32,376.83 EC$87,500.00	$43,803.42 TMT153,530.98	+35.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$24.98 EC$67.50	$9.69 TMT33.95	-61.2%
Average			-50.2%

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pay 3.5 times more for housing

	Kingstown	Ashgabat
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$55.50 EC$150.00	$94.97 TMT332.86	+71.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$296.02 EC$800.00	$1,125.36 TMT3,944.37	+280.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$296.02 EC$800.00	$747.86 TMT2,621.26	+152.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$70.74 EC$191.18	$435.73 TMT1,527.23	+516.0%
Average			+255.0%

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pay 87.7% less for childcare

	Kingstown	Ashgabat
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$185.01 EC$500.00	$22.79 TMT79.89	-87.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	??	??
Average			-87.7%

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pay 3.7 times more for entertainment and sports

	Kingstown	Ashgabat
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.85 EC$5.00	$5.06 TMT17.72	+173.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.71 EC$7.33	$6.98 TMT24.47	+157.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.44 EC$12.00	$28.49 TMT99.86	+541.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$37.00 EC$100.00	$147.20 TMT515.93	+297.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.55 EC$15.00	$14.25 TMT49.93	+156.7%
Average			+265.3%

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pay 36.2% more for clothing

	Kingstown	Ashgabat
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$101.76 EC$275.00	$85.47 TMT299.57	-16.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$83.25 EC$225.00	$121.08 TMT424.39	+45.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$111.01 EC$300.00	$163.82 TMT574.18	+47.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$101.76 EC$275.00	$170.94 TMT599.15	+68.0%
Average			+36.2%

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