Cost of living comparison
Ashgabat is 3.5 times more expensive than Nairobi.
If you lived in Ashgabat instead of Nairobi, you would:
pay 4.5 times more for restaurants
|
Nairobi
|
Ashgabat
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.85
KES498.05
|
$34.54
TMT121.25
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.17
KES796.87
|
$12.82
TMT45.00
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.66
KES85.65
|
$3.24
TMT11.38
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.53
KES68.82
|
$1.04
TMT3.67
|
|
pay 3.6 times more for groceries
|
Nairobi
|
Ashgabat
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.56
KES72.13
|
$2.39
TMT8.38
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.59
KES722.48
|
$17.90
TMT62.83
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.35
KES433.19
|
$16.12
TMT56.59
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.70
KES220.07
|
$6.84
TMT24.00
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.71
KES350.21
|
$5.38
TMT18.90
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.26
KES163.33
|
$2.71
TMT9.53
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
KES64.58
|
$4.01
TMT14.06
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.87
KES112.93
|
$3.65
TMT12.81
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
KES59.08
|
$1.71
TMT6.01
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
KES62.36
|
$1.03
TMT3.63
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.56
KES71.90
|
$0.84
TMT2.95
|
|
pay 12.4% less for transportation
|
Nairobi
|
Ashgabat
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.17
KES798.05
|
$1.56
TMT5.49
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$30.83
KES3,984.37
|
$8.55
TMT30.00
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,266.80
KES2,490,233.99
|
$43,803.42
TMT153,750.00
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.87
KES1,792.97
|
$9.69
TMT34.00
|
|
pay 7.2 times more for housing
|
Nairobi
|
Ashgabat
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$39.39
KES5,091.51
|
$94.97
TMT333.33
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$428.53
KES55,387.25
|
$1,125.36
TMT3,950.00
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$166.44
KES21,511.79
|
$747.86
TMT2,625.00
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$22.39
KES2,894.23
|
$435.73
TMT1,529.41
|
|
pay 86.3% less for childcare
|
Nairobi
|
Ashgabat
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$166.67
KES21,542.71
|
$22.79
TMT80.00
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,008.06
KES1,035,041.33
|
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pay 4.0 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Nairobi
|
Ashgabat
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.31
KES298.83
|
$5.06
TMT17.75
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.24
KES289.63
|
$6.98
TMT24.50
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.08
KES398.44
|
$28.49
TMT100.00
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$44.12
KES5,702.13
|
$147.20
TMT516.67
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.17
KES796.87
|
$14.25
TMT50.00
|
|
pay 4.1 times more for clothing
|
Nairobi
|
Ashgabat
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$16.84
KES2,176.94
|
$85.47
TMT300.00
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$22.95
KES2,966.15
|
$121.08
TMT425.00
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$61.84
KES7,992.47
|
$163.82
TMT575.00
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$52.50
KES6,785.85
|
$170.94
TMT600.00
|
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