Cost of living comparison
Ashgabat is 2.5 times more expensive than Port Louis.
If you lived in Ashgabat instead of Port Louis, you would:
pay 3.4 times more for restaurants
|
Port Louis
|
Ashgabat
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.88
MUR277.59
|
$34.54
TMT121.25
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.35
MUR252.35
|
$12.82
TMT45.00
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.94
MUR44.30
|
$3.24
TMT11.38
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.55
MUR25.87
|
$1.04
TMT3.67
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for groceries
|
Port Louis
|
Ashgabat
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.85
MUR40.02
|
$2.39
TMT8.38
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.77
MUR272.54
|
$17.90
TMT62.83
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.77
MUR272.39
|
$16.12
TMT56.59
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.99
MUR93.71
|
$6.84
TMT24.00
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.94
MUR138.88
|
$5.38
TMT18.90
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.98
MUR46.36
|
$2.71
TMT9.53
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.84
MUR39.83
|
$4.01
TMT14.06
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.82
MUR38.92
|
$3.65
TMT12.81
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.37
MUR64.67
|
$1.71
TMT6.01
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.54
MUR25.56
|
$1.03
TMT3.63
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.52
MUR24.61
|
$0.84
TMT2.95
|
|
pay 39.5% less for transportation
|
Port Louis
|
Ashgabat
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.87
MUR277.07
|
$1.56
TMT5.49
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$21.64
MUR1,021.52
|
$8.55
TMT30.00
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$34,217.28
MUR1,615,055.64
|
$43,803.42
TMT153,750.00
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$20.32
MUR958.94
|
$9.69
TMT34.00
|
|
pay 4.9 times more for housing
|
Port Louis
|
Ashgabat
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$33.06
MUR1,560.51
|
$94.97
TMT333.33
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$502.57
MUR23,721.13
|
$1,125.36
TMT3,950.00
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$395.64
MUR18,674.08
|
$747.86
TMT2,625.00
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$35.02
MUR1,653.16
|
$435.73
TMT1,529.41
|
|
pay 89.6% less for childcare
|
Port Louis
|
Ashgabat
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$218.85
MUR10,329.63
|
$22.79
TMT80.00
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,849.44
MUR181,693.76
|
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pay 3.5 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Port Louis
|
Ashgabat
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.25
MUR105.99
|
$5.06
TMT17.75
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.22
MUR104.87
|
$6.98
TMT24.50
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.52
MUR307.87
|
$28.49
TMT100.00
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$27.80
MUR1,312.23
|
$147.20
TMT516.67
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.35
MUR252.35
|
$14.25
TMT50.00
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for clothing
|
Port Louis
|
Ashgabat
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$57.74
MUR2,725.41
|
$85.47
TMT300.00
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.91
MUR2,072.65
|
$121.08
TMT425.00
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.53
MUR4,273.17
|
$163.82
TMT575.00
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$74.85
MUR3,532.93
|
$170.94
TMT600.00
|
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