Cost of living comparison

Santiago, Chile

compared to

Ashgabat, Turkmenistan

Ashgabat vs. Santiago Cost of Living Summary

Ashgabat is 2.0 times more expensive than Santiago.

Restaurants: pay 73.3% more in Ashgabat
Groceries: pay 2.6 times more in Ashgabat
Transportation: pay 8.6% less in Ashgabat
Housing: pay 3.2 times more in Ashgabat
Childcare: pay 94.1% less in Ashgabat
Entertainment and Sports: pay 3.3 times more in Ashgabat
Clothing: pay 2.5 times more in Ashgabat

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

Ashgabat vs. Santiago Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 73.3% more for restaurants

	Santiago	Ashgabat
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$12.36 CLF0.3000	$34.54 TMT121.08	+179.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.24 CLF0.2000	$12.82 TMT44.94	+55.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.78 CLF0.0400	$3.24 TMT11.36	+81.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.37 CLF0.0300	$1.04 TMT3.66	-23.5%
Average			+73.3%

Santiago vs. Ashgabat - Cost of restaurants

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pay 2.6 times more for groceries

	Santiago	Ashgabat
Bread 1 loaf	$1.48 CLF0.0400	$2.39 TMT8.37	+60.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.49 CLF0.1300	$17.90 TMT62.74	+226.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.59 CLF0.1100	$16.12 TMT56.51	+251.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.97 CLF0.1000	$6.84 TMT23.97	+72.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.88 CLF0.0700	$5.38 TMT18.87	+87.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.96 CLF0.0200	$2.71 TMT9.51	+183.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.71 CLF0.0200	$4.01 TMT14.04	+462.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.91 CLF0.0200	$3.65 TMT12.80	+302.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.84 CLF0.0200	$1.71 TMT6.00	+103.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.80 CLF0.0200	$1.03 TMT3.62	+28.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.66 CLF0.0200	$0.84 TMT2.94	+27.9%
Average			+164.3%

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pay 8.6% less for transportation

	Santiago	Ashgabat
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.14 CLF0.1300	$1.56 TMT5.48	-69.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$41.20 CLF1.0100	$8.55 TMT29.96	-79.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$18,540.00 CLF455.8100	$43,803.42 TMT153,530.98	+136.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$12.41 CLF0.3100	$9.69 TMT33.95	-22.0%
Average			-8.6%

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pay 3.2 times more for housing

	Santiago	Ashgabat
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$20.87 CLF0.5100	$94.97 TMT332.86	+355.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$513.58 CLF12.6300	$1,125.36 TMT3,944.37	+119.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$439.93 CLF10.8200	$747.86 TMT2,621.26	+70.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$104.66 CLF2.5700	$435.73 TMT1,527.23	+316.3%
Average			+215.1%

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pay 94.1% less for childcare

	Santiago	Ashgabat
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$387.71 CLF9.5300	$22.79 TMT79.89	-94.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,421.89 CLF157.8800	??
Average			-94.1%

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pay 3.3 times more for entertainment and sports

	Santiago	Ashgabat
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.83 CLF0.0700	$5.06 TMT17.72	+78.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.09 CLF0.0800	$6.98 TMT24.47	+126.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.15 CLF0.1300	$28.49 TMT99.86	+453.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$33.85 CLF0.8300	$147.20 TMT515.93	+334.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.87 CLF0.1400	$14.25 TMT49.93	+142.6%
Average			+227.1%

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pay 2.5 times more for clothing

	Santiago	Ashgabat
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$52.80 CLF1.3000	$85.47 TMT299.57	+61.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$31.11 CLF0.7600	$121.08 TMT424.39	+289.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$73.37 CLF1.8000	$163.82 TMT574.18	+123.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$82.04 CLF2.0200	$170.94 TMT599.15	+108.4%
Average			+145.7%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: June 2025

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