Cost of living comparison
Ashgabat is 85.3% more expensive than Tokyo.
If you lived in Ashgabat instead of Tokyo, you would:
pay 3.0 times more for restaurants
|
Tokyo
|
Ashgabat
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.51
¥1,019
|
$34.54
TMT121.25
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.21
¥815
|
$12.82
TMT45.00
|
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| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.12
¥175
|
$3.24
TMT11.38
|
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| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.75
¥117
|
$1.04
TMT3.67
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pay 83.1% more for groceries
|
Tokyo
|
Ashgabat
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.63
¥256
|
$2.39
TMT8.38
|
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| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.01
¥1,097
|
$17.90
TMT62.83
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.89
¥921
|
$16.12
TMT56.59
|
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Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.09
¥326
|
$6.84
TMT24.00
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.26
¥511
|
$5.38
TMT18.90
|
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| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.38
¥372
|
$2.71
TMT9.53
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.06
¥166
|
$4.01
TMT14.06
|
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| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.65
¥414
|
$3.65
TMT12.81
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.42
¥378
|
$1.71
TMT6.01
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.29
¥202
|
$1.03
TMT3.63
|
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| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.26
¥198
|
$0.84
TMT2.95
|
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pay 28.5% less for transportation
|
Tokyo
|
Ashgabat
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.42
¥692
|
$1.56
TMT5.49
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$58.62
¥9,171
|
$8.55
TMT30.00
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,767.76
¥3,405,457
|
$43,803.42
TMT153,750.00
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$27.88
¥4,361
|
$9.69
TMT34.00
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for housing
|
Tokyo
|
Ashgabat
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.86
¥4,984
|
$94.97
TMT333.33
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,120.28
¥175,262
|
$1,125.36
TMT3,950.00
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$582.98
¥91,204
|
$747.86
TMT2,625.00
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$134.03
¥20,969
|
$435.73
TMT1,529.41
|
|
pay 95.7% less for childcare
|
Tokyo
|
Ashgabat
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$533.29
¥83,431
|
$22.79
TMT80.00
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$14,506.96
¥2,269,541
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pay 2.8 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Tokyo
|
Ashgabat
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.26
¥509
|
$5.06
TMT17.75
|
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| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.40
¥532
|
$6.98
TMT24.50
|
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|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.91
¥611
|
$28.49
TMT100.00
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$67.16
¥10,506
|
$147.20
TMT516.67
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.38
¥1,936
|
$14.25
TMT50.00
|
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pay 2.4 times more for clothing
|
Tokyo
|
Ashgabat
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$52.60
¥8,229
|
$85.47
TMT300.00
|
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Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.87
¥5,768
|
$121.08
TMT425.00
|
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$63.41
¥9,921
|
$163.82
TMT575.00
|
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| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$82.89
¥12,968
|
$170.94
TMT600.00
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