Ashgabat - Post Report Question and Answers
What is the availability and cost of household help, and what types of help are typically employed by expatriates?
Very available and affordable. Most people have housekeepers who clean, maybe do some grocery shopping and/or cooking. People with kids usually have a full time nanny, some have a live-in. A couple people prefer to have a driver on hire as well. - Jan 2024
We had someone come once a week and paid $25 day. Nannies and full time housekeepers were easy to find if that is what you need. - Dec 2020
Most of us have household help anything from twice a month, once a week or daily. Once a week is about $30 per day for cleaning. More for food preparation and shopping. Some housekeepers speak English. - Mar 2019
Lots of household help. Most use maids and childcare. You can also hire drivers. - Jun 2018
Very cheap, but finding help that speaks English is incredibly difficult, but if you speak Russian or Turkmen you are fine - Feb 2016
Full time nanny/housekeeper support runs about US$400/month. Some, who required English language ability or after hours support paid a bit more. A part-time driver ran about US$100 (as gas/petrol is free to locals and costs only US$.83/gallon for expats). The embassy has a roster of hopefuls. - Jul 2014
If you dont use the Embassy's domestic help pool, you can get full time domestic help for $200 USD a month. - Oct 2012
Cheap and available. - Mar 2012
