Ashgabat vs Dublin - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Ashgabat	Dublin
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1806	$2992
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4178	$6629
🏠 One person rent	$887	$1987
🏘️ Family rent	$1506	$3461
🍽️ Food expenses	$763	$663
🚐 Transport expenses	$49.3	$163
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$635	$4313
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	7	96
😀 Quality of life	48	95
🏙️ Population	1.03M	593K

The cost of living in Ashgabat is 40% less expensive than in Dublin. Cities ranked 2849th and 223rd ($1806 vs $2992) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Turkmenistan and Ireland, respectively. Check Turkmenistan vs Ireland comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Ashgabat compared to 1.4 months in Dublin. Ashgabat ranked 1st best city to live in Turkmenistan vs Dublin ranked 1st in Ireland, while ranked 6881st and 36th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ashgabat vs Dublin

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	Ashgabat	Dublin
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$28.8	$20.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$86.1	$96.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.9	$13.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.69	$8.58
☕ Cappuccino	$6.75	$4.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.82	$3.25
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1012	$2108
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$667	$1693
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1768	$3809
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1221	$2999
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$48.7	$160
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$74.5	$249
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$102	$50.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.45%	3.78%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4069	$8392
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2839	$6209
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.14	$2.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$8.55	$102
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.63	$19.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.43	$2.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$4.71	$1.73
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.94	$2.31
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.24	$2.2
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.15	$5.03
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.23	$12.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.2	$11.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$22.5	$15.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.06	$3.18
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$2.14
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.48	$2.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.72	$4.62
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.27	$1.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$1.63
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.78	$1.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.07	$3.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18.9	$14.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.21	$4.04
🚬 Cigarette pack	$25.5	$21
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.8	$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.88	$8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.02	$2.75
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.81	$3.85
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40.8	$61
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.3	$15.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$31.3	$81.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.46	$22.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$65.6	$119
👟 Brand Sneakers	$92.4	$128
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$22.9	$1316
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24723	$10947

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Cities near Ashgabat

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.2 mi	Anau	$1763
95 km or 59 mi	Quchan	$501
99 km or 61 mi	Baherden	$1769
107 km or 66 mi	Bojnord	$487
197 km or 123 mi	Nishapur	$496
203 km or 126 mi	Sabzevar	$510
212 km or 132 mi	Mashhad	$498
294 km or 183 mi	Gonbad-e Kavus	$466
302 km or 187 mi	Kashmar	$507
306 km or 190 mi	Mary	$1640
307 km or 191 mi	Torbat-e Heydarieh	$501
344 km or 213 mi	Shahrud	$563
361 km or 224 mi	Torbat-e Jam	$494
367 km or 228 mi	Gorgan	$659
451 km or 280 mi	Dasoguz	$1755
469 km or 291 mi	Turkmenabat	$1709
496 km or 308 mi	Sari	$635
513 km or 318 mi	Nukus	$468
516 km or 321 mi	Qaem Shahr	$502
517 km or 321 mi	Semnan	$535
524 km or 325 mi	Herat	$532
528 km or 328 mi	Babol	$372
558 km or 347 mi	Amol	$531
561 km or 349 mi	Bukhara	$436
570 km or 354 mi	Birjand	$589
634 km or 394 mi	Pardis	$575
654 km or 406 mi	Qarshi	$513
657 km or 408 mi	Pakdasht	$583
660 km or 410 mi	Golestan	$592
667 km or 414 mi	Sheberghan	$457
668 km or 415 mi	Qarchak	$586
668 km or 415 mi	Tehran	$639
670 km or 417 mi	Varamin	$571
671 km or 417 mi	Ray	$591
693 km or 431 mi	Qods	$631
694 km or 431 mi	Eslamshahr	$602
695 km or 432 mi	Nasimshahr	$601
700 km or 435 mi	Shahriar	$627
701 km or 435 mi	Karaj	$696
703 km or 437 mi	Fardis	$639

Cities near Dublin

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.3 mi	Swords	$2472
30 km or 19 mi	Naas	$2515
42 km or 26 mi	Drogheda	$2627
75 km or 46 mi	Dundalk	$2179
102 km or 63 mi	Kilkenny	$2055
113 km or 70 mi	Wexford	$2074
131 km or 82 mi	Lisburn	$1945
134 km or 83 mi	Waterford	$2423
141 km or 88 mi	Belfast	$1954
148 km or 92 mi	Douglas	$2265
148 km or 92 mi	Newtownabbey	$1892
152 km or 94 mi	Bangor	$1496
154 km or 96 mi	Omagh	$1769
175 km or 109 mi	Limerick	$2236
185 km or 115 mi	Galway	$2978
185 km or 115 mi	Rhyl	$1764
196 km or 122 mi	Derry	$1620
212 km or 132 mi	Wallasey	$1718
213 km or 132 mi	Formby	$1873
215 km or 133 mi	Crosby	$1862
216 km or 134 mi	Birkenhead	$1895
217 km or 135 mi	Bebington	$1888
217 km or 135 mi	Liverpool	$1998
217 km or 135 mi	Bootle	$1893
218 km or 136 mi	Southport	$1861
219 km or 136 mi	Blackpool	$1677
219 km or 136 mi	Cork	$2524
220 km or 137 mi	Wrexham	$1784
221 km or 137 mi	Lytham St Annes	$1804
221 km or 137 mi	Whitehaven	$1771
224 km or 139 mi	Ellesmere Port	$1951
225 km or 140 mi	Chester	$2047
234 km or 145 mi	Llanelli	$1815
234 km or 145 mi	St Helens	$1686
235 km or 146 mi	Widnes	$1907
236 km or 147 mi	Runcorn	$1928
239 km or 148 mi	Morecambe	$1873
240 km or 149 mi	Preston	$1754
241 km or 150 mi	Lancaster	$1819
242 km or 150 mi	Wigan	$1718