Ashgabat vs Dublin - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Ashgabat	Dublin
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1584	$2627
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3634	$5796
🏠 One person rent	$798	$1748
🏘️ Family rent	$1502	$3037
🍽️ Food expenses	$609	$563
🚐 Transport expenses	$49.1	$168
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$718	$3727
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	7	95
😀 Quality of life	29	96
🏙️ Population	1.03M	593K

The cost of living in Ashgabat is 40% less expensive than in Dublin. Cities ranked 3105th and 605th ($1584 vs $2627) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Turkmenistan and Ireland, respectively. Check Turkmenistan vs Ireland comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 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 8250th and 17th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Ashgabat	Dublin
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$25.9	$18.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$60.4	$82
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.1	$11.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.4	$7.53
☕ Cappuccino	$5.56	$4.16
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.25	$2.28
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$884	$1839
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$607	$1479
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1501	$3211
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1302	$2644
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$45.2	$151
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$70	$234
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$90.5	$45.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.58%	4.22%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3897	$6999
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3006	$5541
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.14	$2.1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$8.52	$108
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.74	$20.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.38	$1.87
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3	$1.47
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.35	$1.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.49	$1.7
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.83	$4.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.29	$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.83	$10.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.9	$11.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.02	$2.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$1.86
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.81	$2.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.06	$3.97
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$1.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$1.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.74	$1.17
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.08	$3.32
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$27.3	$13.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.79	$2.91
🚬 Cigarette pack	$25.2	$17.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.01	$6.93
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.8	$6.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3	$2.75
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.77	$2.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$112	$54.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17.7	$13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$31.8	$69.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.36	$19
👖 Brand Jeans	$69.9	$95
👟 Brand Sneakers	$92.4	$99
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$22.7	$1213
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6132	$8881

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Cities near Ashgabat

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.2 mi	Anau	$1553
95 km or 59 mi	Quchan	$515
99 km or 61 mi	Baherden	$1541
107 km or 66 mi	Bojnord	$510
197 km or 123 mi	Nishapur	$509
203 km or 126 mi	Sabzevar	$524
212 km or 132 mi	Mashhad	$508
294 km or 183 mi	Gonbad-e Kavus	$495
302 km or 187 mi	Kashmar	$521
306 km or 190 mi	Mary	$1503
307 km or 191 mi	Torbat-e Heydarieh	$521
344 km or 213 mi	Shahrud	$598
361 km or 224 mi	Torbat-e Jam	$550
367 km or 228 mi	Gorgan	$685
451 km or 280 mi	Dasoguz	$1535
469 km or 291 mi	Turkmenabat	$1523
496 km or 308 mi	Sari	$658
513 km or 318 mi	Nukus	$392
516 km or 321 mi	Qaem Shahr	$554
517 km or 321 mi	Semnan	$580
524 km or 325 mi	Herat	$512
528 km or 328 mi	Babol	$458
558 km or 347 mi	Amol	$557
561 km or 349 mi	Bukhara	$431
570 km or 354 mi	Birjand	$574
634 km or 394 mi	Pardis	$665
654 km or 406 mi	Qarshi	$484
657 km or 408 mi	Pakdasht	$680
660 km or 410 mi	Golestan	$714
667 km or 414 mi	Sheberghan	$414
668 km or 415 mi	Qarchak	$681
668 km or 415 mi	Tehran	$788
670 km or 417 mi	Varamin	$651
671 km or 417 mi	Ray	$710
693 km or 431 mi	Qods	$698
694 km or 431 mi	Eslamshahr	$700
695 km or 432 mi	Nasimshahr	$697
700 km or 435 mi	Shahriar	$698
701 km or 435 mi	Karaj	$736
703 km or 437 mi	Fardis	$688

Cities near Dublin

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.3 mi	Swords	$2186
30 km or 19 mi	Naas	$2216
42 km or 26 mi	Drogheda	$2628
75 km or 46 mi	Dundalk	$1767
102 km or 63 mi	Kilkenny	$1785
113 km or 70 mi	Wexford	$1662
131 km or 82 mi	Lisburn	$1713
134 km or 83 mi	Waterford	$2134
141 km or 88 mi	Belfast	$1755
148 km or 92 mi	Douglas	$1968
148 km or 92 mi	Newtownabbey	$1692
152 km or 94 mi	Bangor	$1382
154 km or 96 mi	Omagh	$1562
175 km or 109 mi	Limerick	$1969
185 km or 115 mi	Galway	$2297
185 km or 115 mi	Rhyl	$1615
196 km or 122 mi	Derry	$1390
212 km or 132 mi	Wallasey	$1563
213 km or 132 mi	Formby	$1682
215 km or 133 mi	Crosby	$1681
216 km or 134 mi	Birkenhead	$1697
217 km or 135 mi	Bebington	$1710
217 km or 135 mi	Liverpool	$1774
217 km or 135 mi	Bootle	$1706
218 km or 136 mi	Southport	$1675
219 km or 136 mi	Blackpool	$1482
219 km or 136 mi	Cork	$2275
220 km or 137 mi	Wrexham	$1556
221 km or 137 mi	Lytham St Annes	$1640
221 km or 137 mi	Whitehaven	$1732
224 km or 139 mi	Ellesmere Port	$1774
225 km or 140 mi	Chester	$1897
234 km or 145 mi	Llanelli	$1686
234 km or 145 mi	St Helens	$1497
235 km or 146 mi	Widnes	$1753
236 km or 147 mi	Runcorn	$1762
239 km or 148 mi	Morecambe	$1714
240 km or 149 mi	Preston	$1456
241 km or 150 mi	Lancaster	$1629
242 km or 150 mi	Wigan	$1574