Ashgabat vs Dublin - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Ashgabat	Dublin
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1679	$2713
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3854	$6029
🏠 One person rent	$836	$1808
🏘️ Family rent	$1553	$3147
🍽️ Food expenses	$658	$585
🚐 Transport expenses	$47.3	$169
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$573	$3558
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	7	95
😀 Quality of life	30	94
🏙️ Population	828K	553K

The cost of living in Ashgabat is 38% less expensive than in Dublin. Cities ranked 2737th and 357th ($1679 vs $2713) 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 0.3 months in Ashgabat compared to 1.3 months in Dublin. Ashgabat ranked 1st best city to live in Turkmenistan vs Dublin ranked 1st in Ireland, while ranked 8379th and 35th 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	$31.6	$18.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$55.7	$86.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10	$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.39	$7.4
☕ Cappuccino	$4.59	$4.13
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.91	$2.62
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$915	$1838
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$647	$1529
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1453	$3276
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1376	$2713
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$48.2	$168
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$73.7	$271
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$87.4	$49.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.98%	4.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4561	$7683
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3442	$5685
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.29	$2.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$9.98	$112
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.68	$21.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.38	$1.88
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.63	$1.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.85	$2.12
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.65	$1.89
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.07	$4.46
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.3	$9.97
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.9	$10.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$24.8	$12.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.66	$2.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.38	$2.28
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.31	$3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.82	$3.79
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$2.01
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.83	$1.53
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.83	$1.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.09	$3.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$27.2	$14.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.61	$4.2
🚬 Cigarette pack	$25.4	$17.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.03	$9.03
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.84	$6.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.02	$2.96
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.8	$2.87
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$65.9	$53.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16.5	$13.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$33.8	$70.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.42	$18.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$83.7	$96
👟 Brand Sneakers	$144	$99.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$22.6	$1364
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6425	$10404

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Cities near Ashgabat

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.2 mi	Anau	$1648
95 km or 59 mi	Quchan	$487
99 km or 61 mi	Baherden	$1642
107 km or 66 mi	Bojnord	$427
197 km or 123 mi	Nishapur	$509
203 km or 126 mi	Sabzevar	$489
212 km or 132 mi	Mashhad	$532
294 km or 183 mi	Gonbad-e Kavus	$473
302 km or 187 mi	Kashmar	$507
306 km or 190 mi	Mary	$1644
307 km or 191 mi	Torbat-e Heydarieh	$520
344 km or 213 mi	Shahrud	$576
361 km or 224 mi	Torbat-e Jam	$558
367 km or 228 mi	Gorgan	$661
451 km or 280 mi	Dasoguz	$1657
469 km or 291 mi	Turkmenabat	$1662
496 km or 308 mi	Sari	$640
513 km or 318 mi	Nukus	$427
516 km or 321 mi	Qaem Shahr	$533
517 km or 321 mi	Semnan	$558
524 km or 325 mi	Herat	$514
528 km or 328 mi	Babol	$434
558 km or 347 mi	Amol	$519
561 km or 349 mi	Bukhara	$399
570 km or 354 mi	Birjand	$554
634 km or 394 mi	Pardis	$619
654 km or 406 mi	Qarshi	$416
657 km or 408 mi	Pakdasht	$633
660 km or 410 mi	Golestan	$655
667 km or 414 mi	Sheberghan	$446
668 km or 415 mi	Qarchak	$636
668 km or 415 mi	Tehran	$700
670 km or 417 mi	Varamin	$616
671 km or 417 mi	Ray	$653
693 km or 431 mi	Qods	$655
694 km or 431 mi	Eslamshahr	$655
695 km or 432 mi	Nasimshahr	$651
700 km or 435 mi	Shahriar	$653
701 km or 435 mi	Karaj	$693
703 km or 437 mi	Fardis	$651

Cities near Dublin

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.3 mi	Swords	$2436
30 km or 19 mi	Naas	$2283
42 km or 26 mi	Drogheda	$2391
75 km or 46 mi	Dundalk	$1869
102 km or 63 mi	Kilkenny	$1744
113 km or 70 mi	Wexford	$1775
131 km or 82 mi	Lisburn	$1643
134 km or 83 mi	Waterford	$2183
141 km or 88 mi	Belfast	$1741
148 km or 92 mi	Douglas	$1719
148 km or 92 mi	Newtownabbey	$1666
152 km or 94 mi	Bangor	$1305
154 km or 96 mi	Omagh	$1642
175 km or 109 mi	Limerick	$1955
185 km or 115 mi	Galway	$2244
185 km or 115 mi	Rhyl	$1706
196 km or 122 mi	Derry	$1662
212 km or 132 mi	Wallasey	$1494
213 km or 132 mi	Formby	$1642
215 km or 133 mi	Crosby	$1629
216 km or 134 mi	Birkenhead	$1652
217 km or 135 mi	Bebington	$1652
217 km or 135 mi	Liverpool	$1713
217 km or 135 mi	Bootle	$1656
218 km or 136 mi	Southport	$1650
219 km or 136 mi	Blackpool	$1519
219 km or 136 mi	Cork	$2311
220 km or 137 mi	Wrexham	$1578
221 km or 137 mi	Lytham St Annes	$1669
221 km or 137 mi	Whitehaven	$1706
224 km or 139 mi	Ellesmere Port	$1746
225 km or 140 mi	Chester	$1867
234 km or 145 mi	Llanelli	$1715
234 km or 145 mi	St Helens	$1358
235 km or 146 mi	Widnes	$1708
236 km or 147 mi	Runcorn	$1733
239 km or 148 mi	Morecambe	$1568
240 km or 149 mi	Preston	$1467
241 km or 150 mi	Lancaster	$1532
242 km or 150 mi	Wigan	$1588