Ashgabat vs Freetown - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Ashgabat	Freetown
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1584	$1346
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3634	$1679
🏠 One person rent	$798	$980
🏘️ Family rent	$1502	$655
🍽️ Food expenses	$609	$255
🚐 Transport expenses	$49.1	$69
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$718	$1273
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	15 km
🎓 Higher education	7	23
😀 Quality of life	29	37
🏙️ Population	1.03M	951K

The cost of living in Ashgabat is 18% more expensive than in Freetown. Cities ranked 3105th and 4063rd ($1584 vs $1346) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Turkmenistan and Sierra Leone, respectively. Check Turkmenistan vs Sierra Leone comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Ashgabat compared to 0.9 months in Freetown. Ashgabat ranked 1st best city to live in Turkmenistan vs Freetown ranked 1st in Sierra Leone, while ranked 8250th and 7302nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ashgabat vs Freetown

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	Ashgabat	Freetown
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$25.9	$2.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$60.4	$24.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.1	$7.28
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.4	$1.21
☕ Cappuccino	$5.56	$1.66
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.25	$1.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$884	$866
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$607	$801
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1501	$1547
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1302	$170
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$45.2	$80.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$70	$124
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$90.5	$85.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.58%	12.25%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3897	$1087
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3006	$1072
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.14	$0.46
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$8.52	$18.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.74	$10.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.38	$1.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3	$1.93
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.35	$0.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.49	$0.73
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.83	$1.72
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.29	$6.91
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.83	$6.12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.9	$3.52
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.02	$3.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$2.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.81	$0.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.06	$3.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$1.71
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$1.63
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.74	$0.94
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.08	$1.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$27.3	$5.82
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.79	$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack	$25.2	$2.44
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.01	$1.51
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.8	$1.19
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3	$0.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.77	$0.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$112	$40.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17.7	$1.66
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$31.8	$12.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.36	$2.91
👖 Brand Jeans	$69.9	$10
👟 Brand Sneakers	$92.4	$60.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$22.7	$82.4
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6132	$2773

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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 Freetown

Distance	City	Cost of living
126 km or 78 mi	Conakry	$1061
137 km or 85 mi	Forecariah	$998
174 km or 108 mi	Bo	$1278
207 km or 128 mi	Boffa	$998
235 km or 146 mi	Kenema	$1272
246 km or 153 mi	Mamou	$1019
341 km or 212 mi	Gueckedou	$1009
361 km or 224 mi	Monrovia	$523
385 km or 239 mi	Kakata	$487
439 km or 273 mi	Bafata	$804
456 km or 283 mi	Bissau	$827
480 km or 298 mi	Kankan	$1007
493 km or 306 mi	Nzerekore	$999
514 km or 319 mi	Sanniquellie	$487
525 km or 326 mi	Kolda	$964
527 km or 327 mi	Yekepa	$487
564 km or 350 mi	Ziguinchor	$953
603 km or 375 mi	Greenville	$487
650 km or 404 mi	Brikama	$552
660 km or 410 mi	Lamin	$507
662 km or 412 mi	Banjul	$477
701 km or 436 mi	Kaolack	$1000
709 km or 441 mi	Bougouni	$489
736 km or 457 mi	Fatick	$998
736 km or 458 mi	Bamako	$569
788 km or 490 mi	Koulikoro	$490
807 km or 502 mi	Thies	$1052
821 km or 510 mi	Rufisque	$1046
833 km or 518 mi	Dakar	$1114
842 km or 523 mi	Korhogo	$916
846 km or 526 mi	Banamba	$491
846 km or 526 mi	Gagnoa	$904
857 km or 532 mi	Louga	$970
887 km or 551 mi	Sikasso	$499
896 km or 557 mi	Yamoussoukro	$887
907 km or 564 mi	Bouake	$937
911 km or 566 mi	Saint-Louis	$960
917 km or 570 mi	Divo	$906
935 km or 581 mi	Rosso	$647
940 km or 584 mi	Segou	$490