Ashgabat vs Gothenburg - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Ashgabat	Gothenburg
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1584	$1623
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3634	$3695
🏠 One person rent	$798	$808
🏘️ Family rent	$1502	$1406
🍽️ Food expenses	$609	$516
🚐 Transport expenses	$49.1	$163
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$718	$3142
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	7	46
😀 Quality of life	29	92
🏙️ Population	1.03M	675K

The cost of living in Ashgabat is 2% less expensive than in Gothenburg. Cities ranked 3105th and 2959th ($1584 vs $1623) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 6th in Turkmenistan and Sweden, respectively. Check Turkmenistan vs Sweden comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Ashgabat compared to 1.9 months in Gothenburg. Ashgabat ranked 1st best city to live in Turkmenistan vs Gothenburg ranked 2nd in Sweden, while ranked 8250th and 78th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ashgabat vs Gothenburg

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	Ashgabat	Gothenburg
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$25.9	$12.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$60.4	$85.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.1	$9.46
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.4	$6.53
☕ Cappuccino	$5.56	$4.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.25	$2.7
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$884	$872
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$607	$665
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1501	$1561
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1302	$1193
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$45.2	$67.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$70	$105
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$90.5	$34.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.58%	4.37%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3897	$5838
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3006	$3896
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.14	$3.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$8.52	$78.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.74	$22.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.38	$1.7
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3	$1.52
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.35	$2.65
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.49	$3.08
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.83	$4.04
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.29	$10.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.83	$11.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.9	$16.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.02	$2.77
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$2.42
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.81	$2.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.06	$4.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$1.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$1.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.74	$0.94
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.08	$2.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$27.3	$11.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.79	$2.06
🚬 Cigarette pack	$25.2	$7.08
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.01	$5.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.8	$3.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3	$2.24
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.77	$2.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$112	$37.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17.7	$15.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$31.8	$39.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.36	$25.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$69.9	$80.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$92.4	$89.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$22.7	$144
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6132	$3664

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

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 Gothenburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.8 km or 1.7 mi	Molndal	$1498
58 km or 36 mi	Boras	$1367
66 km or 41 mi	Varberg	$1284
70 km or 44 mi	Trollhattan	$1167
76 km or 47 mi	Uddevalla	$1334
80 km or 50 mi	Vanersborg	$1235
90 km or 56 mi	Frederikshavn	$1394
126 km or 78 mi	Halmstad	$1208
130 km or 81 mi	Jonkoping	$1373
134 km or 83 mi	Varnamo	$1424
136 km or 84 mi	Skovde	$1473
142 km or 88 mi	Aalborg	$1676
150 km or 93 mi	Ljungby	$1333
157 km or 98 mi	Mariestad	$1373
164 km or 102 mi	Halden	$1575
167 km or 104 mi	Angelholm	$1310
179 km or 111 mi	Randers	$1505
182 km or 113 mi	Fredrikstad	$1977
186 km or 115 mi	Sarpsborg	$1500
186 km or 115 mi	Helsingor	$1800
186 km or 116 mi	Vetlanda	$1434
187 km or 116 mi	Helsingborg	$1297
191 km or 118 mi	Vaxjo	$1331
191 km or 119 mi	Larvik	$1733
192 km or 119 mi	Sandefjord	$1864
194 km or 121 mi	Hillerod	$1983
199 km or 124 mi	Hassleholm	$1298
200 km or 124 mi	Aarhus	$1828
202 km or 125 mi	Horsholm	$1952
202 km or 126 mi	Tonsberg	$1714
206 km or 128 mi	Landskrona	$1140
207 km or 129 mi	Viborg	$1508
208 km or 129 mi	Arendal	$1623
210 km or 131 mi	Karlstad	$1279
212 km or 132 mi	Moss	$1707
212 km or 132 mi	Porsgrunn	$1528
213 km or 132 mi	Horten	$1631
216 km or 134 mi	Gentofte	$2134
222 km or 138 mi	Skien	$1651
223 km or 138 mi	Arvika	$1251