Ashgabat vs Gothenburg - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Ashgabat	Gothenburg
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1616	$1725
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3750	$3877
🏠 One person rent	$798	$895
🏘️ Family rent	$1515	$1550
🍽️ Food expenses	$620	$533
🚐 Transport expenses	$48.8	$154
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$756	$3191
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	7	46
😀 Quality of life	29	92
🏙️ Population	1.03M	608K

The cost of living in Ashgabat is 6% less expensive than in Gothenburg. Cities ranked 3187th and 2792nd ($1616 vs $1725) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 5th 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 1.8 months in Gothenburg. Ashgabat ranked 1st best city to live in Turkmenistan vs Gothenburg ranked 2nd in Sweden, while ranked 8245th and 81st 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	$26.2	$12.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$59.7	$87.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.5	$9.62
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.44	$6.75
☕ Cappuccino	$5.58	$4.28
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.27	$2.58
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$894	$1022
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$606	$721
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1482	$1694
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1322	$1317
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$49.3	$77.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$75.8	$122
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$85.1	$36.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.98%	4.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3870	$5998
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2996	$4134
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.14	$3.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$8.63	$82.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.69	$19.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.36	$1.87
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.17	$1.59
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.86	$2.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.17	$3.27
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.09	$4.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.13	$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.76	$12.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$25.2	$17.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.96	$2.78
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$2.51
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.38	$2.69
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.29	$4.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.91	$1.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.88	$1.68
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.84	$0.95
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.07	$2.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$27.1	$10.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.3	$2.12
🚬 Cigarette pack	$25.6	$7.11
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.35	$6.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.8	$3.15
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.97	$2.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.79	$2.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$112	$38.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17.6	$16.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$35.5	$40.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.39	$28
👖 Brand Jeans	$83.8	$82.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$141	$98.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$23	$122
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6584	$3801

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Cities near Ashgabat

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.2 mi	Anau	$1583
95 km or 59 mi	Quchan	$500
99 km or 61 mi	Baherden	$1578
107 km or 66 mi	Bojnord	$458
197 km or 123 mi	Nishapur	$517
203 km or 126 mi	Sabzevar	$515
212 km or 132 mi	Mashhad	$538
294 km or 183 mi	Gonbad-e Kavus	$496
302 km or 187 mi	Kashmar	$511
306 km or 190 mi	Mary	$1531
307 km or 191 mi	Torbat-e Heydarieh	$515
344 km or 213 mi	Shahrud	$603
361 km or 224 mi	Torbat-e Jam	$512
367 km or 228 mi	Gorgan	$689
451 km or 280 mi	Dasoguz	$1572
469 km or 291 mi	Turkmenabat	$1554
496 km or 308 mi	Sari	$670
513 km or 318 mi	Nukus	$394
516 km or 321 mi	Qaem Shahr	$564
517 km or 321 mi	Semnan	$607
524 km or 325 mi	Herat	$514
528 km or 328 mi	Babol	$468
558 km or 347 mi	Amol	$550
561 km or 349 mi	Bukhara	$452
570 km or 354 mi	Birjand	$553
634 km or 394 mi	Pardis	$675
654 km or 406 mi	Qarshi	$435
657 km or 408 mi	Pakdasht	$689
660 km or 410 mi	Golestan	$722
667 km or 414 mi	Sheberghan	$450
668 km or 415 mi	Qarchak	$693
668 km or 415 mi	Tehran	$797
670 km or 417 mi	Varamin	$673
671 km or 417 mi	Ray	$720
693 km or 431 mi	Qods	$706
694 km or 431 mi	Eslamshahr	$716
695 km or 432 mi	Nasimshahr	$706
700 km or 435 mi	Shahriar	$708
701 km or 435 mi	Karaj	$741
703 km or 437 mi	Fardis	$699

Cities near Gothenburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.8 km or 1.7 mi	Molndal	$1596
58 km or 36 mi	Boras	$1264
66 km or 41 mi	Varberg	$1299
70 km or 44 mi	Trollhattan	$1206
76 km or 47 mi	Uddevalla	$1355
80 km or 50 mi	Vanersborg	$1262
90 km or 56 mi	Frederikshavn	$1507
126 km or 78 mi	Halmstad	$1341
130 km or 81 mi	Jonkoping	$1407
134 km or 83 mi	Varnamo	$1434
136 km or 84 mi	Skovde	$1415
142 km or 88 mi	Aalborg	$1842
150 km or 93 mi	Ljungby	$1442
157 km or 98 mi	Mariestad	$1373
164 km or 102 mi	Halden	$1645
167 km or 104 mi	Angelholm	$1347
179 km or 111 mi	Randers	$1618
182 km or 113 mi	Fredrikstad	$1964
186 km or 115 mi	Sarpsborg	$1577
186 km or 115 mi	Helsingor	$1713
186 km or 116 mi	Vetlanda	$1443
187 km or 116 mi	Helsingborg	$1306
191 km or 118 mi	Vaxjo	$1328
191 km or 119 mi	Larvik	$1713
192 km or 119 mi	Sandefjord	$1821
194 km or 121 mi	Hillerod	$2088
199 km or 124 mi	Hassleholm	$1333
200 km or 124 mi	Aarhus	$1966
202 km or 125 mi	Horsholm	$2006
202 km or 126 mi	Tonsberg	$1852
206 km or 128 mi	Landskrona	$1294
207 km or 129 mi	Viborg	$1565
208 km or 129 mi	Arendal	$1710
210 km or 131 mi	Karlstad	$1259
212 km or 132 mi	Moss	$1908
212 km or 132 mi	Porsgrunn	$1547
213 km or 132 mi	Horten	$1613
216 km or 134 mi	Gentofte	$2203
222 km or 138 mi	Skien	$1714
223 km or 138 mi	Arvika	$1267