Ashgabat vs Stockholm - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Ashgabat	Stockholm
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1584	$2039
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3634	$4469
🏠 One person rent	$798	$1143
🏘️ Family rent	$1502	$1940
🍽️ Food expenses	$609	$543
🚐 Transport expenses	$49.1	$213
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$718	$3371
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	7	95
😀 Quality of life	29	95
🏙️ Population	1.03M	985K

The cost of living in Ashgabat is 22% less expensive than in Stockholm. Cities ranked 3105th and 1732nd ($1584 vs $2039) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st 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 1.7 months in Stockholm. Ashgabat ranked 1st best city to live in Turkmenistan vs Stockholm ranked 1st in Sweden, while ranked 8250th and 20th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ashgabat vs Stockholm

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	Ashgabat	Stockholm
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$25.9	$12.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$60.4	$76.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.1	$10.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.4	$7.33
☕ Cappuccino	$5.56	$4.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.25	$2.61
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$884	$1344
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$607	$920
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1501	$2403
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1302	$1579
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$45.2	$106
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$70	$164
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$90.5	$31.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.58%	4.23%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3897	$10193
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3006	$5579
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.14	$3.94
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$8.52	$95.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.74	$25
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.38	$1.68
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3	$1.51
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.35	$2.67
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.49	$3.17
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.83	$4.33
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.29	$10.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.83	$13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.9	$17.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.02	$3.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$2.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.81	$3.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.06	$3.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$1.71
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$1.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.74	$0.93
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.08	$2.4
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$27.3	$11.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.79	$1.97
🚬 Cigarette pack	$25.2	$7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.01	$9.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.8	$3.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3	$3.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.77	$2.01
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$112	$40.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17.7	$15.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$31.8	$28.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.36	$28.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$69.9	$86.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$92.4	$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$22.7	$145
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6132	$5804

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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 Stockholm

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.1 km or 3.2 mi	Solna	$1783
5.2 km or 3.3 mi	Lidingo	$957
13 km or 7.9 mi	Taby	$1570
16 km or 9.9 mi	Sollentuna	$1734
21 km or 13 mi	Tumba	$1568
21 km or 13 mi	Akersberga	$1487
31 km or 19 mi	Sodertalje	$1592
35 km or 22 mi	Marsta	$1510
35 km or 22 mi	Sigtuna	$1510
63 km or 39 mi	Uppsala	$1416
87 km or 54 mi	Nykoping	$1412
92 km or 57 mi	Eskilstuna	$1252
92 km or 57 mi	Vasteras	$1327
105 km or 65 mi	Sala	$1244
138 km or 86 mi	Norrkoping	$1242
158 km or 98 mi	Gavle	$1411
163 km or 101 mi	Orebro	$1171
174 km or 108 mi	Linkoping	$1302
185 km or 115 mi	Ludvika	$1178
190 km or 118 mi	Visby	$1273
195 km or 121 mi	Borlange	$1599
195 km or 121 mi	Falun	$1648
253 km or 157 mi	Mariestad	$1373
258 km or 161 mi	Karlstad	$1279
262 km or 163 mi	Raisio	$1450
264 km or 164 mi	Skovde	$1473
265 km or 165 mi	Turku	$1495
268 km or 167 mi	Kaarina	$1450
271 km or 168 mi	Mora	$1367
274 km or 170 mi	Vetlanda	$1434
275 km or 171 mi	Rauma	$1254
281 km or 175 mi	Kuressaare	$1064
284 km or 177 mi	Jonkoping	$1373
297 km or 184 mi	Ventspils	$869
306 km or 190 mi	Salo	$1396
310 km or 193 mi	Raseborg	$1441
312 km or 194 mi	Arvika	$1251
313 km or 195 mi	Kalmar	$1457
315 km or 196 mi	Pori	$1239
332 km or 206 mi	Vaxjo	$1331