Ashgabat vs Tbilisi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ashgabat Tbilisi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1898
$1053
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4362
$2509
🏠 One person rent
$968
$527
🏘️ Family rent
$1668
$914
🍽️ Food expenses
$780
$351
🚐 Transport expenses
$50.9
$59.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$210
$654
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
7
60
😀 Quality of life
43
71
🏙️ Population
1.03M
1.12M

The cost of living in Ashgabat is 80% more expensive than in Tbilisi. Cities ranked 2383rd and 5182nd ($1898 vs $1053) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Turkmenistan and Georgia, respectively. Check Turkmenistan vs Georgia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Ashgabat compared to 0.6 months in Tbilisi. Ashgabat ranked 1st best city to live in Turkmenistan vs Tbilisi ranked 1st in Georgia, while ranked 7430th and 3429th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ashgabat vs Tbilisi

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Ashgabat Tbilisi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$31.1
$10.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$85
$34.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.8
$9.28
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.76
$2.77
☕ Cappuccino
$6.83
$3.38
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.58
$1.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1017
$628
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$765
$413
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1798
$1132
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1413
$735
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$49
$53.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$74.9
$82.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$104
$17.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.58%
12.92%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3536
$2468
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2856
$1430
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.14
$0.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.87
$15.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.74
$7.43
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.43
$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$4.53
$2.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.03
$0.64
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.85
$1.27
🥚 Eggs, x12
$6.02
$2.63
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.31
$9.02
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20
$6.83
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23.1
$11.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.09
$1.53
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$1.73
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.47
$1.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.64
$2.38
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.27
$0.76
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$0.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.74
$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.09
$1.48
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$19.1
$8.63
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.18
$1.63
🚬 Cigarette pack
$25.7
$3.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.88
$8.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.83
$5.77
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.04
$2.6
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.82
$4.09
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.7
$58
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.2
$6.52
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$31.1
$33
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.36
$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$56
$92.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.6
$120
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$22.7
$302
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24585
$5632

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Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.2 mi Anau
$1846
95 km or 59 mi Quchan
$475
99 km or 61 mi Baherden
$1864
107 km or 66 mi Bojnord
$466
197 km or 123 mi Nishapur
$469
203 km or 126 mi Sabzevar
$483
212 km or 132 mi Mashhad
$482
294 km or 183 mi Gonbad-e Kavus
$458
302 km or 187 mi Kashmar
$483
306 km or 190 mi Mary
$1726
307 km or 191 mi Torbat-e Heydarieh
$476
344 km or 213 mi Shahrud
$561
361 km or 224 mi Torbat-e Jam
$467
367 km or 228 mi Gorgan
$664
451 km or 280 mi Dasoguz
$1840
469 km or 291 mi Turkmenabat
$1795
496 km or 308 mi Sari
$612
513 km or 318 mi Nukus
$475
516 km or 321 mi Qaem Shahr
$474
517 km or 321 mi Semnan
$523
524 km or 325 mi Herat
$556
528 km or 328 mi Babol
$359
558 km or 347 mi Amol
$516
561 km or 349 mi Bukhara
$439
570 km or 354 mi Birjand
$542
634 km or 394 mi Pardis
$563
654 km or 406 mi Qarshi
$500
657 km or 408 mi Pakdasht
$570
660 km or 410 mi Golestan
$584
667 km or 414 mi Sheberghan
$470
668 km or 415 mi Qarchak
$570
668 km or 415 mi Tehran
$638
670 km or 417 mi Varamin
$557
671 km or 417 mi Ray
$584
693 km or 431 mi Qods
$614
694 km or 431 mi Eslamshahr
$590
695 km or 432 mi Nasimshahr
$587
700 km or 435 mi Shahriar
$611
701 km or 435 mi Karaj
$684
703 km or 437 mi Fardis
$616

Cities near Tbilisi

Distance City Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi Marneuli
$769
23 km or 14 mi Rustavi
$679
35 km or 22 mi Gardabani
$726
68 km or 42 mi Gori
$631
102 km or 63 mi Vanadzor
$743
106 km or 66 mi Spitak
$872
108 km or 67 mi Khashuri
$751
131 km or 82 mi Gyumri
$756
148 km or 92 mi Vladikavkaz
$906
159 km or 99 mi Abovyan
$1104
159 km or 99 mi Ashtarak
$1084
170 km or 106 mi Ganja
$490
170 km or 106 mi Yerevan
$1205
184 km or 114 mi Armavir
$1027
187 km or 116 mi Kutaisi
$730
189 km or 118 mi Kars
$574
191 km or 118 mi Masis
$1096
193 km or 120 mi Grozny
$732
203 km or 126 mi Shaki
$631
209 km or 130 mi Igdir
$576
222 km or 138 mi Nalchik
$794
228 km or 142 mi Yevlakh
$648
230 km or 143 mi Oguz
$652
236 km or 147 mi Senaki
$845
241 km or 150 mi Barda
$649
247 km or 153 mi Dogubayazit
$572
261 km or 162 mi Makhachkala
$676
265 km or 165 mi Batumi
$850
266 km or 165 mi Agri
$569
273 km or 170 mi Goris
$990
294 km or 183 mi Caldiran
$575
308 km or 191 mi Kapan
$988
331 km or 206 mi Khachmaz
$595
346 km or 215 mi Sukhumi
$819
350 km or 217 mi Khoy
$374
359 km or 223 mi Erzurum
$448
368 km or 229 mi Rize
$636
373 km or 232 mi Marand
$429
375 km or 233 mi Van
$580
396 km or 246 mi Sirvan
$663