Ashgabat vs Tbilisi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ashgabat Tbilisi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1833
$1035
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4223
$2459
🏠 One person rent
$893
$523
🏘️ Family rent
$1483
$928
🍽️ Food expenses
$782
$343
🚐 Transport expenses
$49.8
$57.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$747
$612
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
7
58
😀 Quality of life
49
72
🏙️ Population
1.03M
1.12M

The cost of living in Ashgabat is 77% more expensive than in Tbilisi. Cities ranked 2595th and 5310th ($1833 vs $1035) 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 0.4 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 6667th and 3238th 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
$31.3
$10.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$85.3
$39.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.8
$8.27
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.48
$2.48
☕ Cappuccino
$7.08
$3.15
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.16
$0.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1020
$640
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$674
$412
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1780
$1162
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1190
$755
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$47.3
$47.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$73.2
$73.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$102
$18.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.49%
11.69%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4806
$2259
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2978
$1356
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.14
$0.37
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.51
$14.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.77
$7.23
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.43
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$4.77
$1.97
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.69
$0.69
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.3
$1.41
🥚 Eggs, x12
$6.17
$2.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.26
$8.55
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.7
$6.62
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.4
$9.89
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.44
$1.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$1.63
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.58
$1.95
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.56
$2.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$0.72
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$0.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.78
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.1
$1.56
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$19.1
$8.63
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.69
$1.61
🚬 Cigarette pack
$25.7
$3.04
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.19
$8.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.85
$5.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3
$2.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.81
$3.7
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41.2
$54.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.3
$6.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$33.8
$29.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.4
$9.52
👖 Brand Jeans
$65.8
$84.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.9
$125
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$23
$251
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$25686
$4265

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Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.2 mi Anau
$1774
95 km or 59 mi Quchan
$500
99 km or 61 mi Baherden
$1796
107 km or 66 mi Bojnord
$489
197 km or 123 mi Nishapur
$496
203 km or 126 mi Sabzevar
$512
212 km or 132 mi Mashhad
$503
294 km or 183 mi Gonbad-e Kavus
$467
302 km or 187 mi Kashmar
$506
306 km or 190 mi Mary
$1654
307 km or 191 mi Torbat-e Heydarieh
$502
344 km or 213 mi Shahrud
$564
361 km or 224 mi Torbat-e Jam
$493
367 km or 228 mi Gorgan
$658
451 km or 280 mi Dasoguz
$1770
469 km or 291 mi Turkmenabat
$1716
496 km or 308 mi Sari
$643
513 km or 318 mi Nukus
$477
516 km or 321 mi Qaem Shahr
$501
517 km or 321 mi Semnan
$542
524 km or 325 mi Herat
$509
528 km or 328 mi Babol
$372
558 km or 347 mi Amol
$530
561 km or 349 mi Bukhara
$433
570 km or 354 mi Birjand
$588
634 km or 394 mi Pardis
$598
654 km or 406 mi Qarshi
$512
657 km or 408 mi Pakdasht
$604
660 km or 410 mi Golestan
$628
667 km or 414 mi Sheberghan
$432
668 km or 415 mi Qarchak
$607
668 km or 415 mi Tehran
$684
670 km or 417 mi Varamin
$588
671 km or 417 mi Ray
$622
693 km or 431 mi Qods
$638
694 km or 431 mi Eslamshahr
$623
695 km or 432 mi Nasimshahr
$624
700 km or 435 mi Shahriar
$635
701 km or 435 mi Karaj
$704
703 km or 437 mi Fardis
$640

Cities near Tbilisi

Distance City Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi Marneuli
$736
23 km or 14 mi Rustavi
$643
35 km or 22 mi Gardabani
$691
68 km or 42 mi Gori
$608
102 km or 63 mi Vanadzor
$719
106 km or 66 mi Spitak
$852
108 km or 67 mi Khashuri
$718
131 km or 82 mi Gyumri
$736
148 km or 92 mi Vladikavkaz
$836
159 km or 99 mi Abovyan
$1081
159 km or 99 mi Ashtarak
$1059
170 km or 106 mi Ganja
$484
170 km or 106 mi Yerevan
$1181
184 km or 114 mi Armavir
$1001
187 km or 116 mi Kutaisi
$668
189 km or 118 mi Kars
$567
191 km or 118 mi Masis
$1068
193 km or 120 mi Grozny
$633
203 km or 126 mi Shaki
$613
209 km or 130 mi Igdir
$569
222 km or 138 mi Nalchik
$706
228 km or 142 mi Yevlakh
$627
230 km or 143 mi Oguz
$630
236 km or 147 mi Senaki
$823
241 km or 150 mi Barda
$629
247 km or 153 mi Dogubayazit
$567
261 km or 162 mi Makhachkala
$633
265 km or 165 mi Batumi
$836
266 km or 165 mi Agri
$562
273 km or 170 mi Goris
$968
294 km or 183 mi Caldiran
$573
308 km or 191 mi Kapan
$968
331 km or 206 mi Khachmaz
$604
346 km or 215 mi Sukhumi
$793
350 km or 217 mi Khoy
$402
359 km or 223 mi Erzurum
$457
368 km or 229 mi Rize
$681
373 km or 232 mi Marand
$488
375 km or 233 mi Van
$585
396 km or 246 mi Sirvan
$632