Ashgabat vs Tehran - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ashgabat Tehran
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1584
$788
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3634
$2156
🏠 One person rent
$798
$367
🏘️ Family rent
$1502
$796
🍽️ Food expenses
$609
$229
🚐 Transport expenses
$49.1
$47.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$718
$264
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
7
96
😀 Quality of life
29
60
🏙️ Population
1.03M
8.69M

The cost of living in Ashgabat is 101% more expensive than in Tehran. Cities ranked 3105th and 6486th ($1584 vs $788) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th in Turkmenistan and Iran, respectively. Check Turkmenistan vs Iran comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Ashgabat compared to 0.3 months in Tehran. Ashgabat ranked 1st best city to live in Turkmenistan vs Tehran ranked 1st in Iran, while ranked 8250th and 5221st among best cities to live in the world.

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Ashgabat Tehran
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$25.9
$4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$60.4
$19.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.1
$4.99
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.4
$0.6
 Cappuccino
$5.56
$1.38
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.25
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$884
$464
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$607
$324
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1501
$1087
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1302
$698
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$45.2
$9.45
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$70
$14.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$90.5
$5.99
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.58%
24.96%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3897
$1992
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3006
$1351
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.14
$0.26
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.52
$10
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.74
$2.74
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.38
$0.75
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3
$0.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.35
$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.49
$1.88
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.83
$1.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.29
$3.38
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.83
$3.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.9
$11.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.02
$0.91
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$1.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.81
$0.86
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.06
$0.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$0.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$0.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.74
$0.15
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.08
$1.68
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$27.3
$0.99
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.79
$0.53
🚬 Cigarette pack
$25.2
$2.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.01
$19.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.8
$4.69
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3
$2.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.77
$1.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$112
$23.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$17.7
$1.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$31.8
$118
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.36
$28.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$69.9
$32.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$92.4
$130
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$22.7
$128
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6132
$1951

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
9.8 km or 6.1 mi Golestan
$714
12 km or 7.6 mi Ray
$710
27 km or 17 mi Eslamshahr
$700
27 km or 17 mi Nasimshahr
$697
28 km or 17 mi Qods
$698
32 km or 20 mi Qarchak
$681
33 km or 20 mi Shahriar
$698
34 km or 21 mi Pakdasht
$680
36 km or 23 mi Pardis
$665
38 km or 23 mi Andisheh
$684
39 km or 24 mi Robat Karim
$675
39 km or 24 mi Fardis
$688
40 km or 25 mi Malard
$693
43 km or 26 mi Karaj
$736
46 km or 28 mi Mohammadshahr
$688
52 km or 32 mi Varamin
$651
52 km or 33 mi Kamal Shahr
$686
78 km or 49 mi Nazarabad
$645
120 km or 75 mi Amol
$557
121 km or 75 mi Khak-e Ali
$599
122 km or 76 mi Saveh
$574
127 km or 79 mi Qom
$488
142 km or 88 mi Qazvin
$618
148 km or 92 mi Babol
$458
155 km or 96 mi Qaem Shahr
$554
176 km or 109 mi Sari
$658
178 km or 111 mi Semnan
$580
191 km or 119 mi Kashan
$562
210 km or 130 mi Lahijan
$552
239 km or 148 mi Arak
$455
240 km or 149 mi Rasht
$534
282 km or 175 mi Hamadan
$443
283 km or 176 mi Malayer
$469
284 km or 177 mi Zanjan
$466
302 km or 188 mi Gorgan
$685
315 km or 196 mi Borujerd
$505
316 km or 196 mi Shahin Shahr
$507
326 km or 202 mi Dorud
$513
333 km or 207 mi Shahrud
$598
334 km or 207 mi Khomeyni Shahr
$510