Ashgabat vs Tirana - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ashgabat Tirana
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1616
$1086
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3750
$2612
🏠 One person rent
$798
$487
🏘️ Family rent
$1515
$827
🍽️ Food expenses
$620
$390
🚐 Transport expenses
$48.8
$108
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$756
$738
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
7
44
😀 Quality of life
29
66
🏙️ Population
1.03M
418K

The cost of living in Ashgabat is 49% more expensive than in Tirana. Cities ranked 3187th and 5025th ($1616 vs $1086) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Turkmenistan and Albania, respectively. Check Turkmenistan vs Albania comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Ashgabat compared to 0.7 months in Tirana. Ashgabat ranked 1st best city to live in Turkmenistan vs Tirana ranked 1st in Albania, while ranked 8245th and 3918th among best cities to live in the world.

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Ashgabat Tirana
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$26.2
$10.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$59.7
$47.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.5
$8.76
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.44
$3.12
 Cappuccino
$5.58
$2.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.27
$1.61
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$894
$539
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$606
$357
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1482
$996
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1322
$618
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$49.3
$73.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$75.8
$114
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$85.1
$19.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.98%
5.93%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3870
$2991
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2996
$1555
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.14
$0.45
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.63
$17.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.69
$28.2
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.36
$2.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.17
$2.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.86
$1.02
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.17
$1.84
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.09
$3.8
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.13
$13.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.76
$8.08
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$25.2
$15.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.96
$1.66
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$2.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$1.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.29
$1.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$1.15
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.88
$1.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.84
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.07
$2.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$27.1
$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.3
$1.33
🚬 Cigarette pack
$25.6
$3.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.35
$8.09
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.8
$5.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.97
$2.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.79
$3.53
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$112
$44.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$17.6
$9.34
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$35.5
$32.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.39
$5.63
👖 Brand Jeans
$83.8
$63.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$141
$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$23
$255
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6584
$5212

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Kamez
$936
30 km or 19 mi Durres
$787
33 km or 20 mi Elbasan
$676
70 km or 44 mi Berat
$808
72 km or 45 mi Fier
$657
83 km or 52 mi Ulcinj
$1045
85 km or 53 mi Ohrid
$645
86 km or 54 mi Shkoder
$852
102 km or 63 mi Vlore
$902
104 km or 65 mi Bar
$1059
112 km or 70 mi Korce
$792
122 km or 76 mi Tetovo
$641
131 km or 81 mi Bitola
$685
132 km or 82 mi Podgorica
$1035
133 km or 83 mi Budva
$1191
140 km or 87 mi Cetinje
$895
141 km or 88 mi Plav
$1053
145 km or 90 mi Prilep
$545
150 km or 93 mi Kotor
$1146
152 km or 95 mi Skopje
$785
162 km or 100 mi Sarande
$956
168 km or 105 mi Veles
$549
169 km or 105 mi Berane
$1046
175 km or 109 mi Brindisi
$1239
176 km or 110 mi Lecce
$1244
181 km or 112 mi Ptolemaida
$1072
181 km or 113 mi Kumanovo
$589
182 km or 113 mi Mojkovac
$1076
183 km or 114 mi Kavadarci
$595
186 km or 115 mi Pristina
$661
190 km or 118 mi Corfu
$1169
192 km or 119 mi Cavtat
$1161
193 km or 120 mi Mitrovica
$521
199 km or 124 mi Ostuni
$1280
201 km or 125 mi Kozani
$1036
202 km or 126 mi Stip
$571
203 km or 126 mi Dubrovnik
$1251
205 km or 127 mi Ioannina
$1094
210 km or 131 mi Novi Pazar
$692
219 km or 136 mi Veria
$1050