Ashgabat vs Tirana - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ashgabat Tirana
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1898
$1264
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4362
$3052
🏠 One person rent
$968
$607
🏘️ Family rent
$1668
$1058
🍽️ Food expenses
$780
$428
🚐 Transport expenses
$50.9
$118
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$210
$910
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
7
48
😀 Quality of life
43
72
🏙️ Population
1.03M
389K

The cost of living in Ashgabat is 50% more expensive than in Tirana. Cities ranked 2383rd and 4610th ($1898 vs $1264) 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 0.1 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 7430th and 2811th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ashgabat vs Tirana

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Ashgabat Tirana
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$31.1
$9.73
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$85
$55.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.8
$11.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.76
$3.22
☕ Cappuccino
$6.83
$2.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.58
$2.36
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1017
$733
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$765
$464
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1798
$1305
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1413
$836
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$49
$68.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$74.9
$108
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$104
$20.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.58%
5.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3536
$4476
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2856
$2198
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.14
$0.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.87
$19.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.74
$32.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.43
$2.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$4.53
$2.24
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.03
$1.2
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.85
$2.32
🥚 Eggs, x12
$6.02
$3.9
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.31
$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20
$8.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23.1
$16.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.09
$1.91
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$2.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.47
$2.15
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.64
$1.92
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.27
$1.15
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$1.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.74
$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.09
$2.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$19.1
$11
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.18
$1.73
🚬 Cigarette pack
$25.7
$4.84
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.88
$9.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.83
$5.38
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.04
$2.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.82
$3.82
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.7
$55.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.2
$9.65
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$31.1
$36
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.36
$5.56
👖 Brand Jeans
$56
$70.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.6
$119
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$22.7
$338
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24585
$7688

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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 Tirana

Distance City Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Kamez
$1030
30 km or 19 mi Durres
$918
33 km or 20 mi Elbasan
$687
70 km or 44 mi Berat
$772
72 km or 45 mi Fier
$727
83 km or 52 mi Ulcinj
$1047
85 km or 53 mi Ohrid
$738
86 km or 54 mi Shkoder
$849
102 km or 63 mi Vlore
$897
104 km or 65 mi Bar
$1078
112 km or 70 mi Korce
$891
122 km or 76 mi Tetovo
$770
131 km or 81 mi Bitola
$663
132 km or 82 mi Podgorica
$1053
133 km or 83 mi Budva
$1207
140 km or 87 mi Cetinje
$930
141 km or 88 mi Plav
$1092
145 km or 90 mi Prilep
$591
150 km or 93 mi Kotor
$1265
152 km or 95 mi Skopje
$880
162 km or 100 mi Sarande
$1123
168 km or 105 mi Veles
$587
169 km or 105 mi Berane
$1093
175 km or 109 mi Brindisi
$1362
176 km or 110 mi Lecce
$1306
181 km or 112 mi Ptolemaida
$1194
181 km or 113 mi Kumanovo
$675
182 km or 113 mi Mojkovac
$1119
183 km or 114 mi Kavadarci
$610
186 km or 115 mi Pristina
$718
190 km or 118 mi Corfu
$1267
192 km or 119 mi Cavtat
$1661
193 km or 120 mi Mitrovica
$581
199 km or 124 mi Ostuni
$1415
201 km or 125 mi Kozani
$1048
202 km or 126 mi Stip
$620
203 km or 126 mi Dubrovnik
$1732
205 km or 127 mi Ioannina
$1098
210 km or 131 mi Novi Pazar
$832
219 km or 136 mi Veria
$1030