Ashgabat vs Tirana - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ashgabat Tirana
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1584
$1015
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3634
$2462
🏠 One person rent
$798
$464
🏘️ Family rent
$1502
$807
🍽️ Food expenses
$609
$357
🚐 Transport expenses
$49.1
$101
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$718
$698
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
7
45
😀 Quality of life
29
67
🏙️ Population
1.03M
418K

The cost of living in Ashgabat is 56% more expensive than in Tirana. Cities ranked 3105th and 5400th ($1584 vs $1015) 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 8250th and 3525th among best cities to live in the world.

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Ashgabat Tirana
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$25.9
$9.12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$60.4
$45.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.1
$8.29
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.4
$2.87
 Cappuccino
$5.56
$1.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.25
$1.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$884
$525
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$607
$340
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1501
$1004
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1302
$605
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$45.2
$68.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$70
$104
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$90.5
$18
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.58%
5.79%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3897
$3096
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3006
$1560
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.14
$0.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.52
$16.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.74
$26.6
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.38
$2.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3
$1.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.35
$0.92
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.49
$1.63
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.83
$3.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.29
$11.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.83
$6.98
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.9
$14.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.02
$1.56
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$2.35
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.81
$1.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.06
$1.85
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$1.16
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$1.12
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.74
$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.08
$1.9
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$27.3
$11.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.79
$1.27
🚬 Cigarette pack
$25.2
$3.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.01
$6.99
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.8
$4.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3
$2.8
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.77
$3.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$112
$41.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$17.7
$8.78
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$31.8
$30.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.36
$5.62
👖 Brand Jeans
$69.9
$57.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$92.4
$99.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$22.7
$255
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6132
$5391

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Distance City Cost of living
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$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
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Kamez
$935
30 km or 19 mi Durres
$772
33 km or 20 mi Elbasan
$639
70 km or 44 mi Berat
$749
72 km or 45 mi Fier
$614
83 km or 52 mi Ulcinj
$965
85 km or 53 mi Ohrid
$636
86 km or 54 mi Shkoder
$679
102 km or 63 mi Vlore
$746
104 km or 65 mi Bar
$972
112 km or 70 mi Korce
$765
122 km or 76 mi Tetovo
$682
131 km or 81 mi Bitola
$635
132 km or 82 mi Podgorica
$975
133 km or 83 mi Budva
$1117
140 km or 87 mi Cetinje
$816
141 km or 88 mi Plav
$1030
145 km or 90 mi Prilep
$537
150 km or 93 mi Kotor
$1150
152 km or 95 mi Skopje
$772
162 km or 100 mi Sarande
$987
168 km or 105 mi Veles
$545
169 km or 105 mi Berane
$1070
175 km or 109 mi Brindisi
$1164
176 km or 110 mi Lecce
$1182
181 km or 112 mi Ptolemaida
$1042
181 km or 113 mi Kumanovo
$588
182 km or 113 mi Mojkovac
$1070
183 km or 114 mi Kavadarci
$556
186 km or 115 mi Pristina
$595
190 km or 118 mi Corfu
$1056
192 km or 119 mi Cavtat
$1187
193 km or 120 mi Mitrovica
$463
199 km or 124 mi Ostuni
$1199
201 km or 125 mi Kozani
$943
202 km or 126 mi Stip
$561
203 km or 126 mi Dubrovnik
$1227
205 km or 127 mi Ioannina
$930
210 km or 131 mi Novi Pazar
$662
219 km or 136 mi Veria
$1027