Ashgabat vs Tirana - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ashgabat Tirana
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1806
$1256
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4178
$2960
🏠 One person rent
$887
$600
🏘️ Family rent
$1506
$991
🍽️ Food expenses
$763
$434
🚐 Transport expenses
$49.3
$112
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$635
$842
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
7
48
😀 Quality of life
48
72
🏙️ Population
1.03M
389K

The cost of living in Ashgabat is 44% more expensive than in Tirana. Cities ranked 2849th and 4667th ($1806 vs $1256) 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 0.4 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 6881st and 3290th 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
$28.8
$10.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$86.1
$53.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.9
$10.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.69
$3.37
☕ Cappuccino
$6.75
$2.33
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.82
$2.23
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1012
$703
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$667
$449
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1768
$1205
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1221
$757
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$48.7
$79.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$74.5
$124
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$102
$21
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.45%
5.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4069
$3910
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2839
$2025
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.14
$0.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.55
$19.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.63
$30.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.43
$2.35
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$4.71
$2.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.94
$1.21
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.24
$2.04
🥚 Eggs, x12
$6.15
$4.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.23
$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.2
$9.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$22.5
$16.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.06
$1.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$2.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.48
$2.13
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.72
$1.98
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.27
$1.28
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.38
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.78
$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.07
$2.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$18.9
$12.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.21
$1.58
🚬 Cigarette pack
$25.5
$4.66
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.8
$8.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.88
$5.72
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.02
$3.21
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.81
$3.82
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.8
$50.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.3
$9.97
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$31.3
$36.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.46
$6.34
👖 Brand Jeans
$65.6
$63.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$92.4
$122
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$22.9
$324
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24723
$6657

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Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.2 mi Anau
$1763
95 km or 59 mi Quchan
$501
99 km or 61 mi Baherden
$1769
107 km or 66 mi Bojnord
$487
197 km or 123 mi Nishapur
$496
203 km or 126 mi Sabzevar
$510
212 km or 132 mi Mashhad
$498
294 km or 183 mi Gonbad-e Kavus
$466
302 km or 187 mi Kashmar
$507
306 km or 190 mi Mary
$1640
307 km or 191 mi Torbat-e Heydarieh
$501
344 km or 213 mi Shahrud
$563
361 km or 224 mi Torbat-e Jam
$494
367 km or 228 mi Gorgan
$659
451 km or 280 mi Dasoguz
$1755
469 km or 291 mi Turkmenabat
$1709
496 km or 308 mi Sari
$635
513 km or 318 mi Nukus
$468
516 km or 321 mi Qaem Shahr
$502
517 km or 321 mi Semnan
$535
524 km or 325 mi Herat
$532
528 km or 328 mi Babol
$372
558 km or 347 mi Amol
$531
561 km or 349 mi Bukhara
$436
570 km or 354 mi Birjand
$589
634 km or 394 mi Pardis
$575
654 km or 406 mi Qarshi
$513
657 km or 408 mi Pakdasht
$583
660 km or 410 mi Golestan
$592
667 km or 414 mi Sheberghan
$457
668 km or 415 mi Qarchak
$586
668 km or 415 mi Tehran
$639
670 km or 417 mi Varamin
$571
671 km or 417 mi Ray
$591
693 km or 431 mi Qods
$631
694 km or 431 mi Eslamshahr
$602
695 km or 432 mi Nasimshahr
$601
700 km or 435 mi Shahriar
$627
701 km or 435 mi Karaj
$696
703 km or 437 mi Fardis
$639

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Distance City Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Kamez
$1022
30 km or 19 mi Durres
$940
33 km or 20 mi Elbasan
$692
70 km or 44 mi Berat
$794
72 km or 45 mi Fier
$723
83 km or 52 mi Ulcinj
$1119
85 km or 53 mi Ohrid
$735
86 km or 54 mi Shkoder
$839
102 km or 63 mi Vlore
$893
104 km or 65 mi Bar
$1150
112 km or 70 mi Korce
$905
122 km or 76 mi Tetovo
$769
131 km or 81 mi Bitola
$678
132 km or 82 mi Podgorica
$1066
133 km or 83 mi Budva
$1206
140 km or 87 mi Cetinje
$990
141 km or 88 mi Plav
$1150
145 km or 90 mi Prilep
$609
150 km or 93 mi Kotor
$1288
152 km or 95 mi Skopje
$887
162 km or 100 mi Sarande
$1153
168 km or 105 mi Veles
$593
169 km or 105 mi Berane
$1156
175 km or 109 mi Brindisi
$1380
176 km or 110 mi Lecce
$1344
181 km or 112 mi Ptolemaida
$1191
181 km or 113 mi Kumanovo
$680
182 km or 113 mi Mojkovac
$1193
183 km or 114 mi Kavadarci
$619
186 km or 115 mi Pristina
$694
190 km or 118 mi Corfu
$1225
192 km or 119 mi Cavtat
$1661
193 km or 120 mi Mitrovica
$571
199 km or 124 mi Ostuni
$1430
201 km or 125 mi Kozani
$1068
202 km or 126 mi Stip
$617
203 km or 126 mi Dubrovnik
$1744
205 km or 127 mi Ioannina
$1075
210 km or 131 mi Novi Pazar
$851
219 km or 136 mi Veria
$1013