Ashgabat vs Tirana - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ashgabat Tirana
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1833
$1294
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4223
$3098
🏠 One person rent
$893
$630
🏘️ Family rent
$1483
$1118
🍽️ Food expenses
$782
$439
🚐 Transport expenses
$49.8
$119
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$747
$803
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
7
46
😀 Quality of life
49
72
🏙️ Population
1.03M
418K

The cost of living in Ashgabat is 42% more expensive than in Tirana. Cities ranked 2595th and 4511th ($1833 vs $1294) 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 0.6 months in Tirana. Ashgabat ranked 1st best city to live in Turkmenistan vs Tirana ranked 1st in Albania, while ranked 6667th and 3035th among best cities to live in the world.

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Ashgabat Tirana
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$31.3
$12.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$85.3
$60.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.8
$11.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.48
$2.99
 Cappuccino
$7.08
$2.13
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.16
$2.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1020
$751
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$674
$490
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1780
$1383
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1190
$894
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$47.3
$69.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$73.2
$107
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$102
$18.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.49%
5.67%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4806
$3745
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2978
$1979
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.14
$0.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.51
$19.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.77
$32.2
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.43
$2.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$4.77
$2.19
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.69
$1.15
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.3
$2.28
🥚 Eggs, x12
$6.17
$4.04
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.26
$13.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.7
$8.13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.4
$16.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.44
$1.72
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$2.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.58
$2.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.56
$1.85
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$1.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$1.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.78
$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.1
$2.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$19.1
$11.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.69
$1.57
🚬 Cigarette pack
$25.7
$4.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.19
$8.16
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.85
$5.58
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3
$3.19
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.81
$3.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41.2
$58.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.3
$9.05
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$33.8
$34.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.4
$6.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$65.8
$68.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.9
$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$23
$314
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$25686
$5765

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Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.2 mi Anau
$1774
95 km or 59 mi Quchan
$500
99 km or 61 mi Baherden
$1796
107 km or 66 mi Bojnord
$489
197 km or 123 mi Nishapur
$496
203 km or 126 mi Sabzevar
$512
212 km or 132 mi Mashhad
$503
294 km or 183 mi Gonbad-e Kavus
$467
302 km or 187 mi Kashmar
$506
306 km or 190 mi Mary
$1654
307 km or 191 mi Torbat-e Heydarieh
$502
344 km or 213 mi Shahrud
$564
361 km or 224 mi Torbat-e Jam
$493
367 km or 228 mi Gorgan
$658
451 km or 280 mi Dasoguz
$1770
469 km or 291 mi Turkmenabat
$1716
496 km or 308 mi Sari
$643
513 km or 318 mi Nukus
$477
516 km or 321 mi Qaem Shahr
$501
517 km or 321 mi Semnan
$542
524 km or 325 mi Herat
$509
528 km or 328 mi Babol
$372
558 km or 347 mi Amol
$530
561 km or 349 mi Bukhara
$433
570 km or 354 mi Birjand
$588
634 km or 394 mi Pardis
$598
654 km or 406 mi Qarshi
$512
657 km or 408 mi Pakdasht
$604
660 km or 410 mi Golestan
$628
667 km or 414 mi Sheberghan
$432
668 km or 415 mi Qarchak
$607
668 km or 415 mi Tehran
$684
670 km or 417 mi Varamin
$588
671 km or 417 mi Ray
$622
693 km or 431 mi Qods
$638
694 km or 431 mi Eslamshahr
$623
695 km or 432 mi Nasimshahr
$624
700 km or 435 mi Shahriar
$635
701 km or 435 mi Karaj
$704
703 km or 437 mi Fardis
$640

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Distance City Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Kamez
$1041
30 km or 19 mi Durres
$945
33 km or 20 mi Elbasan
$673
70 km or 44 mi Berat
$764
72 km or 45 mi Fier
$701
83 km or 52 mi Ulcinj
$1107
85 km or 53 mi Ohrid
$697
86 km or 54 mi Shkoder
$819
102 km or 63 mi Vlore
$887
104 km or 65 mi Bar
$1115
112 km or 70 mi Korce
$857
122 km or 76 mi Tetovo
$720
131 km or 81 mi Bitola
$667
132 km or 82 mi Podgorica
$1047
133 km or 83 mi Budva
$1195
140 km or 87 mi Cetinje
$967
141 km or 88 mi Plav
$1111
145 km or 90 mi Prilep
$592
150 km or 93 mi Kotor
$1261
152 km or 95 mi Skopje
$849
162 km or 100 mi Sarande
$1122
168 km or 105 mi Veles
$572
169 km or 105 mi Berane
$1107
175 km or 109 mi Brindisi
$1349
176 km or 110 mi Lecce
$1332
181 km or 112 mi Ptolemaida
$1181
181 km or 113 mi Kumanovo
$642
182 km or 113 mi Mojkovac
$1164
183 km or 114 mi Kavadarci
$595
186 km or 115 mi Pristina
$655
190 km or 118 mi Corfu
$1238
192 km or 119 mi Cavtat
$1539
193 km or 120 mi Mitrovica
$557
199 km or 124 mi Ostuni
$1392
201 km or 125 mi Kozani
$1040
202 km or 126 mi Stip
$575
203 km or 126 mi Dubrovnik
$1610
205 km or 127 mi Ioannina
$1045
210 km or 131 mi Novi Pazar
$828
219 km or 136 mi Veria
$973