Ashgabat vs Tripoli - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Ashgabat	Tripoli
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1679	$470
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3854	$1199
🏠 One person rent	$836	$181
🏘️ Family rent	$1553	$362
🍽️ Food expenses	$658	$182
🚐 Transport expenses	$47.3	$51.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$573	$291
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	7	20
😀 Quality of life	30	48
🏙️ Population	828K	1.29M

The cost of living in Ashgabat is 257% more expensive than in Tripoli. Cities ranked 2737th and 8679th ($1679 vs $470) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Turkmenistan and Libya, respectively. Check Turkmenistan vs Libya comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Ashgabat compared to 0.6 months in Tripoli. Ashgabat ranked 1st best city to live in Turkmenistan vs Tripoli ranked 1st in Libya, while ranked 8379th and 6385th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ashgabat vs Tripoli

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	Ashgabat	Tripoli
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$31.6	$6.23
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$55.7	$24.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10	$4.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.39	$0.71
☕ Cappuccino	$4.59	$0.57
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.91	$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$915	$203
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$647	$112
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1453	$476
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1376	$247
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$48.2	$33.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$73.7	$51.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$87.4	$17.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.98%	17.39%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4561	$1408
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3442	$425
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.29	$0.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$9.98	$16.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.68	$6.95
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.38	$0.54
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.63	$0.95
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.85	$0.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.65	$1.12
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.07	$1.39
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.3	$4.45
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.9	$3.08
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$24.8	$8.94
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.66	$1.76
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.38	$1.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.31	$0.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.82	$0.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$0.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.83	$0.63
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.83	$0.15
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.09	$1.48
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$27.2	$1.24
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.61	$0.65
🚬 Cigarette pack	$25.4	$2.37
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.03	$4.56
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.84	$1.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.02	$0.73
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.8	$0.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$65.9	$26.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16.5	$5.14
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$33.8	$28.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.42	$1.49
👖 Brand Jeans	$83.7	$30.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$144	$48.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$22.6	$68.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6425	$911

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Cities near Ashgabat

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.2 mi	Anau	$1648
95 km or 59 mi	Quchan	$487
99 km or 61 mi	Baherden	$1642
107 km or 66 mi	Bojnord	$427
197 km or 123 mi	Nishapur	$509
203 km or 126 mi	Sabzevar	$489
212 km or 132 mi	Mashhad	$532
294 km or 183 mi	Gonbad-e Kavus	$473
302 km or 187 mi	Kashmar	$507
306 km or 190 mi	Mary	$1644
307 km or 191 mi	Torbat-e Heydarieh	$520
344 km or 213 mi	Shahrud	$576
361 km or 224 mi	Torbat-e Jam	$558
367 km or 228 mi	Gorgan	$661
451 km or 280 mi	Dasoguz	$1657
469 km or 291 mi	Turkmenabat	$1662
496 km or 308 mi	Sari	$640
513 km or 318 mi	Nukus	$427
516 km or 321 mi	Qaem Shahr	$533
517 km or 321 mi	Semnan	$558
524 km or 325 mi	Herat	$514
528 km or 328 mi	Babol	$434
558 km or 347 mi	Amol	$519
561 km or 349 mi	Bukhara	$399
570 km or 354 mi	Birjand	$554
634 km or 394 mi	Pardis	$619
654 km or 406 mi	Qarshi	$416
657 km or 408 mi	Pakdasht	$633
660 km or 410 mi	Golestan	$655
667 km or 414 mi	Sheberghan	$446
668 km or 415 mi	Qarchak	$636
668 km or 415 mi	Tehran	$700
670 km or 417 mi	Varamin	$616
671 km or 417 mi	Ray	$653
693 km or 431 mi	Qods	$655
694 km or 431 mi	Eslamshahr	$655
695 km or 432 mi	Nasimshahr	$651
700 km or 435 mi	Shahriar	$653
701 km or 435 mi	Karaj	$693
703 km or 437 mi	Fardis	$651

Cities near Tripoli

Distance	City	Cost of living
45 km or 28 mi	Zawiya	$377
66 km or 41 mi	Sabratha	$386
80 km or 50 mi	Gharyan	$407
103 km or 64 mi	Zuwarah	$390
104 km or 64 mi	Al-Khums	$389
110 km or 68 mi	Yafran	$398
187 km or 116 mi	Misrata	$340
305 km or 190 mi	Sfax	$435
308 km or 191 mi	Gabes	$328
355 km or 221 mi	Mosta	$1338
355 km or 221 mi	Marsaskala	$1372
356 km or 221 mi	Zabbar	$1278
356 km or 221 mi	Birkirkara	$1524
357 km or 222 mi	Naxxar	$1469
357 km or 222 mi	Valletta	$1657
358 km or 222 mi	San Gwann	$1608
358 km or 222 mi	Gzira	$1708
359 km or 223 mi	Sliema	$1670
359 km or 223 mi	St. Paul's Bay	$1583
404 km or 251 mi	Sousse	$423
422 km or 262 mi	Kairouan	$433
442 km or 275 mi	Gafsa	$390
456 km or 284 mi	Nabeul	$418
472 km or 293 mi	Ragusa	$1120
476 km or 296 mi	Gela	$927
488 km or 303 mi	Niscemi	$1027
495 km or 307 mi	Agrigento	$983
504 km or 313 mi	Syracuse	$1103
516 km or 320 mi	Tunis	$514
516 km or 321 mi	La Marsa	$596
521 km or 323 mi	Aryanah	$466
543 km or 337 mi	Catania	$1163
545 km or 338 mi	Tebessa	$474
552 km or 343 mi	Marsala	$1050
575 km or 357 mi	Bizerte	$355
575 km or 357 mi	Trapani	$979
583 km or 362 mi	Palermo	$1150
591 km or 367 mi	El Oued	$388
611 km or 380 mi	Souk Ahras	$371
624 km or 388 mi	Reggio Calabria	$936