Ashgabat vs Tunis - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Ashgabat	Tunis
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1584	$535
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3634	$1292
🏠 One person rent	$798	$217
🏘️ Family rent	$1502	$370
🍽️ Food expenses	$609	$225
🚐 Transport expenses	$49.1	$26.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$718	$353
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	7	49
😀 Quality of life	29	58
🏙️ Population	1.03M	603K

The cost of living in Ashgabat is 196% more expensive than in Tunis. Cities ranked 3105th and 8377th ($1584 vs $535) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Turkmenistan and Tunisia, respectively. Check Turkmenistan vs Tunisia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Ashgabat compared to 0.7 months in Tunis. Ashgabat ranked 1st best city to live in Turkmenistan vs Tunis ranked 1st in Tunisia, while ranked 8250th and 5485th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ashgabat vs Tunis

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	Ashgabat	Tunis
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$25.9	$4.45
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$60.4	$25.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.1	$4.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.4	$2.21
☕ Cappuccino	$5.56	$0.96
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.25	$0.66
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$884	$226
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$607	$149
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1501	$442
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1302	$265
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$45.2	$31.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$70	$49
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$90.5	$20.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.58%	11.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3897	$1034
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3006	$686
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.14	$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$8.52	$11.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.74	$2.82
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.38	$0.79
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3	$0.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.35	$0.18
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.49	$1.62
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.83	$1.48
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.29	$9.22
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.83	$5.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.9	$13.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.02	$1.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$3.87
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.81	$1.1
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.06	$0.64
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$0.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$0.55
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.74	$0.19
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.08	$1.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$27.3	$7.49
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.79	$1.21
🚬 Cigarette pack	$25.2	$3.17
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.01	$1.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.8	$2.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3	$1.2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.77	$1.17
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$112	$30.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17.7	$5.04
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$31.8	$18.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.36	$2.77
👖 Brand Jeans	$69.9	$42.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$92.4	$87.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$22.7	$108
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6132	$3168

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Ashgabat

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.2 mi	Anau	$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

Cities near Tunis

Distance	City	Cost of living
7 km or 4.3 mi	Aryanah	$465
15 km or 9.6 mi	La Marsa	$549
59 km or 37 mi	Bizerte	$348
63 km or 39 mi	Nabeul	$443
115 km or 71 mi	Sousse	$495
124 km or 77 mi	Kairouan	$410
207 km or 129 mi	Souk Ahras	$364
215 km or 134 mi	Annaba	$459
228 km or 142 mi	Marsala	$1019
235 km or 146 mi	Sfax	$448
242 km or 150 mi	Tebessa	$459
247 km or 153 mi	Trapani	$938
282 km or 175 mi	Quartu Sant'Elena	$1377
284 km or 177 mi	Cagliari	$1455
292 km or 181 mi	Skikda	$476
294 km or 182 mi	Gafsa	$386
307 km or 191 mi	Agrigento	$971
317 km or 197 mi	Palermo	$1137
322 km or 200 mi	Constantine	$477
325 km or 202 mi	Gabes	$377
363 km or 226 mi	Gela	$941
375 km or 233 mi	Niscemi	$1077
386 km or 240 mi	Batna	$391
390 km or 242 mi	St. Paul's Bay	$1384
393 km or 244 mi	Jijel	$410
394 km or 245 mi	Mosta	$1346
394 km or 245 mi	Naxxar	$1486
397 km or 247 mi	Birkirkara	$1524
397 km or 247 mi	San Gwann	$1555
398 km or 247 mi	Nuoro	$1307
399 km or 248 mi	Gzira	$1624
400 km or 248 mi	Sliema	$1749
401 km or 249 mi	Valletta	$1583
404 km or 251 mi	Zabbar	$1415
405 km or 252 mi	Ragusa	$1106
407 km or 253 mi	Marsaskala	$1325
408 km or 253 mi	El Eulma	$390
432 km or 268 mi	Setif	$321
442 km or 275 mi	Catania	$1161
448 km or 278 mi	Alghero	$1193