Ashgabat vs Vilnius - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Ashgabat	Vilnius
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1806	$1461
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4178	$3425
🏠 One person rent	$887	$800
🏘️ Family rent	$1506	$1319
🍽️ Food expenses	$763	$439
🚐 Transport expenses	$49.3	$91.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$635	$1925
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	7	59
😀 Quality of life	48	84
🏙️ Population	1.03M	581K

The cost of living in Ashgabat is 24% more expensive than in Vilnius. Cities ranked 2849th and 4193rd ($1806 vs $1461) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Turkmenistan and Lithuania, respectively. Check Turkmenistan vs Lithuania comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Ashgabat compared to 1.3 months in Vilnius. Ashgabat ranked 1st best city to live in Turkmenistan vs Vilnius ranked 1st in Lithuania, while ranked 6881st and 543rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ashgabat vs Vilnius

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	Ashgabat	Vilnius
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$28.8	$12.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$86.1	$64.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.9	$8.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.69	$5.55
☕ Cappuccino	$6.75	$3.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.82	$2.1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1012	$757
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$667	$575
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1768	$1394
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1221	$949
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$48.7	$172
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$74.5	$264
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$102	$17.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.45%	4.18%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4069	$6285
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2839	$3555
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.14	$1.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$8.55	$42.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.63	$12.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.43	$1.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$4.71	$1.58
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.94	$1.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.24	$2.24
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.15	$3.63
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.23	$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.2	$8.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$22.5	$12.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.06	$1.66
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.48	$2.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.72	$3.35
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.27	$0.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$0.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.78	$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.07	$2.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18.9	$10.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.21	$1.74
🚬 Cigarette pack	$25.5	$6.12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.8	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.88	$4.85
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.02	$2.12
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.81	$2.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40.8	$38.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.3	$9.25
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$31.3	$56.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.46	$20.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$65.6	$82.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$92.4	$99.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$22.9	$639
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24723	$10967

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Cities near Ashgabat

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

Cities near Vilnius

Distance	City	Cost of living
77 km or 48 mi	Jonava	$890
86 km or 53 mi	Alytus	$907
90 km or 56 mi	Kaunas	$1279
93 km or 58 mi	Utena	$1003
125 km or 78 mi	Marijampole	$947
130 km or 81 mi	Panevezys	$1012
148 km or 92 mi	Grodno	$399
153 km or 95 mi	Daugavpils	$952
166 km or 103 mi	Suwalki	$1133
171 km or 107 mi	Minsk	$836
180 km or 112 mi	Baranavichy	$568
186 km or 116 mi	Siauliai	$1001
205 km or 127 mi	Jekabpils	$912
214 km or 133 mi	Elk	$1184
215 km or 133 mi	Barysaw	$628
223 km or 138 mi	Bialystok	$1214
240 km or 149 mi	Jelgava	$908
240 km or 149 mi	Rezekne	$853
241 km or 150 mi	Ogre	$1027
259 km or 161 mi	Mazeikiai	$903
262 km or 163 mi	Riga	$1248
269 km or 167 mi	Lomza	$1062
271 km or 168 mi	Jurmala	$1423
286 km or 178 mi	Klaipeda	$1106
290 km or 180 mi	Pinsk	$484
301 km or 187 mi	Ostroleka	$1188
307 km or 191 mi	Kaliningrad	$919
308 km or 192 mi	Brest	$589
310 km or 192 mi	Babruysk	$450
317 km or 197 mi	Vitebsk	$335
318 km or 197 mi	Valmiera	$944
327 km or 203 mi	Olsztyn	$1343
328 km or 204 mi	Biala Podlaska	$1109
336 km or 209 mi	Liepaja	$1060
339 km or 211 mi	Mogilev	$622
342 km or 212 mi	Siedlce	$1028
366 km or 228 mi	Ciechanow	$1262
379 km or 236 mi	Ventspils	$994
385 km or 239 mi	Elblag	$1068
390 km or 242 mi	Otwock	$1569