Cost of living comparison
Ashgabat is 5.0 times more expensive than Tehran.
If you lived in Ashgabat instead of Tehran, you would:
pay 4.6 times more for restaurants
Tehran
|
Ashgabat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.00
IRR168,250
|
$35.00
TMT122.50
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.00
IRR168,250
|
$12.86
TMT45.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.54
IRR22,781
|
$2.90
TMT10.17
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.96
IRR40,433
|
$1.05
TMT3.67
|
|
pay 5.7 times more for groceries
Tehran
|
Ashgabat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.58
IRR24,317
|
$2.43
TMT8.50
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.03
IRR85,183
|
$17.86
TMT62.50
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.39
IRR100,399
|
$18.39
TMT64.35
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.11
IRR46,781
|
$6.86
TMT24.00
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.73
IRR72,682
|
$6.16
TMT21.55
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.48
IRR20,031
|
$2.51
TMT8.77
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.69
IRR29,092
|
$3.33
TMT11.65
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.45
IRR18,763
|
$3.28
TMT11.49
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.28
IRR11,875
|
$2.07
TMT7.26
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.24
IRR9,918
|
$0.95
TMT3.33
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.23
IRR9,717
|
$0.82
TMT2.87
|
|
pay 27.8% more for transportation
Tehran
|
Ashgabat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.90
IRR122,125
|
$1.62
TMT5.68
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$15.00
IRR630,938
|
$10.00
TMT35.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$80,000.00
IRR3,365,000,000
|
$42,857.14
TMT150,000.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.90
IRR121,981
|
$9.71
TMT34.00
|
|
pay 13.3 times more for housing
Tehran
|
Ashgabat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$6.62
IRR278,527
|
$100.00
TMT350.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$471.62
IRR19,837,584
|
$1,092.86
TMT3,825.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$303.59
IRR12,769,912
|
$964.29
TMT3,375.00
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$13.35
IRR561,498
|
$436.97
TMT1,529.41
|
|
pay 82.0% less for childcare
Tehran
|
Ashgabat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$126.80
IRR5,333,405
|
$22.86
TMT80.00
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,850.92
IRR77,854,322
|
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pay 7.5 times more for entertainment and sports
Tehran
|
Ashgabat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.75
IRR31,547
|
$5.14
TMT18.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.43
IRR59,973
|
$8.43
TMT29.50
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.50
IRR105,156
|
$28.57
TMT100.00
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$17.44
IRR733,554
|
$78.57
TMT275.00
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$1.50
IRR63,094
|
$12.86
TMT45.00
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for clothing
Tehran
|
Ashgabat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$33.14
IRR1,393,821
|
$85.71
TMT300.00
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.48
IRR1,197,940
|
$128.57
TMT450.00
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$141.42
IRR5,948,608
|
$171.43
TMT600.00
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$69.72
IRR2,932,416
|
$171.43
TMT600.00
|
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