Cost of living comparison
Ashgabat is 2.1 times more expensive than Tirana.
If you lived in Ashgabat instead of Tirana, you would:
pay 98.2% more for restaurants
Tirana
|
Ashgabat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.76
ALL1,004
|
$35.00
TMT122.50
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.91
ALL738
|
$12.86
TMT45.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.61
ALL150
|
$2.90
TMT10.17
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.84
ALL78
|
$1.05
TMT3.67
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for groceries
Tirana
|
Ashgabat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.98
ALL91
|
$2.43
TMT8.50
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.08
ALL567
|
$17.86
TMT62.50
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.55
ALL704
|
$18.39
TMT64.35
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.58
ALL334
|
$6.86
TMT24.00
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.61
ALL337
|
$6.16
TMT21.55
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.68
ALL64
|
$2.51
TMT8.77
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.11
ALL104
|
$3.33
TMT11.65
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.82
ALL76
|
$3.28
TMT11.49
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.84
ALL78
|
$2.07
TMT7.26
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.50
ALL47
|
$0.95
TMT3.33
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.56
ALL52
|
$0.82
TMT2.87
|
|
pay 29.5% less for transportation
Tirana
|
Ashgabat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.77
ALL725
|
$1.62
TMT5.68
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$17.22
ALL1,606
|
$10.00
TMT35.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,292.78
ALL2,358,487
|
$42,857.14
TMT150,000.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$29.06
ALL2,710
|
$9.71
TMT34.00
|
|
pay 4.0 times more for housing
Tirana
|
Ashgabat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$17.40
ALL1,622
|
$100.00
TMT350.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$568.58
ALL53,019
|
$1,092.86
TMT3,825.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$380.80
ALL35,508
|
$964.29
TMT3,375.00
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$77.97
ALL7,270
|
$436.97
TMT1,529.41
|
|
pay 90.3% less for childcare
Tirana
|
Ashgabat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$235.39
ALL21,949
|
$22.86
TMT80.00
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,857.15
ALL452,917
|
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pay 3.5 times more for entertainment and sports
Tirana
|
Ashgabat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.69
ALL251
|
$5.14
TMT18.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.81
ALL169
|
$8.43
TMT29.50
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.77
ALL351
|
$28.57
TMT100.00
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$44.86
ALL4,183
|
$78.57
TMT275.00
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.61
ALL803
|
$12.86
TMT45.00
|
|
pay 78.3% more for clothing
Tirana
|
Ashgabat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$64.36
ALL6,002
|
$85.71
TMT300.00
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$48.67
ALL4,538
|
$128.57
TMT450.00
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$95.47
ALL8,902
|
$171.43
TMT600.00
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$125.92
ALL11,741
|
$171.43
TMT600.00
|
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