Cost of living comparison
Tirana is 2.3 times more expensive than Ashgabat.
If you lived in Tirana instead of Ashgabat, you would:
pay 43.2% less for restaurants
|
Ashgabat
|
Tirana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$34.54
TMT121.25
|
$10.92
ALL1,030
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.82
TMT45.00
|
$8.73
ALL824
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.24
TMT11.38
|
$1.58
ALL149
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.04
TMT3.67
|
$0.82
ALL78
|
|
pay 55.3% less for groceries
|
Ashgabat
|
Tirana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.39
TMT8.38
|
$1.00
ALL94
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$17.90
TMT62.83
|
$6.31
ALL596
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$16.12
TMT56.59
|
$7.59
ALL716
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$6.84
TMT24.00
|
$3.59
ALL339
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.38
TMT18.90
|
$3.54
ALL334
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.71
TMT9.53
|
$0.74
ALL70
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$4.01
TMT14.06
|
$1.15
ALL109
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$3.65
TMT12.81
|
$0.82
ALL77
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.71
TMT6.01
|
$0.87
ALL82
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.03
TMT3.63
|
$0.50
ALL47
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.84
TMT2.95
|
$0.60
ALL57
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for transportation
|
Ashgabat
|
Tirana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.56
TMT5.49
|
$7.84
ALL740
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$8.55
TMT30.00
|
$17.47
ALL1,648
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$43,803.42
TMT153,750.00
|
$29,474.40
ALL2,781,191
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.69
TMT34.00
|
$29.47
ALL2,781
|
|
pay 63.7% less for housing
|
Ashgabat
|
Tirana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$94.97
TMT333.33
|
$18.21
ALL1,718
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,125.36
TMT3,950.00
|
$594.90
ALL56,135
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$747.86
TMT2,625.00
|
$412.58
ALL38,931
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$435.73
TMT1,529.41
|
$78.02
ALL7,362
|
|
pay 11.3 times more for childcare
|
Ashgabat
|
Tirana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$22.79
TMT80.00
|
$257.35
ALL24,283
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$5,375.91
ALL507,268
|
|
pay 62.6% less for entertainment and sports
|
Ashgabat
|
Tirana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.06
TMT17.75
|
$2.73
ALL258
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$6.98
TMT24.50
|
$1.85
ALL175
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$28.49
TMT100.00
|
$3.82
ALL361
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$147.20
TMT516.67
|
$46.89
ALL4,424
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.25
TMT50.00
|
$8.73
ALL824
|
|
pay 36.4% less for clothing
|
Ashgabat
|
Tirana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$85.47
TMT300.00
|
$64.35
ALL6,072
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$121.08
TMT425.00
|
$47.77
ALL4,508
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$163.82
TMT575.00
|
$100.14
ALL9,450
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$170.94
TMT600.00
|
$134.06
ALL12,650
|
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