Cost of living comparison

 Ashgabat, Turkmenistan
compared to
 Tirana, Albania
Tirana vs. Ashgabat Cost of Living Summary

Tirana is 2.3 times more expensive than Ashgabat.

Restaurants
pay 43.2% less in Tirana
Groceries
pay 55.3% less in Tirana
Transportation
pay 2.7 times more in Tirana
Housing
pay 63.7% less in Tirana
Childcare
pay 11.3 times more in Tirana
Entertainment and Sports
pay 62.6% less in Tirana
Clothing
pay 36.4% less in Tirana

The cost of childcare and transportation in Tirana are more expensive than in Ashgabat. Expenses including housing, entertainment and sports, groceries, restaurants, and clothing are lower in Tirana. Notably, childcare and transportation are significantly more expensive in Tirana.

Tirana vs. Ashgabat Cost Breakdown

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
ALL912
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$12.82
TMT45.00
$8.73
ALL730
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $3.24
TMT11.38
$1.58
ALL132

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pay 55.3% less for groceries

 
Ashgabat
Tirana
Bread
1 loaf
$2.39
TMT8.38
$1.00
ALL83
Local cheese (8 oz) $17.90
TMT62.83
$6.31
ALL528
Milk (1 gallon) $16.12
TMT56.59
$7.59
ALL634

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pay 2.7 times more for transportation

 
Ashgabat
Tirana
Gasoline (1 gallon) $1.56
TMT5.49
$7.84
ALL655
Monthly public transit pass $8.55
TMT30.00
$17.47
ALL1,459
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $43,803.42
TMT153,750.00
$29,474.40
ALL2,462,586

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pay 63.7% less for housing

 
Ashgabat
Tirana
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$94.97
TMT333.33
$18.21
ALL1,521
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $1,125.36
TMT3,950.00
$594.90
ALL49,704
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $747.86
TMT2,625.00
$412.58
ALL34,471

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pay 11.3 times more for childcare

 
Ashgabat
Tirana
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $22.79
TMT80.00
$257.35
ALL21,501
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters ?? $5,375.91
ALL449,157

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pay 62.6% less for entertainment and sports

 
Ashgabat
Tirana
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $5.06
TMT17.75
$2.73
ALL228
Cappuccino in mid-range area $6.98
TMT24.50
$1.85
ALL155
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$28.49
TMT100.00
$3.82
ALL319

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pay 36.4% less for clothing

 
Ashgabat
Tirana
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$85.47
TMT300.00
$64.35
ALL5,376
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$121.08
TMT425.00
$47.77
ALL3,992
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$163.82
TMT575.00
$100.14
ALL8,367

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