Cost of living comparison

Stockholm, Sweden

compared to

Ashgabat, Turkmenistan

Ashgabat vs. Stockholm Cost of Living Summary

Ashgabat is 39.5% more expensive than Stockholm.

Restaurants: pay 37.8% more in Ashgabat
Groceries: pay 98.7% more in Ashgabat
Transportation: pay 44.7% less in Ashgabat
Housing: pay 86.5% more in Ashgabat
Childcare: pay 84.2% less in Ashgabat
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.3 times more in Ashgabat
Clothing: pay 56.9% more in Ashgabat

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

Ashgabat vs. Stockholm Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Ashgabat instead of Stockholm, you would:

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pay 37.8% more for restaurants

	Stockholm	Ashgabat
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$13.86 SEK132.90	$34.54 TMT121.08	+149.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.16 SEK97.46	$12.82 TMT44.94	+26.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.56 SEK24.60	$3.24 TMT11.36	+26.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.13 SEK20.42	$1.04 TMT3.66	-50.9%
Average			+37.8%

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pay 98.7% more for groceries

	Stockholm	Ashgabat
Bread 1 loaf	$2.66 SEK25.47	$2.39 TMT8.37	-10.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.29 SEK50.75	$17.90 TMT62.74	+238.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.43 SEK52.12	$16.12 TMT56.51	+196.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.82 SEK36.68	$6.84 TMT23.97	+78.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.15 SEK49.35	$5.38 TMT18.87	+4.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.38 SEK13.28	$2.71 TMT9.51	+96.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.10 SEK10.53	$4.01 TMT14.04	+265.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.36 SEK13.07	$3.65 TMT12.80	+168.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.78 SEK17.09	$1.71 TMT6.00	-3.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.71 SEK6.80	$1.03 TMT3.62	+45.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.79 SEK7.57	$0.84 TMT2.94	+6.4%
Average			+98.7%

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pay 44.7% less for transportation

	Stockholm	Ashgabat
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.67 SEK63.99	$1.56 TMT5.48	-76.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$94.22 SEK903.74	$8.55 TMT29.96	-90.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$28,544.48 SEK273,781.53	$43,803.42 TMT153,530.98	+53.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$27.62 SEK264.92	$9.69 TMT33.95	-64.9%
Average			-44.7%

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pay 86.5% more for housing

	Stockholm	Ashgabat
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$33.49 SEK321.22	$94.97 TMT332.86	+183.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,542.54 SEK14,795.16	$1,125.36 TMT3,944.37	-27.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$965.24 SEK9,257.99	$747.86 TMT2,621.26	-22.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$139.65 SEK1,339.42	$435.73 TMT1,527.23	+212.0%
Average			+86.5%

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pay 84.2% less for childcare

	Stockholm	Ashgabat
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$144.54 SEK1,386.35	$22.79 TMT79.89	-84.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,727.37 SEK54,933.51	??
Average			-84.2%

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pay 2.3 times more for entertainment and sports

	Stockholm	Ashgabat
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$7.30 SEK70.00	$5.06 TMT17.72	-30.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.27 SEK40.97	$6.98 TMT24.47	+63.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.56 SEK62.91	$28.49 TMT99.86	+334.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$39.99 SEK383.52	$147.20 TMT515.93	+268.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$15.61 SEK149.74	$14.25 TMT49.93	-8.8%
Average			+125.3%

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pay 56.9% more for clothing

	Stockholm	Ashgabat
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$90.26 SEK865.77	$85.47 TMT299.57	-5.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$43.14 SEK413.78	$121.08 TMT424.39	+180.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$106.21 SEK1,018.69	$163.82 TMT574.18	+54.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$174.28 SEK1,671.63	$170.94 TMT599.15	-1.9%
Average			+56.9%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: June 2025

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