Cost of living comparison
Ashgabat is 5.2 times more expensive than Tehran.
If you lived in Ashgabat instead of Tehran, you would:
pay 4.8 times more for restaurants
|
Tehran
|
Ashgabat
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.00
IRR168,370
|
$34.54
TMT120.90
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.00
IRR210,462
|
$12.82
TMT44.87
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.45
IRR19,107
|
$3.24
TMT11.34
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.08
IRR45,668
|
$1.04
TMT3.66
|
|
pay 5.7 times more for groceries
|
Tehran
|
Ashgabat
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.53
IRR22,517
|
$2.39
TMT8.35
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.83
IRR76,984
|
$17.90
TMT62.65
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.32
IRR97,787
|
$16.12
TMT56.43
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.26
IRR53,074
|
$6.84
TMT23.93
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.84
IRR77,615
|
$5.38
TMT18.85
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.46
IRR19,221
|
$2.71
TMT9.50
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.70
IRR29,493
|
$4.01
TMT14.02
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.42
IRR17,765
|
$3.65
TMT12.78
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.32
IRR13,340
|
$1.71
TMT5.99
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.24
IRR10,200
|
$1.03
TMT3.62
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.26
IRR11,088
|
$0.84
TMT2.94
|
|
pay 31.2% more for transportation
|
Tehran
|
Ashgabat
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.76
IRR116,024
|
$1.56
TMT5.47
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$10.00
IRR420,925
|
$8.55
TMT29.91
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$90,000.00
IRR3,788,325,000
|
$43,803.42
TMT153,311.97
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.90
IRR122,068
|
$9.69
TMT33.90
|
|
pay 13.8 times more for housing
|
Tehran
|
Ashgabat
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$6.79
IRR285,892
|
$94.97
TMT332.38
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$489.72
IRR20,613,509
|
$1,125.36
TMT3,938.75
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$339.71
IRR14,299,106
|
$747.86
TMT2,617.52
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$11.89
IRR500,470
|
$435.73
TMT1,525.05
|
|
pay 81.5% less for childcare
|
Tehran
|
Ashgabat
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$123.20
IRR5,185,796
|
$22.79
TMT79.77
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,753.32
IRR73,801,546
|
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pay 7.9 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Tehran
|
Ashgabat
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.80
IRR33,674
|
$5.06
TMT17.70
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.51
IRR63,401
|
$6.98
TMT24.43
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.50
IRR105,231
|
$28.49
TMT99.72
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$19.23
IRR809,449
|
$147.20
TMT515.19
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$1.50
IRR63,139
|
$14.25
TMT49.86
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for clothing
|
Tehran
|
Ashgabat
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$36.21
IRR1,523,966
|
$85.47
TMT299.15
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$27.96
IRR1,177,098
|
$121.08
TMT423.79
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$138.01
IRR5,809,023
|
$163.82
TMT573.36
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$70.09
IRR2,950,365
|
$170.94
TMT598.29
|
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