Cost of living comparison

 Tehran, Iran
compared to
 Ashgabat, Turkmenistan
Ashgabat vs. Tehran Cost of Living Summary

Ashgabat is 5.2 times more expensive than Tehran.

Restaurants
pay 4.8 times more in Ashgabat
Groceries
pay 5.7 times more in Ashgabat
Transportation
pay 31.2% more in Ashgabat
Housing
pay 13.8 times more in Ashgabat
Childcare
pay 81.5% less in Ashgabat
Entertainment and Sports
pay 7.9 times more in Ashgabat
Clothing
pay 2.6 times more in Ashgabat

The cost of housing, entertainment and sports, groceries, restaurants, clothing, and transportation in Ashgabat are more expensive than in Tehran. Notably, housing, entertainment and sports, and groceries are significantly more expensive in Ashgabat.

Ashgabat vs. Tehran Cost Breakdown

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
IRR168,400
$34.54
TMT121.25
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$5.00
IRR210,500
$12.82
TMT45.00
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $0.45
IRR19,110
$3.24
TMT11.38

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pay 5.7 times more for groceries

 
Tehran
Ashgabat
Bread
1 loaf
$0.53
IRR22,521
$2.39
TMT8.38
Local cheese (8 oz) $1.83
IRR76,998
$17.90
TMT62.83
Milk (1 gallon) $2.32
IRR97,804
$16.12
TMT56.59

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pay 31.2% more for transportation

 
Tehran
Ashgabat
Gasoline (1 gallon) $2.76
IRR116,045
$1.56
TMT5.49
Monthly public transit pass $10.00
IRR421,000
$8.55
TMT30.00
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $90,000.00
IRR3,789,000,000
$43,803.42
TMT153,750.00

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pay 13.8 times more for housing

 
Tehran
Ashgabat
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$6.79
IRR285,943
$94.97
TMT333.33
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $489.72
IRR20,617,182
$1,125.36
TMT3,950.00
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $339.71
IRR14,301,654
$747.86
TMT2,625.00

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pay 81.5% less for childcare

 
Tehran
Ashgabat
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $123.20
IRR5,186,720
$22.79
TMT80.00
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $1,753.32
IRR73,814,695
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pay 7.9 times more for entertainment and sports

 
Tehran
Ashgabat
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $0.80
IRR33,680
$5.06
TMT17.75
Cappuccino in mid-range area $1.51
IRR63,412
$6.98
TMT24.50
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$2.50
IRR105,250
$28.49
TMT100.00

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pay 2.6 times more for clothing

 
Tehran
Ashgabat
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$36.21
IRR1,524,238
$85.47
TMT300.00
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$27.96
IRR1,177,308
$121.08
TMT425.00
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$138.01
IRR5,810,058
$163.82
TMT575.00

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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: March 2025
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