Cost of living comparison

Yerevan, Armenia

compared to

Ashgabat, Turkmenistan

Ashgabat vs. Yerevan Cost of Living Summary

Ashgabat is 2.1 times more expensive than Yerevan.

Restaurants: pay 2.4 times more in Ashgabat
Groceries: pay 3.3 times more in Ashgabat
Transportation: pay 16.2% more in Ashgabat
Housing: pay 2.8 times more in Ashgabat
Childcare: pay 93.9% less in Ashgabat
Entertainment and Sports: pay 3.7 times more in Ashgabat
Clothing: pay 31.6% more in Ashgabat

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

Ashgabat vs. Yerevan Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.4 times more for restaurants

	Yerevan	Ashgabat
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$11.57 AMD4,435.64	$34.54 TMT120.90	+198.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.00 AMD3,449.94	$12.82 TMT44.87	+42.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.99 AMD380.59	$3.24 TMT11.34	+226.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.60 AMD228.81	$1.04 TMT3.66	+75.0%
Average			+135.6%

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pay 3.3 times more for groceries

	Yerevan	Ashgabat
Bread 1 loaf	$0.86 AMD330.92	$2.39 TMT8.35	+176.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.04 AMD1,546.40	$17.90 TMT62.65	+343.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.24 AMD2,391.35	$16.12 TMT56.43	+158.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.46 AMD943.69	$6.84 TMT23.93	+177.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.37 AMD1,293.25	$5.38 TMT18.85	+59.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.56 AMD213.96	$2.71 TMT9.50	+386.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.83 AMD316.20	$4.01 TMT14.02	+385.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.79 AMD302.89	$3.65 TMT12.78	+361.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.01 AMD386.52	$1.71 TMT5.99	+69.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.34 AMD128.62	$1.03 TMT3.62	+208.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.32 AMD123.09	$0.84 TMT2.94	+161.5%
Average			+226.2%

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pay 16.2% more for transportation

	Yerevan	Ashgabat
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.29 AMD2,027.80	$1.56 TMT5.47	-70.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$12.86 AMD4,928.49	$8.55 TMT29.91	-33.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,864.95 AMD11,828,374.86	$43,803.42 TMT153,311.97	+41.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.27 AMD1,636.26	$9.69 TMT33.90	+126.9%
Average			+16.2%

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pay 2.8 times more for housing

	Yerevan	Ashgabat
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$22.21 AMD8,513.08	$94.97 TMT332.38	+327.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$931.30 AMD356,901.57	$1,125.36 TMT3,938.75	+20.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$625.77 AMD239,812.82	$747.86 TMT2,617.52	+19.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$98.60 AMD37,787.23	$435.73 TMT1,525.05	+341.9%
Average			+177.4%

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pay 93.9% less for childcare

	Yerevan	Ashgabat
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$374.24 AMD143,419.05	$22.79 TMT79.77	-93.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$9,037.50 AMD3,463,442.45	??
Average			-93.9%

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pay 3.7 times more for entertainment and sports

	Yerevan	Ashgabat
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.06 AMD788.56	$5.06 TMT17.70	+145.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.76 AMD1,441.81	$6.98 TMT24.43	+85.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.57 AMD985.70	$28.49 TMT99.72	+1007.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$106.02 AMD40,628.30	$147.20 TMT515.19	+38.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.72 AMD2,957.09	$14.25 TMT49.86	+84.6%
Average			+272.5%

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pay 31.6% more for clothing

	Yerevan	Ashgabat
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$111.12 AMD42,583.57	$85.47 TMT299.15	-23.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$63.96 AMD24,509.73	$121.08 TMT423.79	+89.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$139.93 AMD53,623.83	$163.82 TMT573.36	+17.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$119.43 AMD45,770.67	$170.94 TMT598.29	+43.1%
Average			+31.6%

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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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