Cost of Living Comparison Between Turkmenbasi and Ashgabat Cost of Living Comparison Between Turkmenbasi and Ashgabat

🙂 Solo nomad: Turkmenbasi is 99.1% cheaper than Ashgabat without rent, and 99.6% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Turkmenbasi is 99.5% cheaper than Ashgabat without rent, and 99.6% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$34.43 TMT 115

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$86.2 TMT 289

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$14.55 TMT 48.74

Cappuccino

$7.1 TMT 23.78

Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.23 TMT 10.83

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.92 TMT 3.07

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$2.88 TMT 9.65

$5.26 TMT 17.61

-45.25%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$14.44 TMT 48.38

Milk (1 liter)

$5 TMT 16.74

White Bread (500g)

$2.41 TMT 8.07

Rice (white) (1kg)

$7.16 TMT 23.99

Eggs

$6.3 TMT 21.09

Local Cheese (1kg)

$40.19 TMT 135

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$18.6 TMT 62.3

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$18.33 TMT 61.4

Apples (1kg)

$5.33 TMT 17.85

Banana (1kg)

$9.09 TMT 30.45

Oranges (1kg)

$7.75 TMT 25.95

Tomato (1kg)

$3.58 TMT 11.99

Potato (1kg)

$2.33 TMT 7.81

Onion (1kg)

$1.8 TMT 6.03

Lettuce (1 head)

$1.98 TMT 6.64

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$1.08 TMT 3.63

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$25.55 TMT 85.6

Wine (Bottle)

$42.57 TMT 143

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$4.65 TMT 15.59

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.84 TMT 9.53

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.13 TMT 0.43

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$8.42 TMT 28.22

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$2.88 TMT 9.65

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$0.89 TMT 2.99

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$8.63 TMT 28.9

Gasoline (1 liter)

$0.42 TMT 1.39

Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)

$43.9K TMT 147.2K

Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)

$56.5K TMT 189.4K

Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)

$573 TMT 1,918

SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)

$58 TMT 194

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$104 TMT 348

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$192 TMT 644

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$44.88 TMT 150

Cinema Ticket

$14.16 TMT 47.42

Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)

$23.27 TMT 78

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$26K TMT 87.2K

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$66.3 TMT 222

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$122 TMT 410

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$297 TMT 994

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$187 TMT 626

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$1,146 TMT 3,838

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$760 TMT 2,546

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$1,808 TMT 6,057

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$1,610 TMT 5,394

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$4,669 TMT 15.6K

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$3,018 TMT 10.1K

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$736 TMT 2,466

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

9.5

Citycost data is based on AI and user input – minor inaccuracies may occur.

Last update for Turkmenbasi: October 29, 2025

Last update for Ashgabat: October 27, 2025