Common information
- Capital
- Ashgabat
- Language
- Turkmen, Russian
- Currency
- Turkmenistan New Manat
- Population
- 5 125 693
- Phone code
- +993
Cost of living and prices in Turkmenistan
- One bedroom apartment
- outside of centre641USD/month
- in city centre1,012USD/month
- Three bedroom apartment
- outside of centre1,344USD/month
- in city centre1,591USD/month
Restaurants
| Meal | Inexpensive restaurant | 1 people | 35 USD |
| Meal | Mid-range restaurant | 2 people | 85 USD |
| Meal | McMeal at McDonalds | 1 pc | 11 USD |
| Drinks | Domestic Beer | 0.5 litre | 5 USD |
| Drinks | Imported Beer | 0.33 litre | 14 USD |
| Drinks | Cappuccino | 1 portion | 6 USD |
| Drinks | Coke/Pepsi | 0.33 litre | 3 USD |
| Drinks | Water | 0.33 litre | 1 USD |
Markets
| Food | Milk | 1 litre | 4 USD |
| Food | Loaf bread | 0.5 kg | 2 USD |
| Food | Rice white | 1 kg | 5 USD |
| Food | Eggs | 12 pc | 6 USD |
| Food | Local cheese | 1 kg | 34 USD |
| Meat | Chicken fillets | 1 kg | 11 USD |
| Fruits | Apples | 1 kg | 5 USD |
| Fruits | Bananas | 1 kg | 7 USD |
| Fruits | Oranges | 1 kg | 7 USD |
| Food | Potato | 1 kg | 2 USD |
| Food | Tomato | 1 kg | 3 USD |
| Food | Onion | 1 kg | 1 USD |
| Food | Lettuce | 1 head | 2 USD |
| Food | Water | 1.5 litre | 1 USD |
| Alcohol | Wine, Mid-Range | 1 bottle | 30 USD |
| Alcohol | Domestic Beer | 0.5 litre | 4 USD |
| Alcohol | Imported Beer | 0.33 litre | 4 USD |
| Cigarettes | Marlboro | 1 pack | 28 USD |
Transportation
| Public transport | One-way | 1 ticket | 0 USD |
| Public transport | Monthly pass | pass | 9 USD |
| Taxi | Taxi start | seat | 3 USD |
| Taxi | Normal tariff | 1 km | 1 USD |
| Taxi | Waiting | 1 hour | 9 USD |
| Fuel | Gasoline | 1 litre | 0 USD |
| Automobile | Volkswagen Golf 1.4 90 KW Trendline | 1 pc | 43,815 USD |
| Automobile | Toyota Corolla Sedan 1.6l 97kW Comfort | 1 pc | 52,246 USD |
Entertainment
| Sport | Fitness Club | 1 month | 132 USD |
| Sport | Tennis Court Rent | 1 hour | 45 USD |
| Rest | Cinema, International Release | 1 place | 16 USD |
Goods
| Clothing | Jeans, Levis 501 | 1 pair | 85 USD |
| Clothing | Summer Dress in Zara, H&M | 1 pc | 100 USD |
| Shoes | Nike Running Shoes | 1 pair | 252 USD |
| Shoes | Men Leather Business Shoes | 1 pair | 275 USD |
Accommodation
| Utilities | Electricity, Heating... for 85m2 | 1 month | 522 USD |
| Communication | Mobile Phone Monthly Plan | 1 month | 41 USD |
| Rent apartment | Apartment in City Centre | 1 bedroom | 1,012 USD |
| Rent apartment | Apartment Outside of Centre | 1 bedroom | 641 USD |
| Rent apartment | Apartment in City Centre | 3 bedroom | 1,591 USD |
| Rent apartment | Apartment Outside of Centre | 3 bedroom | 1,344 USD |
| Buy apartment | Apartment in City Centre | 1 sq. meter | 3,633 USD |
| Rent apartment | Apartment Outside of Centre | 1 sq. meter | 2,743 USD |
| Salary | Disposable Salary | 1 month | 822 USD |
| Mortgage | Interest Rate | 1 year | 7.25 |
List of largest cities in Turkmenistan
Weather, climate, temperature by months in Turkmenistan
| Season | Autumn | Winter | Spring | Summer | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Year |
| Record high, °C | 35 | 31 | 28 | 24 | 22 | 25 | 29 | 32 | 37 | 38 | 37 | 36 | 38 |
| Average high, °C | 27 | 20 | 14 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 14 | 21 | 27 | 32 | 33 | 32 | 20 |
| Average temperature, °C | 22 | 15 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 16 | 22 | 27 | 29 | 27 | 15 |
| Average low, °C | 12 | 7 | 2 | -1 | -2 | -1 | 3 | 9 | 13 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 8 |
| Record low, °C | 1 | -6 | -14 | -16 | -20 | -18 | -12 | -2 | 1 | 7 | 10 | 7 | -20 |
| Rain, days | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 27 |
| Snow, days | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Fog, days | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| Thunderstorms, days | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Average precipitation, mm. | 2 | 8 | 15 | 20 | 22 | 20 | 32 | 31 | 19 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 176 |
| Relative humidity, % | 38 | 50 | 62 | 71 | 72 | 68 | 63 | 56 | 45 | 37 | 35 | 34 | 53 |
| Wind speed, km/h | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
| Day Length, часов | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 |
| Dew point, °C | 7 | 4 | 2 | -1 | -3 | -2 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 59 |
| Growing degree-day, °C | 360 | 148 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 187 | 366 | 504 | 597 | 536 | 2715 |
| Solar radiation, global, Mj/m2 | 18 | 13 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 14 | 18 | 22 | 25 | 24 | 22 | 16 |