Abu Dhabi vs Ashgabat - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: July 09, 2025

	Abu Dhabi	Ashgabat
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1915	$1849
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4277	$4272
🏠 One person rent	$1247	$889
🏘️ Family rent	$2181	$1480
🍽️ Food expenses	$451	$804
🚐 Transport expenses	$72.9	$49.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3000	$753
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	53	7
😀 Quality of life	84	47
🏙️ Population	1.57M	1.03M

The cost of living in Abu Dhabi is 4% more expensive than in Ashgabat. Cities ranked 2282nd and 2568th ($1915 vs $1849) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 1st in the United Arab Emirates and Turkmenistan, respectively. Check the United Arab Emirates vs Turkmenistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Abu Dhabi compared to 0.4 months in Ashgabat. Abu Dhabi ranked 3rd best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Ashgabat ranked 1st in Turkmenistan, while ranked 427th and 6642nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Abu Dhabi vs Ashgabat

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	Abu Dhabi	Ashgabat
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$11	$34.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$67.8	$85.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.57	$13.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$11.4	$5.1
☕ Cappuccino	$5.73	$7.02
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.26	$2.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1359	$1010
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$975	$670
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2488	$1768
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1798	$1187
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$93.2	$48.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$142	$73.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$103	$103
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.21%	9.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5745	$4746
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$12613	$3000
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.68	$0.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$26	$8.57
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.64	$9.63
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.77	$0.43
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.02	$4.91
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.59	$2.37
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$7.39
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.66	$6.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11	$9.25
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.57	$18.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.8	$18.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$5.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.79	$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$7.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$3.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$2.27
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$1.78
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.43	$0.73
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.35	$1.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.7	$19
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.38	$4.69
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.22	$25.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.82	$5.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6	$4.85
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.71	$2.99
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$5.96	$2.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$67.1	$41.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.7	$14.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$78.4	$33.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.7	$6.46
👖 Brand Jeans	$60.8	$65.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.4	$91.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$612	$22.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12182	$25761

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Cities near Abu Dhabi

Distance	City	Cost of living
117 km or 73 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1713
129 km or 80 mi	Dubai	$2512
142 km or 88 mi	Sharjah	$1383
143 km or 89 mi	Al Ain	$1450
152 km or 94 mi	Ajman	$2504
170 km or 105 mi	Umm al-Quwain	$1081
211 km or 131 mi	Fujairah	$1215
237 km or 147 mi	Ras al-Khaimah	$1455
300 km or 187 mi	Doha	$1762
318 km or 198 mi	Al Khor	$1688
356 km or 221 mi	Bandar Abbas	$631
365 km or 227 mi	Nizwa	$794
395 km or 246 mi	Seeb	$995
425 km or 264 mi	Riffa	$1205
427 km or 265 mi	Manama	$1240
428 km or 266 mi	Isa Town	$1226
439 km or 273 mi	Muscat	$1116
454 km or 282 mi	Jahrom	$537
468 km or 291 mi	Dhahran	$1063
481 km or 299 mi	Dammam	$1055
486 km or 302 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$806
501 km or 311 mi	Fasa	$537
514 km or 320 mi	Qatif	$893
548 km or 341 mi	Jubail	$913
568 km or 353 mi	Sirjan	$515
575 km or 357 mi	Jiroft	$530
599 km or 372 mi	Shiraz	$564
610 km or 379 mi	Bushehr	$464
617 km or 384 mi	Borazjan	$489
620 km or 385 mi	Marvdasht	$541
632 km or 392 mi	Kazerun	$521
637 km or 396 mi	Chabahar	$578
649 km or 404 mi	Bam	$524
678 km or 421 mi	Rafsanjan	$527
698 km or 434 mi	Kerman	$536
701 km or 435 mi	Iranshahr	$604
741 km or 460 mi	Yasuj	$515
775 km or 481 mi	Riyadh	$1695
790 km or 491 mi	Al Wafrah	$1242
792 km or 492 mi	Behbahan	$493

Cities near Ashgabat

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.2 mi	Anau	$1798
95 km or 59 mi	Quchan	$512
99 km or 61 mi	Baherden	$1802
107 km or 66 mi	Bojnord	$504
197 km or 123 mi	Nishapur	$508
203 km or 126 mi	Sabzevar	$525
212 km or 132 mi	Mashhad	$505
294 km or 183 mi	Gonbad-e Kavus	$487
302 km or 187 mi	Kashmar	$528
306 km or 190 mi	Mary	$1693
307 km or 191 mi	Torbat-e Heydarieh	$528
344 km or 213 mi	Shahrud	$584
361 km or 224 mi	Torbat-e Jam	$556
367 km or 228 mi	Gorgan	$681
451 km or 280 mi	Dasoguz	$1781
469 km or 291 mi	Turkmenabat	$1741
496 km or 308 mi	Sari	$601
513 km or 318 mi	Nukus	$459
516 km or 321 mi	Qaem Shahr	$523
517 km or 321 mi	Semnan	$556
524 km or 325 mi	Herat	$489
528 km or 328 mi	Babol	$442
558 km or 347 mi	Amol	$544
561 km or 349 mi	Bukhara	$408
570 km or 354 mi	Birjand	$579
634 km or 394 mi	Pardis	$636
654 km or 406 mi	Qarshi	$494
657 km or 408 mi	Pakdasht	$650
660 km or 410 mi	Golestan	$676
667 km or 414 mi	Sheberghan	$415
668 km or 415 mi	Qarchak	$651
668 km or 415 mi	Tehran	$756
670 km or 417 mi	Varamin	$627
671 km or 417 mi	Ray	$674
693 km or 431 mi	Qods	$679
694 km or 431 mi	Eslamshahr	$670
695 km or 432 mi	Nasimshahr	$666
700 km or 435 mi	Shahriar	$676
701 km or 435 mi	Karaj	$738
703 km or 437 mi	Fardis	$680