Al Ain vs Ashgabat - Cost of Living Comparison

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Al Ain Ashgabat
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1132
$1679
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2470
$3854
🏠 One person rent
$612
$836
🏘️ Family rent
$915
$1553
🍽️ Food expenses
$343
$658
🚐 Transport expenses
$57.2
$47.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3750
$573
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
37
7
😀 Quality of life
79
30
🏙️ Population
767K
828K

The cost of living in Al Ain is 33% less expensive than in Ashgabat. Cities ranked 4616th and 2737th ($1132 vs $1679) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th 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 3.3 months in Al Ain compared to 0.3 months in Ashgabat. Al Ain ranked 5th best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Ashgabat ranked 1st in Turkmenistan, while ranked 496th and 8379th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Al Ain vs Ashgabat

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Al Ain Ashgabat
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.1
$31.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$40.6
$55.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.03
$10
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$10.3
$4.39
☕ Cappuccino
$5.72
$4.59
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.73
$2.91
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$445
$915
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$381
$647
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$811
$1453
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$603
$1376
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$96.3
$48.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$148
$73.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$122
$87.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.75%
7.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$11243
$4561
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6743
$3442
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.68
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$21.9
$9.98
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.22
$9.68
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.82
$0.38
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.62
$3.63
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.07
$1.85
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$3.65
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.26
$5.07
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.1
$9.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.35
$10.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$24.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$4.66
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$1.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$7.31
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$3.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$1.76
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.72
$1.83
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.83
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.53
$1.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.77
$27.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.37
$2.61
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.54
$25.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.19
$5.03
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.15
$4.84
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.46
$3.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.17
$2.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$90.5
$65.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.3
$16.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$64.1
$33.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$8
$6.42
👖 Brand Jeans
$44.3
$83.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$78.8
$144
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$224
$22.6
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8033
$6425

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$1191
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$2229
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$1612
135 km or 84 mi Ajman
$1841
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$1936
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$1577
192 km or 119 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1584
221 km or 138 mi Madinat Zayed
$1673
231 km or 143 mi Nizwa
$787
253 km or 157 mi Seeb
$1164
297 km or 184 mi Muscat
$1126
337 km or 209 mi Bandar Abbas
$758
442 km or 275 mi Doha
$1872
458 km or 284 mi Al Khor
$1810
507 km or 315 mi Chabahar
$779
525 km or 326 mi Jahrom
$798
535 km or 333 mi Jiroft
$573
564 km or 351 mi Riffa
$1285
565 km or 351 mi Manama
$1375
566 km or 352 mi Fasa
$890
567 km or 352 mi Isa Town
$1327
583 km or 362 mi Sirjan
$604
596 km or 371 mi Iranshahr
$672
604 km or 375 mi Bam
$544
607 km or 377 mi Dhahran
$959
619 km or 385 mi Dammam
$1005
629 km or 391 mi Al-Mubarraz
$768
649 km or 404 mi Qatif
$868
679 km or 422 mi Shiraz
$606
684 km or 425 mi Jubail
$910
688 km or 428 mi Kerman
$457
689 km or 428 mi Rafsanjan
$530
694 km or 431 mi Marvdasht
$604
720 km or 447 mi Bushehr
$646
720 km or 447 mi Borazjan
$621
726 km or 451 mi Kazerun
$606
776 km or 482 mi Zahedan
$822
818 km or 508 mi Salalah
$844
827 km or 514 mi Yasuj
$561
866 km or 538 mi Yazd
$575

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Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.2 mi Anau
$1648
95 km or 59 mi Quchan
$487
99 km or 61 mi Baherden
$1642
107 km or 66 mi Bojnord
$427
197 km or 123 mi Nishapur
$509
203 km or 126 mi Sabzevar
$489
212 km or 132 mi Mashhad
$532
294 km or 183 mi Gonbad-e Kavus
$473
302 km or 187 mi Kashmar
$507
306 km or 190 mi Mary
$1644
307 km or 191 mi Torbat-e Heydarieh
$520
344 km or 213 mi Shahrud
$576
361 km or 224 mi Torbat-e Jam
$558
367 km or 228 mi Gorgan
$661
451 km or 280 mi Dasoguz
$1657
469 km or 291 mi Turkmenabat
$1662
496 km or 308 mi Sari
$640
513 km or 318 mi Nukus
$427
516 km or 321 mi Qaem Shahr
$533
517 km or 321 mi Semnan
$558
524 km or 325 mi Herat
$514
528 km or 328 mi Babol
$434
558 km or 347 mi Amol
$519
561 km or 349 mi Bukhara
$399
570 km or 354 mi Birjand
$554
634 km or 394 mi Pardis
$619
654 km or 406 mi Qarshi
$416
657 km or 408 mi Pakdasht
$633
660 km or 410 mi Golestan
$655
667 km or 414 mi Sheberghan
$446
668 km or 415 mi Qarchak
$636
668 km or 415 mi Tehran
$700
670 km or 417 mi Varamin
$616
671 km or 417 mi Ray
$653
693 km or 431 mi Qods
$655
694 km or 431 mi Eslamshahr
$655
695 km or 432 mi Nasimshahr
$651
700 km or 435 mi Shahriar
$653
701 km or 435 mi Karaj
$693
703 km or 437 mi Fardis
$651