Al Ain vs Ashgabat - Cost of Living Comparison

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Al Ain Ashgabat
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1457
$1806
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3132
$4178
🏠 One person rent
$903
$887
🏘️ Family rent
$1411
$1506
🍽️ Food expenses
$385
$763
🚐 Transport expenses
$55.5
$49.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3660
$635
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
38
7
😀 Quality of life
84
48
🏙️ Population
767K
1.03M

The cost of living in Al Ain is 19% less expensive than in Ashgabat. Cities ranked 4207th and 2849th ($1457 vs $1806) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th 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 2.5 months in Al Ain compared to 0.4 months in Ashgabat. Al Ain ranked 4th best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Ashgabat ranked 1st in Turkmenistan, while ranked 505th and 6881st 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
$9.72
$28.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$52
$86.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.36
$12.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.51
$5.69
☕ Cappuccino
$5.11
$6.75
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.78
$1.82
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$782
$1012
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$728
$667
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1388
$1768
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1163
$1221
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$76.2
$48.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$116
$74.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$87.6
$102
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.05%
9.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2374
$4069
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1186
$2839
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.68
$0.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$24.8
$8.55
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.45
$9.63
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.7
$0.43
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.76
$4.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.39
$1.94
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$6.24
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.88
$6.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$9.23
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.66
$18.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.05
$22.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.32
$5.06
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$7.48
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$3.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$2.27
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$1.52
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.78
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.54
$1.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.7
$18.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.32
$5.21
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.58
$25.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.18
$4.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.1
$4.88
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.45
$3.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.15
$2.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$51.4
$40.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.3
$14.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$64.3
$31.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.44
$6.46
👖 Brand Jeans
$55
$65.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$72.6
$92.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$576
$22.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6189
$24723

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$1148
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$1373
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$1710
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$796
253 km or 157 mi Seeb
$1080
297 km or 184 mi Muscat
$1135
337 km or 209 mi Bandar Abbas
$635
442 km or 275 mi Doha
$2014
458 km or 284 mi Al Khor
$1923
507 km or 315 mi Chabahar
$575
525 km or 326 mi Jahrom
$545
535 km or 333 mi Jiroft
$575
564 km or 351 mi Riffa
$1109
565 km or 351 mi Manama
$1309
566 km or 352 mi Fasa
$541
567 km or 352 mi Isa Town
$1192
583 km or 362 mi Sirjan
$545
596 km or 371 mi Iranshahr
$627
604 km or 375 mi Bam
$563
607 km or 377 mi Dhahran
$931
619 km or 385 mi Dammam
$1037
629 km or 391 mi Al-Mubarraz
$793
649 km or 404 mi Qatif
$823
679 km or 422 mi Shiraz
$565
684 km or 425 mi Jubail
$928
688 km or 428 mi Kerman
$761
689 km or 428 mi Rafsanjan
$613
694 km or 431 mi Marvdasht
$547
720 km or 447 mi Bushehr
$465
720 km or 447 mi Borazjan
$489
726 km or 451 mi Kazerun
$523
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$813
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$825
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$487
866 km or 538 mi Yazd
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Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.2 mi Anau
$1763
95 km or 59 mi Quchan
$501
99 km or 61 mi Baherden
$1769
107 km or 66 mi Bojnord
$487
197 km or 123 mi Nishapur
$496
203 km or 126 mi Sabzevar
$510
212 km or 132 mi Mashhad
$498
294 km or 183 mi Gonbad-e Kavus
$466
302 km or 187 mi Kashmar
$507
306 km or 190 mi Mary
$1640
307 km or 191 mi Torbat-e Heydarieh
$501
344 km or 213 mi Shahrud
$563
361 km or 224 mi Torbat-e Jam
$494
367 km or 228 mi Gorgan
$659
451 km or 280 mi Dasoguz
$1755
469 km or 291 mi Turkmenabat
$1709
496 km or 308 mi Sari
$635
513 km or 318 mi Nukus
$468
516 km or 321 mi Qaem Shahr
$502
517 km or 321 mi Semnan
$535
524 km or 325 mi Herat
$532
528 km or 328 mi Babol
$372
558 km or 347 mi Amol
$531
561 km or 349 mi Bukhara
$436
570 km or 354 mi Birjand
$589
634 km or 394 mi Pardis
$575
654 km or 406 mi Qarshi
$513
657 km or 408 mi Pakdasht
$583
660 km or 410 mi Golestan
$592
667 km or 414 mi Sheberghan
$457
668 km or 415 mi Qarchak
$586
668 km or 415 mi Tehran
$639
670 km or 417 mi Varamin
$571
671 km or 417 mi Ray
$591
693 km or 431 mi Qods
$631
694 km or 431 mi Eslamshahr
$602
695 km or 432 mi Nasimshahr
$601
700 km or 435 mi Shahriar
$627
701 km or 435 mi Karaj
$696
703 km or 437 mi Fardis
$639