Al Ain vs Ashgabat - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Al Ain	Ashgabat
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1455	$1898
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3100	$4362
🏠 One person rent	$900	$968
🏘️ Family rent	$1375	$1668
🍽️ Food expenses	$384	$780
🚐 Transport expenses	$55.4	$50.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2995	$210
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	38	7
😀 Quality of life	82	43
🏙️ Population	767K	1.03M

The cost of living in Al Ain is 23% less expensive than in Ashgabat. Cities ranked 4139th and 2383rd ($1455 vs $1898) 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 2.1 months in Al Ain compared to 0.1 months in Ashgabat. Al Ain ranked 5th best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Ashgabat ranked 1st in Turkmenistan, while ranked 562nd and 7430th 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	$10	$31.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$51.2	$85
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.25	$12.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.46	$5.76
☕ Cappuccino	$5.1	$6.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.77	$1.58
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$788	$1017
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$731	$765
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1377	$1798
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1126	$1413
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$75.2	$49
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$116	$74.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$82.9	$104
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.69%	9.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2377	$3536
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1204	$2856
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.67	$0.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$24.7	$9.87
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.34	$9.74
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.74	$0.43
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.76	$4.53
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.36	$2.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$5.85
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.66	$6.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$9.31
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.67	$20
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.18	$23.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.33	$5.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.96	$1.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.91	$7.47
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$3.64
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$2.27
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$1.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.36	$0.74
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.53	$1.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.8	$19.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.35	$5.18
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.53	$25.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.24	$4.88
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.09	$4.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.47	$3.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.14	$2.82
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$50.7	$40.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.3	$12.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$64	$31.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.46	$6.36
👖 Brand Jeans	$60.5	$56
👟 Brand Sneakers	$73.3	$93.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$574	$22.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6415	$24585

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Cities near Al Ain

Distance	City	Cost of living
119 km or 74 mi	Fujairah	$1173
126 km or 78 mi	Dubai	$2470
133 km or 82 mi	Sharjah	$1543
135 km or 84 mi	Ajman	$2356
143 km or 89 mi	Abu Dhabi	$2133
152 km or 94 mi	Umm al-Quwain	$1170
192 km or 119 mi	Ras al-Khaimah	$1355
221 km or 138 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1791
231 km or 143 mi	Nizwa	$797
253 km or 157 mi	Seeb	$1082
297 km or 184 mi	Muscat	$1193
337 km or 209 mi	Bandar Abbas	$620
442 km or 275 mi	Doha	$2100
458 km or 284 mi	Al Khor	$2015
507 km or 315 mi	Chabahar	$530
525 km or 326 mi	Jahrom	$494
535 km or 333 mi	Jiroft	$526
564 km or 351 mi	Riffa	$1062
565 km or 351 mi	Manama	$1340
566 km or 352 mi	Fasa	$497
567 km or 352 mi	Isa Town	$1218
583 km or 362 mi	Sirjan	$521
596 km or 371 mi	Iranshahr	$559
604 km or 375 mi	Bam	$514
607 km or 377 mi	Dhahran	$965
619 km or 385 mi	Dammam	$1059
629 km or 391 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$821
649 km or 404 mi	Qatif	$778
679 km or 422 mi	Shiraz	$505
684 km or 425 mi	Jubail	$917
688 km or 428 mi	Kerman	$700
689 km or 428 mi	Rafsanjan	$558
694 km or 431 mi	Marvdasht	$485
720 km or 447 mi	Bushehr	$454
720 km or 447 mi	Borazjan	$457
726 km or 451 mi	Kazerun	$471
776 km or 482 mi	Zahedan	$717
818 km or 508 mi	Salalah	$816
827 km or 514 mi	Yasuj	$459
866 km or 538 mi	Yazd	$517

Cities near Ashgabat

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.2 mi	Anau	$1846
95 km or 59 mi	Quchan	$475
99 km or 61 mi	Baherden	$1864
107 km or 66 mi	Bojnord	$466
197 km or 123 mi	Nishapur	$469
203 km or 126 mi	Sabzevar	$483
212 km or 132 mi	Mashhad	$482
294 km or 183 mi	Gonbad-e Kavus	$458
302 km or 187 mi	Kashmar	$483
306 km or 190 mi	Mary	$1726
307 km or 191 mi	Torbat-e Heydarieh	$476
344 km or 213 mi	Shahrud	$561
361 km or 224 mi	Torbat-e Jam	$467
367 km or 228 mi	Gorgan	$664
451 km or 280 mi	Dasoguz	$1840
469 km or 291 mi	Turkmenabat	$1795
496 km or 308 mi	Sari	$612
513 km or 318 mi	Nukus	$475
516 km or 321 mi	Qaem Shahr	$474
517 km or 321 mi	Semnan	$523
524 km or 325 mi	Herat	$556
528 km or 328 mi	Babol	$359
558 km or 347 mi	Amol	$516
561 km or 349 mi	Bukhara	$439
570 km or 354 mi	Birjand	$542
634 km or 394 mi	Pardis	$563
654 km or 406 mi	Qarshi	$500
657 km or 408 mi	Pakdasht	$570
660 km or 410 mi	Golestan	$584
667 km or 414 mi	Sheberghan	$470
668 km or 415 mi	Qarchak	$570
668 km or 415 mi	Tehran	$638
670 km or 417 mi	Varamin	$557
671 km or 417 mi	Ray	$584
693 km or 431 mi	Qods	$614
694 km or 431 mi	Eslamshahr	$590
695 km or 432 mi	Nasimshahr	$587
700 km or 435 mi	Shahriar	$611
701 km or 435 mi	Karaj	$684
703 km or 437 mi	Fardis	$616