Alexandria vs Ashgabat - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Alexandria	Ashgabat
🚶 Cost of living one person	$495	$1679
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1302	$3854
🏠 One person rent	$164	$836
🏘️ Family rent	$351	$1553
🍽️ Food expenses	$220	$658
🚐 Transport expenses	$44	$47.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$149	$573
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	36 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	49	7
😀 Quality of life	51	30
🏙️ Population	4.87M	828K

The cost of living in Alexandria is 71% less expensive than in Ashgabat. Cities ranked 8536th and 2737th ($495 vs $1679) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 1st in Egypt and Turkmenistan, respectively. Check Egypt vs Turkmenistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Alexandria compared to 0.3 months in Ashgabat. Alexandria ranked 2nd best city to live in Egypt vs Ashgabat ranked 1st in Turkmenistan, while ranked 6224th and 8379th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Alexandria vs Ashgabat

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	Alexandria	Ashgabat
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.31	$31.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$19.4	$55.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.46	$10
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.95	$4.39
☕ Cappuccino	$1.74	$4.59
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.35	$2.91
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$217	$915
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$117	$647
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$486	$1453
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$273	$1376
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$15.4	$48.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$24	$73.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$11.8	$87.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	16.27%	7.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$716	$4561
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$371	$3442
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.19	$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$10.5	$9.98
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.74	$9.68
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.39	$0.38
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.12	$3.63
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.71	$1.85
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$3.65
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.9	$5.07
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.78	$9.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.17	$10.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.6	$24.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$4.66
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.79	$1.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.58	$7.31
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.49	$3.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.51	$1.76
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.95	$1.83
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.16	$0.83
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.6	$1.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.49	$27.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2	$2.61
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.31	$25.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.22	$5.03
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.1	$4.84
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.45	$3.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.79	$2.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$19	$65.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.84	$16.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$10.1	$33.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$1.57	$6.42
👖 Brand Jeans	$36.8	$83.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$125	$144
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$86.5	$22.6
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3745	$6425

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Cities near Alexandria

Distance	City	Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi	Kafr El Dawwar	$449
55 km or 34 mi	Damanhur	$393
113 km or 70 mi	Tanta	$450
122 km or 76 mi	El Mahalla El Kubra	$489
126 km or 78 mi	Shibin El Kom	$490
141 km or 87 mi	Mansoura	$446
146 km or 91 mi	Benha	$490
167 km or 104 mi	Zagazig	$472
174 km or 108 mi	Shubra El Kheima	$511
179 km or 111 mi	Cairo	$549
181 km or 113 mi	Giza	$513
182 km or 113 mi	Damietta	$418
203 km or 126 mi	Helwan	$494
225 km or 140 mi	Port Said	$384
229 km or 142 mi	Faiyum	$478
234 km or 146 mi	Ismailia	$468
262 km or 163 mi	Beni Suef	$470
286 km or 177 mi	Suez	$366
356 km or 221 mi	Minya	$455
432 km or 268 mi	Gaza	$657
444 km or 276 mi	Netivot	$1725
444 km or 276 mi	Ashkelon	$1499
446 km or 277 mi	Sderot	$1703
447 km or 278 mi	Ofakim	$1671
454 km or 282 mi	Ashdod	$1848
460 km or 286 mi	Rahat	$1687
461 km or 287 mi	Paphos	$1400
462 km or 287 mi	Kiryat Malakhi	$1779
463 km or 287 mi	Asyut	$421
463 km or 288 mi	Yavne	$1826
463 km or 288 mi	Kiryat Gat	$1825
464 km or 288 mi	Beersheba	$1523
467 km or 290 mi	Bat Yam	$1871
468 km or 291 mi	Holon	$1776
470 km or 292 mi	Ness Ziona	$1912
470 km or 292 mi	Rehovot	$1701
470 km or 292 mi	Rishon LeZion	$2010
473 km or 294 mi	Tel Aviv	$2259
473 km or 294 mi	Givatayim	$2113
474 km or 295 mi	Ramat Gan	$2212

Cities near Ashgabat

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