Alexandria vs Ashgabat - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Alexandria	Ashgabat
🚶 Cost of living one person	$384	$1833
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$990	$4223
🏠 One person rent	$95.7	$893
🏘️ Family rent	$159	$1483
🍽️ Food expenses	$172	$782
🚐 Transport expenses	$50.6	$49.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$125	$747
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	36 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	51	7
😀 Quality of life	56	49
🏙️ Population	4.87M	1.03M

The cost of living in Alexandria is 79% less expensive than in Ashgabat. Cities ranked 9006th and 2595th ($384 vs $1833) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th 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 0.4 months in Ashgabat. Alexandria ranked 3rd best city to live in Egypt vs Ashgabat ranked 1st in Turkmenistan, while ranked 6233rd and 6667th 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	$4.15	$31.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$16.8	$85.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.29	$12.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.48	$5.48
☕ Cappuccino	$1.53	$7.08
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.34	$2.16
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$114	$1020
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$66.2	$674
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$207	$1780
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$117	$1190
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$8.28	$47.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$12.7	$73.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$11.6	$102
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	16.98%	9.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$715	$4806
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$491	$2978
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.2	$0.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$14.8	$8.51
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.03	$9.77
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.35	$0.43
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.87	$4.77
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.76	$1.69
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.72	$7.3
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.43	$6.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.98	$9.26
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.61	$18.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.8	$19.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$5.44
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.66	$1.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.46	$7.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.35	$3.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.36	$1.99
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.39	$1.79
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.14	$0.78
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.68	$1.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.29	$19.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.3	$4.69
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.09	$25.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.42	$5.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.01	$4.85
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.88	$3
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.76	$2.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$14.3	$41.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.03	$14.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$8.02	$33.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$1.67	$6.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$32.2	$65.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$139	$93.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$87.9	$23
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1874	$25686

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Cities near Alexandria

Distance	City	Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi	Kafr El Dawwar	$330
55 km or 34 mi	Damanhur	$274
113 km or 70 mi	Tanta	$287
122 km or 76 mi	El Mahalla El Kubra	$356
126 km or 78 mi	Shibin El Kom	$354
141 km or 87 mi	Mansoura	$326
146 km or 91 mi	Benha	$336
167 km or 104 mi	Zagazig	$345
174 km or 108 mi	Shubra El Kheima	$422
179 km or 111 mi	Cairo	$473
181 km or 113 mi	Giza	$410
182 km or 113 mi	Damietta	$331
203 km or 126 mi	Helwan	$395
225 km or 140 mi	Port Said	$306
229 km or 142 mi	Faiyum	$334
234 km or 146 mi	Ismailia	$295
262 km or 163 mi	Beni Suef	$288
286 km or 177 mi	Suez	$276
356 km or 221 mi	Minya	$348
432 km or 268 mi	Gaza	$695
444 km or 276 mi	Netivot	$1951
444 km or 276 mi	Ashkelon	$1850
446 km or 277 mi	Sderot	$1957
447 km or 278 mi	Ofakim	$1867
454 km or 282 mi	Ashdod	$1993
460 km or 286 mi	Rahat	$1879
461 km or 287 mi	Paphos	$1728
462 km or 287 mi	Kiryat Malakhi	$2027
463 km or 287 mi	Asyut	$271
463 km or 288 mi	Yavne	$2064
463 km or 288 mi	Kiryat Gat	$2032
464 km or 288 mi	Beersheba	$1645
467 km or 290 mi	Bat Yam	$2040
468 km or 291 mi	Holon	$1937
470 km or 292 mi	Ness Ziona	$2130
470 km or 292 mi	Rehovot	$1947
470 km or 292 mi	Rishon LeZion	$2233
473 km or 294 mi	Tel Aviv	$2492
473 km or 294 mi	Givatayim	$2303
474 km or 295 mi	Ramat Gan	$2440

Cities near Ashgabat

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.2 mi	Anau	$1774
95 km or 59 mi	Quchan	$500
99 km or 61 mi	Baherden	$1796
107 km or 66 mi	Bojnord	$489
197 km or 123 mi	Nishapur	$496
203 km or 126 mi	Sabzevar	$512
212 km or 132 mi	Mashhad	$503
294 km or 183 mi	Gonbad-e Kavus	$467
302 km or 187 mi	Kashmar	$506
306 km or 190 mi	Mary	$1654
307 km or 191 mi	Torbat-e Heydarieh	$502
344 km or 213 mi	Shahrud	$564
361 km or 224 mi	Torbat-e Jam	$493
367 km or 228 mi	Gorgan	$658
451 km or 280 mi	Dasoguz	$1770
469 km or 291 mi	Turkmenabat	$1716
496 km or 308 mi	Sari	$643
513 km or 318 mi	Nukus	$477
516 km or 321 mi	Qaem Shahr	$501
517 km or 321 mi	Semnan	$542
524 km or 325 mi	Herat	$509
528 km or 328 mi	Babol	$372
558 km or 347 mi	Amol	$530
561 km or 349 mi	Bukhara	$433
570 km or 354 mi	Birjand	$588
634 km or 394 mi	Pardis	$598
654 km or 406 mi	Qarshi	$512
657 km or 408 mi	Pakdasht	$604
660 km or 410 mi	Golestan	$628
667 km or 414 mi	Sheberghan	$432
668 km or 415 mi	Qarchak	$607
668 km or 415 mi	Tehran	$684
670 km or 417 mi	Varamin	$588
671 km or 417 mi	Ray	$622
693 km or 431 mi	Qods	$638
694 km or 431 mi	Eslamshahr	$623
695 km or 432 mi	Nasimshahr	$624
700 km or 435 mi	Shahriar	$635
701 km or 435 mi	Karaj	$704
703 km or 437 mi	Fardis	$640