Algiers vs Ashgabat - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Algiers	Ashgabat
🚶 Cost of living one person	$478	$1584
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1214	$3634
🏠 One person rent	$170	$798
🏘️ Family rent	$316	$1502
🍽️ Food expenses	$216	$609
🚐 Transport expenses	$34.5	$49.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$313	$718
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	47	7
😀 Quality of life	59	29
🏙️ Population	2.36M	1.03M

The cost of living in Algiers is 70% less expensive than in Ashgabat. Cities ranked 8756th and 3105th ($478 vs $1584) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Algeria and Turkmenistan, respectively. Check Algeria vs Turkmenistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Algiers compared to 0.5 months in Ashgabat. Algiers ranked 1st best city to live in Algeria vs Ashgabat ranked 1st in Turkmenistan, while ranked 5457th and 8250th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Algiers vs Ashgabat

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	Algiers	Ashgabat
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.8	$25.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$23.8	$60.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.26	$10.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.42	$4.4
☕ Cappuccino	$0.89	$5.56
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.54	$3.25
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$190	$884
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$118	$607
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$383	$1501
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$239	$1302
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$20.7	$45.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$31.9	$70
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$17.2	$90.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.87%	8.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1857	$3897
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1058	$3006
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.28	$0.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$10.5	$8.52
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.39	$9.74
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.31	$0.38
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.93	$3
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.13	$1.35
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$3.49
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.71	$4.83
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.23	$9.29
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5	$9.83
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.1	$18.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.81	$4.02
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.51	$1.36
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$6.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.84	$3.06
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.53	$1.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.45	$1.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.19	$0.74
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.03	$1.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.47	$27.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.3	$3.79
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.48	$25.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.81	$5.01
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.12	$4.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.23	$3
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.07	$2.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$22.8	$112
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.6	$17.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$14	$31.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.41	$6.36
👖 Brand Jeans	$35.6	$69.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$68.4	$92.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$90.9	$22.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3053	$6132

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Algiers

Distance	City	Cost of living
39 km or 24 mi	Blida	$407
63 km or 39 mi	Medea	$336
89 km or 55 mi	Tizi Ouzou	$395
168 km or 105 mi	Chlef	$331
172 km or 107 mi	Bordj Bou Arreridj	$345
179 km or 111 mi	M'Sila	$362
179 km or 111 mi	Bejaia	$364
220 km or 137 mi	Setif	$321
222 km or 138 mi	Tiaret	$343
235 km or 146 mi	Djelfa	$357
241 km or 150 mi	Jijel	$410
245 km or 152 mi	El Eulma	$390
252 km or 157 mi	Relizane	$436
277 km or 172 mi	Ibiza	$2528
282 km or 175 mi	Mostaganem	$504
311 km or 193 mi	Batna	$391
312 km or 194 mi	Palma de Mallorca	$1696
321 km or 199 mi	Constantine	$477
323 km or 200 mi	Biskra	$399
331 km or 206 mi	Laghouat	$387
337 km or 209 mi	Calp	$1480
340 km or 211 mi	Saida	$400
342 km or 213 mi	Skikda	$476
342 km or 213 mi	Benidorm	$1356
346 km or 215 mi	Denia	$1406
352 km or 219 mi	Oran	$465
357 km or 222 mi	Torrevieja	$1017
358 km or 222 mi	Alicante	$1300
362 km or 225 mi	Mahon	$1470
365 km or 227 mi	Ciutadella de Menorca	$1435
369 km or 230 mi	Cartagena	$1068
370 km or 230 mi	Elche	$1154
374 km or 233 mi	Gandia	$1030
376 km or 233 mi	Sidi Bel Abbes	$406
382 km or 237 mi	Novelda	$1213
388 km or 241 mi	Elda	$1214
394 km or 245 mi	Ontinyent	$1249
395 km or 245 mi	Murcia	$1138
398 km or 247 mi	Mazarron	$1161
402 km or 250 mi	Villena	$1254

Cities near Ashgabat

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.2 mi	Anau	$1553
95 km or 59 mi	Quchan	$515
99 km or 61 mi	Baherden	$1541
107 km or 66 mi	Bojnord	$510
197 km or 123 mi	Nishapur	$509
203 km or 126 mi	Sabzevar	$524
212 km or 132 mi	Mashhad	$508
294 km or 183 mi	Gonbad-e Kavus	$495
302 km or 187 mi	Kashmar	$521
306 km or 190 mi	Mary	$1503
307 km or 191 mi	Torbat-e Heydarieh	$521
344 km or 213 mi	Shahrud	$598
361 km or 224 mi	Torbat-e Jam	$550
367 km or 228 mi	Gorgan	$685
451 km or 280 mi	Dasoguz	$1535
469 km or 291 mi	Turkmenabat	$1523
496 km or 308 mi	Sari	$658
513 km or 318 mi	Nukus	$392
516 km or 321 mi	Qaem Shahr	$554
517 km or 321 mi	Semnan	$580
524 km or 325 mi	Herat	$512
528 km or 328 mi	Babol	$458
558 km or 347 mi	Amol	$557
561 km or 349 mi	Bukhara	$431
570 km or 354 mi	Birjand	$574
634 km or 394 mi	Pardis	$665
654 km or 406 mi	Qarshi	$484
657 km or 408 mi	Pakdasht	$680
660 km or 410 mi	Golestan	$714
667 km or 414 mi	Sheberghan	$414
668 km or 415 mi	Qarchak	$681
668 km or 415 mi	Tehran	$788
670 km or 417 mi	Varamin	$651
671 km or 417 mi	Ray	$710
693 km or 431 mi	Qods	$698
694 km or 431 mi	Eslamshahr	$700
695 km or 432 mi	Nasimshahr	$697
700 km or 435 mi	Shahriar	$698
701 km or 435 mi	Karaj	$736
703 km or 437 mi	Fardis	$688