Almaty vs Ashgabat - Cost of Living Comparison

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Almaty Ashgabat
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1014
$1898
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2459
$4362
🏠 One person rent
$531
$968
🏘️ Family rent
$940
$1668
🍽️ Food expenses
$318
$780
🚐 Transport expenses
$63.1
$50.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$776
$210
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
52
7
😀 Quality of life
70
43
🏙️ Population
2.23M
1.03M

The cost of living in Almaty is 47% less expensive than in Ashgabat. Cities ranked 5468th and 2383rd ($1014 vs $1898) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Kazakhstan and Turkmenistan, respectively. Check Kazakhstan vs Turkmenistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Almaty compared to 0.1 months in Ashgabat. Almaty ranked 1st best city to live in Kazakhstan vs Ashgabat ranked 1st in Turkmenistan, while ranked 3901st and 7430th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Almaty vs Ashgabat

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Almaty Ashgabat
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.96
$31.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35.8
$85
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.23
$12.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.53
$5.76
☕ Cappuccino
$2.82
$6.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.14
$1.58
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$648
$1017
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$426
$765
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1197
$1798
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$768
$1413
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$47.4
$49
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$72.3
$74.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.4
$104
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
20.05%
9.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2197
$3536
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1284
$2856
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.25
$0.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$17.7
$9.87
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.13
$9.74
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.56
$0.43
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.58
$4.53
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.71
$2.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.45
$5.85
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.06
$6.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.1
$9.31
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.71
$20
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.91
$23.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$5.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$1.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$7.47
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.43
$3.64
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$2.27
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.48
$1.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.6
$0.74
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.62
$1.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.4
$19.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.15
$5.18
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.08
$25.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.02
$4.88
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.69
$4.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.54
$3.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.79
$2.82
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$65.5
$40.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.81
$12.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19.2
$31.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.57
$6.36
👖 Brand Jeans
$76.6
$56
👟 Brand Sneakers
$116
$93.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$346
$22.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10616
$24585

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Distance City Cost of living
23 km or 14 mi Kaskelen
$899
68 km or 42 mi Cholpon-Ata
$656
72 km or 45 mi Kapchagay
$876
139 km or 86 mi Tokmok
$636
171 km or 107 mi Kant
$500
194 km or 121 mi Bishkek
$789
215 km or 134 mi Naryn
$601
229 km or 142 mi Taldiqorgan
$764
357 km or 222 mi Toktogul
$646
360 km or 224 mi Aksu
$521
363 km or 226 mi Yining
$579
389 km or 242 mi Talas
$555
398 km or 247 mi Artux
$514
413 km or 256 mi Jalal-Abad
$609
427 km or 265 mi Balkhash
$687
429 km or 267 mi Kashgar
$518
451 km or 280 mi Taraz
$488
452 km or 281 mi Bole
$572
455 km or 283 mi Osh
$570
471 km or 293 mi Andijan
$471
472 km or 293 mi Aral
$513
499 km or 310 mi Namangan
$572
529 km or 329 mi Margilan
$669
530 km or 329 mi Fergana
$688
605 km or 376 mi Shymkent
$587
631 km or 392 mi Konibodom
$610
633 km or 393 mi Chirchiq
$759
633 km or 393 mi Tacheng
$553
637 km or 396 mi Wusu
$608
655 km or 407 mi Kuytun
$614
664 km or 413 mi Tashkent
$842
670 km or 417 mi Istiklol
$599
679 km or 422 mi Kentau
$535
683 km or 424 mi Ghafurov
$583
684 km or 425 mi Karamay
$500
685 km or 425 mi Buston
$622
688 km or 427 mi Khujand
$576
701 km or 435 mi Turkistan
$549
731 km or 454 mi Hotan
$519
742 km or 461 mi Shihezi
$712

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