Almaty vs Ashgabat - Cost of Living Comparison

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Almaty Ashgabat
🚶 Cost of living one person
$941
$1616
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2404
$3750
🏠 One person rent
$499
$798
🏘️ Family rent
$985
$1515
🍽️ Food expenses
$286
$620
🚐 Transport expenses
$58.7
$48.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$687
$756
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
50
7
😀 Quality of life
65
29
🏙️ Population
1.92M
1.03M

The cost of living in Almaty is 42% less expensive than in Ashgabat. Cities ranked 6015th and 3187th ($941 vs $1616) 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 0.7 months in Almaty compared to 0.5 months in Ashgabat. Almaty ranked 1st best city to live in Kazakhstan vs Ashgabat ranked 1st in Turkmenistan, while ranked 4176th and 8245th 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
$8.28
$26.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35.3
$59.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.31
$10.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.47
$4.44
☕ Cappuccino
$2.44
$5.58
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.93
$3.27
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$594
$894
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$408
$606
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1259
$1482
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$823
$1322
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$40.6
$49.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$61.9
$75.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.2
$85.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
17.72%
7.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1875
$3870
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1258
$2996
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.25
$0.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.1
$8.63
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.51
$9.69
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.51
$0.36
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.29
$3.17
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.57
$1.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$5.17
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.83
$5.09
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.46
$9.13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.08
$9.76
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.76
$25.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$4.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$1.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$1.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$3.29
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$1.91
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.41
$1.88
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.47
$0.84
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.41
$1.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.27
$27.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.91
$3.3
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.83
$25.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.08
$5.35
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.73
$4.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.5
$2.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.81
$2.79
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$48.3
$112
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.27
$17.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19
$35.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$8
$6.39
👖 Brand Jeans
$85.8
$83.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$114
$141
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$279
$23
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11033
$6584

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Distance City Cost of living
23 km or 14 mi Kaskelen
$838
68 km or 42 mi Cholpon-Ata
$666
72 km or 45 mi Kapchagay
$791
139 km or 86 mi Tokmok
$673
171 km or 107 mi Kant
$681
194 km or 121 mi Bishkek
$710
215 km or 134 mi Naryn
$661
229 km or 142 mi Taldiqorgan
$570
357 km or 222 mi Toktogul
$645
360 km or 224 mi Aksu
$630
363 km or 226 mi Yining
$735
389 km or 242 mi Talas
$653
398 km or 247 mi Artux
$639
413 km or 256 mi Jalal-Abad
$614
427 km or 265 mi Balkhash
$628
429 km or 267 mi Kashgar
$654
451 km or 280 mi Taraz
$461
452 km or 281 mi Bole
$599
455 km or 283 mi Osh
$567
471 km or 293 mi Andijan
$419
472 km or 293 mi Aral
$617
499 km or 310 mi Namangan
$527
529 km or 329 mi Margilan
$473
530 km or 329 mi Fergana
$469
605 km or 376 mi Shymkent
$596
631 km or 392 mi Konibodom
$663
633 km or 393 mi Chirchiq
$429
633 km or 393 mi Tacheng
$595
637 km or 396 mi Wusu
$624
655 km or 407 mi Kuytun
$626
664 km or 413 mi Tashkent
$816
670 km or 417 mi Istiklol
$660
679 km or 422 mi Kentau
$519
683 km or 424 mi Ghafurov
$666
684 km or 425 mi Karamay
$622
685 km or 425 mi Buston
$671
688 km or 427 mi Khujand
$658
701 km or 435 mi Turkistan
$532
731 km or 454 mi Hotan
$649
742 km or 461 mi Shihezi
$687

Cities near Ashgabat

Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.2 mi Anau
$1583
95 km or 59 mi Quchan
$500
99 km or 61 mi Baherden
$1578
107 km or 66 mi Bojnord
$458
197 km or 123 mi Nishapur
$517
203 km or 126 mi Sabzevar
$515
212 km or 132 mi Mashhad
$538
294 km or 183 mi Gonbad-e Kavus
$496
302 km or 187 mi Kashmar
$511
306 km or 190 mi Mary
$1531
307 km or 191 mi Torbat-e Heydarieh
$515
344 km or 213 mi Shahrud
$603
361 km or 224 mi Torbat-e Jam
$512
367 km or 228 mi Gorgan
$689
451 km or 280 mi Dasoguz
$1572
469 km or 291 mi Turkmenabat
$1554
496 km or 308 mi Sari
$670
513 km or 318 mi Nukus
$394
516 km or 321 mi Qaem Shahr
$564
517 km or 321 mi Semnan
$607
524 km or 325 mi Herat
$514
528 km or 328 mi Babol
$468
558 km or 347 mi Amol
$550
561 km or 349 mi Bukhara
$452
570 km or 354 mi Birjand
$553
634 km or 394 mi Pardis
$675
654 km or 406 mi Qarshi
$435
657 km or 408 mi Pakdasht
$689
660 km or 410 mi Golestan
$722
667 km or 414 mi Sheberghan
$450
668 km or 415 mi Qarchak
$693
668 km or 415 mi Tehran
$797
670 km or 417 mi Varamin
$673
671 km or 417 mi Ray
$720
693 km or 431 mi Qods
$706
694 km or 431 mi Eslamshahr
$716
695 km or 432 mi Nasimshahr
$706
700 km or 435 mi Shahriar
$708
701 km or 435 mi Karaj
$741
703 km or 437 mi Fardis
$699