Almaty vs Ashgabat - Cost of Living Comparison

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Almaty Ashgabat
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1051
$1679
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2650
$3854
🏠 One person rent
$585
$836
🏘️ Family rent
$1164
$1553
🍽️ Food expenses
$308
$658
🚐 Transport expenses
$54.2
$47.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$713
$573
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
50
7
😀 Quality of life
64
30
🏙️ Population
1.92M
828K

The cost of living in Almaty is 37% less expensive than in Ashgabat. Cities ranked 4975th and 2737th ($1051 vs $1679) 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 0.3 months in Ashgabat. Almaty ranked 1st best city to live in Kazakhstan vs Ashgabat ranked 1st in Turkmenistan, while ranked 4635th and 8379th 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
$8.87
$31.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$44.2
$55.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.26
$10
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.25
$4.39
☕ Cappuccino
$2.35
$4.59
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.93
$2.91
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$697
$915
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$490
$647
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1466
$1453
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$992
$1376
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$41.1
$48.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$64.4
$73.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.5
$87.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
17.17%
7.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2027
$4561
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1411
$3442
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.22
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.9
$9.98
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.35
$9.68
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.51
$0.38
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.31
$3.63
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.61
$1.85
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$3.65
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.78
$5.07
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.3
$9.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.42
$10.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.48
$24.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$4.66
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$1.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$7.31
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$3.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.56
$1.76
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.52
$1.83
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.49
$0.83
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.59
$1.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.61
$27.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.94
$2.61
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.77
$25.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.3
$5.03
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4
$4.84
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.61
$3.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.91
$2.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$51.9
$65.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.51
$16.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$21.1
$33.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.01
$6.42
👖 Brand Jeans
$87.9
$83.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$124
$144
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$289
$22.6
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10418
$6425

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Distance City Cost of living
23 km or 14 mi Kaskelen
$935
68 km or 42 mi Cholpon-Ata
$488
72 km or 45 mi Kapchagay
$878
139 km or 86 mi Tokmok
$398
171 km or 107 mi Kant
$560
194 km or 121 mi Bishkek
$653
215 km or 134 mi Naryn
$504
229 km or 142 mi Taldiqorgan
$593
357 km or 222 mi Toktogul
$529
360 km or 224 mi Aksu
$633
363 km or 226 mi Yining
$738
389 km or 242 mi Talas
$532
398 km or 247 mi Artux
$658
413 km or 256 mi Jalal-Abad
$515
427 km or 265 mi Balkhash
$641
429 km or 267 mi Kashgar
$671
451 km or 280 mi Taraz
$479
452 km or 281 mi Bole
$641
455 km or 283 mi Osh
$475
471 km or 293 mi Andijan
$434
472 km or 293 mi Aral
$623
499 km or 310 mi Namangan
$558
529 km or 329 mi Margilan
$479
530 km or 329 mi Fergana
$488
605 km or 376 mi Shymkent
$651
631 km or 392 mi Konibodom
$674
633 km or 393 mi Chirchiq
$416
633 km or 393 mi Tacheng
$651
637 km or 396 mi Wusu
$673
655 km or 407 mi Kuytun
$669
664 km or 413 mi Tashkent
$785
670 km or 417 mi Istiklol
$682
679 km or 422 mi Kentau
$564
683 km or 424 mi Ghafurov
$680
684 km or 425 mi Karamay
$667
685 km or 425 mi Buston
$682
688 km or 427 mi Khujand
$692
701 km or 435 mi Turkistan
$582
731 km or 454 mi Hotan
$664
742 km or 461 mi Shihezi
$735

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