Amsterdam vs Ashgabat - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Amsterdam	Ashgabat
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2545	$1679
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5759	$3854
🏠 One person rent	$1649	$836
🏘️ Family rent	$2742	$1553
🍽️ Food expenses	$538	$658
🚐 Transport expenses	$217	$47.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3788	$573
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	95	7
😀 Quality of life	94	30
🏙️ Population	921K	828K

The cost of living in Amsterdam is 52% more expensive than in Ashgabat. Cities ranked 612th and 2737th ($2545 vs $1679) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in the Netherlands and Turkmenistan, respectively. Check the Netherlands vs Turkmenistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Amsterdam compared to 0.3 months in Ashgabat. Amsterdam ranked 1st best city to live in the Netherlands vs Ashgabat ranked 1st in Turkmenistan, while ranked 37th and 8379th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Amsterdam vs Ashgabat

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	Amsterdam	Ashgabat
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18.4	$31.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$77.4	$55.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.6	$10
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.35	$4.39
☕ Cappuccino	$4.1	$4.59
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.18	$2.91
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1693	$915
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1379	$647
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2979	$1453
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2298	$1376
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$159	$48.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$260	$73.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$48.3	$87.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.88%	7.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9157	$4561
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5939	$3442
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.61	$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$90.9	$9.98
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$27.3	$9.68
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.1	$0.38
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.46	$3.63
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.01	$1.85
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.69	$3.65
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.73	$5.07
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$9.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$10.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.9	$24.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.09	$4.66
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.22	$1.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.95	$7.31
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.3	$3.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$1.76
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$1.83
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.49	$0.83
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.3	$1.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.94	$27.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.46	$2.61
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.1	$25.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.93	$5.03
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.53	$4.84
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.21	$3.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.38	$2.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$50.6	$65.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.8	$16.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$41.1	$33.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$28.9	$6.42
👖 Brand Jeans	$83.1	$83.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$93	$144
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1976	$22.6
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10734	$6425

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Cities near Amsterdam

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.8 mi	Purmerend	$2001
18 km or 11 mi	Haarlem	$2465
21 km or 13 mi	IJmuiden	$2092
22 km or 14 mi	Almere	$1647
25 km or 16 mi	Zandvoort	$2135
26 km or 16 mi	Hilversum	$1894
26 km or 16 mi	Huizen	$1897
35 km or 22 mi	Langedijk	$1958
36 km or 22 mi	Utrecht	$2055
38 km or 23 mi	Leiden	$2205
38 km or 24 mi	Oegstgeest	$2000
40 km or 25 mi	Zeist	$1939
42 km or 26 mi	Lelystad	$1501
48 km or 30 mi	Leidschendam	$1850
49 km or 30 mi	Harderwijk	$1796
52 km or 32 mi	The Hague	$1886
53 km or 33 mi	Scheveningen	$1836
55 km or 34 mi	Delft	$1804
57 km or 36 mi	Dronten	$1729
59 km or 36 mi	Rotterdam	$2013
60 km or 37 mi	Veenendaal	$1841
61 km or 38 mi	Ridderkerk	$1890
64 km or 40 mi	Sliedrecht	$1873
64 km or 40 mi	Ede	$1818
65 km or 40 mi	Elburg	$1793
66 km or 41 mi	Tiel	$1919
67 km or 42 mi	Zaltbommel	$1877
70 km or 43 mi	Wageningen	$1756
72 km or 45 mi	Kampen	$1770
75 km or 47 mi	Apeldoorn	$1942
76 km or 47 mi	Texel	$1864
81 km or 50 mi	's-Hertogenbosch	$1876
82 km or 51 mi	Arnhem	$1697
83 km or 51 mi	Zwolle	$1725
83 km or 52 mi	Zwartewaterland	$1761
86 km or 54 mi	Deventer	$1901
89 km or 55 mi	Nijmegen	$1746
89 km or 55 mi	Sneek	$1734
89 km or 55 mi	Breda	$1822
91 km or 57 mi	Tilburg	$1833

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