Amsterdam vs Ashgabat - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Amsterdam	Ashgabat
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3203	$1806
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7246	$4178
🏠 One person rent	$2108	$887
🏘️ Family rent	$3473	$1506
🍽️ Food expenses	$661	$763
🚐 Transport expenses	$259	$49.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5294	$635
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	95	7
😀 Quality of life	96	48
🏙️ Population	921K	1.03M

The cost of living in Amsterdam is 77% more expensive than in Ashgabat. Cities ranked 126th and 2849th ($3203 vs $1806) 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 1.7 months in Amsterdam compared to 0.4 months in Ashgabat. Amsterdam ranked 2nd best city to live in the Netherlands vs Ashgabat ranked 1st in Turkmenistan, while ranked 13th and 6881st 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	$21.2	$28.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$95.4	$86.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$15.6	$12.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.09	$5.69
☕ Cappuccino	$4.91	$6.75
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$4.03	$1.82
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2237	$1012
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1767	$667
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3877	$1768
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2931	$1221
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$193	$48.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$298	$74.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$54.1	$102
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.62%	9.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$11192	$4069
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7947	$2839
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.78	$0.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$109	$8.55
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$33.8	$9.63
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.38	$0.43
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.68	$4.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.59	$1.94
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.69	$6.24
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.54	$6.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.4	$9.23
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.7	$18.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$23	$22.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.33	$5.06
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.91	$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$7.48
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.16	$3.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.15	$2.27
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$1.52
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.08	$0.78
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.68	$1.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.48	$18.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.9	$5.21
🚬 Cigarette pack	$15	$25.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.94	$4.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.81	$4.88
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.55	$3.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.99	$2.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$57.9	$40.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17.8	$14.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$43.8	$31.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$38.4	$6.46
👖 Brand Jeans	$102	$65.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$121	$92.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2472	$22.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21156	$24723

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Cities near Amsterdam

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.8 mi	Purmerend	$2223
18 km or 11 mi	Haarlem	$2822
21 km or 13 mi	IJmuiden	$2383
22 km or 14 mi	Almere	$2440
25 km or 16 mi	Zandvoort	$1907
26 km or 16 mi	Hilversum	$2636
26 km or 16 mi	Huizen	$2383
35 km or 22 mi	Langedijk	$2338
36 km or 22 mi	Utrecht	$2669
38 km or 23 mi	Leiden	$2348
38 km or 24 mi	Oegstgeest	$2258
40 km or 25 mi	Zeist	$2457
42 km or 26 mi	Lelystad	$1512
48 km or 30 mi	Leidschendam	$2481
49 km or 30 mi	Harderwijk	$2172
52 km or 32 mi	The Hague	$2701
53 km or 33 mi	Scheveningen	$2471
55 km or 34 mi	Delft	$2389
57 km or 36 mi	Dronten	$2058
59 km or 36 mi	Rotterdam	$2637
60 km or 37 mi	Veenendaal	$1822
61 km or 38 mi	Ridderkerk	$2403
64 km or 40 mi	Sliedrecht	$2332
64 km or 40 mi	Ede	$1848
65 km or 40 mi	Elburg	$2136
66 km or 41 mi	Tiel	$2721
67 km or 42 mi	Zaltbommel	$2369
70 km or 43 mi	Wageningen	$2360
72 km or 45 mi	Kampen	$2106
75 km or 47 mi	Apeldoorn	$2119
76 km or 47 mi	Texel	$2260
81 km or 50 mi	's-Hertogenbosch	$2337
82 km or 51 mi	Arnhem	$2189
83 km or 51 mi	Zwolle	$2002
83 km or 52 mi	Zwartewaterland	$2094
86 km or 54 mi	Deventer	$2055
89 km or 55 mi	Nijmegen	$2200
89 km or 55 mi	Sneek	$2132
89 km or 55 mi	Breda	$2206
91 km or 57 mi	Tilburg	$2340

Cities near Ashgabat

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.2 mi	Anau	$1763
95 km or 59 mi	Quchan	$501
99 km or 61 mi	Baherden	$1769
107 km or 66 mi	Bojnord	$487
197 km or 123 mi	Nishapur	$496
203 km or 126 mi	Sabzevar	$510
212 km or 132 mi	Mashhad	$498
294 km or 183 mi	Gonbad-e Kavus	$466
302 km or 187 mi	Kashmar	$507
306 km or 190 mi	Mary	$1640
307 km or 191 mi	Torbat-e Heydarieh	$501
344 km or 213 mi	Shahrud	$563
361 km or 224 mi	Torbat-e Jam	$494
367 km or 228 mi	Gorgan	$659
451 km or 280 mi	Dasoguz	$1755
469 km or 291 mi	Turkmenabat	$1709
496 km or 308 mi	Sari	$635
513 km or 318 mi	Nukus	$468
516 km or 321 mi	Qaem Shahr	$502
517 km or 321 mi	Semnan	$535
524 km or 325 mi	Herat	$532
528 km or 328 mi	Babol	$372
558 km or 347 mi	Amol	$531
561 km or 349 mi	Bukhara	$436
570 km or 354 mi	Birjand	$589
634 km or 394 mi	Pardis	$575
654 km or 406 mi	Qarshi	$513
657 km or 408 mi	Pakdasht	$583
660 km or 410 mi	Golestan	$592
667 km or 414 mi	Sheberghan	$457
668 km or 415 mi	Qarchak	$586
668 km or 415 mi	Tehran	$639
670 km or 417 mi	Varamin	$571
671 km or 417 mi	Ray	$591
693 km or 431 mi	Qods	$631
694 km or 431 mi	Eslamshahr	$602
695 km or 432 mi	Nasimshahr	$601
700 km or 435 mi	Shahriar	$627
701 km or 435 mi	Karaj	$696
703 km or 437 mi	Fardis	$639