Ashgabat vs Barcelona - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Ashgabat	Barcelona
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1898	$2129
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4362	$4730
🏠 One person rent	$968	$1308
🏘️ Family rent	$1668	$2082
🍽️ Food expenses	$780	$510
🚐 Transport expenses	$50.9	$158
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$210	$2324
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	7	98
😀 Quality of life	43	90
🏙️ Population	1.03M	1.73M

The cost of living in Ashgabat is 11% less expensive than in Barcelona. Cities ranked 2383rd and 1659th ($1898 vs $2129) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd in Turkmenistan and Spain, respectively. Check Turkmenistan vs Spain comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Ashgabat compared to 1.1 months in Barcelona. Ashgabat ranked 1st best city to live in Turkmenistan vs Barcelona ranked 2nd in Spain, while ranked 7430th and 174th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ashgabat vs Barcelona

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	Ashgabat	Barcelona
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$31.1	$17.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$85	$64.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.8	$13.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.76	$5.8
☕ Cappuccino	$6.83	$3.43
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.58	$2.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1017	$1418
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$765	$1098
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1798	$2417
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1413	$1738
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$49	$112
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$74.9	$173
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$104	$35
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.58%	3.04%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3536	$7636
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2856	$5246
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.14	$3.07
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$9.87	$26.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.74	$20
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.43	$1.75
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$4.53	$1.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.03	$1.84
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.85	$1.63
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.02	$4.86
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.31	$16.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20	$9.71
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$23.1	$19
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.09	$3.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.38	$2.2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.47	$2.32
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.64	$2.81
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.27	$2.14
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$2.05
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.74	$0.58
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.09	$2.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$19.1	$8.04
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.18	$1.41
🚬 Cigarette pack	$25.7	$7.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.88	$6.48
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.83	$3.42
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.04	$1.99
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.82	$2.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40.7	$56.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.2	$11.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$31.1	$72.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.36	$19
👖 Brand Jeans	$56	$91.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$93.6	$119
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$22.7	$866
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24585	$16301

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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

Cities near Barcelona

Distance	City	Cost of living
7 km or 4.4 mi	L'Hospitalet de Llobregat	$1773
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Badalona	$2084
9.3 km or 5.8 mi	Cornella de Llobregat	$1626
12 km or 7.5 mi	Sant Boi de Llobregat	$1586
13 km or 8 mi	Ripollet	$1660
17 km or 11 mi	Rubi	$1538
19 km or 12 mi	Sabadell	$1623
24 km or 15 mi	Terrassa	$1367
27 km or 17 mi	Granollers	$1588
28 km or 18 mi	Mataro	$1584
42 km or 26 mi	Vilanova i la Geltru	$1455
48 km or 30 mi	Manresa	$1145
61 km or 38 mi	Vic	$1142
65 km or 40 mi	Lloret de Mar	$1344
83 km or 52 mi	Tarragona	$1524
85 km or 53 mi	Girona	$1749
117 km or 73 mi	Figueres	$1506
131 km or 81 mi	Lleida	$1245
136 km or 85 mi	Andorra la Vella	$1836
141 km or 88 mi	Ordino	$1830
158 km or 98 mi	Perpignan	$1328
176 km or 109 mi	Vinaros	$1494
206 km or 128 mi	Palma de Mallorca	$2017
208 km or 129 mi	Ciutadella de Menorca	$1628
212 km or 131 mi	Narbonne	$1202
230 km or 143 mi	Huesca	$1166
234 km or 145 mi	Beziers	$1474
242 km or 150 mi	Mahon	$1658
245 km or 152 mi	Castellon de la Plana	$1183
247 km or 154 mi	Castres	$1596
250 km or 156 mi	Villarreal	$1238
253 km or 157 mi	Borriana	$1271
254 km or 158 mi	Toulouse	$1709
257 km or 159 mi	Zaragoza	$1436
269 km or 167 mi	Tarbes	$1558
281 km or 174 mi	Sagunto	$1408
282 km or 175 mi	Ibiza	$2775
284 km or 177 mi	Montpellier	$1644
299 km or 186 mi	Pau	$1351
303 km or 189 mi	Valencia	$1812