Ashgabat vs Birmingham - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Ashgabat	Birmingham
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1833	$2137
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4223	$5026
🏠 One person rent	$893	$1237
🏘️ Family rent	$1483	$1974
🍽️ Food expenses	$782	$535
🚐 Transport expenses	$49.8	$198
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$747	$3365
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	7	95
😀 Quality of life	49	95
🏙️ Population	1.03M	1.14M

The cost of living in Ashgabat is 14% less expensive than in Birmingham. Cities ranked 2595th and 1622nd ($1833 vs $2137) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 65th in Turkmenistan and the United Kingdom, respectively. Check Turkmenistan vs the United Kingdom comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Ashgabat compared to 1.6 months in Birmingham. Ashgabat ranked 1st best city to live in Turkmenistan vs Birmingham ranked 2nd in the United Kingdom, while ranked 6667th and 48th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ashgabat vs Birmingham

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	Ashgabat	Birmingham
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$31.3	$17.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$85.3	$65.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.8	$9.92
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.48	$6.83
☕ Cappuccino	$7.08	$4.58
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.16	$2.31
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1020	$1226
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$674	$939
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1780	$2079
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1190	$1511
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$47.3	$200
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$73.2	$310
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$102	$39.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.49%	5.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4806	$5209
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2978	$3967
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.14	$3.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$8.51	$88.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.77	$19.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.43	$1.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$4.77	$1.77
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.69	$1.64
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.3	$2.23
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.17	$4.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.26	$11.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.7	$8.74
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.4	$14.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.44	$2.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$1.94
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.58	$2.49
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.56	$3.15
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.99	$1.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.79	$1.79
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.78	$1.05
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.1	$3.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$19.1	$12.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.69	$3.51
🚬 Cigarette pack	$25.7	$19.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.19	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.85	$5.77
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3	$4.72
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.81	$1.97
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.2	$35.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.3	$14.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$33.8	$110
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.4	$15.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$65.8	$92.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$93.9	$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$23	$1583
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$25686	$18334

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Cities near Ashgabat

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.2 mi	Anau	$1774
95 km or 59 mi	Quchan	$500
99 km or 61 mi	Baherden	$1796
107 km or 66 mi	Bojnord	$489
197 km or 123 mi	Nishapur	$496
203 km or 126 mi	Sabzevar	$512
212 km or 132 mi	Mashhad	$503
294 km or 183 mi	Gonbad-e Kavus	$467
302 km or 187 mi	Kashmar	$506
306 km or 190 mi	Mary	$1654
307 km or 191 mi	Torbat-e Heydarieh	$502
344 km or 213 mi	Shahrud	$564
361 km or 224 mi	Torbat-e Jam	$493
367 km or 228 mi	Gorgan	$658
451 km or 280 mi	Dasoguz	$1770
469 km or 291 mi	Turkmenabat	$1716
496 km or 308 mi	Sari	$643
513 km or 318 mi	Nukus	$477
516 km or 321 mi	Qaem Shahr	$501
517 km or 321 mi	Semnan	$542
524 km or 325 mi	Herat	$509
528 km or 328 mi	Babol	$372
558 km or 347 mi	Amol	$530
561 km or 349 mi	Bukhara	$433
570 km or 354 mi	Birjand	$588
634 km or 394 mi	Pardis	$598
654 km or 406 mi	Qarshi	$512
657 km or 408 mi	Pakdasht	$604
660 km or 410 mi	Golestan	$628
667 km or 414 mi	Sheberghan	$432
668 km or 415 mi	Qarchak	$607
668 km or 415 mi	Tehran	$684
670 km or 417 mi	Varamin	$588
671 km or 417 mi	Ray	$622
693 km or 431 mi	Qods	$638
694 km or 431 mi	Eslamshahr	$623
695 km or 432 mi	Nasimshahr	$624
700 km or 435 mi	Shahriar	$635
701 km or 435 mi	Karaj	$704
703 km or 437 mi	Fardis	$640

Cities near Birmingham

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.7 km or 2.9 mi	Smethwick	$1933
6.8 km or 4.2 mi	West Bromwich	$1892
11 km or 6.6 mi	Halesowen	$1866
12 km or 7.2 mi	Solihull	$1940
12 km or 7.6 mi	Walsall	$1787
14 km or 8.7 mi	Dudley	$1745
14 km or 8.7 mi	Aldridge	$1830
15 km or 9.6 mi	Willenhall	$1812
17 km or 10 mi	Stourbridge	$1818
19 km or 12 mi	Wolverhampton	$1775
19 km or 12 mi	Bromsgrove	$1847
20 km or 12 mi	Redditch	$1716
22 km or 14 mi	Tamworth	$1840
25 km or 15 mi	Cannock	$1835
26 km or 16 mi	Kidderminster	$1853
27 km or 17 mi	Coventry	$2051
30 km or 19 mi	Nuneaton	$1608
31 km or 19 mi	Warwick	$1951
32 km or 20 mi	Leamington Spa	$2134
35 km or 22 mi	Stratford-upon-Avon	$1890
37 km or 23 mi	Hinckley	$1790
39 km or 24 mi	Worcester	$1696
39 km or 24 mi	Stafford	$1851
40 km or 25 mi	Burton upon Trent	$1768
43 km or 27 mi	Telford	$1612
45 km or 28 mi	Rugby	$1709
55 km or 34 mi	Leicester	$1899
57 km or 35 mi	Derby	$1658
57 km or 35 mi	Loughborough	$1849
60 km or 37 mi	Banbury	$1795
61 km or 38 mi	Stoke-on-Trent	$1633
63 km or 39 mi	Shrewsbury	$1728
63 km or 39 mi	Newcastle-under-Lyme	$1484
66 km or 41 mi	Cheltenham	$1827
66 km or 41 mi	Market Harborough	$1902
70 km or 44 mi	Leek	$1783
72 km or 45 mi	Gloucester	$1900
73 km or 45 mi	Hereford	$1885
73 km or 46 mi	Nottingham	$1831
73 km or 46 mi	Northampton	$1901