Ashgabat vs Brussels - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Ashgabat	Brussels
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1806	$2065
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4178	$4988
🏠 One person rent	$887	$1165
🏘️ Family rent	$1506	$2046
🍽️ Food expenses	$763	$658
🚐 Transport expenses	$49.3	$92.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$635	$3697
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	7	96
😀 Quality of life	48	92
🏙️ Population	1.03M	196K

The cost of living in Ashgabat is 13% less expensive than in Brussels. Cities ranked 2849th and 1872nd ($1806 vs $2065) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Turkmenistan and Belgium, respectively. Check Turkmenistan vs Belgium comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Ashgabat compared to 1.8 months in Brussels. Ashgabat ranked 1st best city to live in Turkmenistan vs Brussels ranked 1st in Belgium, while ranked 6881st and 99th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ashgabat vs Brussels

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	Ashgabat	Brussels
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$28.8	$24.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$86.1	$80.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.9	$14.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.69	$6.48
☕ Cappuccino	$6.75	$4.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.82	$3.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1012	$1092
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$667	$909
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1768	$1988
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1221	$1675
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$48.7	$160
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$74.5	$250
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$102	$58.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.45%	3.39%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4069	$5177
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2839	$3603
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.14	$2.95
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$8.55	$64.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.63	$23.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.43	$1.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$4.71	$1.56
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.94	$2.76
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.24	$2.62
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.15	$4.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.23	$16.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.2	$13.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$22.5	$21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.06	$3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$2.61
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.48	$2.69
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.72	$3.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.27	$2.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$2.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.78	$0.76
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.07	$3.64
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18.9	$9.72
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.21	$2.5
🚬 Cigarette pack	$25.5	$13.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.8	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.88	$5.15
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.02	$2.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.81	$3.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40.8	$40.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.3	$15.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$31.3	$38.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.46	$28.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$65.6	$104
👟 Brand Sneakers	$92.4	$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$22.9	$1225
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24723	$19894

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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

Cities near Brussels

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi	Schaerbeek	$1920
3.3 km or 2.1 mi	Saint-Gilles	$1932
4 km or 2.5 mi	Anderlecht	$1939
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Forest	$1993
4.5 km or 2.8 mi	Woluwe-Saint-Lambert	$1853
6.2 km or 3.8 mi	Watermael-Boitsfort	$1906
7.3 km or 4.6 mi	Dilbeek	$1900
10 km or 6.3 mi	Sint-Pieters-Leeuw	$1917
10 km or 6.4 mi	Vilvoorde	$1866
11 km or 6.8 mi	Tervuren	$1894
15 km or 9 mi	Overijse	$1860
15 km or 9.1 mi	Waterloo	$2050
15 km or 9.1 mi	Halle	$1886
17 km or 11 mi	Zemst	$1854
19 km or 12 mi	Braine-l'Alleud	$1910
19 km or 12 mi	Rixensart	$1838
21 km or 13 mi	Mechelen	$1877
21 km or 13 mi	Tubize	$1851
23 km or 14 mi	Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve	$1834
23 km or 14 mi	Wavre	$1785
23 km or 15 mi	Herent	$1864
24 km or 15 mi	Ninove	$1809
24 km or 15 mi	Aalst	$1890
25 km or 15 mi	Leuven	$1920
26 km or 16 mi	Dendermonde	$1706
28 km or 17 mi	Nivelles	$1702
31 km or 20 mi	Braine-le-Comte	$1796
35 km or 22 mi	Lier	$1772
35 km or 22 mi	Geraardsbergen	$1692
36 km or 23 mi	Heist-op-den-Berg	$1815
37 km or 23 mi	Mortsel	$1734
37 km or 23 mi	Aarschot	$1830
37 km or 23 mi	Soignies	$1763
38 km or 23 mi	Zottegem	$1766
38 km or 24 mi	Lokeren	$1734
38 km or 24 mi	Sint-Niklaas	$1727
40 km or 25 mi	Gembloux	$1887
40 km or 25 mi	Beveren	$1849
41 km or 26 mi	Tienen	$1742
41 km or 26 mi	Antwerp	$1857