Ashgabat vs Bucharest - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Ashgabat	Bucharest
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1616	$1036
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3750	$2606
🏠 One person rent	$798	$496
🏘️ Family rent	$1515	$863
🍽️ Food expenses	$620	$354
🚐 Transport expenses	$48.8	$72.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$756	$1242
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	7	76
😀 Quality of life	29	78
🏙️ Population	1.03M	1.72M

The cost of living in Ashgabat is 56% more expensive than in Bucharest. Cities ranked 3187th and 5404th ($1616 vs $1036) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Turkmenistan and Romania, respectively. Check Turkmenistan vs Romania comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Ashgabat compared to 1.2 months in Bucharest. Ashgabat ranked 1st best city to live in Turkmenistan vs Bucharest ranked 1st in Romania, while ranked 8245th and 642nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ashgabat vs Bucharest

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	Ashgabat	Bucharest
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$26.2	$10.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$59.7	$47
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.5	$7.53
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.44	$3.06
☕ Cappuccino	$5.58	$3.18
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.27	$2.11
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$894	$545
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$606	$348
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1482	$948
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1322	$640
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$49.3	$99
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$75.8	$152
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$85.1	$9.34
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.98%	7.21%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3870	$2831
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2996	$1759
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.14	$0.67
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$8.63	$18.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.69	$5.92
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.36	$1.64
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.17	$1.77
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.86	$1.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.17	$1.41
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.09	$3.32
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.13	$9.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.76	$6.76
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$25.2	$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.96	$1.24
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$1.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.38	$1.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.29	$2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.91	$1.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.88	$1.05
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.84	$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.07	$2.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$27.1	$6.93
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.3	$1.18
🚬 Cigarette pack	$25.6	$6.06
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.35	$6.85
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.8	$5.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.97	$1.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.79	$3.29
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$112	$44.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17.6	$8.19
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$35.5	$55
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.39	$11.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$83.8	$78.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$141	$87.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$23	$532
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6584	$10286

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Cities near Ashgabat

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.2 mi	Anau	$1583
95 km or 59 mi	Quchan	$500
99 km or 61 mi	Baherden	$1578
107 km or 66 mi	Bojnord	$458
197 km or 123 mi	Nishapur	$517
203 km or 126 mi	Sabzevar	$515
212 km or 132 mi	Mashhad	$538
294 km or 183 mi	Gonbad-e Kavus	$496
302 km or 187 mi	Kashmar	$511
306 km or 190 mi	Mary	$1531
307 km or 191 mi	Torbat-e Heydarieh	$515
344 km or 213 mi	Shahrud	$603
361 km or 224 mi	Torbat-e Jam	$512
367 km or 228 mi	Gorgan	$689
451 km or 280 mi	Dasoguz	$1572
469 km or 291 mi	Turkmenabat	$1554
496 km or 308 mi	Sari	$670
513 km or 318 mi	Nukus	$394
516 km or 321 mi	Qaem Shahr	$564
517 km or 321 mi	Semnan	$607
524 km or 325 mi	Herat	$514
528 km or 328 mi	Babol	$468
558 km or 347 mi	Amol	$550
561 km or 349 mi	Bukhara	$452
570 km or 354 mi	Birjand	$553
634 km or 394 mi	Pardis	$675
654 km or 406 mi	Qarshi	$435
657 km or 408 mi	Pakdasht	$689
660 km or 410 mi	Golestan	$722
667 km or 414 mi	Sheberghan	$450
668 km or 415 mi	Qarchak	$693
668 km or 415 mi	Tehran	$797
670 km or 417 mi	Varamin	$673
671 km or 417 mi	Ray	$720
693 km or 431 mi	Qods	$706
694 km or 431 mi	Eslamshahr	$716
695 km or 432 mi	Nasimshahr	$706
700 km or 435 mi	Shahriar	$708
701 km or 435 mi	Karaj	$741
703 km or 437 mi	Fardis	$699

Cities near Bucharest

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.3 mi	Voluntari	$900
56 km or 35 mi	Giurgiu	$852
60 km or 37 mi	Ploiesti	$786
62 km or 39 mi	Ruse	$668
77 km or 48 mi	Targoviste	$757
77 km or 48 mi	Alexandria	$663
102 km or 63 mi	Buzau	$795
102 km or 63 mi	Calarasi	$727
103 km or 64 mi	Slobozia	$759
108 km or 67 mi	Pitesti	$772
137 km or 85 mi	Slatina	$631
143 km or 89 mi	Shumen	$644
144 km or 90 mi	Brasov	$955
151 km or 94 mi	Veliko Tarnovo	$793
156 km or 97 mi	Ramnicu Valcea	$688
161 km or 100 mi	Pleven	$684
164 km or 102 mi	Sfantu Gheorghe	$751
168 km or 104 mi	Dobrich	$755
168 km or 105 mi	Focsani	$751
177 km or 110 mi	Braila	$721
180 km or 112 mi	Craiova	$744
181 km or 112 mi	Gabrovo	$589
192 km or 119 mi	Galati	$831
192 km or 119 mi	Sliven	$624
198 km or 123 mi	Varna	$931
203 km or 126 mi	Mamaia	$961
205 km or 127 mi	Constanta	$1035
216 km or 134 mi	Yambol	$561
217 km or 135 mi	Sibiu	$837
223 km or 138 mi	Stara Zagora	$693
232 km or 144 mi	Tulcea	$832
233 km or 145 mi	Targu Jiu	$761
236 km or 146 mi	Cahul	$846
237 km or 147 mi	Barlad	$759
238 km or 148 mi	Medias	$584
239 km or 148 mi	Burgas	$573
243 km or 151 mi	Vratsa	$876
251 km or 156 mi	Bacau	$735
260 km or 161 mi	Vidin	$640
267 km or 166 mi	Targu Mures	$721