Ashgabat vs Copenhagen - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Ashgabat	Copenhagen
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1806	$2656
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4178	$6116
🏠 One person rent	$887	$1515
🏘️ Family rent	$1506	$2679
🍽️ Food expenses	$763	$728
🚐 Transport expenses	$49.3	$209
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$635	$5006
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	7	94
😀 Quality of life	48	97
🏙️ Population	1.03M	667K

The cost of living in Ashgabat is 32% less expensive than in Copenhagen. Cities ranked 2849th and 650th ($1806 vs $2656) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Turkmenistan and Denmark, respectively. Check Turkmenistan vs Denmark comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Ashgabat compared to 1.9 months in Copenhagen. Ashgabat ranked 1st best city to live in Turkmenistan vs Copenhagen ranked 1st in Denmark, while ranked 6881st and 4th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ashgabat vs Copenhagen

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	Ashgabat	Copenhagen
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$28.8	$21.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$86.1	$111
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.9	$15.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.69	$9.35
☕ Cappuccino	$6.75	$7.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.82	$5.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1012	$1782
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$667	$1244
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1768	$3169
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1221	$2270
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$48.7	$121
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$74.5	$186
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$102	$43.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.45%	3.76%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4069	$10228
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2839	$6872
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.14	$3.85
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$8.55	$114
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.63	$25.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.43	$2.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$4.71	$2.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.94	$3.83
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.24	$2.76
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.15	$5.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.23	$16.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.2	$14.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$22.5	$17.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.06	$3.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$3.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.48	$4.19
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.72	$5.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.27	$2.53
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$2.23
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.78	$1.15
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.07	$3.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18.9	$12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.21	$1.82
🚬 Cigarette pack	$25.5	$10.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.8	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.88	$5.07
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.02	$2.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.81	$2.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40.8	$55.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.3	$20.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$31.3	$71.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.46	$38.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$65.6	$122
👟 Brand Sneakers	$92.4	$137
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$22.9	$707
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24723	$14799

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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 Copenhagen

Distance	City	Cost of living
2 km or 1.3 mi	Frederiksberg	$2698
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Gentofte	$2429
23 km or 14 mi	Horsholm	$2273
28 km or 17 mi	Landskrona	$1412
30 km or 19 mi	Malmo	$1907
31 km or 19 mi	Roskilde	$2192
33 km or 21 mi	Hillerod	$2364
40 km or 25 mi	Lund	$1701
40 km or 25 mi	Staffanstorp	$1695
40 km or 25 mi	Helsingor	$2042
42 km or 26 mi	Helsingborg	$1590
51 km or 32 mi	Trelleborg	$1688
66 km or 41 mi	Angelholm	$1562
71 km or 44 mi	Naestved	$2113
92 km or 57 mi	Hassleholm	$1550
104 km or 65 mi	Kristianstad	$1475
111 km or 69 mi	Halmstad	$1412
141 km or 88 mi	Odense	$1784
141 km or 88 mi	Svendborg	$1825
154 km or 96 mi	Ljungby	$1549
156 km or 97 mi	Aarhus	$2158
156 km or 97 mi	Stralsund	$1627
159 km or 99 mi	Varberg	$1491
171 km or 106 mi	Horsens	$1781
177 km or 110 mi	Fredericia	$1702
179 km or 111 mi	Rostock	$1508
179 km or 111 mi	Randers	$1691
185 km or 115 mi	Greifswald	$1619
190 km or 118 mi	Varnamo	$1633
190 km or 118 mi	Vejle	$1891
193 km or 120 mi	Vaxjo	$1516
196 km or 122 mi	Sonderborg	$1619
196 km or 122 mi	Kolding	$1689
196 km or 122 mi	Silkeborg	$1888
199 km or 124 mi	Karlskrona	$1466
199 km or 124 mi	Haderslev	$1681
211 km or 131 mi	Wismar	$1443
211 km or 131 mi	Gustrow	$1509
215 km or 133 mi	Viborg	$1667
216 km or 134 mi	Kiel	$1588