Ashgabat vs Damascus - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ashgabat Damascus
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1806
$675
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4178
$1514
🏠 One person rent
$887
$310
🏘️ Family rent
$1506
$498
🍽️ Food expenses
$763
$255
🚐 Transport expenses
$49.3
$62.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$635
$48.3
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
24 km
🎓 Higher education
7
29
😀 Quality of life
48
40
🏙️ Population
1.03M
2.69M

The cost of living in Ashgabat is 168% more expensive than in Damascus. Cities ranked 2849th and 7406th ($1806 vs $675) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Turkmenistan and Syria, respectively. Check Turkmenistan vs Syria comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Ashgabat compared to 0.1 months in Damascus. Ashgabat ranked 1st best city to live in Turkmenistan vs Damascus ranked 1st in Syria, while ranked 6881st and 7899th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ashgabat vs Damascus

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Ashgabat Damascus
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$28.8
$9.24
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$86.1
$30.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.9
$5.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.69
$1.75
☕ Cappuccino
$6.75
$2.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.82
$1.57
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1012
$251
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$667
$145
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1768
$459
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1221
$268
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$48.7
$89
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$74.5
$137
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$102
$54.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.45%
14.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4069
$1767
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2839
$627
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.14
$0.1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.55
$14.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.63
$8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.43
$0.37
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$4.71
$0.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.94
$0.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.24
$1.61
🥚 Eggs, x12
$6.15
$1.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.23
$3.05
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.2
$6.08
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$22.5
$13.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.06
$0.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$1.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.48
$1.1
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.72
$0.88
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.27
$0.77
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$0.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.78
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.07
$0.93
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$18.9
$6.88
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.21
$0.97
🚬 Cigarette pack
$25.5
$2.69
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.8
$3.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.88
$0.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.02
$0.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.81
$0.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.8
$18.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.3
$3.42
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$31.3
$4.39
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.46
$3.18
👖 Brand Jeans
$65.6
$40.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$92.4
$62.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$22.9
$56.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24723
$1770

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi Zahle
$1005
75 km or 47 mi Kiryat Shmona
$1925
81 km or 50 mi Jounieh
$1106
83 km or 52 mi Sidon
$865
83 km or 52 mi Beirut
$1353
96 km or 59 mi Safed
$1973
105 km or 65 mi Tyre
$676
108 km or 67 mi Tiberias
$1870
110 km or 68 mi Ma'alot-Tarshiha
$1929
111 km or 69 mi Tripoli
$842
114 km or 71 mi Irbid
$753
115 km or 72 mi Arraba
$1917
116 km or 72 mi Karmiel
$1770
117 km or 73 mi Sakhnin
$1873
125 km or 78 mi Tamra
$1934
125 km or 78 mi Nahariya
$1894
126 km or 78 mi Nof HaGalil
$2000
129 km or 80 mi Nazareth
$1981
130 km or 81 mi Acre
$1766
131 km or 81 mi Shefa-'Amr
$1960
135 km or 84 mi Migdal HaEmek
$2027
136 km or 84 mi Kiryat Motzkin
$1936
136 km or 85 mi Kiryat Ata
$1911
137 km or 85 mi Kiryat Yam
$1949
137 km or 85 mi Kiryat Bialik
$1940
137 km or 85 mi Afula
$1909
141 km or 88 mi Homs
$385
142 km or 88 mi Nesher
$1856
143 km or 89 mi Jerash
$740
145 km or 90 mi Haifa
$1930
145 km or 90 mi Yokneam Illit
$2071
154 km or 95 mi Umm al-Fahm
$2061
163 km or 101 mi Zikhron Ya'akov
$2103
168 km or 105 mi Baqa-Jatt
$2098
169 km or 105 mi Pardes Hanna-Karkur
$2101
173 km or 107 mi Al-Salt
$546
173 km or 108 mi Nablus
$978
174 km or 108 mi Hadera
$1887
177 km or 110 mi Amman
$1013
184 km or 114 mi Tayibe
$2207