Ashgabat vs Damascus - Cost of Living Comparison

Ashgabat Damascus
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1233
$639
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2878
$1530
🏠 One person rent
$531
$252
🏘️ Family rent
$949
$385
🍽️ Food expenses
$540
$213
🚐 Transport expenses
$42.6
$95.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$562
$50.2
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
24 km
🎓 Higher education
7
33
😀 Quality of life
30
37
🏙️ Population
828K
1.75M

The cost of living in Ashgabat is 93% more expensive than in Damascus. Cities ranked 4068th and 7363rd ($1233 vs $639) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 1st in Turkmenistan and Syria, respectively. Check Turkmenistan vs Syria comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 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 8436th and 7483rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Ashgabat Damascus
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$18.8
$4.09
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$68.6
$22.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.1
$4.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.1
$1.51
☕ Cappuccino
$3.75
$1.01
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$4.55
$0.86
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$635
$253
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$386
$165
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$933
$476
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$807
$264
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$40.5
$18.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$62.1
$27.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$54.5
$50.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.97%
11.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3243
$2018
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2384
$1885
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.14
$0.1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.4
$16.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.27
$13.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.36
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.43
$1.06
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.9
$1.24
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.1
$1.46
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.5
$1.64
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.3
$3.62
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.26
$5.99
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.4
$8.75
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.15
$1.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.08
$2.35
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$0.69
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.99
$0.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.92
$0.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$0.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.89
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.08
$2.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.2
$5.54
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.99
$1.01
🚬 Cigarette pack
$18.9
$2.49
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.65
$1.97
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.82
$4.51
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.02
$2.45
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.79
$3.01
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50.9
$14.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$19.2
$2.97
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$26.2
$20.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.43
$14.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$80
$36.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$92.6
$116
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$22.7
$132
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4395
$2659

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Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.2 mi Anau
$1366
95 km or 59 mi Quchan
$687
99 km or 61 mi Baherden
$1362
107 km or 66 mi Bojnord
$540
197 km or 123 mi Nishapur
$640
203 km or 126 mi Sabzevar
$638
212 km or 132 mi Mashhad
$658
294 km or 183 mi Gonbad-e Kavus
$531
302 km or 187 mi Kashmar
$687
306 km or 190 mi Mary
$1305
307 km or 191 mi Torbat-e Heydarieh
$687
344 km or 213 mi Shahrud
$688
361 km or 224 mi Torbat-e Jam
$717
367 km or 228 mi Gorgan
$558
451 km or 280 mi Dasoguz
$1316
469 km or 291 mi Turkmenabat
$1331
496 km or 308 mi Sari
$568
513 km or 318 mi Nukus
$397
516 km or 321 mi Qaem Shahr
$693
517 km or 321 mi Semnan
$690
524 km or 325 mi Herat
$375
528 km or 328 mi Babol
$450
558 km or 347 mi Amol
$504
561 km or 349 mi Bukhara
$379
570 km or 354 mi Birjand
$691
634 km or 394 mi Pardis
$686
654 km or 406 mi Qarshi
$404
657 km or 408 mi Pakdasht
$694
660 km or 410 mi Golestan
$696
667 km or 414 mi Sheberghan
$326
668 km or 415 mi Qarchak
$694
668 km or 415 mi Tehran
$833
670 km or 417 mi Varamin
$836
671 km or 417 mi Ray
$693
693 km or 431 mi Qods
$699
694 km or 431 mi Eslamshahr
$636
695 km or 432 mi Nasimshahr
$695
700 km or 435 mi Shahriar
$696
701 km or 435 mi Karaj
$792
703 km or 437 mi Fardis
$689

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Distance City Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi Zahle
$984
75 km or 47 mi Kiryat Shmona
$1592
81 km or 50 mi Jounieh
$985
83 km or 52 mi Sidon
$905
83 km or 52 mi Beirut
$1329
96 km or 59 mi Safed
$1688
105 km or 65 mi Tyre
$773
108 km or 67 mi Tiberias
$1699
110 km or 68 mi Ma'alot-Tarshiha
$1685
111 km or 69 mi Tripoli
$1003
114 km or 71 mi Irbid
$602
115 km or 72 mi Arraba
$1689
116 km or 72 mi Karmiel
$1705
117 km or 73 mi Sakhnin
$1694
125 km or 78 mi Tamra
$1696
125 km or 78 mi Nahariya
$1688
126 km or 78 mi Nof HaGalil
$1687
129 km or 80 mi Nazareth
$1454
130 km or 81 mi Acre
$1405
131 km or 81 mi Shefa-'Amr
$1693
135 km or 84 mi Migdal HaEmek
$1696
136 km or 84 mi Kiryat Motzkin
$1608
136 km or 85 mi Kiryat Ata
$1386
137 km or 85 mi Kiryat Bialik
$1692
137 km or 85 mi Kiryat Yam
$1692
137 km or 85 mi Afula
$1181
141 km or 88 mi Homs
$521
142 km or 88 mi Nesher
$1524
143 km or 89 mi Jerash
$588
145 km or 90 mi Haifa
$1575
145 km or 90 mi Yokneam Illit
$1660
154 km or 95 mi Umm al-Fahm
$1694
163 km or 101 mi Zikhron Ya'akov
$1665
168 km or 105 mi Baqa-Jatt
$1690
169 km or 105 mi Pardes Hanna-Karkur
$1834
173 km or 107 mi Al-Salt
$608
173 km or 108 mi Nablus
$844
174 km or 108 mi Hadera
$1558
177 km or 110 mi Amman
$962
184 km or 114 mi Tayibe
$1695