Ashgabat vs Doha - Cost of Living Comparison

Ashgabat Doha
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1233
$1964
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2878
$4404
🏠 One person rent
$531
$1293
🏘️ Family rent
$949
$2303
🍽️ Food expenses
$540
$437
🚐 Transport expenses
$42.6
$106
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$562
$3351
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
7
50
😀 Quality of life
30
80
🏙️ Population
828K
1.19M

The cost of living in Ashgabat is 37% less expensive than in Doha. Cities ranked 4068th and 1824th ($1233 vs $1964) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 1st in Turkmenistan and Qatar, respectively. Check Turkmenistan vs Qatar comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Ashgabat compared to 1.7 months in Doha. Ashgabat ranked 1st best city to live in Turkmenistan vs Doha ranked 1st in Qatar, while ranked 8436th and 400th among best cities to live in the world.

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Ashgabat Doha
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$18.8
$7.97
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$68.6
$54.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.1
$6.92
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.1
$13.6
☕ Cappuccino
$3.75
$5.72
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$4.55
$1.02
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$635
$1671
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$386
$990
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$933
$2941
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$807
$1883
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$40.5
$79.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$62.1
$120
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$54.5
$87.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.97%
3.92%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3243
$5129
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2384
$3614
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.14
$0.54
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.4
$43.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.27
$14.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.36
$0.57
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.43
$2.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.9
$1.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.1
$1.47
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.5
$3.31
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.3
$12.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.26
$9.08
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.4
$11.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.15
$1.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.08
$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$1.72
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.99
$1.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.92
$1.12
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$0.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.89
$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.08
$2.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.2
$24.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.99
$4.13
🚬 Cigarette pack
$18.9
$6.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.65
$12.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.82
$4.82
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.02
$3.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.79
$2.91
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50.9
$107
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$19.2
$10.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$26.2
$48.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.43
$12.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$80
$65.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$92.6
$96.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$22.7
$748
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4395
$10171

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$1366
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$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
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$1797
135 km or 84 mi Riffa
$1245
138 km or 86 mi Isa Town
$1277
139 km or 87 mi Manama
$1277
175 km or 109 mi Dhahran
$952
188 km or 117 mi Al-Mubarraz
$705
191 km or 119 mi Dammam
$987
236 km or 147 mi Qatif
$880
265 km or 165 mi Jubail
$907
282 km or 175 mi Madinat Zayed
$1261
300 km or 187 mi Abu Dhabi
$1967
380 km or 236 mi Dubai
$1924
388 km or 241 mi Sharjah
$1343
397 km or 247 mi Ajman
$1129
405 km or 252 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1020
409 km or 254 mi Jahrom
$688
414 km or 257 mi Bushehr
$785
442 km or 275 mi Borazjan
$686
442 km or 275 mi Al Ain
$1449
455 km or 283 mi Fasa
$968
466 km or 289 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1362
480 km or 298 mi Kazerun
$687
483 km or 300 mi Fujairah
$1096
489 km or 304 mi Shiraz
$947
491 km or 305 mi Riyadh
$1278
515 km or 320 mi Al Wafrah
$960
516 km or 320 mi Bandar Abbas
$707
524 km or 325 mi Marvdasht
$690
573 km or 356 mi Kuwait City
$1384
597 km or 371 mi Yasuj
$650
601 km or 374 mi Al-Faw
$543
602 km or 374 mi Behbahan
$686
617 km or 383 mi Sirjan
$693
628 km or 390 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$688
635 km or 394 mi Umm Qasr
$555
644 km or 400 mi Abadan
$634
659 km or 409 mi Khorramshahr
$687
663 km or 412 mi Nizwa
$799
679 km or 422 mi Az Zubayr
$553
683 km or 424 mi Basra
$815