Ashgabat vs Doha - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ashgabat Doha
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1679
$1872
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3854
$4426
🏠 One person rent
$836
$1210
🏘️ Family rent
$1553
$2321
🍽️ Food expenses
$658
$409
🚐 Transport expenses
$47.3
$123
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$573
$3462
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
7
45
😀 Quality of life
30
79
🏙️ Population
828K
1.19M

The cost of living in Ashgabat is 10% less expensive than in Doha. Cities ranked 2737th and 2137th ($1679 vs $1872) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Turkmenistan and Qatar, respectively. Check Turkmenistan vs Qatar comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Ashgabat compared to 1.8 months in Doha. Ashgabat ranked 1st best city to live in Turkmenistan vs Doha ranked 1st in Qatar, while ranked 8379th and 501st among best cities to live in the world.

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Ashgabat Doha
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$31.6
$7.62
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$55.7
$57
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10
$7.41
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.39
$12.2
☕ Cappuccino
$4.59
$5.62
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.91
$0.91
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$915
$1462
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$647
$915
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1453
$2886
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1376
$1882
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$48.2
$94.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$73.7
$148
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$87.4
$90.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.98%
5.18%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4561
$5109
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3442
$4264
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.29
$0.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.98
$39.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.68
$19.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.38
$0.56
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.63
$2.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.85
$1.48
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.65
$1.78
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.07
$2.99
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.3
$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.9
$7.58
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$24.8
$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.66
$1.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$1.54
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.31
$1.65
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.82
$1.29
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$1.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.83
$0.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.09
$2.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$27.2
$17.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.61
$1.95
🚬 Cigarette pack
$25.4
$6.35
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.03
$12.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.84
$5.77
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.02
$3.67
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.8
$2.06
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$65.9
$114
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16.5
$12.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$33.8
$48.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.42
$11.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$83.7
$63.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$144
$90.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$22.6
$754
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6425
$10518

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$1648
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$487
99 km or 61 mi Baherden
$1642
107 km or 66 mi Bojnord
$427
197 km or 123 mi Nishapur
$509
203 km or 126 mi Sabzevar
$489
212 km or 132 mi Mashhad
$532
294 km or 183 mi Gonbad-e Kavus
$473
302 km or 187 mi Kashmar
$507
306 km or 190 mi Mary
$1644
307 km or 191 mi Torbat-e Heydarieh
$520
344 km or 213 mi Shahrud
$576
361 km or 224 mi Torbat-e Jam
$558
367 km or 228 mi Gorgan
$661
451 km or 280 mi Dasoguz
$1657
469 km or 291 mi Turkmenabat
$1662
496 km or 308 mi Sari
$640
513 km or 318 mi Nukus
$427
516 km or 321 mi Qaem Shahr
$533
517 km or 321 mi Semnan
$558
524 km or 325 mi Herat
$514
528 km or 328 mi Babol
$434
558 km or 347 mi Amol
$519
561 km or 349 mi Bukhara
$399
570 km or 354 mi Birjand
$554
634 km or 394 mi Pardis
$619
654 km or 406 mi Qarshi
$416
657 km or 408 mi Pakdasht
$633
660 km or 410 mi Golestan
$655
667 km or 414 mi Sheberghan
$446
668 km or 415 mi Qarchak
$636
668 km or 415 mi Tehran
$700
670 km or 417 mi Varamin
$616
671 km or 417 mi Ray
$653
693 km or 431 mi Qods
$655
694 km or 431 mi Eslamshahr
$655
695 km or 432 mi Nasimshahr
$651
700 km or 435 mi Shahriar
$653
701 km or 435 mi Karaj
$693
703 km or 437 mi Fardis
$651

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Distance City Cost of living
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$1810
135 km or 84 mi Riffa
$1285
138 km or 86 mi Isa Town
$1327
139 km or 87 mi Manama
$1375
175 km or 109 mi Dhahran
$959
188 km or 117 mi Al-Mubarraz
$768
191 km or 119 mi Dammam
$1005
236 km or 147 mi Qatif
$868
265 km or 165 mi Jubail
$910
282 km or 175 mi Madinat Zayed
$1673
300 km or 187 mi Abu Dhabi
$1936
380 km or 236 mi Dubai
$2229
388 km or 241 mi Sharjah
$1612
397 km or 247 mi Ajman
$1841
405 km or 252 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1577
409 km or 254 mi Jahrom
$798
414 km or 257 mi Bushehr
$646
442 km or 275 mi Borazjan
$621
442 km or 275 mi Al Ain
$1132
455 km or 283 mi Fasa
$890
466 km or 289 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1584
480 km or 298 mi Kazerun
$606
483 km or 300 mi Fujairah
$1191
489 km or 304 mi Shiraz
$606
491 km or 305 mi Riyadh
$1642
515 km or 320 mi Al Wafrah
$1256
516 km or 320 mi Bandar Abbas
$758
524 km or 325 mi Marvdasht
$604
573 km or 356 mi Kuwait City
$1424
597 km or 371 mi Yasuj
$561
601 km or 374 mi Al-Faw
$710
602 km or 374 mi Behbahan
$541
617 km or 383 mi Sirjan
$604
628 km or 390 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$544
635 km or 394 mi Umm Qasr
$708
644 km or 400 mi Abadan
$543
659 km or 409 mi Khorramshahr
$540
663 km or 412 mi Nizwa
$787
679 km or 422 mi Az Zubayr
$698
683 km or 424 mi Basra
$875