Ashgabat vs Doha - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ashgabat Doha
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1806
$2014
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4178
$4398
🏠 One person rent
$887
$1360
🏘️ Family rent
$1506
$2333
🍽️ Food expenses
$763
$406
🚐 Transport expenses
$49.3
$112
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$635
$2972
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
7
41
😀 Quality of life
48
84
🏙️ Population
1.03M
1.19M

The cost of living in Ashgabat is 10% less expensive than in Doha. Cities ranked 2849th and 1994th ($1806 vs $2014) 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 0.4 months in Ashgabat compared to 1.5 months in Doha. Ashgabat ranked 1st best city to live in Turkmenistan vs Doha ranked 1st in Qatar, while ranked 6881st and 537th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ashgabat vs Doha

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Ashgabat Doha
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$28.8
$8.75
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$86.1
$64.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.9
$7.09
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.69
$11
☕ Cappuccino
$6.75
$6.17
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.82
$0.93
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1012
$1589
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$667
$1123
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1768
$2901
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1221
$1972
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$48.7
$56.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$74.5
$87.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$102
$86.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.45%
6.02%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4069
$4680
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2839
$3108
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.14
$0.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.55
$32.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.63
$18.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.43
$0.57
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$4.71
$2.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.94
$1.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.24
$2.17
🥚 Eggs, x12
$6.15
$2.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.23
$11.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.2
$7.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$22.5
$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.06
$2.1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$1.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.48
$1.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.72
$1.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.27
$1.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.78
$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.07
$1.83
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$18.9
$14.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.21
$3.67
🚬 Cigarette pack
$25.5
$6.56
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.8
$6.07
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.88
$4.89
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.02
$2.84
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.81
$2.09
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.8
$136
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.3
$12.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$31.3
$49.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.46
$9.54
👖 Brand Jeans
$65.6
$63.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$92.4
$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$22.9
$769
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24723
$11285

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$1763
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$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
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$1923
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$1109
138 km or 86 mi Isa Town
$1192
139 km or 87 mi Manama
$1309
175 km or 109 mi Dhahran
$931
188 km or 117 mi Al-Mubarraz
$793
191 km or 119 mi Dammam
$1037
236 km or 147 mi Qatif
$823
265 km or 165 mi Jubail
$928
282 km or 175 mi Madinat Zayed
$1710
300 km or 187 mi Abu Dhabi
$2070
380 km or 236 mi Dubai
$2420
388 km or 241 mi Sharjah
$1473
397 km or 247 mi Ajman
$2183
405 km or 252 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1148
409 km or 254 mi Jahrom
$545
414 km or 257 mi Bushehr
$465
442 km or 275 mi Borazjan
$489
442 km or 275 mi Al Ain
$1457
455 km or 283 mi Fasa
$541
466 km or 289 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1373
480 km or 298 mi Kazerun
$523
483 km or 300 mi Fujairah
$1214
489 km or 304 mi Shiraz
$565
491 km or 305 mi Riyadh
$1632
515 km or 320 mi Al Wafrah
$1281
516 km or 320 mi Bandar Abbas
$635
524 km or 325 mi Marvdasht
$547
573 km or 356 mi Kuwait City
$1461
597 km or 371 mi Yasuj
$487
601 km or 374 mi Al-Faw
$707
602 km or 374 mi Behbahan
$492
617 km or 383 mi Sirjan
$545
628 km or 390 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$537
635 km or 394 mi Umm Qasr
$711
644 km or 400 mi Abadan
$556
659 km or 409 mi Khorramshahr
$551
663 km or 412 mi Nizwa
$796
679 km or 422 mi Az Zubayr
$698
683 km or 424 mi Basra
$861