Ashgabat vs Dubai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ashgabat Dubai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1806
$2420
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4178
$5315
🏠 One person rent
$887
$1634
🏘️ Family rent
$1506
$2835
🍽️ Food expenses
$763
$459
🚐 Transport expenses
$49.3
$182
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$635
$4093
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
7
66
😀 Quality of life
48
90
🏙️ Population
1.03M
3.94M

The cost of living in Ashgabat is 25% less expensive than in Dubai. Cities ranked 2849th and 1039th ($1806 vs $2420) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Turkmenistan and the United Arab Emirates, respectively. Check Turkmenistan vs the United Arab Emirates comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Ashgabat compared to 1.7 months in Dubai. Ashgabat ranked 1st best city to live in Turkmenistan vs Dubai ranked 1st in the United Arab Emirates, while ranked 6881st and 203rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ashgabat vs Dubai

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Ashgabat Dubai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$28.8
$10.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$86.1
$69.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.9
$9.33
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.69
$13.5
☕ Cappuccino
$6.75
$6.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.82
$1.3
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1012
$1988
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$667
$1244
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1768
$3617
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1221
$2237
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$48.7
$148
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$74.5
$227
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$102
$94
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.45%
4.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4069
$7290
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2839
$4052
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.14
$1.64
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.55
$83
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.63
$9.52
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.43
$0.75
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$4.71
$1.89
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.94
$1.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.24
$2.08
🥚 Eggs, x12
$6.15
$3.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.23
$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.2
$9.09
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$22.5
$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.06
$2.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$1.85
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.48
$1.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.72
$1.49
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.27
$1.14
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.78
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.07
$1.86
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$18.9
$18
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.21
$2.57
🚬 Cigarette pack
$25.5
$6.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.8
$8.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.88
$6.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.02
$3
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.81
$3.08
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.8
$72.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.3
$14.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$31.3
$75.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.46
$10.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$65.6
$72.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$92.4
$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$22.9
$829
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24723
$16876

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$501
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$487
197 km or 123 mi Nishapur
$496
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$510
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$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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$1473
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$2183
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$1148
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$1214
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$1373
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$1457
129 km or 80 mi Abu Dhabi
$2070
234 km or 146 mi Bandar Abbas
$635
246 km or 153 mi Madinat Zayed
$1710
339 km or 211 mi Seeb
$1080
344 km or 214 mi Nizwa
$796
380 km or 236 mi Doha
$2014
380 km or 236 mi Muscat
$1135
385 km or 239 mi Al Khor
$1923
399 km or 248 mi Jahrom
$545
440 km or 273 mi Fasa
$541
449 km or 279 mi Jiroft
$575
466 km or 290 mi Sirjan
$545
485 km or 301 mi Manama
$1309
486 km or 302 mi Riffa
$1109
487 km or 303 mi Isa Town
$1192
523 km or 325 mi Bam
$563
528 km or 328 mi Dhahran
$931
534 km or 332 mi Chabahar
$575
537 km or 334 mi Dammam
$1037
554 km or 345 mi Shiraz
$565
560 km or 348 mi Qatif
$823
568 km or 353 mi Al-Mubarraz
$793
568 km or 353 mi Marvdasht
$547
574 km or 357 mi Rafsanjan
$613
578 km or 359 mi Iranshahr
$627
584 km or 363 mi Kerman
$761
595 km or 370 mi Jubail
$928
601 km or 373 mi Borazjan
$489
603 km or 375 mi Kazerun
$523
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$465
703 km or 437 mi Yasuj
$487
721 km or 448 mi Zahedan
$813
743 km or 461 mi Yazd
$565
773 km or 481 mi Behbahan
$492