Ashgabat vs Dusseldorf - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Ashgabat	Dusseldorf
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1806	$1944
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4178	$4713
🏠 One person rent	$887	$1066
🏘️ Family rent	$1506	$1869
🍽️ Food expenses	$763	$549
🚐 Transport expenses	$49.3	$178
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$635	$4092
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	7	92
😀 Quality of life	48	95
🏙️ Population	1.03M	631K

The cost of living in Ashgabat is 7% less expensive than in Dusseldorf. Cities ranked 2849th and 2220th ($1806 vs $1944) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 20th in Turkmenistan and Germany, respectively. Check Turkmenistan vs Germany comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Ashgabat compared to 2.1 months in Dusseldorf. Ashgabat ranked 1st best city to live in Turkmenistan vs Dusseldorf ranked 3rd in Germany, while ranked 6881st and 28th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ashgabat vs Dusseldorf

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	Ashgabat	Dusseldorf
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$28.8	$15.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$86.1	$71.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.9	$13.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.69	$5.45
☕ Cappuccino	$6.75	$4.51
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.82	$3.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1012	$1119
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$667	$828
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1768	$2031
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1221	$1511
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$48.7	$136
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$74.5	$210
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$102	$44
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.45%	3.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4069	$8456
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2839	$5329
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.14	$4.02
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$8.55	$67
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.63	$28.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.43	$2.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$4.71	$1.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.94	$2.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.24	$2.98
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.15	$4.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.23	$13.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.2	$12.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$22.5	$22.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.06	$3.27
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$2.11
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.48	$2.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.72	$4.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.27	$1.72
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$1.37
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.78	$0.84
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.07	$2.57
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18.9	$7.77
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.21	$1.18
🚬 Cigarette pack	$25.5	$9.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.8	$6.75
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.88	$3.34
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.02	$1.63
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.81	$1.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40.8	$45.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.3	$16.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$31.3	$61.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.46	$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$65.6	$96.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$92.4	$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$22.9	$907
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24723	$21698

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Cities near Ashgabat

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.2 mi	Anau	$1763
95 km or 59 mi	Quchan	$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

Cities near Dusseldorf

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.5 km or 4 mi	Neuss	$1668
9.4 km or 5.8 mi	Ratingen	$1639
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Erkrath	$1661
10 km or 6.3 mi	Kaarst	$1660
13 km or 8.3 mi	Hilden	$1673
14 km or 8.5 mi	Mettmann	$1620
16 km or 9.8 mi	Dormagen	$1722
16 km or 9.9 mi	Willich	$1618
17 km or 11 mi	Monheim am Rhein	$1739
17 km or 11 mi	Haan	$1640
17 km or 11 mi	Heiligenhaus	$1588
18 km or 11 mi	Langenfeld	$1724
18 km or 11 mi	Krefeld	$1603
19 km or 12 mi	Korschenbroich	$1644
19 km or 12 mi	Wulfrath	$1588
20 km or 13 mi	Grevenbroich	$1665
21 km or 13 mi	Leichlingen	$1701
22 km or 14 mi	Tonisvorst	$1600
22 km or 14 mi	Velbert	$1579
22 km or 14 mi	Duisburg	$1467
23 km or 14 mi	Solingen	$1663
23 km or 14 mi	Mulheim	$1592
24 km or 15 mi	Monchengladbach	$1669
26 km or 16 mi	Pulheim	$1743
26 km or 16 mi	Leverkusen	$2007
27 km or 17 mi	Viersen	$1626
27 km or 17 mi	Oberhausen	$1642
27 km or 17 mi	Moers	$1571
28 km or 17 mi	Neukirchen-Vluyn	$1584
28 km or 17 mi	Wuppertal	$1486
29 km or 18 mi	Kempen	$1601
29 km or 18 mi	Remscheid	$1609
30 km or 18 mi	Bedburg	$1671
30 km or 18 mi	Essen	$1561
31 km or 19 mi	Bergheim	$1686
32 km or 20 mi	Wermelskirchen	$1629
34 km or 21 mi	Bottrop	$1481
34 km or 21 mi	Kamp-Lintfort	$1580
34 km or 21 mi	Hattingen	$1573
35 km or 22 mi	Cologne	$1990