Ashgabat vs Edinburgh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ashgabat Edinburgh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1898
$2295
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4362
$5636
🏠 One person rent
$968
$1360
🏘️ Family rent
$1668
$2398
🍽️ Food expenses
$780
$601
🚐 Transport expenses
$50.9
$153
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$210
$3514
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
7
88
😀 Quality of life
43
92
🏙️ Population
1.03M
488K

The cost of living in Ashgabat is 17% less expensive than in Edinburgh. Cities ranked 2383rd and 1307th ($1898 vs $2295) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 38th in Turkmenistan and the United Kingdom, respectively. Check Turkmenistan vs the United Kingdom comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Ashgabat compared to 1.5 months in Edinburgh. Ashgabat ranked 1st best city to live in Turkmenistan vs Edinburgh ranked 11th in the United Kingdom, while ranked 7430th and 83rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ashgabat vs Edinburgh

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Ashgabat Edinburgh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$31.1
$22.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$85
$90
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.8
$10.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.76
$8.34
☕ Cappuccino
$6.83
$5
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.58
$2.58
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1017
$1471
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$765
$1081
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1798
$2686
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1413
$1966
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$49
$158
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$74.9
$245
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$104
$43.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.58%
4.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3536
$6647
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2856
$4795
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.14
$2.96
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.87
$94.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.74
$21.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.43
$1.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$4.53
$1.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.03
$2.01
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.85
$2.12
🥚 Eggs, x12
$6.02
$5.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.31
$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20
$10.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23.1
$15.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.09
$2.97
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$1.76
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.47
$3.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.64
$3.81
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.27
$1.75
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$1.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.74
$1.1
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.09
$3.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$19.1
$11.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.18
$2.83
🚬 Cigarette pack
$25.7
$22.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.88
$8.15
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.83
$4.71
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.04
$3.27
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.82
$1.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.7
$50.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.2
$15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$31.1
$112
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.36
$22.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$56
$94.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.6
$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$22.7
$1749
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24585
$25458

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Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.2 mi Anau
$1846
95 km or 59 mi Quchan
$475
99 km or 61 mi Baherden
$1864
107 km or 66 mi Bojnord
$466
197 km or 123 mi Nishapur
$469
203 km or 126 mi Sabzevar
$483
212 km or 132 mi Mashhad
$482
294 km or 183 mi Gonbad-e Kavus
$458
302 km or 187 mi Kashmar
$483
306 km or 190 mi Mary
$1726
307 km or 191 mi Torbat-e Heydarieh
$476
344 km or 213 mi Shahrud
$561
361 km or 224 mi Torbat-e Jam
$467
367 km or 228 mi Gorgan
$664
451 km or 280 mi Dasoguz
$1840
469 km or 291 mi Turkmenabat
$1795
496 km or 308 mi Sari
$612
513 km or 318 mi Nukus
$475
516 km or 321 mi Qaem Shahr
$474
517 km or 321 mi Semnan
$523
524 km or 325 mi Herat
$556
528 km or 328 mi Babol
$359
558 km or 347 mi Amol
$516
561 km or 349 mi Bukhara
$439
570 km or 354 mi Birjand
$542
634 km or 394 mi Pardis
$563
654 km or 406 mi Qarshi
$500
657 km or 408 mi Pakdasht
$570
660 km or 410 mi Golestan
$584
667 km or 414 mi Sheberghan
$470
668 km or 415 mi Qarchak
$570
668 km or 415 mi Tehran
$638
670 km or 417 mi Varamin
$557
671 km or 417 mi Ray
$584
693 km or 431 mi Qods
$614
694 km or 431 mi Eslamshahr
$590
695 km or 432 mi Nasimshahr
$587
700 km or 435 mi Shahriar
$611
701 km or 435 mi Karaj
$684
703 km or 437 mi Fardis
$616

Cities near Edinburgh

Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Kirkcaldy
$1794
21 km or 13 mi Livingston
$1760
21 km or 13 mi Dunfermline
$1750
42 km or 26 mi Alloa
$1842
49 km or 30 mi Cumbernauld
$1611
49 km or 31 mi Stirling
$1835
52 km or 32 mi Perth
$1640
56 km or 35 mi Hamilton
$1831
59 km or 37 mi Dundee
$1593
65 km or 40 mi East Kilbride
$1878
66 km or 41 mi Glasgow
$2114
78 km or 48 mi Paisley
$1885
89 km or 56 mi Kilmarnock
$1600
98 km or 61 mi Greenock
$1647
99 km or 61 mi Irvine
$1704
102 km or 63 mi Dumfries
$1456
105 km or 65 mi Ayr
$1586
120 km or 74 mi Carlisle
$1596
147 km or 91 mi Newcastle upon Tyne
$1979
149 km or 93 mi Aberdeen
$1806
150 km or 93 mi Gateshead
$1943
153 km or 95 mi Tynemouth
$1784
153 km or 95 mi Jarrow
$1820
154 km or 96 mi South Shields
$1777
158 km or 98 mi Washington
$1778
158 km or 98 mi Whitehaven
$1798
164 km or 102 mi Sunderland
$1554
166 km or 103 mi Durham
$1872
173 km or 107 mi Bishop Auckland
$1742
182 km or 113 mi Inverness
$2005
189 km or 117 mi Hartlepool
$1417
189 km or 117 mi Elgin
$1523
190 km or 118 mi Darlington
$1404
194 km or 121 mi Stockton-on-Tees
$1424
197 km or 123 mi Middlesbrough
$1741
211 km or 131 mi Morecambe
$1834
212 km or 132 mi Bangor
$1485
213 km or 132 mi Lancaster
$1791
216 km or 134 mi Douglas
$2236
224 km or 139 mi Newtownabbey
$1820