Ashgabat vs Edinburgh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ashgabat Edinburgh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1806
$2331
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4178
$5693
🏠 One person rent
$887
$1375
🏘️ Family rent
$1506
$2392
🍽️ Food expenses
$763
$609
🚐 Transport expenses
$49.3
$161
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$635
$3706
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
7
88
😀 Quality of life
48
93
🏙️ Population
1.03M
488K

The cost of living in Ashgabat is 23% less expensive than in Edinburgh. Cities ranked 2849th and 1221st ($1806 vs $2331) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 37th 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 0.4 months in Ashgabat compared to 1.6 months in Edinburgh. Ashgabat ranked 1st best city to live in Turkmenistan vs Edinburgh ranked 8th in the United Kingdom, while ranked 6881st and 77th 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
$28.8
$22.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$86.1
$91.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.9
$10.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.69
$8.38
☕ Cappuccino
$6.75
$5.19
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.82
$2.84
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1012
$1465
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$667
$1087
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1768
$2613
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1221
$1964
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$48.7
$170
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$74.5
$256
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$102
$42.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.45%
4.92%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4069
$6800
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2839
$4921
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.14
$3.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.55
$96.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.63
$23.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.43
$1.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$4.71
$1.77
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.94
$1.74
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.24
$2.01
🥚 Eggs, x12
$6.15
$4.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.23
$11.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.2
$11.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$22.5
$16.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.06
$3.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$1.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.48
$3.31
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.72
$3.99
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.27
$1.8
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.78
$1.09
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.07
$3.33
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$18.9
$11.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.21
$2.73
🚬 Cigarette pack
$25.5
$21.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.8
$8.08
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.88
$4.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.02
$3.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.81
$1.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.8
$50
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.3
$15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$31.3
$114
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.46
$23.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$65.6
$105
👟 Brand Sneakers
$92.4
$116
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$22.9
$1708
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24723
$26404

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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 Edinburgh

Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Kirkcaldy
$1821
21 km or 13 mi Livingston
$1784
21 km or 13 mi Dunfermline
$1782
42 km or 26 mi Alloa
$1862
49 km or 30 mi Cumbernauld
$1652
49 km or 31 mi Stirling
$1852
52 km or 32 mi Perth
$1656
56 km or 35 mi Hamilton
$1854
59 km or 37 mi Dundee
$1585
65 km or 40 mi East Kilbride
$1902
66 km or 41 mi Glasgow
$2121
78 km or 48 mi Paisley
$1906
89 km or 56 mi Kilmarnock
$1568
98 km or 61 mi Greenock
$1645
99 km or 61 mi Irvine
$1707
102 km or 63 mi Dumfries
$1490
105 km or 65 mi Ayr
$1588
120 km or 74 mi Carlisle
$1655
147 km or 91 mi Newcastle upon Tyne
$2012
149 km or 93 mi Aberdeen
$1848
150 km or 93 mi Gateshead
$1975
153 km or 95 mi Tynemouth
$1803
153 km or 95 mi Jarrow
$1827
154 km or 96 mi South Shields
$1784
158 km or 98 mi Washington
$1784
158 km or 98 mi Whitehaven
$1771
164 km or 102 mi Sunderland
$1573
166 km or 103 mi Durham
$1964
173 km or 107 mi Bishop Auckland
$1755
182 km or 113 mi Inverness
$2053
189 km or 117 mi Hartlepool
$1415
189 km or 117 mi Elgin
$1540
190 km or 118 mi Darlington
$1430
194 km or 121 mi Stockton-on-Tees
$1450
197 km or 123 mi Middlesbrough
$1727
211 km or 131 mi Morecambe
$1873
212 km or 132 mi Bangor
$1496
213 km or 132 mi Lancaster
$1819
216 km or 134 mi Douglas
$2265
224 km or 139 mi Newtownabbey
$1892