Ashgabat vs Edinburgh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ashgabat Edinburgh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1679
$2043
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3854
$5104
🏠 One person rent
$836
$1223
🏘️ Family rent
$1553
$2302
🍽️ Food expenses
$658
$520
🚐 Transport expenses
$47.3
$135
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$573
$3083
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
7
88
😀 Quality of life
30
93
🏙️ Population
828K
488K

The cost of living in Ashgabat is 18% less expensive than in Edinburgh. Cities ranked 2737th and 1692nd ($1679 vs $2043) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 46th 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 0.3 months in Ashgabat compared to 1.5 months in Edinburgh. Ashgabat ranked 1st best city to live in Turkmenistan vs Edinburgh ranked 4th in the United Kingdom, while ranked 8379th and 64th among best cities to live in the world.

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Ashgabat Edinburgh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$31.6
$17.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$55.7
$78.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10
$8.63
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.39
$6.5
☕ Cappuccino
$4.59
$4.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.91
$2.32
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$915
$1312
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$647
$928
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1453
$2456
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1376
$1867
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$48.2
$180
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$73.7
$279
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$87.4
$38.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.98%
6.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4561
$6453
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3442
$4477
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.29
$2.53
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.98
$78.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.68
$19.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.38
$1.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.63
$1.46
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.85
$1.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.65
$1.57
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.07
$3.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.3
$11.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.9
$9.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$24.8
$19.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.66
$2.64
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$1.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.31
$3.43
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.82
$4.37
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$1.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$1.34
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.83
$1.02
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.09
$2.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$27.2
$10.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.61
$2.28
🚬 Cigarette pack
$25.4
$17
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.03
$6.55
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.84
$4.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.02
$3.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.8
$1.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$65.9
$40.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16.5
$12.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$33.8
$106
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.42
$21
👖 Brand Jeans
$83.7
$101
👟 Brand Sneakers
$144
$95.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$22.6
$1620
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6425
$14724

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Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.2 mi Anau
$1648
95 km or 59 mi Quchan
$487
99 km or 61 mi Baherden
$1642
107 km or 66 mi Bojnord
$427
197 km or 123 mi Nishapur
$509
203 km or 126 mi Sabzevar
$489
212 km or 132 mi Mashhad
$532
294 km or 183 mi Gonbad-e Kavus
$473
302 km or 187 mi Kashmar
$507
306 km or 190 mi Mary
$1644
307 km or 191 mi Torbat-e Heydarieh
$520
344 km or 213 mi Shahrud
$576
361 km or 224 mi Torbat-e Jam
$558
367 km or 228 mi Gorgan
$661
451 km or 280 mi Dasoguz
$1657
469 km or 291 mi Turkmenabat
$1662
496 km or 308 mi Sari
$640
513 km or 318 mi Nukus
$427
516 km or 321 mi Qaem Shahr
$533
517 km or 321 mi Semnan
$558
524 km or 325 mi Herat
$514
528 km or 328 mi Babol
$434
558 km or 347 mi Amol
$519
561 km or 349 mi Bukhara
$399
570 km or 354 mi Birjand
$554
634 km or 394 mi Pardis
$619
654 km or 406 mi Qarshi
$416
657 km or 408 mi Pakdasht
$633
660 km or 410 mi Golestan
$655
667 km or 414 mi Sheberghan
$446
668 km or 415 mi Qarchak
$636
668 km or 415 mi Tehran
$700
670 km or 417 mi Varamin
$616
671 km or 417 mi Ray
$653
693 km or 431 mi Qods
$655
694 km or 431 mi Eslamshahr
$655
695 km or 432 mi Nasimshahr
$651
700 km or 435 mi Shahriar
$653
701 km or 435 mi Karaj
$693
703 km or 437 mi Fardis
$651

Cities near Edinburgh

Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Kirkcaldy
$1800
21 km or 13 mi Livingston
$1651
21 km or 13 mi Dunfermline
$1693
42 km or 26 mi Alloa
$1670
49 km or 30 mi Cumbernauld
$1803
49 km or 31 mi Stirling
$1659
52 km or 32 mi Perth
$1537
56 km or 35 mi Hamilton
$1731
59 km or 37 mi Dundee
$1527
65 km or 40 mi East Kilbride
$1748
66 km or 41 mi Glasgow
$1884
78 km or 48 mi Paisley
$1734
89 km or 56 mi Kilmarnock
$1399
98 km or 61 mi Greenock
$1524
99 km or 61 mi Irvine
$1514
102 km or 63 mi Dumfries
$1723
105 km or 65 mi Ayr
$1520
120 km or 74 mi Carlisle
$1632
147 km or 91 mi Newcastle upon Tyne
$1910
149 km or 93 mi Aberdeen
$1681
150 km or 93 mi Gateshead
$1833
153 km or 95 mi Tynemouth
$1673
153 km or 95 mi Jarrow
$1702
154 km or 96 mi South Shields
$1661
158 km or 98 mi Washington
$1644
158 km or 98 mi Whitehaven
$1706
164 km or 102 mi Sunderland
$1430
166 km or 103 mi Durham
$1630
173 km or 107 mi Bishop Auckland
$1566
182 km or 113 mi Inverness
$1629
189 km or 117 mi Hartlepool
$1657
189 km or 117 mi Elgin
$1554
190 km or 118 mi Darlington
$1251
194 km or 121 mi Stockton-on-Tees
$1321
197 km or 123 mi Middlesbrough
$1411
211 km or 131 mi Morecambe
$1568
212 km or 132 mi Bangor
$1305
213 km or 132 mi Lancaster
$1532
216 km or 134 mi Douglas
$1719
224 km or 139 mi Newtownabbey
$1666