Ashgabat vs Giza - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Ashgabat	Giza
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1584	$318
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3634	$842
🏠 One person rent	$798	$90.3
🏘️ Family rent	$1502	$183
🍽️ Food expenses	$609	$154
🚐 Transport expenses	$49.1	$23.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$718	$138
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	7	83
😀 Quality of life	29	56
🏙️ Population	1.03M	5.6M

The cost of living in Ashgabat is 398% more expensive than in Giza. Cities ranked 3105th and 9160th ($1584 vs $318) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 15th in Turkmenistan and Egypt, respectively. Check Turkmenistan vs Egypt comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Ashgabat compared to 0.4 months in Giza. Ashgabat ranked 1st best city to live in Turkmenistan vs Giza ranked 2nd in Egypt, while ranked 8250th and 5740th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ashgabat vs Giza

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	Ashgabat	Giza
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$25.9	$3.13
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$60.4	$15.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.1	$4.95
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.4	$1.58
☕ Cappuccino	$5.56	$1.08
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.25	$0.33
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$884	$97.8
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$607	$66.3
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1501	$279
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1302	$131
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$45.2	$9.12
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$70	$14.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$90.5	$8.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.58%	19.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3897	$603
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3006	$314
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.14	$0.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$8.52	$1.96
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.74	$2.39
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.38	$0.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3	$0.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.35	$0.54
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.49	$0.68
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.83	$1.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.29	$2.47
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.83	$4.26
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.9	$7.97
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.02	$1.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$0.5
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.81	$0.27
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.06	$0.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$0.4
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$0.55
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.74	$0.11
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.08	$0.71
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$27.3	$4.96
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.79	$1.62
🚬 Cigarette pack	$25.2	$1.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.01	$1.57
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.8	$1.59
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3	$0.82
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.77	$0.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$112	$12
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17.7	$3.68
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$31.8	$11
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.36	$2.01
👖 Brand Jeans	$69.9	$13.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$92.4	$96.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$22.7	$49.6
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6132	$1943

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Ashgabat

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.2 mi	Anau	$1553
95 km or 59 mi	Quchan	$515
99 km or 61 mi	Baherden	$1541
107 km or 66 mi	Bojnord	$510
197 km or 123 mi	Nishapur	$509
203 km or 126 mi	Sabzevar	$524
212 km or 132 mi	Mashhad	$508
294 km or 183 mi	Gonbad-e Kavus	$495
302 km or 187 mi	Kashmar	$521
306 km or 190 mi	Mary	$1503
307 km or 191 mi	Torbat-e Heydarieh	$521
344 km or 213 mi	Shahrud	$598
361 km or 224 mi	Torbat-e Jam	$550
367 km or 228 mi	Gorgan	$685
451 km or 280 mi	Dasoguz	$1535
469 km or 291 mi	Turkmenabat	$1523
496 km or 308 mi	Sari	$658
513 km or 318 mi	Nukus	$392
516 km or 321 mi	Qaem Shahr	$554
517 km or 321 mi	Semnan	$580
524 km or 325 mi	Herat	$512
528 km or 328 mi	Babol	$458
558 km or 347 mi	Amol	$557
561 km or 349 mi	Bukhara	$431
570 km or 354 mi	Birjand	$574
634 km or 394 mi	Pardis	$665
654 km or 406 mi	Qarshi	$484
657 km or 408 mi	Pakdasht	$680
660 km or 410 mi	Golestan	$714
667 km or 414 mi	Sheberghan	$414
668 km or 415 mi	Qarchak	$681
668 km or 415 mi	Tehran	$788
670 km or 417 mi	Varamin	$651
671 km or 417 mi	Ray	$710
693 km or 431 mi	Qods	$698
694 km or 431 mi	Eslamshahr	$700
695 km or 432 mi	Nasimshahr	$697
700 km or 435 mi	Shahriar	$698
701 km or 435 mi	Karaj	$736
703 km or 437 mi	Fardis	$688

Cities near Giza

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.9 km or 3.6 mi	Cairo	$417
14 km or 8.4 mi	Shubra El Kheima	$365
22 km or 14 mi	Helwan	$335
50 km or 31 mi	Benha	$300
63 km or 39 mi	Shibin El Kom	$305
68 km or 42 mi	Zagazig	$307
87 km or 54 mi	Faiyum	$325
88 km or 55 mi	Tanta	$288
106 km or 66 mi	Beni Suef	$319
106 km or 66 mi	El Mahalla El Kubra	$269
117 km or 73 mi	Mansoura	$301
120 km or 74 mi	Ismailia	$295
128 km or 79 mi	Suez	$272
136 km or 84 mi	Damanhur	$268
163 km or 101 mi	Kafr El Dawwar	$289
167 km or 104 mi	Damietta	$298
172 km or 107 mi	Port Said	$276
181 km or 113 mi	Alexandria	$316
219 km or 136 mi	Minya	$339
314 km or 195 mi	Asyut	$290
352 km or 219 mi	Gaza	$640
355 km or 221 mi	Ofakim	$1684
358 km or 223 mi	Netivot	$1742
361 km or 225 mi	Dahab	$381
365 km or 227 mi	Eilat	$1577
365 km or 227 mi	Sderot	$1732
370 km or 230 mi	Ashkelon	$1511
370 km or 230 mi	Aqaba	$809
370 km or 230 mi	Beersheba	$1471
372 km or 231 mi	Rahat	$1686
378 km or 235 mi	El Gouna	$336
383 km or 238 mi	Sharm El Sheikh	$464
384 km or 238 mi	Kiryat Gat	$1757
384 km or 238 mi	Ashdod	$1837
384 km or 239 mi	Dimona	$1716
386 km or 240 mi	Sohag	$360
388 km or 241 mi	Kiryat Malakhi	$1809
395 km or 246 mi	Yavne	$1884
398 km or 247 mi	Hurghada	$342
401 km or 249 mi	Dura	$813