Ashgabat vs Glasgow - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Ashgabat	Glasgow
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1898	$2114
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4362	$4959
🏠 One person rent	$968	$1226
🏘️ Family rent	$1668	$2124
🍽️ Food expenses	$780	$547
🚐 Transport expenses	$50.9	$169
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$210	$3456
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	7	93
😀 Quality of life	43	94
🏙️ Population	1.03M	626K

The cost of living in Ashgabat is 10% less expensive than in Glasgow. Cities ranked 2383rd and 1708th ($1898 vs $2114) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 86th 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 1.6 months in Glasgow. Ashgabat ranked 1st best city to live in Turkmenistan vs Glasgow ranked 3rd in the United Kingdom, while ranked 7430th and 39th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Ashgabat	Glasgow
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$31.1	$22.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$85	$69.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.8	$10.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.76	$6.4
☕ Cappuccino	$6.83	$4.78
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.58	$2.27
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1017	$1185
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$765	$928
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1798	$2085
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1413	$1681
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$49	$205
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$74.9	$320
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$104	$41.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.58%	4.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3536	$4105
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2856	$3087
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.14	$4.15
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$9.87	$103
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.74	$18.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.43	$1.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$4.53	$1.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.03	$1.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.85	$2.1
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.02	$3.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.31	$10.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20	$9.25
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$23.1	$18.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.09	$2.73
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.38	$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.47	$3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.64	$3.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.27	$1.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$1.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.74	$1.06
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.09	$3.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$19.1	$11.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.18	$3.23
🚬 Cigarette pack	$25.7	$23.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.88	$3.03
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.83	$3.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.04	$3.01
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.82	$2.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40.7	$45.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.2	$14.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$31.1	$86
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.36	$17.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$56	$135
👟 Brand Sneakers	$93.6	$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$22.7	$928
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24585	$21435

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Cities near Ashgabat

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 Glasgow

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi	East Kilbride	$1878
11 km or 7.1 mi	Paisley	$1885
16 km or 10 mi	Hamilton	$1831
19 km or 12 mi	Cumbernauld	$1611
32 km or 20 mi	Kilmarnock	$1600
34 km or 21 mi	Greenock	$1647
35 km or 21 mi	Stirling	$1835
37 km or 23 mi	Irvine	$1704
40 km or 25 mi	Alloa	$1842
46 km or 29 mi	Livingston	$1760
50 km or 31 mi	Ayr	$1586
54 km or 34 mi	Dunfermline	$1750
66 km or 41 mi	Edinburgh	$2295
73 km or 45 mi	Kirkcaldy	$1794
78 km or 49 mi	Perth	$1640
97 km or 60 mi	Dumfries	$1456
104 km or 65 mi	Dundee	$1593
136 km or 85 mi	Carlisle	$1596
152 km or 94 mi	Whitehaven	$1798
161 km or 100 mi	Bangor	$1485
170 km or 106 mi	Newtownabbey	$1820
176 km or 110 mi	Belfast	$1878
181 km or 112 mi	Inverness	$2005
187 km or 116 mi	Lisburn	$1923
191 km or 119 mi	Douglas	$2236
193 km or 120 mi	Newcastle upon Tyne	$1979
195 km or 121 mi	Aberdeen	$1806
196 km or 121 mi	Gateshead	$1943
200 km or 124 mi	Jarrow	$1820
201 km or 125 mi	Tynemouth	$1784
202 km or 126 mi	South Shields	$1777
203 km or 126 mi	Washington	$1778
207 km or 128 mi	Elgin	$1523
208 km or 129 mi	Durham	$1872
210 km or 131 mi	Sunderland	$1554
211 km or 131 mi	Bishop Auckland	$1742
218 km or 135 mi	Derry	$1646
219 km or 136 mi	Morecambe	$1834
222 km or 138 mi	Lancaster	$1791
227 km or 141 mi	Darlington	$1404