Ashgabat vs Hamburg City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Ashgabat	Hamburg City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1806	$2194
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4178	$5194
🏠 One person rent	$887	$1163
🏘️ Family rent	$1506	$2033
🍽️ Food expenses	$763	$593
🚐 Transport expenses	$49.3	$276
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$635	$4099
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	7	84
😀 Quality of life	48	95
🏙️ Population	1.03M	1.91M

The cost of living in Ashgabat is 18% less expensive than in Hamburg City. Cities ranked 2849th and 1513th ($1806 vs $2194) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th in Turkmenistan and Germany, respectively. Check Turkmenistan vs Germany comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Ashgabat compared to 1.9 months in Hamburg City. Ashgabat ranked 1st best city to live in Turkmenistan vs Hamburg City ranked 4th in Germany, while ranked 6881st and 31st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ashgabat vs Hamburg City

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	Ashgabat	Hamburg City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$28.8	$17.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$86.1	$77.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.9	$14.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.69	$5.94
☕ Cappuccino	$6.75	$4.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.82	$3.63
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1012	$1250
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$667	$901
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1768	$2225
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1221	$1644
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$48.7	$153
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$74.5	$233
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$102	$38.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.45%	3.78%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4069	$9649
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2839	$5540
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.14	$4.53
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$8.55	$69
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.63	$32.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.43	$2.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$4.71	$1.32
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.94	$2.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.24	$3.29
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.15	$4.51
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.23	$14.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.2	$11.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$22.5	$21.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.06	$3.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$2.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.48	$2.52
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.72	$4.74
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.27	$1.78
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$1.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.78	$0.75
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.07	$2.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18.9	$7.15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.21	$1.21
🚬 Cigarette pack	$25.5	$10.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.8	$12.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.88	$3.47
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.02	$1.79
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.81	$1.99
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40.8	$50.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.3	$16.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$31.3	$64.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.46	$26.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$65.6	$88.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$92.4	$112
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$22.9	$296
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24723	$23203

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Cities near Ashgabat

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 Hamburg City

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi	Reinbek	$1650
17 km or 11 mi	Norderstedt	$1635
18 km or 11 mi	Pinneberg	$1623
20 km or 13 mi	Wedel	$1613
21 km or 13 mi	Ahrensburg	$1667
21 km or 13 mi	Buxtehude	$1569
21 km or 13 mi	Quickborn	$1626
25 km or 15 mi	Winsen	$1584
28 km or 17 mi	Geesthacht	$1662
32 km or 20 mi	Elmshorn	$1598
32 km or 20 mi	Kaltenkirchen	$1624
35 km or 22 mi	Stade	$1554
38 km or 24 mi	Bad Oldesloe	$1685
43 km or 27 mi	Luneburg	$1563
52 km or 33 mi	Itzehoe	$1586
57 km or 36 mi	Lubeck	$1767
58 km or 36 mi	Neumunster	$1588
62 km or 38 mi	Bad Schwartau	$1716
63 km or 39 mi	Rotenburg an der Wumme	$1571
64 km or 40 mi	Soltau	$1580
75 km or 47 mi	Uelzen	$1648
81 km or 50 mi	Walsrode	$1586
83 km or 52 mi	Geestland	$1494
86 km or 54 mi	Kiel	$1588
87 km or 54 mi	Verden an der Aller	$1580
87 km or 54 mi	Rendsburg	$1525
88 km or 54 mi	Osterholz-Scharmbeck	$1559
88 km or 55 mi	Achim	$1574
93 km or 57 mi	Cuxhaven	$1498
93 km or 58 mi	Heide	$1566
94 km or 58 mi	Bremerhaven	$1825
94 km or 58 mi	Schwerin	$1337
95 km or 59 mi	Bremen City	$1752
102 km or 63 mi	Nordenham	$1470
103 km or 64 mi	Celle	$1529
103 km or 64 mi	Eckernforde	$1563
104 km or 64 mi	Wismar	$1443
106 km or 66 mi	Syke	$1575
107 km or 66 mi	Delmenhorst	$1583
109 km or 68 mi	Salzwedel	$1492