Ashgabat vs Hargeisa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Ashgabat	Hargeisa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1584	$660
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3634	$1623
🏠 One person rent	$798	$217
🏘️ Family rent	$1502	$423
🍽️ Food expenses	$609	$265
🚐 Transport expenses	$49.1	$70.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$718	$403
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	7	11
😀 Quality of life	29	8
🏙️ Population	1.03M	760K

The cost of living in Ashgabat is 140% more expensive than in Hargeisa. Cities ranked 3105th and 7141st ($1584 vs $660) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd in Turkmenistan and Somalia, respectively. Check Turkmenistan vs Somalia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Ashgabat compared to 0.6 months in Hargeisa. Ashgabat ranked 1st best city to live in Turkmenistan vs Hargeisa ranked 2nd in Somalia, while ranked 8250th and 9243rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ashgabat vs Hargeisa

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	Ashgabat	Hargeisa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$25.9	$2.69
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$60.4	$15
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.1	$5.45
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.4	$10
☕ Cappuccino	$5.56	$1.17
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.25	$0.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$884	$169
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$607	$111
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1501	$447
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1302	$252
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$45.2	$67.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$70	$104
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$90.5	$27.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.58%	20.13%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3897	$3745
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3006	$8448
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.14	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$8.52	$29.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.74	$10.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.38	$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3	$1.3
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.35	$3.14
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.49	$3.78
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.83	$2.7
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.29	$2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.83	$5.95
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.9	$4.52
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.02	$3.3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.81	$2.68
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.06	$0.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$1.01
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$1.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.74	$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.08	$1.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$27.3	$2.98
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.79	$1.95
🚬 Cigarette pack	$25.2	$1.01
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.01	$3.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.8	$2.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3	$1.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.77	$1.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$112	$35.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17.7	$5.03
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$31.8	$12
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.36	$59.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$69.9	$22.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$92.4	$58.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$22.7	$36.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6132	$603

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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 Hargeisa

Distance	City	Cost of living
105 km or 65 mi	Borama	$518
140 km or 87 mi	Jijiga	$764
214 km or 133 mi	Harar	$718
230 km or 143 mi	Ali Sabieh	$542
241 km or 149 mi	Dire Dawa	$756
247 km or 153 mi	Djibouti City	$571
253 km or 157 mi	Dikhil	$542
280 km or 174 mi	Obock	$540
375 km or 233 mi	Aden	$503
446 km or 277 mi	Taiz	$507
490 km or 304 mi	Ibb	$496
515 km or 320 mi	Dessie	$838
522 km or 324 mi	Zabid	$482
555 km or 345 mi	Dhamar	$486
587 km or 365 mi	Addis Ababa	$1180
595 km or 369 mi	Al Hudaydah	$505
624 km or 388 mi	Sayyan	$481
643 km or 400 mi	Sanaa	$546
663 km or 412 mi	Mekelle	$662
676 km or 420 mi	Awasa	$886
719 km or 446 mi	Baidoa	$706
763 km or 474 mi	Bahir Dar	$752
781 km or 485 mi	Mukalla	$484
795 km or 494 mi	Gondar	$897
820 km or 510 mi	Sa'dah	$482
821 km or 510 mi	Mendefera	$487
822 km or 511 mi	Jimma	$654
838 km or 521 mi	Massawa	$486
849 km or 527 mi	Mogadishu	$711
850 km or 528 mi	Asmara	$520
881 km or 548 mi	Najran	$937
921 km or 572 mi	Keren	$488
977 km or 607 mi	Abha	$910
1058 km or 657 mi	Kassala	$1006
1066 km or 662 mi	Bareq	$902
1067 km or 663 mi	El-Gadarif	$943
1089 km or 677 mi	Ad-Damazin	$836
1171 km or 728 mi	Bisha	$905
1222 km or 759 mi	As Sulayyil	$1041
1274 km or 792 mi	Meru	$541