Ashgabat vs Hempstead - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Ashgabat	Hempstead
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1679	$2627
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3854	$6095
🏠 One person rent	$836	$1668
🏘️ Family rent	$1553	$2891
🍽️ Food expenses	$658	$627
🚐 Transport expenses	$47.3	$165
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$573	$5265
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	15 km
🎓 Higher education	7	97
😀 Quality of life	30	80
🏙️ Population	828K	793K

The cost of living in Ashgabat is 36% less expensive than in Hempstead. Cities ranked 2737th and 483rd ($1679 vs $2627) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 435th in Turkmenistan and the United States, respectively. Check Turkmenistan vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Ashgabat compared to 2 months in Hempstead. Ashgabat ranked 1st best city to live in Turkmenistan vs Hempstead ranked 105th in the United States, while ranked 8379th and 448th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ashgabat vs Hempstead

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	Ashgabat	Hempstead
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$31.6	$19.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$55.7	$74.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10	$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.39	$4.96
☕ Cappuccino	$4.59	$4.63
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.91	$2.6
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$915	$1601
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$647	$1467
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1453	$2919
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1376	$2590
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$48.2	$112
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$73.7	$172
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$87.4	$62.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.98%	6.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4561	$9582
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3442	$7078
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.29	$1.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$9.98	$117
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.68	$16.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.38	$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.63	$1.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.85	$4.21
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.65	$5.3
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.07	$4.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.3	$15.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.9	$10.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$24.8	$13.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.66	$4.74
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.38	$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.31	$5.23
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.82	$4.36
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$3.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.83	$3.88
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.83	$1.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.09	$2.55
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$27.2	$9.95
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.61	$2
🚬 Cigarette pack	$25.4	$13
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.03	$9.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.84	$6.69
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.02	$5.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.8	$2.25
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$65.9	$109
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16.5	$14.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$33.8	$112
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.42	$19.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$83.7	$44.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$144	$86.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$22.6	$1408
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6425	$27752

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Cities near Ashgabat

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 Hempstead

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.2 km or 1.4 mi	Uniondale	$2465
4.9 km or 3 mi	Rockville Centre	$2521
6.2 km or 3.9 mi	Freeport	$2480
6.5 km or 4 mi	North Hempstead	$2538
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Merrick	$2482
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Valley Stream	$2608
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Levittown	$2434
11 km or 7.1 mi	Oyster Bay	$2466
13 km or 8 mi	Massapequa	$2466
14 km or 8.6 mi	Long Beach	$2612
18 km or 11 mi	Glen Cove	$2670
21 km or 13 mi	Lindenhurst	$2190
24 km or 15 mi	Huntington	$2474
24 km or 15 mi	Babylon	$2151
27 km or 17 mi	New Rochelle	$3028
27 km or 17 mi	Astoria	$2529
27 km or 17 mi	New York City	$4044
29 km or 18 mi	Mount Vernon	$2784
31 km or 20 mi	East Northport	$2360
32 km or 20 mi	Eastchester	$2800
34 km or 21 mi	Yonkers	$3047
34 km or 21 mi	Port Chester	$2722
34 km or 21 mi	Cliffside Park	$2613
34 km or 21 mi	Fort Lee	$2612
34 km or 21 mi	West New York	$2739
35 km or 22 mi	Harrison	$2734
35 km or 22 mi	Hoboken	$2821
35 km or 22 mi	North Bergen	$2691
36 km or 22 mi	Union	$2743
36 km or 22 mi	Islip	$2303
36 km or 22 mi	Greenwich	$3455
38 km or 23 mi	Jersey	$3002
38 km or 24 mi	Smithtown	$2321
39 km or 24 mi	Secaucus	$2638
40 km or 25 mi	White Plains	$2858
40 km or 25 mi	Teaneck	$2638
40 km or 25 mi	Bergenfield	$2737
41 km or 25 mi	Greenburgh	$2756
42 km or 26 mi	Hackensack	$2653
42 km or 26 mi	Bayonne	$3241