Ashgabat vs Houston - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Ashgabat	Houston
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1584	$2265
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3634	$5664
🏠 One person rent	$798	$1305
🏘️ Family rent	$1502	$2467
🍽️ Food expenses	$609	$581
🚐 Transport expenses	$49.1	$212
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$718	$4390
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	7	100
😀 Quality of life	29	91
🏙️ Population	1.03M	2.3M

The cost of living in Ashgabat is 30% less expensive than in Houston. Cities ranked 3105th and 1229th ($1584 vs $2265) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1115th 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 0.5 months in Ashgabat compared to 1.9 months in Houston. Ashgabat ranked 1st best city to live in Turkmenistan vs Houston ranked 14th in the United States, while ranked 8250th and 97th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ashgabat vs Houston

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	Ashgabat	Houston
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$25.9	$17.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$60.4	$76
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.1	$10.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.4	$5.88
☕ Cappuccino	$5.56	$5.4
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.25	$2.71
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$884	$1390
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$607	$1037
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1501	$2766
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1302	$2058
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$45.2	$132
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$70	$202
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$90.5	$65.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.58%	6.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3897	$2714
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3006	$1949
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.14	$1.25
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$8.52	$71.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.74	$23.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.38	$0.79
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3	$0.92
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.35	$3
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.49	$3.4
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.83	$4.07
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.29	$11.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.83	$11.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.9	$16.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.02	$4.29
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$1.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.81	$3.95
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.06	$3.04
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$2.73
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$2.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.74	$1.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.08	$3.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$27.3	$14.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.79	$2.15
🚬 Cigarette pack	$25.2	$9.62
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.01	$9.29
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.8	$5.13
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3	$3.64
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.77	$2.46
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$112	$37.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17.7	$14.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$31.8	$127
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.36	$21.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$69.9	$50.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$92.4	$98.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$22.7	$1470
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6132	$18964

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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 Houston

Distance	City	Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi	Pasadena	$2182
25 km or 15 mi	Pearland	$2108
25 km or 16 mi	Missouri	$2087
27 km or 17 mi	Deer Park	$2196
29 km or 18 mi	Sugar Land	$2028
32 km or 20 mi	Spring	$2093
33 km or 21 mi	Friendswood	$2097
35 km or 22 mi	La Porte	$2232
40 km or 25 mi	Baytown	$2311
41 km or 25 mi	League	$2065
42 km or 26 mi	Alvin	$2056
47 km or 29 mi	Rosenberg	$2107
48 km or 30 mi	The Woodlands	$2698
59 km or 37 mi	Texas City	$2014
62 km or 38 mi	Conroe	$1799
76 km or 47 mi	Galveston	$1855
81 km or 50 mi	Lake Jackson	$2089
108 km or 67 mi	Huntsville	$2089
126 km or 78 mi	Beaumont	$1673
129 km or 80 mi	College Station	$1853
138 km or 86 mi	Bryan	$1944
140 km or 87 mi	Port Arthur	$1907
186 km or 115 mi	Lufkin	$1878
188 km or 117 mi	Victoria	$2215
203 km or 126 mi	Sulphur	$2037
215 km or 134 mi	Lake Charles	$1986
217 km or 135 mi	Nacogdoches	$1510
229 km or 142 mi	Pflugerville	$2218
234 km or 145 mi	Austin	$2455
236 km or 146 mi	Round Rock	$2163
239 km or 149 mi	Temple	$2134
242 km or 150 mi	Kyle	$2223
242 km or 150 mi	Georgetown	$2192
247 km or 153 mi	San Marcos	$2224
249 km or 155 mi	Cedar Park	$2244
250 km or 156 mi	Seguin	$2182
254 km or 158 mi	Leander	$2260
261 km or 162 mi	Waco	$2230
262 km or 163 mi	Harker Heights	$2044
264 km or 164 mi	New Braunfels	$2182