Ashgabat vs Houston - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Ashgabat	Houston
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1806	$2265
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4178	$5394
🏠 One person rent	$887	$1281
🏘️ Family rent	$1506	$2031
🍽️ Food expenses	$763	$603
🚐 Transport expenses	$49.3	$201
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$635	$4606
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	7	100
😀 Quality of life	48	95
🏙️ Population	1.03M	2.3M

The cost of living in Ashgabat is 20% less expensive than in Houston. Cities ranked 2849th and 1354th ($1806 vs $2265) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1137th 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 0.4 months in Ashgabat compared to 2 months in Houston. Ashgabat ranked 1st best city to live in Turkmenistan vs Houston ranked 1st in the United States, while ranked 6881st and 16th 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	$28.8	$18.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$86.1	$73.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.9	$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.69	$6.31
☕ Cappuccino	$6.75	$5.52
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.82	$2.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1012	$1411
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$667	$1003
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1768	$2380
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1221	$1609
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$48.7	$132
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$74.5	$204
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$102	$63.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.45%	6.39%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4069	$2542
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2839	$1944
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.14	$1.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$8.55	$71.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.63	$21.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.43	$0.72
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$4.71	$0.9
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.94	$3.19
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.24	$3.69
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.15	$5.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.23	$11.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.2	$11.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$22.5	$16.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.06	$3.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$1.67
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.48	$3.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.72	$2.92
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.27	$2.58
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$2.6
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.78	$1.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.07	$3.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18.9	$14.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.21	$3.31
🚬 Cigarette pack	$25.5	$9.24
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.8	$9.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.88	$8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.02	$3.92
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.81	$2.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40.8	$43.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.3	$14.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$31.3	$149
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.46	$22.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$65.6	$46.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$92.4	$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$22.9	$1729
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24723	$22380

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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 Houston

Distance	City	Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi	Pasadena	$2228
25 km or 15 mi	Pearland	$2150
25 km or 16 mi	Missouri	$2094
27 km or 17 mi	Deer Park	$2260
29 km or 18 mi	Sugar Land	$2071
32 km or 20 mi	Spring	$2112
33 km or 21 mi	Friendswood	$2136
35 km or 22 mi	La Porte	$2297
40 km or 25 mi	Baytown	$2386
41 km or 25 mi	League	$2102
42 km or 26 mi	Alvin	$2072
47 km or 29 mi	Rosenberg	$2114
48 km or 30 mi	The Woodlands	$2738
59 km or 37 mi	Texas City	$2048
62 km or 38 mi	Conroe	$1836
76 km or 47 mi	Galveston	$1897
81 km or 50 mi	Lake Jackson	$2112
108 km or 67 mi	Huntsville	$2022
126 km or 78 mi	Beaumont	$1605
129 km or 80 mi	College Station	$1913
138 km or 86 mi	Bryan	$2000
140 km or 87 mi	Port Arthur	$1900
186 km or 115 mi	Lufkin	$1887
188 km or 117 mi	Victoria	$2226
203 km or 126 mi	Sulphur	$1971
215 km or 134 mi	Lake Charles	$1904
217 km or 135 mi	Nacogdoches	$1510
229 km or 142 mi	Pflugerville	$2115
234 km or 145 mi	Austin	$2444
236 km or 146 mi	Round Rock	$2027
239 km or 149 mi	Temple	$2153
242 km or 150 mi	Kyle	$2237
242 km or 150 mi	Georgetown	$2125
247 km or 153 mi	San Marcos	$2229
249 km or 155 mi	Cedar Park	$2171
250 km or 156 mi	Seguin	$2200
254 km or 158 mi	Leander	$2187
261 km or 162 mi	Waco	$2285
262 km or 163 mi	Harker Heights	$2059
264 km or 164 mi	New Braunfels	$2221