Ashgabat vs Isfahan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ashgabat Isfahan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1898
$488
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4362
$1224
🏠 One person rent
$968
$208
🏘️ Family rent
$1668
$363
🍽️ Food expenses
$780
$157
🚐 Transport expenses
$50.9
$41.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$210
$208
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
7
63
😀 Quality of life
43
57
🏙️ Population
1.03M
1.96M

The cost of living in Ashgabat is 289% more expensive than in Isfahan. Cities ranked 2383rd and 8733rd ($1898 vs $488) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 54th in Turkmenistan and Iran, respectively. Check Turkmenistan vs Iran comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Ashgabat compared to 0.4 months in Isfahan. Ashgabat ranked 1st best city to live in Turkmenistan vs Isfahan ranked 3rd in Iran, while ranked 7430th and 6153rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ashgabat vs Isfahan

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Ashgabat Isfahan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$31.1
$3.01
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$85
$10.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.8
$2.99
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.76
$0.81
☕ Cappuccino
$6.83
$0.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.58
$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1017
$259
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$765
$174
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1798
$474
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1413
$308
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$49
$9.25
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$74.9
$14.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$104
$7.54
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.58%
27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3536
$1182
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2856
$727
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.14
$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.87
$12.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.74
$2.88
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.43
$0.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$4.53
$0.5
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.03
$0.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.85
$2.01
🥚 Eggs, x12
$6.02
$1.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.31
$2.82
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20
$2.52
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23.1
$10.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.09
$0.66
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$1.34
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.47
$1.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.64
$0.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.27
$0.58
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$0.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.74
$0.13
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.09
$5.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$19.1
$1.07
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.18
$0.52
🚬 Cigarette pack
$25.7
$2.12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.88
$4.01
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.83
$13.5
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.04
$1.35
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.82
$1.28
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.7
$13.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.2
$1.01
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$31.1
$80
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.36
$5.44
👖 Brand Jeans
$56
$18.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.6
$85.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$22.7
$72
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24585
$524

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Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.2 mi Anau
$1846
95 km or 59 mi Quchan
$475
99 km or 61 mi Baherden
$1864
107 km or 66 mi Bojnord
$466
197 km or 123 mi Nishapur
$469
203 km or 126 mi Sabzevar
$483
212 km or 132 mi Mashhad
$482
294 km or 183 mi Gonbad-e Kavus
$458
302 km or 187 mi Kashmar
$483
306 km or 190 mi Mary
$1726
307 km or 191 mi Torbat-e Heydarieh
$476
344 km or 213 mi Shahrud
$561
361 km or 224 mi Torbat-e Jam
$467
367 km or 228 mi Gorgan
$664
451 km or 280 mi Dasoguz
$1840
469 km or 291 mi Turkmenabat
$1795
496 km or 308 mi Sari
$612
513 km or 318 mi Nukus
$475
516 km or 321 mi Qaem Shahr
$474
517 km or 321 mi Semnan
$523
524 km or 325 mi Herat
$556
528 km or 328 mi Babol
$359
558 km or 347 mi Amol
$516
561 km or 349 mi Bukhara
$439
570 km or 354 mi Birjand
$542
634 km or 394 mi Pardis
$563
654 km or 406 mi Qarshi
$500
657 km or 408 mi Pakdasht
$570
660 km or 410 mi Golestan
$584
667 km or 414 mi Sheberghan
$470
668 km or 415 mi Qarchak
$570
668 km or 415 mi Tehran
$638
670 km or 417 mi Varamin
$557
671 km or 417 mi Ray
$584
693 km or 431 mi Qods
$614
694 km or 431 mi Eslamshahr
$590
695 km or 432 mi Nasimshahr
$587
700 km or 435 mi Shahriar
$611
701 km or 435 mi Karaj
$684
703 km or 437 mi Fardis
$616

Cities near Isfahan

Distance City Cost of living
15 km or 9.3 mi Khomeyni Shahr
$466
27 km or 17 mi Shahin Shahr
$459
28 km or 18 mi Najafabad
$454
73 km or 45 mi Shahreza
$451
83 km or 52 mi Shahr-e Kord
$352
150 km or 93 mi Kashan
$487
191 km or 119 mi Izeh
$452
220 km or 137 mi Yasuj
$459
234 km or 146 mi Qom
$448
236 km or 147 mi Masjed Soleyman
$487
243 km or 151 mi Arak
$536
259 km or 161 mi Dorud
$469
265 km or 165 mi Behbahan
$469
267 km or 166 mi Yazd
$517
272 km or 169 mi Shushtar
$496
291 km or 181 mi Saveh
$504
292 km or 181 mi Varamin
$557
305 km or 189 mi Borujerd
$456
307 km or 191 mi Dezful
$517
311 km or 193 mi Qarchak
$570
312 km or 194 mi Andimeshk
$514
315 km or 196 mi Pakdasht
$570
319 km or 198 mi Ahvaz
$548
320 km or 199 mi Robat Karim
$577
322 km or 200 mi Malayer
$439
322 km or 200 mi Khorramabad
$484
324 km or 201 mi Eslamshahr
$590
326 km or 203 mi Marvdasht
$485
328 km or 204 mi Nasimshahr
$587
328 km or 204 mi Ray
$584
329 km or 205 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$493
337 km or 209 mi Kazerun
$471
340 km or 211 mi Shahriar
$611
341 km or 212 mi Tehran
$638
342 km or 212 mi Malard
$614
344 km or 214 mi Pardis
$563
345 km or 215 mi Andisheh
$613
346 km or 215 mi Qods
$614
348 km or 216 mi Shiraz
$505
348 km or 216 mi Fardis
$616