Ashgabat vs Islamabad - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ashgabat Islamabad
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1833
$443
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4223
$1034
🏠 One person rent
$893
$199
🏘️ Family rent
$1483
$328
🍽️ Food expenses
$782
$158
🚐 Transport expenses
$49.8
$35.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$747
$155
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
26 km
🎓 Higher education
7
69
😀 Quality of life
49
50
🏙️ Population
1.03M
1.01M

The cost of living in Ashgabat is 314% more expensive than in Islamabad. Cities ranked 2595th and 8887th ($1833 vs $443) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Turkmenistan and Pakistan, respectively. Check Turkmenistan vs Pakistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Ashgabat compared to 0.3 months in Islamabad. Ashgabat ranked 1st best city to live in Turkmenistan vs Islamabad ranked 3rd in Pakistan, while ranked 6667th and 6597th among best cities to live in the world.

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Ashgabat Islamabad
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$31.3
$2.83
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$85.3
$14.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.8
$5.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.48
$2.36
☕ Cappuccino
$7.08
$2.02
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.16
$0.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1020
$187
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$674
$98.8
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1780
$338
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1190
$178
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$47.3
$65.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$73.2
$101
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$102
$17.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.49%
18.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4806
$1311
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2978
$775
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.14
$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.51
$9.39
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.77
$4.05
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.43
$0.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$4.77
$0.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.69
$0.69
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.3
$1.26
🥚 Eggs, x12
$6.17
$1.22
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.26
$6.37
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.7
$3.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.4
$4.46
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.44
$1.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$0.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.58
$0.91
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.56
$0.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$0.38
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$0.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.78
$0.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.1
$0.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$19.1
$1.75
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.69
$1.72
🚬 Cigarette pack
$25.7
$2.13
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.19
$1.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.85
$1.64
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3
$1.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.81
$0.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41.2
$20.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.3
$4.22
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$33.8
$11
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.4
$1.86
👖 Brand Jeans
$65.8
$21.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.9
$80.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$23
$61.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$25686
$2738

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Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.2 mi Anau
$1774
95 km or 59 mi Quchan
$500
99 km or 61 mi Baherden
$1796
107 km or 66 mi Bojnord
$489
197 km or 123 mi Nishapur
$496
203 km or 126 mi Sabzevar
$512
212 km or 132 mi Mashhad
$503
294 km or 183 mi Gonbad-e Kavus
$467
302 km or 187 mi Kashmar
$506
306 km or 190 mi Mary
$1654
307 km or 191 mi Torbat-e Heydarieh
$502
344 km or 213 mi Shahrud
$564
361 km or 224 mi Torbat-e Jam
$493
367 km or 228 mi Gorgan
$658
451 km or 280 mi Dasoguz
$1770
469 km or 291 mi Turkmenabat
$1716
496 km or 308 mi Sari
$643
513 km or 318 mi Nukus
$477
516 km or 321 mi Qaem Shahr
$501
517 km or 321 mi Semnan
$542
524 km or 325 mi Herat
$509
528 km or 328 mi Babol
$372
558 km or 347 mi Amol
$530
561 km or 349 mi Bukhara
$433
570 km or 354 mi Birjand
$588
634 km or 394 mi Pardis
$598
654 km or 406 mi Qarshi
$512
657 km or 408 mi Pakdasht
$604
660 km or 410 mi Golestan
$628
667 km or 414 mi Sheberghan
$432
668 km or 415 mi Qarchak
$607
668 km or 415 mi Tehran
$684
670 km or 417 mi Varamin
$588
671 km or 417 mi Ray
$622
693 km or 431 mi Qods
$638
694 km or 431 mi Eslamshahr
$623
695 km or 432 mi Nasimshahr
$624
700 km or 435 mi Shahriar
$635
701 km or 435 mi Karaj
$704
703 km or 437 mi Fardis
$640

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi Rawalpindi
$416
33 km or 20 mi Wah
$344
91 km or 57 mi Mirpur
$277
108 km or 67 mi Mardan
$354
131 km or 82 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$326
132 km or 82 mi Baramulla
$265
135 km or 84 mi Mingora
$351
146 km or 91 mi Peshawar
$334
148 km or 92 mi Kohat
$364
158 km or 98 mi Gujrat
$320
169 km or 105 mi Srinagar
$340
183 km or 114 mi Sargodha
$376
191 km or 119 mi Hafizabad
$363
193 km or 120 mi Sialkot
$311
200 km or 124 mi Jammu
$284
203 km or 126 mi Gujranwala
$302
220 km or 137 mi Chiniot
$372
222 km or 138 mi Kamoke
$316
239 km or 148 mi Sheikhupura
$368
252 km or 156 mi Jalalabad
$354
254 km or 158 mi Faisalabad
$333
268 km or 167 mi Lahore
$427
279 km or 173 mi Jhang
$294
285 km or 177 mi Gojra
$351
287 km or 178 mi Amritsar
$380
287 km or 179 mi Sahiwal
$303
291 km or 181 mi Pathankot
$350
292 km or 182 mi Khost
$393
324 km or 201 mi Okara
$291
353 km or 219 mi Gardez
$401
356 km or 221 mi Jalandhar
$337
368 km or 229 mi Kabul
$458
392 km or 244 mi Khanewal
$362
396 km or 246 mi Burewala
$347
408 km or 253 mi Ludhiana
$421
418 km or 260 mi Multan
$403
427 km or 266 mi Ghazni
$396
465 km or 289 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$254
468 km or 291 mi Puli Khumri
$404
483 km or 300 mi Chandigarh
$373