Ashgabat vs Islamabad - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ashgabat Islamabad
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1616
$439
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3750
$1168
🏠 One person rent
$798
$198
🏘️ Family rent
$1515
$457
🍽️ Food expenses
$620
$150
🚐 Transport expenses
$48.8
$35.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$756
$256
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
26 km
🎓 Higher education
7
67
😀 Quality of life
29
49
🏙️ Population
1.03M
1.01M

The cost of living in Ashgabat is 268% more expensive than in Islamabad. Cities ranked 3187th and 8895th ($1616 vs $439) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Turkmenistan and Pakistan, respectively. Check Turkmenistan vs Pakistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Ashgabat compared to 0.6 months in Islamabad. Ashgabat ranked 1st best city to live in Turkmenistan vs Islamabad ranked 2nd in Pakistan, while ranked 8245th and 6293rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Ashgabat Islamabad
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$26.2
$1.79
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$59.7
$18.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.5
$4.44
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.44
$1.8
 Cappuccino
$5.58
$2.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.27
$0.35
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$894
$174
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$606
$92
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1482
$505
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1322
$286
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$49.3
$71.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$75.8
$109
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$85.1
$18.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.98%
20.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3870
$1307
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2996
$493
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.14
$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.63
$6.82
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.69
$4.32
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.36
$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.17
$0.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.86
$0.66
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.17
$1.33
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.09
$1.26
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.13
$6.35
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.76
$3.57
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$25.2
$4.39
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.96
$1.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$0.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$0.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.29
$0.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$0.4
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.88
$0.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.84
$0.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.07
$0.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$27.1
$1.64
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.3
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$25.6
$2.13
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.35
$0.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.8
$1.47
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.97
$1.1
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.79
$0.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$112
$22.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$17.6
$4.31
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$35.5
$17.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.39
$2.01
👖 Brand Jeans
$83.8
$20.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$141
$83.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$23
$59.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6584
$3133

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Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.2 mi Anau
$1583
95 km or 59 mi Quchan
$500
99 km or 61 mi Baherden
$1578
107 km or 66 mi Bojnord
$458
197 km or 123 mi Nishapur
$517
203 km or 126 mi Sabzevar
$515
212 km or 132 mi Mashhad
$538
294 km or 183 mi Gonbad-e Kavus
$496
302 km or 187 mi Kashmar
$511
306 km or 190 mi Mary
$1531
307 km or 191 mi Torbat-e Heydarieh
$515
344 km or 213 mi Shahrud
$603
361 km or 224 mi Torbat-e Jam
$512
367 km or 228 mi Gorgan
$689
451 km or 280 mi Dasoguz
$1572
469 km or 291 mi Turkmenabat
$1554
496 km or 308 mi Sari
$670
513 km or 318 mi Nukus
$394
516 km or 321 mi Qaem Shahr
$564
517 km or 321 mi Semnan
$607
524 km or 325 mi Herat
$514
528 km or 328 mi Babol
$468
558 km or 347 mi Amol
$550
561 km or 349 mi Bukhara
$452
570 km or 354 mi Birjand
$553
634 km or 394 mi Pardis
$675
654 km or 406 mi Qarshi
$435
657 km or 408 mi Pakdasht
$689
660 km or 410 mi Golestan
$722
667 km or 414 mi Sheberghan
$450
668 km or 415 mi Qarchak
$693
668 km or 415 mi Tehran
$797
670 km or 417 mi Varamin
$673
671 km or 417 mi Ray
$720
693 km or 431 mi Qods
$706
694 km or 431 mi Eslamshahr
$716
695 km or 432 mi Nasimshahr
$706
700 km or 435 mi Shahriar
$708
701 km or 435 mi Karaj
$741
703 km or 437 mi Fardis
$699

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi Rawalpindi
$376
33 km or 20 mi Wah
$323
91 km or 57 mi Mirpur
$328
108 km or 67 mi Mardan
$372
131 km or 82 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$341
132 km or 82 mi Baramulla
$277
135 km or 84 mi Mingora
$354
146 km or 91 mi Peshawar
$338
148 km or 92 mi Kohat
$374
158 km or 98 mi Gujrat
$330
169 km or 105 mi Srinagar
$388
183 km or 114 mi Sargodha
$456
191 km or 119 mi Hafizabad
$380
193 km or 120 mi Sialkot
$335
200 km or 124 mi Jammu
$344
203 km or 126 mi Gujranwala
$280
220 km or 137 mi Chiniot
$373
222 km or 138 mi Kamoke
$308
239 km or 148 mi Sheikhupura
$376
252 km or 156 mi Jalalabad
$358
254 km or 158 mi Faisalabad
$319
268 km or 167 mi Lahore
$406
279 km or 173 mi Jhang
$292
285 km or 177 mi Gojra
$344
287 km or 178 mi Amritsar
$500
287 km or 179 mi Sahiwal
$312
291 km or 181 mi Pathankot
$407
292 km or 182 mi Khost
$441
324 km or 201 mi Okara
$310
353 km or 219 mi Gardez
$469
356 km or 221 mi Jalandhar
$378
368 km or 229 mi Kabul
$599
392 km or 244 mi Khanewal
$358
396 km or 246 mi Burewala
$360
408 km or 253 mi Ludhiana
$430
418 km or 260 mi Multan
$371
427 km or 266 mi Ghazni
$476
465 km or 289 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$273
468 km or 291 mi Puli Khumri
$457
483 km or 300 mi Chandigarh
$397