Ashgabat vs Islamabad - Cost of Living Comparison

Ashgabat Islamabad
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1233
$311
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2878
$778
🏠 One person rent
$531
$148
🏘️ Family rent
$949
$314
🍽️ Food expenses
$540
$105
🚐 Transport expenses
$42.6
$22.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$562
$184
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
26 km
🎓 Higher education
7
65
😀 Quality of life
30
51
🏙️ Population
828K
1.01M

The cost of living in Ashgabat is 297% more expensive than in Islamabad. Cities ranked 4068th and 9147th ($1233 vs $311) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 4th 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 8436th and 6201st among best cities to live in the world.

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Ashgabat Islamabad
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$18.8
$1.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$68.6
$12.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.1
$2.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.1
$1.87
☕ Cappuccino
$3.75
$1.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$4.55
$0.21
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$635
$130
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$386
$80.2
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$933
$350
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$807
$203
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$40.5
$41.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$62.1
$64.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$54.5
$16.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.97%
12.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3243
$475
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2384
$341
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.14
$0.17
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.4
$4.11
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.27
$2.07
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.36
$0.86
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.43
$0.65
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.9
$0.43
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.1
$0.91
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.5
$0.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.3
$4.19
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.26
$2.01
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.4
$3.27
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.15
$0.81
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.08
$0.49
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$0.65
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.99
$0.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.92
$0.28
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$0.35
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.89
$0.19
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.08
$0.79
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.2
$1.82
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.99
$1.03
🚬 Cigarette pack
$18.9
$1.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.65
$0.75
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.82
$1.24
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.02
$1.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.79
$0.41
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50.9
$15
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$19.2
$2.58
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$26.2
$12.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.43
$1.26
👖 Brand Jeans
$80
$12.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$92.6
$50.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$22.7
$41.5
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4395
$760

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12 km or 7.2 mi Anau
$1366
95 km or 59 mi Quchan
$687
99 km or 61 mi Baherden
$1362
107 km or 66 mi Bojnord
$540
197 km or 123 mi Nishapur
$640
203 km or 126 mi Sabzevar
$638
212 km or 132 mi Mashhad
$658
294 km or 183 mi Gonbad-e Kavus
$531
302 km or 187 mi Kashmar
$687
306 km or 190 mi Mary
$1305
307 km or 191 mi Torbat-e Heydarieh
$687
344 km or 213 mi Shahrud
$688
361 km or 224 mi Torbat-e Jam
$717
367 km or 228 mi Gorgan
$558
451 km or 280 mi Dasoguz
$1316
469 km or 291 mi Turkmenabat
$1331
496 km or 308 mi Sari
$568
513 km or 318 mi Nukus
$397
516 km or 321 mi Qaem Shahr
$693
517 km or 321 mi Semnan
$690
524 km or 325 mi Herat
$375
528 km or 328 mi Babol
$450
558 km or 347 mi Amol
$504
561 km or 349 mi Bukhara
$379
570 km or 354 mi Birjand
$691
634 km or 394 mi Pardis
$686
654 km or 406 mi Qarshi
$404
657 km or 408 mi Pakdasht
$694
660 km or 410 mi Golestan
$696
667 km or 414 mi Sheberghan
$326
668 km or 415 mi Qarchak
$694
668 km or 415 mi Tehran
$833
670 km or 417 mi Varamin
$836
671 km or 417 mi Ray
$693
693 km or 431 mi Qods
$699
694 km or 431 mi Eslamshahr
$636
695 km or 432 mi Nasimshahr
$695
700 km or 435 mi Shahriar
$696
701 km or 435 mi Karaj
$792
703 km or 437 mi Fardis
$689

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi Rawalpindi
$249
33 km or 20 mi Wah
$201
91 km or 57 mi Mirpur
$255
108 km or 67 mi Mardan
$216
131 km or 82 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$223
132 km or 82 mi Baramulla
$358
135 km or 84 mi Mingora
$228
146 km or 91 mi Peshawar
$223
148 km or 92 mi Kohat
$225
158 km or 98 mi Gujrat
$221
169 km or 105 mi Srinagar
$392
183 km or 114 mi Sargodha
$324
191 km or 119 mi Hafizabad
$219
193 km or 120 mi Sialkot
$263
200 km or 124 mi Jammu
$317
203 km or 126 mi Gujranwala
$193
220 km or 137 mi Chiniot
$205
222 km or 138 mi Kamoke
$190
239 km or 148 mi Sheikhupura
$210
252 km or 156 mi Jalalabad
$336
254 km or 158 mi Faisalabad
$230
268 km or 167 mi Lahore
$322
279 km or 173 mi Jhang
$217
285 km or 177 mi Gojra
$273
287 km or 178 mi Amritsar
$430
287 km or 179 mi Sahiwal
$187
291 km or 181 mi Pathankot
$330
292 km or 182 mi Khost
$324
324 km or 201 mi Okara
$269
353 km or 219 mi Gardez
$326
356 km or 221 mi Jalandhar
$389
368 km or 229 mi Kabul
$347
392 km or 244 mi Khanewal
$248
396 km or 246 mi Burewala
$204
408 km or 253 mi Ludhiana
$376
418 km or 260 mi Multan
$217
427 km or 266 mi Ghazni
$323
465 km or 289 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$208
468 km or 291 mi Puli Khumri
$323
483 km or 300 mi Chandigarh
$399