Ashgabat vs Izmir - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Ashgabat	Izmir
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1584	$909
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3634	$2294
🏠 One person rent	$798	$437
🏘️ Family rent	$1502	$792
🍽️ Food expenses	$609	$290
🚐 Transport expenses	$49.1	$76.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$718	$681
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	7	68
😀 Quality of life	29	68
🏙️ Population	1.03M	2.95M

The cost of living in Ashgabat is 74% more expensive than in Izmir. Cities ranked 3105th and 5990th ($1584 vs $909) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 8th in Turkmenistan and Turkey, respectively. Check Turkmenistan vs Turkey comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Ashgabat compared to 0.7 months in Izmir. Ashgabat ranked 1st best city to live in Turkmenistan vs Izmir ranked 3rd in Turkey, while ranked 8250th and 3369th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ashgabat vs Izmir

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	Ashgabat	Izmir
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$25.9	$8.23
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$60.4	$35.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.1	$7.09
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.4	$3.26
☕ Cappuccino	$5.56	$2.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.25	$1.29
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$884	$523
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$607	$352
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1501	$948
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1302	$662
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$45.2	$39
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$70	$60.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$90.5	$12.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.58%	35.03%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3897	$1738
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3006	$1020
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.14	$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$8.52	$19.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.74	$5.93
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.38	$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3	$0.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.35	$0.87
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.49	$1.87
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.83	$1.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.29	$10
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.83	$6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.9	$18.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.02	$1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$2.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.81	$1.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.06	$1.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$0.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$0.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.74	$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.08	$1.83
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$27.3	$9.56
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.79	$1.96
🚬 Cigarette pack	$25.2	$2.07
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.01	$3.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.8	$2.42
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3	$0.36
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.77	$2.13
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$112	$43.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17.7	$6.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$31.8	$58.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.36	$8.77
👖 Brand Jeans	$69.9	$44.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$92.4	$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$22.7	$409
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6132	$9671

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Cities near Ashgabat

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.2 mi	Anau	$1553
95 km or 59 mi	Quchan	$515
99 km or 61 mi	Baherden	$1541
107 km or 66 mi	Bojnord	$510
197 km or 123 mi	Nishapur	$509
203 km or 126 mi	Sabzevar	$524
212 km or 132 mi	Mashhad	$508
294 km or 183 mi	Gonbad-e Kavus	$495
302 km or 187 mi	Kashmar	$521
306 km or 190 mi	Mary	$1503
307 km or 191 mi	Torbat-e Heydarieh	$521
344 km or 213 mi	Shahrud	$598
361 km or 224 mi	Torbat-e Jam	$550
367 km or 228 mi	Gorgan	$685
451 km or 280 mi	Dasoguz	$1535
469 km or 291 mi	Turkmenabat	$1523
496 km or 308 mi	Sari	$658
513 km or 318 mi	Nukus	$392
516 km or 321 mi	Qaem Shahr	$554
517 km or 321 mi	Semnan	$580
524 km or 325 mi	Herat	$512
528 km or 328 mi	Babol	$458
558 km or 347 mi	Amol	$557
561 km or 349 mi	Bukhara	$431
570 km or 354 mi	Birjand	$574
634 km or 394 mi	Pardis	$665
654 km or 406 mi	Qarshi	$484
657 km or 408 mi	Pakdasht	$680
660 km or 410 mi	Golestan	$714
667 km or 414 mi	Sheberghan	$414
668 km or 415 mi	Qarchak	$681
668 km or 415 mi	Tehran	$788
670 km or 417 mi	Varamin	$651
671 km or 417 mi	Ray	$710
693 km or 431 mi	Qods	$698
694 km or 431 mi	Eslamshahr	$700
695 km or 432 mi	Nasimshahr	$697
700 km or 435 mi	Shahriar	$698
701 km or 435 mi	Karaj	$736
703 km or 437 mi	Fardis	$688

Cities near Izmir

Distance	City	Cost of living
34 km or 21 mi	Manisa	$638
50 km or 31 mi	Turgutlu	$675
63 km or 39 mi	Kusadasi	$764
64 km or 39 mi	Tire	$681
87 km or 54 mi	Chios	$1099
87 km or 54 mi	Salihli	$677
88 km or 55 mi	Aydin	$655
93 km or 58 mi	Mytilene	$934
95 km or 59 mi	Soma	$679
117 km or 73 mi	Nazilli	$643
152 km or 94 mi	Balikesir	$707
155 km or 96 mi	Bodrum	$1038
171 km or 106 mi	Mugla	$773
185 km or 115 mi	Denizli	$477
192 km or 119 mi	Mykonos	$1838
199 km or 124 mi	Usak	$629
200 km or 124 mi	Marmaris	$1049
203 km or 126 mi	Canakkale	$690
227 km or 141 mi	Bandirma	$679
240 km or 149 mi	Rhodes	$1070
257 km or 160 mi	Bursa	$743
265 km or 164 mi	Fethiye	$843
268 km or 167 mi	Santorini	$1659
271 km or 168 mi	Kutahya	$568
276 km or 171 mi	Inegol	$708
286 km or 178 mi	Burdur	$554
288 km or 179 mi	Tekirdag	$661
292 km or 181 mi	Alexandroupoli	$911
292 km or 182 mi	Kifissia	$1265
298 km or 185 mi	Afyonkarahisar	$464
299 km or 186 mi	Nea Ionia	$1142
300 km or 186 mi	Nea Filadelfeia	$1131
302 km or 187 mi	Argyroupoli	$1284
302 km or 188 mi	Glyfada	$1437
303 km or 188 mi	Voula	$1296
303 km or 188 mi	Athens	$1272
304 km or 189 mi	Nea Smyrni	$1150
305 km or 189 mi	Kallithea	$1159
305 km or 190 mi	Peristeri	$1082
305 km or 190 mi	Palaio Faliro	$1258