Ashgabat vs Jeddah - Cost of Living Comparison

Ashgabat Jeddah
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1233
$1067
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2878
$2572
🏠 One person rent
$531
$484
🏘️ Family rent
$949
$813
🍽️ Food expenses
$540
$333
🚐 Transport expenses
$42.6
$122
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$562
$1772
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
7
44
😀 Quality of life
30
72
🏙️ Population
828K
3.98M

The cost of living in Ashgabat is 16% more expensive than in Jeddah. Cities ranked 4068th and 4605th ($1233 vs $1067) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 2nd in Turkmenistan and Saudi Arabia, respectively. Check Turkmenistan vs Saudi Arabia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Ashgabat compared to 1.7 months in Jeddah. Ashgabat ranked 1st best city to live in Turkmenistan vs Jeddah ranked 3rd in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 8436th and 1949th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ashgabat vs Jeddah

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Ashgabat Jeddah
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$18.8
$6.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$68.6
$53.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.1
$7.09
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.1
$1.39
☕ Cappuccino
$3.75
$3.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$4.55
$0.75
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$635
$447
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$386
$324
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$933
$876
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$807
$584
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$40.5
$64.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$62.1
$99.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$54.5
$71.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.97%
4.43%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3243
$1340
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2384
$1020
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.14
$0.92
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.4
$25.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.27
$13.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.36
$0.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.43
$1.64
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.9
$0.85
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.1
$2.11
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.5
$2.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.3
$7.37
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.26
$8.16
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.4
$13.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.15
$2.22
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.08
$1.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$1.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.99
$1.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.92
$1.18
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$1.06
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.89
$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.08
$2.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.2
$1.34
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.99
$1.8
🚬 Cigarette pack
$18.9
$7.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.65
$4.05
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.82
$5.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.02
$2.42
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.79
$2.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50.9
$91.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$19.2
$16.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$26.2
$45.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.43
$7.16
👖 Brand Jeans
$80
$51.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$92.6
$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$22.7
$321
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4395
$7059

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$1366
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$687
99 km or 61 mi Baherden
$1362
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$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
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$992
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$601
307 km or 191 mi Yanbu
$867
328 km or 204 mi Medina
$1028
395 km or 246 mi Bisha
$829
410 km or 255 mi Bareq
$833
508 km or 315 mi Abha
$963
597 km or 371 mi Al Wajh
$832
645 km or 401 mi Keren
$488
652 km or 405 mi Ar Rass
$750
661 km or 411 mi Massawa
$487
675 km or 420 mi As Sulayyil
$843
688 km or 427 mi Najran
$892
690 km or 429 mi Atbara
$563
691 km or 429 mi Asmara
$522
702 km or 436 mi Aswan
$270
703 km or 437 mi Sa'dah
$486
704 km or 437 mi Unaizah
$858
711 km or 442 mi Ha'il
$880
738 km or 458 mi Kassala
$598
741 km or 461 mi Mendefera
$485
806 km or 501 mi Tabuk
$1019
810 km or 503 mi Luxor
$230
834 km or 518 mi Qena
$227
836 km or 519 mi Hurghada
$281
845 km or 525 mi Riyadh
$1278
849 km or 528 mi Al Hudaydah
$511
855 km or 531 mi El Gouna
$260
863 km or 536 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$345
869 km or 540 mi Sanaa
$553
893 km or 555 mi Sayyan
$487
897 km or 557 mi Mekelle
$578
904 km or 562 mi Dahab
$299
922 km or 573 mi Dumat al-Jandal
$827
926 km or 576 mi El-Gadarif
$588
927 km or 576 mi Zabid
$488
942 km or 585 mi Sohag
$247
943 km or 586 mi Sakakah
$828
952 km or 592 mi Khartoum North
$614
954 km or 593 mi Dhamar
$492