Ashgabat vs Jeddah - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Ashgabat	Jeddah
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1616	$1123
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3750	$2695
🏠 One person rent	$798	$511
🏘️ Family rent	$1515	$868
🍽️ Food expenses	$620	$341
🚐 Transport expenses	$48.8	$150
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$756	$2204
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	15 km
🎓 Higher education	7	45
😀 Quality of life	29	75
🏙️ Population	1.03M	4.7M

The cost of living in Ashgabat is 44% more expensive than in Jeddah. Cities ranked 3187th and 4828th ($1616 vs $1123) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st 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 2 months in Jeddah. Ashgabat ranked 1st best city to live in Turkmenistan vs Jeddah ranked 2nd in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 8245th and 1110th 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	$26.2	$6.63
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$59.7	$52.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.5	$8.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.44	$1.85
☕ Cappuccino	$5.58	$4.08
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.27	$0.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$894	$416
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$606	$359
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1482	$889
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1322	$640
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$49.3	$68.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$75.8	$106
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$85.1	$72
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.98%	4.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3870	$2216
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2996	$1138
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.14	$1.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$8.63	$34.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.69	$14.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.36	$0.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.17	$1.69
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.86	$1.09
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.17	$2.09
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.09	$2.7
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.13	$7.58
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.76	$7.59
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$25.2	$12.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.96	$2.24
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$1.6
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.38	$1.51
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.29	$1.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.91	$1.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.88	$1.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.84	$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.07	$2.39
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$27.1	$5.97
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.3	$1.94
🚬 Cigarette pack	$25.6	$6.67
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.35	$4.03
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.8	$5.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.97	$2.41
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.79	$3.15
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$112	$94.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17.6	$14.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$35.5	$45.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.39	$7.18
👖 Brand Jeans	$83.8	$49.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$141	$94.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$23	$365
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6584	$6009

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Cities near Ashgabat

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

Cities near Jeddah

Distance	City	Cost of living
69 km or 43 mi	Mecca	$940
296 km or 184 mi	Port Sudan	$1096
307 km or 191 mi	Yanbu	$837
328 km or 204 mi	Medina	$853
395 km or 246 mi	Bisha	$895
410 km or 255 mi	Bareq	$895
508 km or 315 mi	Abha	$915
597 km or 371 mi	Al Wajh	$879
645 km or 401 mi	Keren	$491
652 km or 405 mi	Ar Rass	$828
661 km or 411 mi	Massawa	$492
675 km or 420 mi	As Sulayyil	$1021
688 km or 427 mi	Najran	$934
690 km or 429 mi	Atbara	$1094
691 km or 429 mi	Asmara	$524
702 km or 436 mi	Aswan	$324
703 km or 437 mi	Sa'dah	$488
704 km or 437 mi	Unaizah	$940
711 km or 442 mi	Ha'il	$944
738 km or 458 mi	Kassala	$988
741 km or 461 mi	Mendefera	$490
806 km or 501 mi	Tabuk	$988
810 km or 503 mi	Luxor	$314
834 km or 518 mi	Qena	$333
836 km or 519 mi	Hurghada	$278
845 km or 525 mi	Riyadh	$1586
849 km or 528 mi	Al Hudaydah	$513
855 km or 531 mi	El Gouna	$294
863 km or 536 mi	Sharm El Sheikh	$499
869 km or 540 mi	Sanaa	$550
893 km or 555 mi	Sayyan	$491
897 km or 557 mi	Mekelle	$686
904 km or 562 mi	Dahab	$393
922 km or 573 mi	Dumat al-Jandal	$821
926 km or 576 mi	El-Gadarif	$935
927 km or 576 mi	Zabid	$489
942 km or 585 mi	Sohag	$350
943 km or 586 mi	Sakakah	$806
952 km or 592 mi	Khartoum North	$868
954 km or 593 mi	Dhamar	$491