Ashgabat vs Jeju Island - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Ashgabat	Jeju Island
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1679	$1056
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3854	$3389
🏠 One person rent	$836	$418
🏘️ Family rent	$1553	$1358
🍽️ Food expenses	$658	$476
🚐 Transport expenses	$47.3	$75
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$573	$2775
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	7	19
😀 Quality of life	30	68
🏙️ Population	828K	678K

The cost of living in Ashgabat is 59% more expensive than in Jeju Island. Cities ranked 2737th and 4943rd ($1679 vs $1056) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 30th in Turkmenistan and South Korea, respectively. Check Turkmenistan vs South Korea comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Ashgabat compared to 2.6 months in Jeju Island. Ashgabat ranked 1st best city to live in Turkmenistan vs Jeju Island ranked 50th in South Korea, while ranked 8379th and 3677th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ashgabat vs Jeju Island

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	Ashgabat	Jeju Island
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$31.6	$8.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$55.7	$44.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10	$7.07
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.39	$4.97
☕ Cappuccino	$4.59	$3.8
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.91	$1.91
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$915	$426
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$647	$275
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1453	$780
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1376	$1299
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$48.2	$92.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$73.7	$143
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$87.4	$19.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.98%	4.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4561	$7047
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3442	$6147
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.29	$1.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$9.98	$44.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.68	$7.43
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.38	$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.63	$2.17
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.85	$2.91
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.65	$4.67
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.07	$2.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.3	$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.9	$7.71
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$24.8	$38.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.66	$5.53
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.38	$4.18
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.31	$3.1
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.82	$3.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$2.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.83	$2.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.83	$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.09	$2.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$27.2	$17.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.61	$2.46
🚬 Cigarette pack	$25.4	$3.26
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.03	$5.48
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.84	$4.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.02	$2.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.8	$1.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$65.9	$32.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16.5	$10.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$33.8	$32.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.42	$7.59
👖 Brand Jeans	$83.7	$54.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$144	$69.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$22.6	$388
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6425	$22989

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Cities near Ashgabat

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.2 mi	Anau	$1648
95 km or 59 mi	Quchan	$487
99 km or 61 mi	Baherden	$1642
107 km or 66 mi	Bojnord	$427
197 km or 123 mi	Nishapur	$509
203 km or 126 mi	Sabzevar	$489
212 km or 132 mi	Mashhad	$532
294 km or 183 mi	Gonbad-e Kavus	$473
302 km or 187 mi	Kashmar	$507
306 km or 190 mi	Mary	$1644
307 km or 191 mi	Torbat-e Heydarieh	$520
344 km or 213 mi	Shahrud	$576
361 km or 224 mi	Torbat-e Jam	$558
367 km or 228 mi	Gorgan	$661
451 km or 280 mi	Dasoguz	$1657
469 km or 291 mi	Turkmenabat	$1662
496 km or 308 mi	Sari	$640
513 km or 318 mi	Nukus	$427
516 km or 321 mi	Qaem Shahr	$533
517 km or 321 mi	Semnan	$558
524 km or 325 mi	Herat	$514
528 km or 328 mi	Babol	$434
558 km or 347 mi	Amol	$519
561 km or 349 mi	Bukhara	$399
570 km or 354 mi	Birjand	$554
634 km or 394 mi	Pardis	$619
654 km or 406 mi	Qarshi	$416
657 km or 408 mi	Pakdasht	$633
660 km or 410 mi	Golestan	$655
667 km or 414 mi	Sheberghan	$446
668 km or 415 mi	Qarchak	$636
668 km or 415 mi	Tehran	$700
670 km or 417 mi	Varamin	$616
671 km or 417 mi	Ray	$653
693 km or 431 mi	Qods	$655
694 km or 431 mi	Eslamshahr	$655
695 km or 432 mi	Nasimshahr	$651
700 km or 435 mi	Shahriar	$653
701 km or 435 mi	Karaj	$693
703 km or 437 mi	Fardis	$651

Cities near Jeju Island

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.2 mi	Seogwipo	$1058
16 km or 10 mi	Jeju	$1003
159 km or 99 mi	Mokpo	$1041
186 km or 115 mi	Naju	$1028
187 km or 116 mi	Yeosu	$984
197 km or 122 mi	Suncheon	$991
203 km or 126 mi	Gwangju	$1147
206 km or 128 mi	Gwangyang	$965
228 km or 142 mi	Goto	$903
240 km or 149 mi	Tongyeong	$910
241 km or 149 mi	Namwon	$960
246 km or 153 mi	Jeongeup	$955
248 km or 154 mi	Jinju	$878
251 km or 156 mi	Geoje	$882
267 km or 166 mi	Sacheon	$953
271 km or 169 mi	Tsushima	$896
273 km or 170 mi	Gimje	$902
275 km or 171 mi	Masan	$1006
279 km or 173 mi	Jeonju	$787
281 km or 175 mi	Hirado	$907
284 km or 177 mi	Tsushima Island	$895
288 km or 179 mi	Changwon	$1073
289 km or 180 mi	Iksan	$923
291 km or 181 mi	Gunsan	$975
294 km or 183 mi	Saikai	$929
295 km or 184 mi	Matsuura	$906
296 km or 184 mi	Iki	$903
297 km or 185 mi	Sasebo	$945
300 km or 186 mi	Gimhae	$907
301 km or 187 mi	Busan	$1029
312 km or 194 mi	Imari	$907
312 km or 194 mi	Miryang	$973
315 km or 196 mi	Togitsu	$941
318 km or 197 mi	Nagayo	$941
318 km or 197 mi	Nagasaki	$1011
318 km or 198 mi	Yangsan	$963
319 km or 199 mi	Karatsu	$905
320 km or 199 mi	Nonsan	$945
324 km or 201 mi	Omura	$932
325 km or 202 mi	Takeo	$905