Ashgabat vs Jeju Island - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Ashgabat	Jeju Island
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1833	$1100
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4223	$2764
🏠 One person rent	$893	$480
🏘️ Family rent	$1483	$812
🍽️ Food expenses	$782	$456
🚐 Transport expenses	$49.8	$72.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$747	$1449
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	7	19
😀 Quality of life	49	65
🏙️ Population	1.03M	678K

The cost of living in Ashgabat is 67% more expensive than in Jeju Island. Cities ranked 2595th and 4961st ($1833 vs $1100) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 16th in Turkmenistan and South Korea, respectively. Check Turkmenistan vs South Korea comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Ashgabat compared to 1.3 months in Jeju Island. Ashgabat ranked 1st best city to live in Turkmenistan vs Jeju Island ranked 73rd in South Korea, while ranked 6667th and 5177th 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	$31.3	$8.06
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$85.3	$42.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.8	$6.44
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.48	$4.91
☕ Cappuccino	$7.08	$4.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.16	$1.86
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1020	$408
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$674	$327
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1780	$736
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1190	$581
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$47.3	$117
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$73.2	$180
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$102	$19.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.49%	4.15%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4806	$9156
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2978	$5889
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.14	$0.89
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$8.51	$44.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.77	$7.19
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.43	$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$4.77	$2.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.69	$2.75
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.3	$2.27
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.17	$3.12
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.26	$12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.7	$6.55
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.4	$20.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.44	$6.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$4.94
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.58	$6.34
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.56	$5.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.99	$3.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.79	$1.98
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.78	$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.1	$2.55
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$19.1	$16.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.69	$2.23
🚬 Cigarette pack	$25.7	$2.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.19	$5.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.85	$4.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3	$2.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.81	$1.64
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.2	$31.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.3	$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$33.8	$41.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.4	$7.34
👖 Brand Jeans	$65.8	$52.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$93.9	$64.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$23	$347
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$25686	$20533

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Cities near Ashgabat

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.2 mi	Anau	$1774
95 km or 59 mi	Quchan	$500
99 km or 61 mi	Baherden	$1796
107 km or 66 mi	Bojnord	$489
197 km or 123 mi	Nishapur	$496
203 km or 126 mi	Sabzevar	$512
212 km or 132 mi	Mashhad	$503
294 km or 183 mi	Gonbad-e Kavus	$467
302 km or 187 mi	Kashmar	$506
306 km or 190 mi	Mary	$1654
307 km or 191 mi	Torbat-e Heydarieh	$502
344 km or 213 mi	Shahrud	$564
361 km or 224 mi	Torbat-e Jam	$493
367 km or 228 mi	Gorgan	$658
451 km or 280 mi	Dasoguz	$1770
469 km or 291 mi	Turkmenabat	$1716
496 km or 308 mi	Sari	$643
513 km or 318 mi	Nukus	$477
516 km or 321 mi	Qaem Shahr	$501
517 km or 321 mi	Semnan	$542
524 km or 325 mi	Herat	$509
528 km or 328 mi	Babol	$372
558 km or 347 mi	Amol	$530
561 km or 349 mi	Bukhara	$433
570 km or 354 mi	Birjand	$588
634 km or 394 mi	Pardis	$598
654 km or 406 mi	Qarshi	$512
657 km or 408 mi	Pakdasht	$604
660 km or 410 mi	Golestan	$628
667 km or 414 mi	Sheberghan	$432
668 km or 415 mi	Qarchak	$607
668 km or 415 mi	Tehran	$684
670 km or 417 mi	Varamin	$588
671 km or 417 mi	Ray	$622
693 km or 431 mi	Qods	$638
694 km or 431 mi	Eslamshahr	$623
695 km or 432 mi	Nasimshahr	$624
700 km or 435 mi	Shahriar	$635
701 km or 435 mi	Karaj	$704
703 km or 437 mi	Fardis	$640

Cities near Jeju Island

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.2 mi	Seogwipo	$1095
16 km or 10 mi	Jeju	$1069
159 km or 99 mi	Mokpo	$1005
186 km or 115 mi	Naju	$1001
187 km or 116 mi	Yeosu	$994
197 km or 122 mi	Suncheon	$1016
203 km or 126 mi	Gwangju	$1081
206 km or 128 mi	Gwangyang	$991
228 km or 142 mi	Goto	$904
240 km or 149 mi	Tongyeong	$934
241 km or 149 mi	Namwon	$980
246 km or 153 mi	Jeongeup	$981
248 km or 154 mi	Jinju	$1064
251 km or 156 mi	Geoje	$913
267 km or 166 mi	Sacheon	$984
271 km or 169 mi	Tsushima	$933
273 km or 170 mi	Gimje	$982
275 km or 171 mi	Masan	$1008
279 km or 173 mi	Jeonju	$831
281 km or 175 mi	Hirado	$908
284 km or 177 mi	Tsushima Island	$937
288 km or 179 mi	Changwon	$1084
289 km or 180 mi	Iksan	$998
291 km or 181 mi	Gunsan	$1020
294 km or 183 mi	Saikai	$893
295 km or 184 mi	Matsuura	$908
296 km or 184 mi	Iki	$925
297 km or 185 mi	Sasebo	$939
300 km or 186 mi	Gimhae	$975
301 km or 187 mi	Busan	$1108
312 km or 194 mi	Imari	$902
312 km or 194 mi	Miryang	$1038
315 km or 196 mi	Togitsu	$886
318 km or 197 mi	Nagayo	$887
318 km or 197 mi	Nagasaki	$948
318 km or 198 mi	Yangsan	$1039
319 km or 199 mi	Karatsu	$913
320 km or 199 mi	Nonsan	$1046
324 km or 201 mi	Omura	$891
325 km or 202 mi	Takeo	$895