Ashgabat vs Jerusalem - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Ashgabat	Jerusalem
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1616	$2037
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3750	$4974
🏠 One person rent	$798	$1185
🏘️ Family rent	$1515	$2324
🍽️ Food expenses	$620	$565
🚐 Transport expenses	$48.8	$121
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$756	$2358
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	38 km
🎓 Higher education	7	77
😀 Quality of life	29	84
🏙️ Population	1.03M	936K

The cost of living in Ashgabat is 21% less expensive than in Jerusalem. Cities ranked 3187th and 1770th ($1616 vs $2037) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 7th in Turkmenistan and Israel, respectively. Check Turkmenistan vs Israel comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Ashgabat compared to 1.2 months in Jerusalem. Ashgabat ranked 1st best city to live in Turkmenistan vs Jerusalem ranked 4th in Israel, while ranked 8245th and 358th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ashgabat vs Jerusalem

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	Ashgabat	Jerusalem
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$26.2	$20.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$59.7	$89.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.5	$13.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.44	$8.45
☕ Cappuccino	$5.58	$4
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.27	$2.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$894	$1355
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$606	$953
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1482	$2790
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1322	$1935
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$49.3	$126
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$75.8	$193
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$85.1	$25.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.98%	5.96%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3870	$12822
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2996	$8413
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.14	$1.6
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$8.63	$63.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.69	$10.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.36	$1.92
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.17	$1.91
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.86	$2.19
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.17	$2.46
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.09	$3.83
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.13	$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.76	$10.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$25.2	$17
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.96	$3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$1.95
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.38	$1.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.29	$1.93
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.91	$1.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.88	$1.11
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.84	$0.85
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.07	$2.65
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$27.1	$10.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.3	$2.26
🚬 Cigarette pack	$25.6	$9.44
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.35	$8.08
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.8	$3.52
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.97	$2.32
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.79	$2.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$112	$86.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17.6	$12.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$35.5	$97.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.39	$12.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$83.8	$91.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$141	$112
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$23	$859
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6584	$11066

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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 Jerusalem

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.8 km or 5.5 mi	Bethlehem	$934
13 km or 7.9 mi	Ramallah	$952
22 km or 14 mi	Beit Shemesh	$1400
28 km or 17 mi	Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut	$1835
30 km or 19 mi	Hebron	$721
35 km or 22 mi	Lod	$1768
36 km or 22 mi	Dura	$847
36 km or 22 mi	Ariel	$1536
36 km or 23 mi	Ramla	$2115
40 km or 25 mi	Rehovot	$1741
42 km or 26 mi	Rosh HaAyin	$1853
42 km or 26 mi	Yehud	$1866
43 km or 27 mi	Ness Ziona	$1825
43 km or 27 mi	Kafr Qasim	$1868
43 km or 27 mi	Rishon LeZion	$1881
44 km or 28 mi	Kiryat Malakhi	$1771
46 km or 28 mi	Petah Tikva	$1769
46 km or 29 mi	Kiryat Ono	$1836
46 km or 29 mi	Kiryat Gat	$1754
47 km or 29 mi	Yavne	$1815
48 km or 30 mi	Nablus	$730
49 km or 30 mi	Bnei Brak	$1996
50 km or 31 mi	Givatayim	$2020
50 km or 31 mi	Holon	$1751
50 km or 31 mi	Ramat Gan	$2154
51 km or 32 mi	Qalqilya	$705
51 km or 32 mi	Bat Yam	$1795
51 km or 32 mi	Hod HaSharon	$2098
52 km or 32 mi	Tel Aviv	$2254
53 km or 33 mi	Kfar Saba	$1918
54 km or 33 mi	Ashdod	$1775
54 km or 33 mi	Ramat HaSharon	$1651
54 km or 34 mi	Herzliya	$2085
55 km or 34 mi	Ra'anana	$1917
56 km or 35 mi	Tira	$1872
56 km or 35 mi	Al-Salt	$692
57 km or 36 mi	Tayibe	$1838
58 km or 36 mi	Arad	$1651
62 km or 38 mi	Rahat	$1632
63 km or 39 mi	Ashkelon	$1671