Ashgabat vs Jerusalem - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ashgabat Jerusalem
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1806
$2483
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4178
$5802
🏠 One person rent
$887
$1417
🏘️ Family rent
$1506
$2357
🍽️ Food expenses
$763
$720
🚐 Transport expenses
$49.3
$150
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$635
$3437
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
38 km
🎓 Higher education
7
77
😀 Quality of life
48
86
🏙️ Population
1.03M
936K

The cost of living in Ashgabat is 27% less expensive than in Jerusalem. Cities ranked 2849th and 911th ($1806 vs $2483) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd in Turkmenistan and Israel, respectively. Check Turkmenistan vs Israel comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Ashgabat compared to 1.4 months in Jerusalem. Ashgabat ranked 1st best city to live in Turkmenistan vs Jerusalem ranked 2nd in Israel, while ranked 6881st and 410th 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
$28.8
$25.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$86.1
$94.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.9
$19.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.69
$10.2
☕ Cappuccino
$6.75
$5.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.82
$3.26
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1012
$1637
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$667
$1119
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1768
$2975
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1221
$1851
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$48.7
$160
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$74.5
$247
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$102
$34.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.45%
5.11%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4069
$16323
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2839
$9037
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.14
$2.26
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.55
$72
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.63
$13.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.43
$2.4
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$4.71
$2.36
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.94
$2.97
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.24
$3.53
🥚 Eggs, x12
$6.15
$4.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.23
$15.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.2
$13.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$22.5
$23.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.06
$3.84
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$2.49
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.48
$2.17
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.72
$2.96
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.27
$2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.78
$1.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.07
$3.65
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$18.9
$15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.21
$3.2
🚬 Cigarette pack
$25.5
$12.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.8
$9.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.88
$4.4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.02
$2.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.81
$3.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.8
$79.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.3
$14.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$31.3
$107
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.46
$17
👖 Brand Jeans
$65.6
$114
👟 Brand Sneakers
$92.4
$152
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$22.9
$1104
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24723
$27069

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$1763
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$501
99 km or 61 mi Baherden
$1769
107 km or 66 mi Bojnord
$487
197 km or 123 mi Nishapur
$496
203 km or 126 mi Sabzevar
$510
212 km or 132 mi Mashhad
$498
294 km or 183 mi Gonbad-e Kavus
$466
302 km or 187 mi Kashmar
$507
306 km or 190 mi Mary
$1640
307 km or 191 mi Torbat-e Heydarieh
$501
344 km or 213 mi Shahrud
$563
361 km or 224 mi Torbat-e Jam
$494
367 km or 228 mi Gorgan
$659
451 km or 280 mi Dasoguz
$1755
469 km or 291 mi Turkmenabat
$1709
496 km or 308 mi Sari
$635
513 km or 318 mi Nukus
$468
516 km or 321 mi Qaem Shahr
$502
517 km or 321 mi Semnan
$535
524 km or 325 mi Herat
$532
528 km or 328 mi Babol
$372
558 km or 347 mi Amol
$531
561 km or 349 mi Bukhara
$436
570 km or 354 mi Birjand
$589
634 km or 394 mi Pardis
$575
654 km or 406 mi Qarshi
$513
657 km or 408 mi Pakdasht
$583
660 km or 410 mi Golestan
$592
667 km or 414 mi Sheberghan
$457
668 km or 415 mi Qarchak
$586
668 km or 415 mi Tehran
$639
670 km or 417 mi Varamin
$571
671 km or 417 mi Ray
$591
693 km or 431 mi Qods
$631
694 km or 431 mi Eslamshahr
$602
695 km or 432 mi Nasimshahr
$601
700 km or 435 mi Shahriar
$627
701 km or 435 mi Karaj
$696
703 km or 437 mi Fardis
$639

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Distance City Cost of living
8.8 km or 5.5 mi Bethlehem
$1010
13 km or 7.9 mi Ramallah
$1122
22 km or 14 mi Beit Shemesh
$1823
28 km or 17 mi Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut
$2198
30 km or 19 mi Hebron
$895
35 km or 22 mi Lod
$2154
36 km or 22 mi Dura
$1062
36 km or 22 mi Ariel
$1821
36 km or 23 mi Ramla
$2346
40 km or 25 mi Rehovot
$2066
42 km or 26 mi Rosh HaAyin
$2270
42 km or 26 mi Yehud
$2260
43 km or 27 mi Ness Ziona
$2298
43 km or 27 mi Kafr Qasim
$2288
43 km or 27 mi Rishon LeZion
$2403
44 km or 28 mi Kiryat Malakhi
$2105
46 km or 28 mi Petah Tikva
$2253
46 km or 29 mi Kiryat Ono
$2192
46 km or 29 mi Kiryat Gat
$2079
47 km or 29 mi Yavne
$2172
48 km or 30 mi Nablus
$978
49 km or 30 mi Bnei Brak
$2385
50 km or 31 mi Givatayim
$2449
50 km or 31 mi Holon
$2031
50 km or 31 mi Ramat Gan
$2451
51 km or 32 mi Qalqilya
$910
51 km or 32 mi Bat Yam
$2147
51 km or 32 mi Hod HaSharon
$2320
52 km or 32 mi Tel Aviv
$2702
53 km or 33 mi Kfar Saba
$2346
54 km or 33 mi Ashdod
$2145
54 km or 33 mi Ramat HaSharon
$2110
54 km or 34 mi Herzliya
$3089
55 km or 34 mi Ra'anana
$2432
56 km or 35 mi Tira
$2274
56 km or 35 mi Al-Salt
$546
57 km or 36 mi Tayibe
$2207
58 km or 36 mi Arad
$1946
62 km or 38 mi Rahat
$1962
63 km or 39 mi Ashkelon
$1761