Ashgabat vs Jerusalem - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Ashgabat	Jerusalem
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1833	$2447
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4223	$5689
🏠 One person rent	$893	$1439
🏘️ Family rent	$1483	$2480
🍽️ Food expenses	$782	$674
🚐 Transport expenses	$49.8	$144
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$747	$3017
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	38 km
🎓 Higher education	7	78
😀 Quality of life	49	87
🏙️ Population	1.03M	936K

The cost of living in Ashgabat is 25% less expensive than in Jerusalem. Cities ranked 2595th and 950th ($1833 vs $2447) 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 1.2 months in Jerusalem. Ashgabat ranked 1st best city to live in Turkmenistan vs Jerusalem ranked 4th in Israel, while ranked 6667th and 351st 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	$31.3	$24.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$85.3	$81.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.8	$18.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.48	$9.82
☕ Cappuccino	$7.08	$4.56
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.16	$2.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1020	$1526
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$674	$1189
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1780	$2738
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1190	$2087
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$47.3	$153
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$73.2	$232
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$102	$30.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.49%	5.94%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4806	$14293
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2978	$9538
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.14	$1.97
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$8.51	$72.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.77	$12.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.43	$2.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$4.77	$2.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.69	$2.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.3	$3.39
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.17	$4.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.26	$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.7	$12.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.4	$21.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.44	$3.66
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$2.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.58	$2.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.56	$2.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.99	$1.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.79	$1.72
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.78	$1.22
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.1	$3.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$19.1	$14.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.69	$3.03
🚬 Cigarette pack	$25.7	$10.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.19	$9.35
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.85	$4.11
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3	$2.4
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.81	$3.19
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.2	$91.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.3	$13.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$33.8	$99.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.4	$16.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$65.8	$117
👟 Brand Sneakers	$93.9	$143
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$23	$954
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$25686	$23696

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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 Jerusalem

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.8 km or 5.5 mi	Bethlehem	$987
13 km or 7.9 mi	Ramallah	$1072
22 km or 14 mi	Beit Shemesh	$1747
28 km or 17 mi	Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut	$2100
30 km or 19 mi	Hebron	$837
35 km or 22 mi	Lod	$1998
36 km or 22 mi	Dura	$1021
36 km or 22 mi	Ariel	$1732
36 km or 23 mi	Ramla	$2347
40 km or 25 mi	Rehovot	$1947
42 km or 26 mi	Rosh HaAyin	$2153
42 km or 26 mi	Yehud	$2142
43 km or 27 mi	Ness Ziona	$2130
43 km or 27 mi	Kafr Qasim	$2150
43 km or 27 mi	Rishon LeZion	$2233
44 km or 28 mi	Kiryat Malakhi	$2027
46 km or 28 mi	Petah Tikva	$2124
46 km or 29 mi	Kiryat Ono	$2135
46 km or 29 mi	Kiryat Gat	$2032
47 km or 29 mi	Yavne	$2064
48 km or 30 mi	Nablus	$915
49 km or 30 mi	Bnei Brak	$2286
50 km or 31 mi	Givatayim	$2303
50 km or 31 mi	Holon	$1937
50 km or 31 mi	Ramat Gan	$2440
51 km or 32 mi	Qalqilya	$807
51 km or 32 mi	Bat Yam	$2040
51 km or 32 mi	Hod HaSharon	$2191
52 km or 32 mi	Tel Aviv	$2492
53 km or 33 mi	Kfar Saba	$2214
54 km or 33 mi	Ashdod	$1993
54 km or 33 mi	Ramat HaSharon	$1974
54 km or 34 mi	Herzliya	$2937
55 km or 34 mi	Ra'anana	$2290
56 km or 35 mi	Tira	$2153
56 km or 35 mi	Al-Salt	$548
57 km or 36 mi	Tayibe	$2108
58 km or 36 mi	Arad	$1855
62 km or 38 mi	Rahat	$1879
63 km or 39 mi	Ashkelon	$1850