Ashgabat vs Lahore - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ashgabat Lahore
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1806
$432
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4178
$1020
🏠 One person rent
$887
$174
🏘️ Family rent
$1506
$280
🍽️ Food expenses
$763
$155
🚐 Transport expenses
$49.3
$56.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$635
$98.9
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
7
71
😀 Quality of life
48
49
🏙️ Population
1.03M
11.1M

The cost of living in Ashgabat is 318% more expensive than in Lahore. Cities ranked 2849th and 8919th ($1806 vs $432) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd in Turkmenistan and Pakistan, respectively. Check Turkmenistan vs Pakistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Ashgabat compared to 0.2 months in Lahore. Ashgabat ranked 1st best city to live in Turkmenistan vs Lahore ranked 4th in Pakistan, while ranked 6881st and 6762nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ashgabat vs Lahore

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Ashgabat Lahore
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$28.8
$2.15
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$86.1
$18
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.9
$4.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.69
$3.6
☕ Cappuccino
$6.75
$2.51
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.82
$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1012
$115
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$667
$68.7
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1768
$210
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1221
$126
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$48.7
$78.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$74.5
$120
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$102
$17.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.45%
15.96%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4069
$720
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2839
$602
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.14
$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.55
$4.44
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.63
$4.99
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.43
$0.94
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$4.71
$0.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.94
$0.65
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.24
$1.19
🥚 Eggs, x12
$6.15
$1.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.23
$6.04
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.2
$3.02
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$22.5
$5.11
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.06
$1.3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$0.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.48
$0.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.72
$0.49
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.27
$0.31
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$0.35
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.78
$0.25
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.07
$0.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$18.9
$0.72
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.21
$0.59
🚬 Cigarette pack
$25.5
$1.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.8
$2.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.88
$2.59
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.02
$0.86
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.81
$0.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.8
$16.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.3
$4.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$31.3
$10
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.46
$2.88
👖 Brand Jeans
$65.6
$16.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$92.4
$72.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$22.9
$42.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24723
$1393

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Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.2 mi Anau
$1763
95 km or 59 mi Quchan
$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

Cities near Lahore

Distance City Cost of living
37 km or 23 mi Sheikhupura
$379
49 km or 30 mi Amritsar
$391
49 km or 30 mi Kamoke
$326
68 km or 43 mi Gujranwala
$308
85 km or 53 mi Hafizabad
$371
107 km or 67 mi Sialkot
$308
117 km or 72 mi Gujrat
$330
118 km or 73 mi Okara
$315
120 km or 74 mi Jalandhar
$352
120 km or 75 mi Sahiwal
$318
121 km or 75 mi Faisalabad
$348
130 km or 81 mi Chiniot
$378
140 km or 87 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$338
140 km or 87 mi Jammu
$295
147 km or 91 mi Pathankot
$364
160 km or 99 mi Ludhiana
$414
164 km or 102 mi Gojra
$367
169 km or 105 mi Sargodha
$381
185 km or 115 mi Mirpur
$279
195 km or 121 mi Jhang
$302
222 km or 138 mi Burewala
$351
244 km or 152 mi Patiala
$352
250 km or 155 mi Chandigarh
$379
257 km or 160 mi Rawalpindi
$427
268 km or 167 mi Islamabad
$464
269 km or 167 mi Khanewal
$382
273 km or 170 mi Shimla
$265
286 km or 178 mi Srinagar
$353
294 km or 183 mi Wah
$360
295 km or 183 mi Baramulla
$264
299 km or 186 mi Hisar
$263
317 km or 197 mi Multan
$417
351 km or 218 mi Bahawalpur
$298
352 km or 219 mi Bhiwani
$325
353 km or 219 mi Saharanpur
$285
354 km or 220 mi Kohat
$379
364 km or 226 mi Rohtak
$250
366 km or 227 mi Mardan
$370
377 km or 234 mi Dehradun
$383
381 km or 237 mi Peshawar
$323