Ashgabat vs Lahore - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ashgabat Lahore
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1898
$450
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4362
$1064
🏠 One person rent
$968
$183
🏘️ Family rent
$1668
$299
🍽️ Food expenses
$780
$158
🚐 Transport expenses
$50.9
$63.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$210
$166
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
7
71
😀 Quality of life
43
52
🏙️ Population
1.03M
11.1M

The cost of living in Ashgabat is 322% more expensive than in Lahore. Cities ranked 2383rd and 8860th ($1898 vs $450) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Turkmenistan and Pakistan, respectively. Check Turkmenistan vs Pakistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Ashgabat compared to 0.4 months in Lahore. Ashgabat ranked 1st best city to live in Turkmenistan vs Lahore ranked 2nd in Pakistan, while ranked 7430th and 6510th 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
$31.1
$2.48
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$85
$18
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.8
$5.36
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.76
$3.58
☕ Cappuccino
$6.83
$2.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.58
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1017
$127
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$765
$71.7
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1798
$234
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1413
$133
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$49
$83.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$74.9
$129
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$104
$16.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.58%
14.38%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3536
$834
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2856
$617
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.14
$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.87
$3.98
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.74
$5.78
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.43
$1.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$4.53
$0.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.03
$0.7
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.85
$1.2
🥚 Eggs, x12
$6.02
$1.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.31
$6.57
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20
$2.64
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23.1
$4.89
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.09
$1.24
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$0.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.47
$0.86
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.64
$0.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.27
$0.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$0.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.74
$0.24
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.09
$0.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$19.1
$0.83
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.18
$0.68
🚬 Cigarette pack
$25.7
$1.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.88
$2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.83
$2.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.04
$0.74
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.82
$0.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.7
$16.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.2
$4.29
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$31.1
$8.97
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.36
$2.55
👖 Brand Jeans
$56
$16.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.6
$74.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$22.7
$40.3
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24585
$1609

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Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.2 mi Anau
$1846
95 km or 59 mi Quchan
$475
99 km or 61 mi Baherden
$1864
107 km or 66 mi Bojnord
$466
197 km or 123 mi Nishapur
$469
203 km or 126 mi Sabzevar
$483
212 km or 132 mi Mashhad
$482
294 km or 183 mi Gonbad-e Kavus
$458
302 km or 187 mi Kashmar
$483
306 km or 190 mi Mary
$1726
307 km or 191 mi Torbat-e Heydarieh
$476
344 km or 213 mi Shahrud
$561
361 km or 224 mi Torbat-e Jam
$467
367 km or 228 mi Gorgan
$664
451 km or 280 mi Dasoguz
$1840
469 km or 291 mi Turkmenabat
$1795
496 km or 308 mi Sari
$612
513 km or 318 mi Nukus
$475
516 km or 321 mi Qaem Shahr
$474
517 km or 321 mi Semnan
$523
524 km or 325 mi Herat
$556
528 km or 328 mi Babol
$359
558 km or 347 mi Amol
$516
561 km or 349 mi Bukhara
$439
570 km or 354 mi Birjand
$542
634 km or 394 mi Pardis
$563
654 km or 406 mi Qarshi
$500
657 km or 408 mi Pakdasht
$570
660 km or 410 mi Golestan
$584
667 km or 414 mi Sheberghan
$470
668 km or 415 mi Qarchak
$570
668 km or 415 mi Tehran
$638
670 km or 417 mi Varamin
$557
671 km or 417 mi Ray
$584
693 km or 431 mi Qods
$614
694 km or 431 mi Eslamshahr
$590
695 km or 432 mi Nasimshahr
$587
700 km or 435 mi Shahriar
$611
701 km or 435 mi Karaj
$684
703 km or 437 mi Fardis
$616

Cities near Lahore

Distance City Cost of living
37 km or 23 mi Sheikhupura
$396
49 km or 30 mi Amritsar
$397
49 km or 30 mi Kamoke
$332
68 km or 43 mi Gujranwala
$309
85 km or 53 mi Hafizabad
$382
107 km or 67 mi Sialkot
$313
117 km or 72 mi Gujrat
$335
118 km or 73 mi Okara
$340
120 km or 74 mi Jalandhar
$346
120 km or 75 mi Sahiwal
$339
121 km or 75 mi Faisalabad
$359
130 km or 81 mi Chiniot
$393
140 km or 87 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$350
140 km or 87 mi Jammu
$286
147 km or 91 mi Pathankot
$371
160 km or 99 mi Ludhiana
$391
164 km or 102 mi Gojra
$379
169 km or 105 mi Sargodha
$391
185 km or 115 mi Mirpur
$280
195 km or 121 mi Jhang
$306
222 km or 138 mi Burewala
$350
244 km or 152 mi Patiala
$334
250 km or 155 mi Chandigarh
$379
257 km or 160 mi Rawalpindi
$446
268 km or 167 mi Islamabad
$496
269 km or 167 mi Khanewal
$401
273 km or 170 mi Shimla
$252
286 km or 178 mi Srinagar
$344
294 km or 183 mi Wah
$371
295 km or 183 mi Baramulla
$253
299 km or 186 mi Hisar
$256
317 km or 197 mi Multan
$440
351 km or 218 mi Bahawalpur
$310
352 km or 219 mi Bhiwani
$326
353 km or 219 mi Saharanpur
$270
354 km or 220 mi Kohat
$394
364 km or 226 mi Rohtak
$239
366 km or 227 mi Mardan
$373
377 km or 234 mi Dehradun
$395
381 km or 237 mi Peshawar
$321