Ashgabat vs Lahore - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ashgabat Lahore
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1679
$386
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3854
$994
🏠 One person rent
$836
$151
🏘️ Family rent
$1553
$326
🍽️ Food expenses
$658
$136
🚐 Transport expenses
$47.3
$58.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$573
$205
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
7
69
😀 Quality of life
30
51
🏙️ Population
828K
11.1M

The cost of living in Ashgabat is 335% more expensive than in Lahore. Cities ranked 2737th and 8998th ($1679 vs $386) 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 0.3 months in Ashgabat compared to 0.5 months in Lahore. Ashgabat ranked 1st best city to live in Turkmenistan vs Lahore ranked 3rd in Pakistan, while ranked 8379th and 6245th among best cities to live in the world.

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Ashgabat Lahore
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$31.6
$1.97
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$55.7
$17.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10
$3.97
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.39
$2.55
 Cappuccino
$4.59
$1.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.91
$0.32
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$915
$97.8
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$647
$64.7
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1453
$260
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1376
$196
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$48.2
$63.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$73.7
$101
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$87.4
$16
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.98%
17.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4561
$687
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3442
$441
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.29
$0.19
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.98
$5.96
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.68
$4.65
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.38
$1.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.63
$0.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.85
$0.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.65
$1.27
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.07
$1.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.3
$5.39
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.9
$2.55
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$24.8
$3.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.66
$1.1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$0.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.31
$0.72
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.82
$0.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$0.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$0.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.83
$0.22
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.09
$0.59
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$27.2
$1.08
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.61
$0.64
🚬 Cigarette pack
$25.4
$1.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.03
$1.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.84
$1.84
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.02
$0.8
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.8
$0.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$65.9
$12.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16.5
$3.61
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$33.8
$9.05
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.42
$2.01
👖 Brand Jeans
$83.7
$15.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$144
$65.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$22.6
$34.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6425
$1054

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Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.2 mi Anau
$1648
95 km or 59 mi Quchan
$487
99 km or 61 mi Baherden
$1642
107 km or 66 mi Bojnord
$427
197 km or 123 mi Nishapur
$509
203 km or 126 mi Sabzevar
$489
212 km or 132 mi Mashhad
$532
294 km or 183 mi Gonbad-e Kavus
$473
302 km or 187 mi Kashmar
$507
306 km or 190 mi Mary
$1644
307 km or 191 mi Torbat-e Heydarieh
$520
344 km or 213 mi Shahrud
$576
361 km or 224 mi Torbat-e Jam
$558
367 km or 228 mi Gorgan
$661
451 km or 280 mi Dasoguz
$1657
469 km or 291 mi Turkmenabat
$1662
496 km or 308 mi Sari
$640
513 km or 318 mi Nukus
$427
516 km or 321 mi Qaem Shahr
$533
517 km or 321 mi Semnan
$558
524 km or 325 mi Herat
$514
528 km or 328 mi Babol
$434
558 km or 347 mi Amol
$519
561 km or 349 mi Bukhara
$399
570 km or 354 mi Birjand
$554
634 km or 394 mi Pardis
$619
654 km or 406 mi Qarshi
$416
657 km or 408 mi Pakdasht
$633
660 km or 410 mi Golestan
$655
667 km or 414 mi Sheberghan
$446
668 km or 415 mi Qarchak
$636
668 km or 415 mi Tehran
$700
670 km or 417 mi Varamin
$616
671 km or 417 mi Ray
$653
693 km or 431 mi Qods
$655
694 km or 431 mi Eslamshahr
$655
695 km or 432 mi Nasimshahr
$651
700 km or 435 mi Shahriar
$653
701 km or 435 mi Karaj
$693
703 km or 437 mi Fardis
$651

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Distance City Cost of living
37 km or 23 mi Sheikhupura
$337
49 km or 30 mi Amritsar
$508
49 km or 30 mi Kamoke
$268
68 km or 43 mi Gujranwala
$240
85 km or 53 mi Hafizabad
$303
107 km or 67 mi Sialkot
$298
117 km or 72 mi Gujrat
$277
118 km or 73 mi Okara
$290
120 km or 74 mi Jalandhar
$394
120 km or 75 mi Sahiwal
$260
121 km or 75 mi Faisalabad
$289
130 km or 81 mi Chiniot
$344
140 km or 87 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$287
140 km or 87 mi Jammu
$399
147 km or 91 mi Pathankot
$399
160 km or 99 mi Ludhiana
$448
164 km or 102 mi Gojra
$337
169 km or 105 mi Sargodha
$330
185 km or 115 mi Mirpur
$278
195 km or 121 mi Jhang
$364
222 km or 138 mi Burewala
$338
244 km or 152 mi Patiala
$365
250 km or 155 mi Chandigarh
$401
257 km or 160 mi Rawalpindi
$331
268 km or 167 mi Islamabad
$389
269 km or 167 mi Khanewal
$328
273 km or 170 mi Shimla
$282
286 km or 178 mi Srinagar
$393
294 km or 183 mi Wah
$238
295 km or 183 mi Baramulla
$281
299 km or 186 mi Hisar
$250
317 km or 197 mi Multan
$307
351 km or 218 mi Bahawalpur
$267
352 km or 219 mi Bhiwani
$357
353 km or 219 mi Saharanpur
$255
354 km or 220 mi Kohat
$307
364 km or 226 mi Rohtak
$343
366 km or 227 mi Mardan
$335
377 km or 234 mi Dehradun
$374
381 km or 237 mi Peshawar
$352