Ashgabat vs Lisbon - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Ashgabat	Lisbon
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1584	$1705
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3634	$3820
🏠 One person rent	$798	$1106
🏘️ Family rent	$1502	$1849
🍽️ Food expenses	$609	$384
🚐 Transport expenses	$49.1	$89.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$718	$1278
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	7	93
😀 Quality of life	29	82
🏙️ Population	1.03M	546K

The cost of living in Ashgabat is 7% less expensive than in Lisbon. Cities ranked 3105th and 2671st ($1584 vs $1705) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd in Turkmenistan and Portugal, respectively. Check Turkmenistan vs Portugal comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Ashgabat compared to 0.7 months in Lisbon. Ashgabat ranked 1st best city to live in Turkmenistan vs Lisbon ranked 3rd in Portugal, while ranked 8250th and 475th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ashgabat vs Lisbon

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	Ashgabat	Lisbon
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$25.9	$12.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$60.4	$50.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.1	$9.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.4	$2.75
☕ Cappuccino	$5.56	$2.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.25	$1.9
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$884	$1223
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$607	$933
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1501	$2337
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1302	$1529
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$45.2	$81.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$70	$125
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$90.5	$33.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.58%	4.31%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3897	$6840
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3006	$3925
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.14	$2.1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$8.52	$41.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.74	$11.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.38	$1.84
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3	$1.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.35	$1.31
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.49	$1.33
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.83	$3.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.29	$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.83	$7.05
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.9	$13.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.02	$2.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$1.49
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.81	$1.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.06	$2.21
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$1.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$1.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.74	$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.08	$2.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$27.3	$5.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.79	$1.26
🚬 Cigarette pack	$25.2	$6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.01	$8.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.8	$4.17
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3	$1.82
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.77	$2.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$112	$39.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17.7	$8.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$31.8	$73.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.36	$12.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$69.9	$92.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$92.4	$83.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$22.7	$562
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6132	$15150

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Ashgabat

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.2 mi	Anau	$1553
95 km or 59 mi	Quchan	$515
99 km or 61 mi	Baherden	$1541
107 km or 66 mi	Bojnord	$510
197 km or 123 mi	Nishapur	$509
203 km or 126 mi	Sabzevar	$524
212 km or 132 mi	Mashhad	$508
294 km or 183 mi	Gonbad-e Kavus	$495
302 km or 187 mi	Kashmar	$521
306 km or 190 mi	Mary	$1503
307 km or 191 mi	Torbat-e Heydarieh	$521
344 km or 213 mi	Shahrud	$598
361 km or 224 mi	Torbat-e Jam	$550
367 km or 228 mi	Gorgan	$685
451 km or 280 mi	Dasoguz	$1535
469 km or 291 mi	Turkmenabat	$1523
496 km or 308 mi	Sari	$658
513 km or 318 mi	Nukus	$392
516 km or 321 mi	Qaem Shahr	$554
517 km or 321 mi	Semnan	$580
524 km or 325 mi	Herat	$512
528 km or 328 mi	Babol	$458
558 km or 347 mi	Amol	$557
561 km or 349 mi	Bukhara	$431
570 km or 354 mi	Birjand	$574
634 km or 394 mi	Pardis	$665
654 km or 406 mi	Qarshi	$484
657 km or 408 mi	Pakdasht	$680
660 km or 410 mi	Golestan	$714
667 km or 414 mi	Sheberghan	$414
668 km or 415 mi	Qarchak	$681
668 km or 415 mi	Tehran	$788
670 km or 417 mi	Varamin	$651
671 km or 417 mi	Ray	$710
693 km or 431 mi	Qods	$698
694 km or 431 mi	Eslamshahr	$700
695 km or 432 mi	Nasimshahr	$697
700 km or 435 mi	Shahriar	$698
701 km or 435 mi	Karaj	$736
703 km or 437 mi	Fardis	$688

Cities near Lisbon

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.1 km or 2.6 mi	Almada	$1606
6.9 km or 4.3 mi	Amadora	$1388
8.8 km or 5.5 mi	Queluz	$1325
9.4 km or 5.8 mi	Odivelas	$1409
10 km or 6.3 mi	Barreiro	$1305
11 km or 6.7 mi	Amora	$1178
12 km or 7.3 mi	Seixal	$1238
12 km or 7.4 mi	Oeiras	$1525
13 km or 8 mi	Agualva-Cacem	$1368
13 km or 8.1 mi	Loures	$1384
17 km or 10 mi	Montijo	$1360
18 km or 11 mi	Moita	$1316
18 km or 11 mi	Algueirao-Mem Martins	$1371
21 km or 13 mi	Sintra	$1413
22 km or 14 mi	Cascais	$1501
28 km or 17 mi	Mafra	$1339
29 km or 18 mi	Palmela	$1305
30 km or 19 mi	Vila Franca de Xira	$1137
31 km or 19 mi	Sesimbra	$1213
32 km or 20 mi	Setubal	$1336
39 km or 24 mi	Alenquer	$1248
42 km or 26 mi	Torres Vedras	$1369
42 km or 26 mi	Benavente	$1255
47 km or 29 mi	Azambuja	$1242
47 km or 29 mi	Salvaterra de Magos	$1249
58 km or 36 mi	Cartaxo	$1230
61 km or 38 mi	Lourinha	$1349
71 km or 44 mi	Santarem	$1160
72 km or 45 mi	Almeirim	$1176
73 km or 45 mi	Peniche	$1502
77 km or 48 mi	Caldas da Rainha	$1168
90 km or 56 mi	Santiago do Cacem	$1282
94 km or 58 mi	Alcobaca	$1206
101 km or 63 mi	Torres Novas	$1102
103 km or 64 mi	Porto de Mos	$1168
111 km or 69 mi	Evora	$1135
115 km or 72 mi	Ourem	$1100
117 km or 72 mi	Marinha Grande	$1170
118 km or 73 mi	Tomar	$908
118 km or 73 mi	Abrantes	$1112