Ashgabat vs Lisbon - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Ashgabat	Lisbon
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1616	$1738
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3750	$4010
🏠 One person rent	$798	$1101
🏘️ Family rent	$1515	$1921
🍽️ Food expenses	$620	$405
🚐 Transport expenses	$48.8	$92.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$756	$1351
😷 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 3187th and 2758th ($1616 vs $1738) 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 0.8 months in Lisbon. Ashgabat ranked 1st best city to live in Turkmenistan vs Lisbon ranked 1st in Portugal, while ranked 8245th and 437th 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	$26.2	$13
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$59.7	$50
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.5	$9.76
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.44	$3.03
☕ Cappuccino	$5.58	$3.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.27	$1.86
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$894	$1300
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$606	$892
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1482	$2473
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1322	$1564
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$49.3	$91.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$75.8	$139
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$85.1	$36.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.98%	3.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3870	$6911
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2996	$3548
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.14	$2.23
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$8.63	$44.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.69	$11.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.36	$1.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.17	$1.06
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.86	$1.4
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.17	$1.46
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.09	$3.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.13	$11.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.76	$7.52
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$25.2	$14.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.96	$2.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$1.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.38	$2.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.29	$2.36
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.91	$1.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.88	$2.1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.84	$0.61
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.07	$2.57
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$27.1	$6.48
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.3	$1.36
🚬 Cigarette pack	$25.6	$6.11
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.35	$6.75
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.8	$4.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.97	$2.12
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.79	$2.89
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$112	$40.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17.6	$8.72
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$35.5	$86.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.39	$14.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$83.8	$92.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$141	$92.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$23	$595
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6584	$16143

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Cities near Ashgabat

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.2 mi	Anau	$1583
95 km or 59 mi	Quchan	$500
99 km or 61 mi	Baherden	$1578
107 km or 66 mi	Bojnord	$458
197 km or 123 mi	Nishapur	$517
203 km or 126 mi	Sabzevar	$515
212 km or 132 mi	Mashhad	$538
294 km or 183 mi	Gonbad-e Kavus	$496
302 km or 187 mi	Kashmar	$511
306 km or 190 mi	Mary	$1531
307 km or 191 mi	Torbat-e Heydarieh	$515
344 km or 213 mi	Shahrud	$603
361 km or 224 mi	Torbat-e Jam	$512
367 km or 228 mi	Gorgan	$689
451 km or 280 mi	Dasoguz	$1572
469 km or 291 mi	Turkmenabat	$1554
496 km or 308 mi	Sari	$670
513 km or 318 mi	Nukus	$394
516 km or 321 mi	Qaem Shahr	$564
517 km or 321 mi	Semnan	$607
524 km or 325 mi	Herat	$514
528 km or 328 mi	Babol	$468
558 km or 347 mi	Amol	$550
561 km or 349 mi	Bukhara	$452
570 km or 354 mi	Birjand	$553
634 km or 394 mi	Pardis	$675
654 km or 406 mi	Qarshi	$435
657 km or 408 mi	Pakdasht	$689
660 km or 410 mi	Golestan	$722
667 km or 414 mi	Sheberghan	$450
668 km or 415 mi	Qarchak	$693
668 km or 415 mi	Tehran	$797
670 km or 417 mi	Varamin	$673
671 km or 417 mi	Ray	$720
693 km or 431 mi	Qods	$706
694 km or 431 mi	Eslamshahr	$716
695 km or 432 mi	Nasimshahr	$706
700 km or 435 mi	Shahriar	$708
701 km or 435 mi	Karaj	$741
703 km or 437 mi	Fardis	$699

Cities near Lisbon

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.1 km or 2.6 mi	Almada	$1694
6.9 km or 4.3 mi	Amadora	$1385
8.8 km or 5.5 mi	Queluz	$1401
9.4 km or 5.8 mi	Odivelas	$1460
10 km or 6.3 mi	Barreiro	$1418
11 km or 6.7 mi	Amora	$1293
12 km or 7.3 mi	Seixal	$1332
12 km or 7.4 mi	Oeiras	$1618
13 km or 8 mi	Agualva-Cacem	$1460
13 km or 8.1 mi	Loures	$1453
17 km or 10 mi	Montijo	$1491
18 km or 11 mi	Moita	$1408
18 km or 11 mi	Algueirao-Mem Martins	$1471
21 km or 13 mi	Sintra	$1534
22 km or 14 mi	Cascais	$1834
28 km or 17 mi	Mafra	$1412
29 km or 18 mi	Palmela	$1357
30 km or 19 mi	Vila Franca de Xira	$1202
31 km or 19 mi	Sesimbra	$1266
32 km or 20 mi	Setubal	$1348
39 km or 24 mi	Alenquer	$1312
42 km or 26 mi	Torres Vedras	$1350
42 km or 26 mi	Benavente	$1323
47 km or 29 mi	Azambuja	$1314
47 km or 29 mi	Salvaterra de Magos	$1321
58 km or 36 mi	Cartaxo	$1301
61 km or 38 mi	Lourinha	$1425
71 km or 44 mi	Santarem	$1237
72 km or 45 mi	Almeirim	$1256
73 km or 45 mi	Peniche	$1624
77 km or 48 mi	Caldas da Rainha	$1206
90 km or 56 mi	Santiago do Cacem	$1351
94 km or 58 mi	Alcobaca	$1275
101 km or 63 mi	Torres Novas	$1213
103 km or 64 mi	Porto de Mos	$1249
111 km or 69 mi	Evora	$1228
115 km or 72 mi	Ourem	$1221
117 km or 72 mi	Marinha Grande	$1235
118 km or 73 mi	Tomar	$1097
118 km or 73 mi	Abrantes	$1162