Ashgabat vs London - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Ashgabat	London
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1833	$3851
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4223	$8597
🏠 One person rent	$893	$2689
🏘️ Family rent	$1483	$4575
🍽️ Food expenses	$782	$592
🚐 Transport expenses	$49.8	$400
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$747	$4336
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	7	100
😀 Quality of life	49	99
🏙️ Population	1.03M	8.8M

The cost of living in Ashgabat is 52% less expensive than in London. Cities ranked 2595th and 8th ($1833 vs $3851) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Turkmenistan and the United Kingdom, respectively. Check Turkmenistan vs the United Kingdom comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Ashgabat compared to 1.1 months in London. Ashgabat ranked 1st best city to live in Turkmenistan vs London ranked 1st in the United Kingdom, while ranked 6667th and 5th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ashgabat vs London

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	Ashgabat	London
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$31.3	$22.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$85.3	$91.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.8	$10.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.48	$9.11
☕ Cappuccino	$7.08	$5.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.16	$3.08
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1020	$3237
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$674	$2291
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1780	$4710
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1190	$4163
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$47.3	$170
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$73.2	$264
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$102	$39.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.49%	4.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4806	$21687
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2978	$11040
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.14	$4.04
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$8.51	$101
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.77	$31.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.43	$1.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$4.77	$1.65
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.69	$2.11
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.3	$2.38
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.17	$5.16
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.26	$12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.7	$9.17
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.4	$15.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.44	$3.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$1.72
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.58	$3.18
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.56	$3.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.99	$1.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.79	$1.82
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.78	$1.2
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.1	$3.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$19.1	$13.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.69	$3.12
🚬 Cigarette pack	$25.7	$22.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.19	$4.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.85	$6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3	$2.76
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.81	$2.97
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.2	$59
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.3	$18.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$33.8	$69.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.4	$16.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$65.8	$110
👟 Brand Sneakers	$93.9	$120
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$23	$2511
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$25686	$27583

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Cities near Ashgabat

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.2 mi	Anau	$1774
95 km or 59 mi	Quchan	$500
99 km or 61 mi	Baherden	$1796
107 km or 66 mi	Bojnord	$489
197 km or 123 mi	Nishapur	$496
203 km or 126 mi	Sabzevar	$512
212 km or 132 mi	Mashhad	$503
294 km or 183 mi	Gonbad-e Kavus	$467
302 km or 187 mi	Kashmar	$506
306 km or 190 mi	Mary	$1654
307 km or 191 mi	Torbat-e Heydarieh	$502
344 km or 213 mi	Shahrud	$564
361 km or 224 mi	Torbat-e Jam	$493
367 km or 228 mi	Gorgan	$658
451 km or 280 mi	Dasoguz	$1770
469 km or 291 mi	Turkmenabat	$1716
496 km or 308 mi	Sari	$643
513 km or 318 mi	Nukus	$477
516 km or 321 mi	Qaem Shahr	$501
517 km or 321 mi	Semnan	$542
524 km or 325 mi	Herat	$509
528 km or 328 mi	Babol	$372
558 km or 347 mi	Amol	$530
561 km or 349 mi	Bukhara	$433
570 km or 354 mi	Birjand	$588
634 km or 394 mi	Pardis	$598
654 km or 406 mi	Qarshi	$512
657 km or 408 mi	Pakdasht	$604
660 km or 410 mi	Golestan	$628
667 km or 414 mi	Sheberghan	$432
668 km or 415 mi	Qarchak	$607
668 km or 415 mi	Tehran	$684
670 km or 417 mi	Varamin	$588
671 km or 417 mi	Ray	$622
693 km or 431 mi	Qods	$638
694 km or 431 mi	Eslamshahr	$623
695 km or 432 mi	Nasimshahr	$624
700 km or 435 mi	Shahriar	$635
701 km or 435 mi	Karaj	$704
703 km or 437 mi	Fardis	$640

Cities near London

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.3 km or 0.8 mi	Westminster	$2960
11 km or 7 mi	Wimbledon	$2512
13 km or 8.3 mi	Richmond	$2449
15 km or 9.3 mi	Croydon	$2514
16 km or 10 mi	Greenford	$2435
19 km or 12 mi	Ewell	$2367
21 km or 13 mi	Coulsdon	$2352
23 km or 14 mi	Esher	$2337
24 km or 15 mi	Walton-on-Thames	$2326
25 km or 15 mi	Watford	$2633
27 km or 17 mi	Upminster	$2299
28 km or 17 mi	Rickmansworth	$2374
31 km or 19 mi	St Albans	$2456
32 km or 20 mi	Grays	$2200
32 km or 20 mi	Hertford	$2197
32 km or 20 mi	Slough	$2273
32 km or 20 mi	Brentwood	$2655
35 km or 22 mi	Harlow	$2091
35 km or 22 mi	Gravesend	$2176
35 km or 22 mi	Hemel Hempstead	$2274
37 km or 23 mi	Woking	$2515
38 km or 24 mi	Harpenden	$2224
40 km or 25 mi	Billericay	$2205
41 km or 25 mi	Maidenhead	$2785
43 km or 27 mi	East Grinstead	$2206
43 km or 27 mi	Basildon	$2164
43 km or 27 mi	Guildford	$2559
44 km or 27 mi	Crawley	$2275
44 km or 27 mi	Stevenage	$2223
44 km or 27 mi	Bracknell	$2469
44 km or 28 mi	Rochester	$1780
44 km or 28 mi	Tonbridge	$2118
45 km or 28 mi	High Wycombe	$2122
46 km or 28 mi	Bishop's Stortford	$2132
46 km or 28 mi	Luton	$2160
47 km or 29 mi	Chatham	$2419
49 km or 30 mi	Chelmsford	$2000
49 km or 30 mi	Gillingham	$2245
49 km or 30 mi	Godalming	$2416
49 km or 31 mi	Farnborough	$2165