Ashgabat vs London - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Ashgabat	London
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1584	$3296
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3634	$7841
🏠 One person rent	$798	$2211
🏘️ Family rent	$1502	$4100
🍽️ Food expenses	$609	$551
🚐 Transport expenses	$49.1	$375
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$718	$4153
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	7	100
😀 Quality of life	29	99
🏙️ Population	1.03M	8.8M

The cost of living in Ashgabat is 52% less expensive than in London. Cities ranked 3105th and 58th ($1584 vs $3296) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd 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 0.5 months in Ashgabat compared to 1.3 months in London. Ashgabat ranked 1st best city to live in Turkmenistan vs London ranked 1st in the United Kingdom, while ranked 8250th and 4th 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	$25.9	$21.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$60.4	$84
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.1	$9.67
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.4	$8.03
☕ Cappuccino	$5.56	$4.64
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.25	$2.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$884	$2704
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$607	$1831
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1501	$5123
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1302	$3478
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$45.2	$167
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$70	$255
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$90.5	$38.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.58%	5.06%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3897	$20412
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3006	$10524
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.14	$3.62
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$8.52	$91.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.74	$30.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.38	$1.82
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3	$1.53
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.35	$1.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.49	$2.25
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.83	$4.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.29	$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.83	$8.95
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.9	$13.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.02	$2.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.81	$2.99
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.06	$3.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$1.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$1.59
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.74	$1.1
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.08	$2.87
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$27.3	$11.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.79	$2.74
🚬 Cigarette pack	$25.2	$20.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.01	$3.29
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.8	$5.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3	$2.7
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.77	$2.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$112	$55.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17.7	$17.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$31.8	$69.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.36	$15.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$69.9	$97.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$92.4	$113
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$22.7	$2250
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6132	$26090

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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 London

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.3 km or 0.8 mi	Westminster	$2868
11 km or 7 mi	Wimbledon	$2332
13 km or 8.3 mi	Richmond	$2273
15 km or 9.3 mi	Croydon	$2414
16 km or 10 mi	Greenford	$2209
19 km or 12 mi	Ewell	$2207
21 km or 13 mi	Coulsdon	$2214
23 km or 14 mi	Esher	$2185
24 km or 15 mi	Walton-on-Thames	$2182
25 km or 15 mi	Watford	$2470
27 km or 17 mi	Upminster	$2136
28 km or 17 mi	Rickmansworth	$2217
31 km or 19 mi	St Albans	$2261
32 km or 20 mi	Grays	$2028
32 km or 20 mi	Hertford	$2076
32 km or 20 mi	Slough	$2112
32 km or 20 mi	Brentwood	$2433
35 km or 22 mi	Harlow	$2199
35 km or 22 mi	Gravesend	$2035
35 km or 22 mi	Hemel Hempstead	$2122
37 km or 23 mi	Woking	$2429
38 km or 24 mi	Harpenden	$2052
40 km or 25 mi	Billericay	$2048
41 km or 25 mi	Maidenhead	$2623
43 km or 27 mi	East Grinstead	$2052
43 km or 27 mi	Basildon	$1924
43 km or 27 mi	Guildford	$2422
44 km or 27 mi	Crawley	$2092
44 km or 27 mi	Stevenage	$1987
44 km or 27 mi	Bracknell	$2248
44 km or 28 mi	Rochester	$1973
44 km or 28 mi	Tonbridge	$2063
45 km or 28 mi	High Wycombe	$2089
46 km or 28 mi	Bishop's Stortford	$2062
46 km or 28 mi	Luton	$1885
47 km or 29 mi	Chatham	$2263
49 km or 30 mi	Chelmsford	$1948
49 km or 30 mi	Gillingham	$2135
49 km or 30 mi	Godalming	$2344
49 km or 31 mi	Farnborough	$2009