Ashgabat vs Malaga - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ashgabat Malaga
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1616
$1519
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3750
$3537
🏠 One person rent
$798
$941
🏘️ Family rent
$1515
$1683
🍽️ Food expenses
$620
$384
🚐 Transport expenses
$48.8
$85.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$756
$1781
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
7
24
😀 Quality of life
29
78
🏙️ Population
1.03M
586K

The cost of living in Ashgabat is 6% more expensive than in Malaga. Cities ranked 3187th and 3616th ($1616 vs $1519) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 27th in Turkmenistan and Spain, respectively. Check Turkmenistan vs Spain comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Ashgabat compared to 1.2 months in Malaga. Ashgabat ranked 1st best city to live in Turkmenistan vs Malaga ranked 18th in Spain, while ranked 8245th and 654th among best cities to live in the world.

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Ashgabat Malaga
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$26.2
$13.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$59.7
$55.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.5
$8.85
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.44
$3.1
 Cappuccino
$5.58
$2.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.27
$2.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$894
$1055
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$606
$761
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1482
$1968
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1322
$1402
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$49.3
$91.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$75.8
$138
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$85.1
$30.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.98%
3.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3870
$6321
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2996
$2750
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.14
$1.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.63
$28.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.69
$13.4
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.36
$1.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.17
$1.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.86
$1.17
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.17
$1.48
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.09
$2.57
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.13
$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.76
$6.94
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$25.2
$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.96
$2.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$1.85
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$1.6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.29
$2.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$1.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.88
$1.7
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.84
$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.07
$2.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$27.1
$5.25
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.3
$1.24
🚬 Cigarette pack
$25.6
$6.13
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.35
$5.91
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.8
$3.2
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.97
$2.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.79
$2.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$112
$41.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$17.6
$8.89
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$35.5
$49.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.39
$12.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$83.8
$61.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$141
$92.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$23
$401
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6584
$14939

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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 Malaga

Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Benalmadena
$1482
24 km or 15 mi Mijas
$1432
27 km or 17 mi Fuengirola
$1407
36 km or 22 mi Antequera
$1272
48 km or 30 mi Marbella
$2180
55 km or 34 mi Loja
$1415
65 km or 40 mi Almunecar
$993
67 km or 41 mi Ronda
$1388
71 km or 44 mi Estepona
$1430
80 km or 50 mi Motril
$1146
89 km or 55 mi Granada
$1288
94 km or 58 mi Alcala la Real
$2079
104 km or 64 mi La Linea de la Concepcion
$1214
105 km or 65 mi Gibraltar City
$2431
109 km or 68 mi Ecija
$1297
113 km or 70 mi Los Barrios
$1097
114 km or 71 mi Algeciras
$938
119 km or 74 mi Martos
$1284
122 km or 76 mi Ceuta
$1221
124 km or 77 mi Arcos de la Frontera
$1229
125 km or 78 mi Adra
$1108
130 km or 81 mi Jaen
$1013
132 km or 82 mi Tarifa
$1256
133 km or 83 mi Cordoba
$1165
137 km or 85 mi Carmona
$1290
143 km or 89 mi El Ejido
$1025
148 km or 92 mi Dos Hermanas
$1260
152 km or 94 mi Jerez de la Frontera
$936
154 km or 96 mi Tetouan
$535
158 km or 98 mi Seville
$1358
158 km or 98 mi Chiclana de la Frontera
$1341
162 km or 101 mi Tangier
$710
169 km or 105 mi Linares
$1316
169 km or 105 mi Cadiz
$1454
171 km or 106 mi Ubeda
$1461
174 km or 108 mi Rota
$1446
176 km or 109 mi Almeria
$1110
196 km or 122 mi Almonte
$1196
207 km or 129 mi Melilla
$855
218 km or 135 mi Nador
$429