Ashgabat vs Malaga - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ashgabat Malaga
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1679
$1435
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3854
$3325
🏠 One person rent
$836
$839
🏘️ Family rent
$1553
$1454
🍽️ Food expenses
$658
$380
🚐 Transport expenses
$47.3
$93.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$573
$1990
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
7
24
😀 Quality of life
30
79
🏙️ Population
828K
579K

The cost of living in Ashgabat is 17% more expensive than in Malaga. Cities ranked 2737th and 3666th ($1679 vs $1435) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 25th in Turkmenistan and Spain, respectively. Check Turkmenistan vs Spain comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Ashgabat compared to 1.4 months in Malaga. Ashgabat ranked 1st best city to live in Turkmenistan vs Malaga ranked 13th in Spain, while ranked 8379th and 506th among best cities to live in the world.

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Ashgabat Malaga
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$31.6
$12.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$55.7
$45.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10
$9.16
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.39
$3.74
☕ Cappuccino
$4.59
$2.42
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.91
$2.07
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$915
$862
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$647
$664
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1453
$1632
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1376
$1168
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$48.2
$102
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$73.7
$159
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$87.4
$34
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.98%
3.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4561
$3838
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3442
$2498
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.29
$1.51
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.98
$29.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.68
$15.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.38
$1.86
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.63
$1.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.85
$1.08
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.65
$1.27
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.07
$2.96
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.3
$13.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.9
$7.94
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$24.8
$14.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.66
$2.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$1.63
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.31
$1.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.82
$2.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$1.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$1.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.83
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.09
$2.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$27.2
$5.61
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.61
$1.11
🚬 Cigarette pack
$25.4
$5.75
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.03
$7.01
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.84
$3.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.02
$1.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.8
$2.07
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$65.9
$42.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16.5
$9.03
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$33.8
$71.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.42
$14.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$83.7
$69.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$144
$81.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$22.6
$365
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6425
$11601

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Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.2 mi Anau
$1648
95 km or 59 mi Quchan
$487
99 km or 61 mi Baherden
$1642
107 km or 66 mi Bojnord
$427
197 km or 123 mi Nishapur
$509
203 km or 126 mi Sabzevar
$489
212 km or 132 mi Mashhad
$532
294 km or 183 mi Gonbad-e Kavus
$473
302 km or 187 mi Kashmar
$507
306 km or 190 mi Mary
$1644
307 km or 191 mi Torbat-e Heydarieh
$520
344 km or 213 mi Shahrud
$576
361 km or 224 mi Torbat-e Jam
$558
367 km or 228 mi Gorgan
$661
451 km or 280 mi Dasoguz
$1657
469 km or 291 mi Turkmenabat
$1662
496 km or 308 mi Sari
$640
513 km or 318 mi Nukus
$427
516 km or 321 mi Qaem Shahr
$533
517 km or 321 mi Semnan
$558
524 km or 325 mi Herat
$514
528 km or 328 mi Babol
$434
558 km or 347 mi Amol
$519
561 km or 349 mi Bukhara
$399
570 km or 354 mi Birjand
$554
634 km or 394 mi Pardis
$619
654 km or 406 mi Qarshi
$416
657 km or 408 mi Pakdasht
$633
660 km or 410 mi Golestan
$655
667 km or 414 mi Sheberghan
$446
668 km or 415 mi Qarchak
$636
668 km or 415 mi Tehran
$700
670 km or 417 mi Varamin
$616
671 km or 417 mi Ray
$653
693 km or 431 mi Qods
$655
694 km or 431 mi Eslamshahr
$655
695 km or 432 mi Nasimshahr
$651
700 km or 435 mi Shahriar
$653
701 km or 435 mi Karaj
$693
703 km or 437 mi Fardis
$651

Cities near Malaga

Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Benalmadena
$1480
24 km or 15 mi Mijas
$1357
27 km or 17 mi Fuengirola
$1321
36 km or 22 mi Antequera
$1251
48 km or 30 mi Marbella
$1774
55 km or 34 mi Loja
$1343
65 km or 40 mi Almunecar
$917
67 km or 41 mi Ronda
$1254
71 km or 44 mi Estepona
$1314
80 km or 50 mi Motril
$1063
89 km or 55 mi Granada
$1174
94 km or 58 mi Alcala la Real
$2056
104 km or 64 mi La Linea de la Concepcion
$1199
105 km or 65 mi Gibraltar City
$2299
109 km or 68 mi Ecija
$1207
113 km or 70 mi Los Barrios
$1178
114 km or 71 mi Algeciras
$932
119 km or 74 mi Martos
$1214
122 km or 76 mi Ceuta
$1091
124 km or 77 mi Arcos de la Frontera
$1124
125 km or 78 mi Adra
$1162
130 km or 81 mi Jaen
$963
132 km or 82 mi Tarifa
$1119
133 km or 83 mi Cordoba
$1056
137 km or 85 mi Carmona
$1202
143 km or 89 mi El Ejido
$1020
148 km or 92 mi Dos Hermanas
$1182
152 km or 94 mi Jerez de la Frontera
$905
154 km or 96 mi Tetouan
$504
158 km or 98 mi Seville
$1289
158 km or 98 mi Chiclana de la Frontera
$1174
162 km or 101 mi Tangier
$661
169 km or 105 mi Linares
$1206
169 km or 105 mi Cadiz
$1129
171 km or 106 mi Ubeda
$1283
174 km or 108 mi Rota
$1159
176 km or 109 mi Almeria
$947
196 km or 122 mi Almonte
$1158
207 km or 129 mi Melilla
$827
218 km or 135 mi Nador
$457