Ashgabat vs Male - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ashgabat Male
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1806
$1311
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4178
$2822
🏠 One person rent
$887
$805
🏘️ Family rent
$1506
$1397
🍽️ Food expenses
$763
$373
🚐 Transport expenses
$49.3
$44.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$635
$866
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
7
8
😀 Quality of life
48
64
🏙️ Population
1.03M
133K

The cost of living in Ashgabat is 38% more expensive than in Male. Cities ranked 2849th and 4552nd ($1806 vs $1311) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Turkmenistan and Maldives, respectively. Check Turkmenistan vs Maldives comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Ashgabat compared to 0.7 months in Male. Ashgabat ranked 1st best city to live in Turkmenistan vs Male ranked 1st in Maldives, while ranked 6881st and 5347th among best cities to live in the world.

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Ashgabat Male
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$28.8
$6.02
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$86.1
$34
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.9
$9.65
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.69
$4.66
☕ Cappuccino
$6.75
$2.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.82
$1.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1012
$810
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$667
$620
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1768
$1472
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1221
$1144
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$48.7
$74.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$74.5
$116
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$102
$72.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.45%
14.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4069
$2247
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2839
$1903
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.14
$0.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.55
$32.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.63
$17.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.43
$0.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$4.71
$1.99
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.94
$1.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.24
$1.38
🥚 Eggs, x12
$6.15
$1.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.23
$7.64
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.2
$6.21
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$22.5
$9.49
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.06
$4.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$3.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.48
$4.3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.72
$2.86
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.27
$1.76
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.78
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.07
$1.99
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$18.9
$10.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.21
$2.71
🚬 Cigarette pack
$25.5
$14.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.8
$5.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.88
$3.77
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.02
$3.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.81
$1.82
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.8
$75.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.3
$9.78
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$31.3
$22.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.46
$4.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$65.6
$41
👟 Brand Sneakers
$92.4
$85.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$22.9
$193
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24723
$3300

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$498
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$466
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$507
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$1640
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$501
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$563
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$494
367 km or 228 mi Gorgan
$659
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$1755
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$1709
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$635
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$468
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$502
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$535
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$532
528 km or 328 mi Babol
$372
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$531
561 km or 349 mi Bukhara
$436
570 km or 354 mi Birjand
$589
634 km or 394 mi Pardis
$575
654 km or 406 mi Qarshi
$513
657 km or 408 mi Pakdasht
$583
660 km or 410 mi Golestan
$592
667 km or 414 mi Sheberghan
$457
668 km or 415 mi Qarchak
$586
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$639
670 km or 417 mi Varamin
$571
671 km or 417 mi Ray
$591
693 km or 431 mi Qods
$631
694 km or 431 mi Eslamshahr
$602
695 km or 432 mi Nasimshahr
$601
700 km or 435 mi Shahriar
$627
701 km or 435 mi Karaj
$696
703 km or 437 mi Fardis
$639

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$1379
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$348
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$303
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$275
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$251
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$269
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$299
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$387
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$350
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$293
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$609
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$676
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$349
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$627
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$518
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$487
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$414
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$499
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$271
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$348
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$316
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$299
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$331
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$447
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$320
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$554
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$344
922 km or 573 mi Erode
$285
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$303
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$285
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$349
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$297
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$389
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$544
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$273
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$523
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$306
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$332
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$335
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$327