Ashgabat vs Manila - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Ashgabat	Manila
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1584	$766
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3634	$2308
🏠 One person rent	$798	$361
🏘️ Family rent	$1502	$961
🍽️ Food expenses	$609	$287
🚐 Transport expenses	$49.1	$49.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$718	$526
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	7	73
😀 Quality of life	29	65
🏙️ Population	1.03M	1.85M

The cost of living in Ashgabat is 107% more expensive than in Manila. Cities ranked 3105th and 6586th ($1584 vs $766) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 5th in Turkmenistan and the Philippines, respectively. Check Turkmenistan vs the Philippines comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Ashgabat compared to 0.7 months in Manila. Ashgabat ranked 1st best city to live in Turkmenistan vs Manila ranked 3rd in the Philippines, while ranked 8250th and 4165th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ashgabat vs Manila

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	Ashgabat	Manila
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$25.9	$4.69
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$60.4	$24.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.1	$4.25
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.4	$2.02
☕ Cappuccino	$5.56	$2.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.25	$0.84
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$884	$412
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$607	$220
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1501	$1498
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1302	$648
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$45.2	$73.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$70	$115
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$90.5	$28.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.58%	7.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3897	$3093
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3006	$2849
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.14	$0.52
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$8.52	$12.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.74	$3.85
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.38	$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3	$2.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.35	$1.25
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.49	$1.01
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.83	$2.14
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.29	$8.06
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.83	$5.09
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.9	$8.81
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.02	$2.97
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$1.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.81	$3.33
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.06	$2.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$2.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$3.23
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.74	$0.47
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.08	$1.68
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$27.3	$8.79
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.79	$1.45
🚬 Cigarette pack	$25.2	$3.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.01	$5.47
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.8	$3.22
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3	$1.77
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.77	$1.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$112	$37.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17.7	$7.39
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$31.8	$16
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.36	$5.64
👖 Brand Jeans	$69.9	$36
👟 Brand Sneakers	$92.4	$74.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$22.7	$444
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6132	$13387

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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 Manila

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.7 km or 3.5 mi	Pasay	$770
6.1 km or 3.8 mi	Caloocan	$640
6.2 km or 3.9 mi	Mandaluyong	$746
7.3 km or 4.6 mi	Quezon	$706
7.7 km or 4.8 mi	Malabon	$623
7.9 km or 4.9 mi	Makati	$901
8.8 km or 5.4 mi	Navotas	$732
12 km or 7.2 mi	Valenzuela	$506
12 km or 7.2 mi	Pasig	$670
12 km or 7.3 mi	Taguig	$780
15 km or 9 mi	Marikina	$546
15 km or 9.3 mi	Bacoor	$538
15 km or 9.3 mi	Paranaque	$621
15 km or 9.5 mi	Cainta	$704
16 km or 9.7 mi	Meycauayan	$577
16 km or 10 mi	Las Pinas	$589
19 km or 12 mi	Imus	$518
21 km or 13 mi	Antipolo	$535
25 km or 15 mi	Muntinlupa	$676
25 km or 16 mi	San Jose del Monte	$496
26 km or 16 mi	General Trias	$457
28 km or 17 mi	San Pedro	$575
28 km or 17 mi	Binangonan	$487
30 km or 19 mi	Dasmarinas	$400
31 km or 19 mi	Binan	$539
33 km or 20 mi	Malolos	$572
34 km or 21 mi	Santa Rosa	$508
37 km or 23 mi	Trece Martires	$515
39 km or 24 mi	Cabuyao	$545
47 km or 29 mi	Calamba	$486
58 km or 36 mi	San Fernando	$610
60 km or 37 mi	Tanauan	$508
61 km or 38 mi	Santo Tomas	$504
69 km or 43 mi	San Pablo	$427
74 km or 46 mi	Angeles	$613
75 km or 47 mi	Lipa	$398
79 km or 49 mi	Olongapo	$464
81 km or 50 mi	Mabalacat	$585
94 km or 59 mi	Batangas	$508
99 km or 61 mi	Cabanatuan	$372