Ashgabat vs Mashhad - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Ashgabat	Mashhad
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1679	$532
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3854	$1496
🏠 One person rent	$836	$214
🏘️ Family rent	$1553	$493
🍽️ Food expenses	$658	$183
🚐 Transport expenses	$47.3	$40
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$573	$203
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	7	46
😀 Quality of life	30	53
🏙️ Population	828K	3M

The cost of living in Ashgabat is 215% more expensive than in Mashhad. Cities ranked 2737th and 8260th ($1679 vs $532) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 75th in Turkmenistan and Iran, respectively. Check Turkmenistan vs Iran comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Ashgabat compared to 0.4 months in Mashhad. Ashgabat ranked 1st best city to live in Turkmenistan vs Mashhad ranked 4th in Iran, while ranked 8379th and 6128th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ashgabat vs Mashhad

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	Ashgabat	Mashhad
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$31.6	$2.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$55.7	$33.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10	$4.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.39	$0.5
☕ Cappuccino	$4.59	$1.23
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.91	$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$915	$271
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$647	$165
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1453	$585
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1376	$428
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$48.2	$9.91
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$73.7	$15.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$87.4	$18.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.98%	20.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4561	$1352
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3442	$855
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.29	$0.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$9.98	$10.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.68	$4.46
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.38	$0.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.63	$0.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.85	$0.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.65	$2.88
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.07	$1.24
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.3	$2.58
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.9	$2.77
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$24.8	$8.92
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.66	$0.91
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.38	$1.32
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.31	$0.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.82	$0.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$0.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.83	$0.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.83	$0.17
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.09	$1.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$27.2	$0.69
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.61	$0.58
🚬 Cigarette pack	$25.4	$2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.03	$5.22
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.84	$4.37
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.02	$1.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.8	$2.41
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$65.9	$15.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16.5	$2.02
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$33.8	$96
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.42	$4.62
👖 Brand Jeans	$83.7	$29.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$144	$90.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$22.6	$181
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6425	$555

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Cities near Ashgabat

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 Mashhad

Distance	City	Cost of living
73 km or 45 mi	Nishapur	$509
120 km or 75 mi	Torbat-e Heydarieh	$520
132 km or 82 mi	Quchan	$487
150 km or 93 mi	Torbat-e Jam	$558
157 km or 98 mi	Kashmar	$507
174 km or 108 mi	Sabzevar	$489
202 km or 126 mi	Anau	$1648
212 km or 132 mi	Ashgabat	$1679
240 km or 149 mi	Bojnord	$427
245 km or 152 mi	Mary	$1644
304 km or 189 mi	Baherden	$1642
317 km or 197 mi	Herat	$514
384 km or 239 mi	Birjand	$554
409 km or 254 mi	Gonbad-e Kavus	$473
411 km or 255 mi	Shahrud	$576
461 km or 287 mi	Gorgan	$661
467 km or 290 mi	Turkmenabat	$1662
551 km or 342 mi	Sheberghan	$446
566 km or 351 mi	Semnan	$558
572 km or 355 mi	Bukhara	$399
586 km or 364 mi	Sari	$640
604 km or 375 mi	Qaem Shahr	$533
612 km or 380 mi	Zabol	$546
614 km or 381 mi	Dasoguz	$1657
615 km or 382 mi	Qarshi	$416
620 km or 385 mi	Babol	$434
649 km or 403 mi	Amol	$519
673 km or 418 mi	Mazar-i-Sharif	$449
684 km or 425 mi	Lashkargah	$484
685 km or 425 mi	Nukus	$427
687 km or 427 mi	Yazd	$575
703 km or 437 mi	Pardis	$619
710 km or 441 mi	Kerman	$457
719 km or 447 mi	Pakdasht	$633
726 km or 451 mi	Varamin	$616
730 km or 454 mi	Qarchak	$636
733 km or 456 mi	Golestan	$655
737 km or 458 mi	Rafsanjan	$530
738 km or 459 mi	Ray	$653
739 km or 459 mi	Tehran	$700