Ashgabat vs Mashhad - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ashgabat Mashhad
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1806
$498
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4178
$1301
🏠 One person rent
$887
$170
🏘️ Family rent
$1506
$290
🍽️ Food expenses
$763
$167
🚐 Transport expenses
$49.3
$42.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$635
$250
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
7
45
😀 Quality of life
48
56
🏙️ Population
1.03M
3M

The cost of living in Ashgabat is 262% more expensive than in Mashhad. Cities ranked 2849th and 8726th ($1806 vs $498) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 72nd in Turkmenistan and Iran, respectively. Check Turkmenistan vs Iran comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Ashgabat compared to 0.5 months in Mashhad. Ashgabat ranked 1st best city to live in Turkmenistan vs Mashhad ranked 4th in Iran, while ranked 6881st and 6291st 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
$28.8
$2.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$86.1
$19.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.9
$5.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.69
$0.58
☕ Cappuccino
$6.75
$1.05
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.82
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1012
$193
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$667
$134
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1768
$353
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1221
$238
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$48.7
$8.43
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$74.5
$13
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$102
$15.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.45%
20.68%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4069
$1106
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2839
$687
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.14
$0.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.55
$4.35
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.63
$4.32
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.43
$0.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$4.71
$0.52
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.94
$0.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.24
$1.75
🥚 Eggs, x12
$6.15
$0.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.23
$1.87
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.2
$2.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$22.5
$9.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.06
$0.82
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$1.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.48
$0.72
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.72
$0.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.27
$0.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$0.48
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.78
$0.17
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.07
$3.66
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$18.9
$0.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.21
$0.77
🚬 Cigarette pack
$25.5
$2.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.8
$5.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.88
$5.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.02
$1.8
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.81
$2.4
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.8
$21.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.3
$1.98
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$31.3
$94.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.46
$29.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$65.6
$20.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$92.4
$93.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$22.9
$45.5
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24723
$627

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Cities near Ashgabat

Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.2 mi Anau
$1763
95 km or 59 mi Quchan
$501
99 km or 61 mi Baherden
$1769
107 km or 66 mi Bojnord
$487
197 km or 123 mi Nishapur
$496
203 km or 126 mi Sabzevar
$510
212 km or 132 mi Mashhad
$498
294 km or 183 mi Gonbad-e Kavus
$466
302 km or 187 mi Kashmar
$507
306 km or 190 mi Mary
$1640
307 km or 191 mi Torbat-e Heydarieh
$501
344 km or 213 mi Shahrud
$563
361 km or 224 mi Torbat-e Jam
$494
367 km or 228 mi Gorgan
$659
451 km or 280 mi Dasoguz
$1755
469 km or 291 mi Turkmenabat
$1709
496 km or 308 mi Sari
$635
513 km or 318 mi Nukus
$468
516 km or 321 mi Qaem Shahr
$502
517 km or 321 mi Semnan
$535
524 km or 325 mi Herat
$532
528 km or 328 mi Babol
$372
558 km or 347 mi Amol
$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
668 km or 415 mi Tehran
$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

Cities near Mashhad

Distance City Cost of living
73 km or 45 mi Nishapur
$496
120 km or 75 mi Torbat-e Heydarieh
$501
132 km or 82 mi Quchan
$501
150 km or 93 mi Torbat-e Jam
$494
157 km or 98 mi Kashmar
$507
174 km or 108 mi Sabzevar
$510
202 km or 126 mi Anau
$1763
212 km or 132 mi Ashgabat
$1806
240 km or 149 mi Bojnord
$487
245 km or 152 mi Mary
$1640
304 km or 189 mi Baherden
$1769
317 km or 197 mi Herat
$532
384 km or 239 mi Birjand
$589
409 km or 254 mi Gonbad-e Kavus
$466
411 km or 255 mi Shahrud
$563
461 km or 287 mi Gorgan
$659
467 km or 290 mi Turkmenabat
$1709
551 km or 342 mi Sheberghan
$457
566 km or 351 mi Semnan
$535
572 km or 355 mi Bukhara
$436
586 km or 364 mi Sari
$635
604 km or 375 mi Qaem Shahr
$502
612 km or 380 mi Zabol
$561
614 km or 381 mi Dasoguz
$1755
615 km or 382 mi Qarshi
$513
620 km or 385 mi Babol
$372
649 km or 403 mi Amol
$531
673 km or 418 mi Mazar-i-Sharif
$488
684 km or 425 mi Lashkargah
$467
685 km or 425 mi Nukus
$468
687 km or 427 mi Yazd
$565
703 km or 437 mi Pardis
$575
710 km or 441 mi Kerman
$761
719 km or 447 mi Pakdasht
$583
726 km or 451 mi Varamin
$571
730 km or 454 mi Qarchak
$586
733 km or 456 mi Golestan
$592
737 km or 458 mi Rafsanjan
$613
738 km or 459 mi Ray
$591
739 km or 459 mi Tehran
$639