Ashgabat vs Mashhad - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ashgabat Mashhad
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1898
$482
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4362
$1242
🏠 One person rent
$968
$172
🏘️ Family rent
$1668
$295
🍽️ Food expenses
$780
$162
🚐 Transport expenses
$50.9
$42.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$210
$252
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
7
45
😀 Quality of life
43
56
🏙️ Population
1.03M
3M

The cost of living in Ashgabat is 293% more expensive than in Mashhad. Cities ranked 2383rd and 8757th ($1898 vs $482) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 61st in Turkmenistan and Iran, respectively. Check Turkmenistan vs Iran comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 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 7430th and 6229th 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
$31.1
$3.01
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$85
$19.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.8
$5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.76
$0.67
☕ Cappuccino
$6.83
$1.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.58
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1017
$192
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$765
$134
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1798
$338
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1413
$246
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$49
$8.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$74.9
$13
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$104
$17.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.58%
21.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3536
$1140
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2856
$687
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.14
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.87
$4.32
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.74
$4.33
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.43
$0.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$4.53
$0.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.03
$0.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.85
$1.69
🥚 Eggs, x12
$6.02
$0.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.31
$1.74
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20
$2.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23.1
$9.59
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.09
$0.78
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$1.2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.47
$0.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.64
$0.61
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.27
$0.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$0.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.74
$0.16
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.09
$3.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$19.1
$0.91
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.18
$0.77
🚬 Cigarette pack
$25.7
$2.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.88
$4.45
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.83
$4.52
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.04
$1.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.82
$2.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.7
$21.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.2
$2.01
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$31.1
$79.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.36
$24.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$56
$21
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.6
$93.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$22.7
$46.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24585
$629

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Cities near Ashgabat

Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.2 mi Anau
$1846
95 km or 59 mi Quchan
$475
99 km or 61 mi Baherden
$1864
107 km or 66 mi Bojnord
$466
197 km or 123 mi Nishapur
$469
203 km or 126 mi Sabzevar
$483
212 km or 132 mi Mashhad
$482
294 km or 183 mi Gonbad-e Kavus
$458
302 km or 187 mi Kashmar
$483
306 km or 190 mi Mary
$1726
307 km or 191 mi Torbat-e Heydarieh
$476
344 km or 213 mi Shahrud
$561
361 km or 224 mi Torbat-e Jam
$467
367 km or 228 mi Gorgan
$664
451 km or 280 mi Dasoguz
$1840
469 km or 291 mi Turkmenabat
$1795
496 km or 308 mi Sari
$612
513 km or 318 mi Nukus
$475
516 km or 321 mi Qaem Shahr
$474
517 km or 321 mi Semnan
$523
524 km or 325 mi Herat
$556
528 km or 328 mi Babol
$359
558 km or 347 mi Amol
$516
561 km or 349 mi Bukhara
$439
570 km or 354 mi Birjand
$542
634 km or 394 mi Pardis
$563
654 km or 406 mi Qarshi
$500
657 km or 408 mi Pakdasht
$570
660 km or 410 mi Golestan
$584
667 km or 414 mi Sheberghan
$470
668 km or 415 mi Qarchak
$570
668 km or 415 mi Tehran
$638
670 km or 417 mi Varamin
$557
671 km or 417 mi Ray
$584
693 km or 431 mi Qods
$614
694 km or 431 mi Eslamshahr
$590
695 km or 432 mi Nasimshahr
$587
700 km or 435 mi Shahriar
$611
701 km or 435 mi Karaj
$684
703 km or 437 mi Fardis
$616

Cities near Mashhad

Distance City Cost of living
73 km or 45 mi Nishapur
$469
120 km or 75 mi Torbat-e Heydarieh
$476
132 km or 82 mi Quchan
$475
150 km or 93 mi Torbat-e Jam
$467
157 km or 98 mi Kashmar
$483
174 km or 108 mi Sabzevar
$483
202 km or 126 mi Anau
$1846
212 km or 132 mi Ashgabat
$1898
240 km or 149 mi Bojnord
$466
245 km or 152 mi Mary
$1726
304 km or 189 mi Baherden
$1864
317 km or 197 mi Herat
$556
384 km or 239 mi Birjand
$542
409 km or 254 mi Gonbad-e Kavus
$458
411 km or 255 mi Shahrud
$561
461 km or 287 mi Gorgan
$664
467 km or 290 mi Turkmenabat
$1795
551 km or 342 mi Sheberghan
$470
566 km or 351 mi Semnan
$523
572 km or 355 mi Bukhara
$439
586 km or 364 mi Sari
$612
604 km or 375 mi Qaem Shahr
$474
612 km or 380 mi Zabol
$525
614 km or 381 mi Dasoguz
$1840
615 km or 382 mi Qarshi
$500
620 km or 385 mi Babol
$359
649 km or 403 mi Amol
$516
673 km or 418 mi Mazar-i-Sharif
$493
684 km or 425 mi Lashkargah
$469
685 km or 425 mi Nukus
$475
687 km or 427 mi Yazd
$517
703 km or 437 mi Pardis
$563
710 km or 441 mi Kerman
$700
719 km or 447 mi Pakdasht
$570
726 km or 451 mi Varamin
$557
730 km or 454 mi Qarchak
$570
733 km or 456 mi Golestan
$584
737 km or 458 mi Rafsanjan
$558
738 km or 459 mi Ray
$584
739 km or 459 mi Tehran
$638