Ashgabat vs Mashhad - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Ashgabat	Mashhad
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1584	$508
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3634	$1452
🏠 One person rent	$798	$169
🏘️ Family rent	$1502	$391
🍽️ Food expenses	$609	$180
🚐 Transport expenses	$49.1	$42.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$718	$216
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	7	46
😀 Quality of life	29	50
🏙️ Population	1.03M	3M

The cost of living in Ashgabat is 212% more expensive than in Mashhad. Cities ranked 3105th and 8574th ($1584 vs $508) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 84th in Turkmenistan and Iran, respectively. Check Turkmenistan vs Iran comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Ashgabat compared to 0.4 months in Mashhad. Ashgabat ranked 1st best city to live in Turkmenistan vs Mashhad ranked 3rd in Iran, while ranked 8250th and 6227th 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	$25.9	$2.51
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$60.4	$32.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.1	$3.99
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.4	$0.5
☕ Cappuccino	$5.56	$1.08
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.25	$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$884	$194
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$607	$129
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1501	$493
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1302	$325
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$45.2	$8.75
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$70	$13.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$90.5	$18.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.58%	20.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3897	$1263
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3006	$773
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.14	$0.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$8.52	$4.35
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.74	$4.48
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.38	$0.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3	$0.52
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.35	$0.23
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.49	$2.04
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.83	$1.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.29	$1.79
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.83	$2.45
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.9	$9.89
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.02	$0.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$1.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.81	$0.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.06	$0.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$0.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$0.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.74	$0.16
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.08	$7.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$27.3	$0.89
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.79	$0.78
🚬 Cigarette pack	$25.2	$2.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.01	$5.22
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.8	$5.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3	$1.8
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.77	$2.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$112	$13.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17.7	$1.99
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$31.8	$95.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.36	$29
👖 Brand Jeans	$69.9	$20.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$92.4	$89.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$22.7	$68
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6132	$618

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

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 Mashhad

Distance	City	Cost of living
73 km or 45 mi	Nishapur	$509
120 km or 75 mi	Torbat-e Heydarieh	$521
132 km or 82 mi	Quchan	$515
150 km or 93 mi	Torbat-e Jam	$550
157 km or 98 mi	Kashmar	$521
174 km or 108 mi	Sabzevar	$524
202 km or 126 mi	Anau	$1553
212 km or 132 mi	Ashgabat	$1584
240 km or 149 mi	Bojnord	$510
245 km or 152 mi	Mary	$1503
304 km or 189 mi	Baherden	$1541
317 km or 197 mi	Herat	$512
384 km or 239 mi	Birjand	$574
409 km or 254 mi	Gonbad-e Kavus	$495
411 km or 255 mi	Shahrud	$598
461 km or 287 mi	Gorgan	$685
467 km or 290 mi	Turkmenabat	$1523
551 km or 342 mi	Sheberghan	$414
566 km or 351 mi	Semnan	$580
572 km or 355 mi	Bukhara	$431
586 km or 364 mi	Sari	$658
604 km or 375 mi	Qaem Shahr	$554
612 km or 380 mi	Zabol	$552
614 km or 381 mi	Dasoguz	$1535
615 km or 382 mi	Qarshi	$484
620 km or 385 mi	Babol	$458
649 km or 403 mi	Amol	$557
673 km or 418 mi	Mazar-i-Sharif	$408
684 km or 425 mi	Lashkargah	$476
685 km or 425 mi	Nukus	$392
687 km or 427 mi	Yazd	$573
703 km or 437 mi	Pardis	$665
710 km or 441 mi	Kerman	$464
719 km or 447 mi	Pakdasht	$680
726 km or 451 mi	Varamin	$651
730 km or 454 mi	Qarchak	$681
733 km or 456 mi	Golestan	$714
737 km or 458 mi	Rafsanjan	$507
738 km or 459 mi	Ray	$710
739 km or 459 mi	Tehran	$788