Ashgabat vs Mashhad - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Ashgabat	Mashhad
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1833	$503
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4223	$1312
🏠 One person rent	$893	$172
🏘️ Family rent	$1483	$293
🍽️ Food expenses	$782	$170
🚐 Transport expenses	$49.8	$43
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$747	$250
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	7	46
😀 Quality of life	49	57
🏙️ Population	1.03M	3M

The cost of living in Ashgabat is 265% more expensive than in Mashhad. Cities ranked 2595th and 8663rd ($1833 vs $503) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 66th 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 3rd in Iran, while ranked 6667th and 6167th 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	$31.3	$3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$85.3	$19.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.8	$4.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.48	$0.5
☕ Cappuccino	$7.08	$1.07
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.16	$0.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1020	$194
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$674	$136
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1780	$348
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1190	$244
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$47.3	$8.48
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$73.2	$12.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$102	$15.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.49%	20.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4806	$1174
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2978	$736
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.14	$0.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$8.51	$4.33
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.77	$4.38
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.43	$0.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$4.77	$0.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.69	$0.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.3	$1.78
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.17	$1.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.26	$2.22
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.7	$2.47
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.4	$10.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.44	$0.85
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$1.25
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.58	$0.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.56	$0.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.99	$0.46
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.79	$0.48
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.78	$0.18
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.1	$3.71
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$19.1	$0.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.69	$0.78
🚬 Cigarette pack	$25.7	$2.69
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.19	$5.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.85	$5.29
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3	$1.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.81	$2.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.2	$19.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.3	$2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$33.8	$94.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.4	$28.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$65.8	$21.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$93.9	$93.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$23	$45.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$25686	$623

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Cities near Ashgabat

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.2 mi	Anau	$1774
95 km or 59 mi	Quchan	$500
99 km or 61 mi	Baherden	$1796
107 km or 66 mi	Bojnord	$489
197 km or 123 mi	Nishapur	$496
203 km or 126 mi	Sabzevar	$512
212 km or 132 mi	Mashhad	$503
294 km or 183 mi	Gonbad-e Kavus	$467
302 km or 187 mi	Kashmar	$506
306 km or 190 mi	Mary	$1654
307 km or 191 mi	Torbat-e Heydarieh	$502
344 km or 213 mi	Shahrud	$564
361 km or 224 mi	Torbat-e Jam	$493
367 km or 228 mi	Gorgan	$658
451 km or 280 mi	Dasoguz	$1770
469 km or 291 mi	Turkmenabat	$1716
496 km or 308 mi	Sari	$643
513 km or 318 mi	Nukus	$477
516 km or 321 mi	Qaem Shahr	$501
517 km or 321 mi	Semnan	$542
524 km or 325 mi	Herat	$509
528 km or 328 mi	Babol	$372
558 km or 347 mi	Amol	$530
561 km or 349 mi	Bukhara	$433
570 km or 354 mi	Birjand	$588
634 km or 394 mi	Pardis	$598
654 km or 406 mi	Qarshi	$512
657 km or 408 mi	Pakdasht	$604
660 km or 410 mi	Golestan	$628
667 km or 414 mi	Sheberghan	$432
668 km or 415 mi	Qarchak	$607
668 km or 415 mi	Tehran	$684
670 km or 417 mi	Varamin	$588
671 km or 417 mi	Ray	$622
693 km or 431 mi	Qods	$638
694 km or 431 mi	Eslamshahr	$623
695 km or 432 mi	Nasimshahr	$624
700 km or 435 mi	Shahriar	$635
701 km or 435 mi	Karaj	$704
703 km or 437 mi	Fardis	$640

Cities near Mashhad

Distance	City	Cost of living
73 km or 45 mi	Nishapur	$496
120 km or 75 mi	Torbat-e Heydarieh	$502
132 km or 82 mi	Quchan	$500
150 km or 93 mi	Torbat-e Jam	$493
157 km or 98 mi	Kashmar	$506
174 km or 108 mi	Sabzevar	$512
202 km or 126 mi	Anau	$1774
212 km or 132 mi	Ashgabat	$1833
240 km or 149 mi	Bojnord	$489
245 km or 152 mi	Mary	$1654
304 km or 189 mi	Baherden	$1796
317 km or 197 mi	Herat	$509
384 km or 239 mi	Birjand	$588
409 km or 254 mi	Gonbad-e Kavus	$467
411 km or 255 mi	Shahrud	$564
461 km or 287 mi	Gorgan	$658
467 km or 290 mi	Turkmenabat	$1716
551 km or 342 mi	Sheberghan	$432
566 km or 351 mi	Semnan	$542
572 km or 355 mi	Bukhara	$433
586 km or 364 mi	Sari	$643
604 km or 375 mi	Qaem Shahr	$501
612 km or 380 mi	Zabol	$558
614 km or 381 mi	Dasoguz	$1770
615 km or 382 mi	Qarshi	$512
620 km or 385 mi	Babol	$372
649 km or 403 mi	Amol	$530
673 km or 418 mi	Mazar-i-Sharif	$470
684 km or 425 mi	Lashkargah	$439
685 km or 425 mi	Nukus	$477
687 km or 427 mi	Yazd	$545
703 km or 437 mi	Pardis	$598
710 km or 441 mi	Kerman	$761
719 km or 447 mi	Pakdasht	$604
726 km or 451 mi	Varamin	$588
730 km or 454 mi	Qarchak	$607
733 km or 456 mi	Golestan	$628
737 km or 458 mi	Rafsanjan	$604
738 km or 459 mi	Ray	$622
739 km or 459 mi	Tehran	$684