Ashgabat vs Mecca - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Ashgabat	Mecca
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1584	$979
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3634	$2659
🏠 One person rent	$798	$371
🏘️ Family rent	$1502	$905
🍽️ Food expenses	$609	$293
🚐 Transport expenses	$49.1	$220
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$718	$1646
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	68 km
🎓 Higher education	7	42
😀 Quality of life	29	54
🏙️ Population	1.03M	2.43M

The cost of living in Ashgabat is 62% more expensive than in Mecca. Cities ranked 3105th and 5632nd ($1584 vs $979) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 8th in Turkmenistan and Saudi Arabia, respectively. Check Turkmenistan vs Saudi Arabia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Ashgabat compared to 1.7 months in Mecca. Ashgabat ranked 1st best city to live in Turkmenistan vs Mecca ranked 9th in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 8250th and 5982nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ashgabat vs Mecca

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	Ashgabat	Mecca
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$25.9	$4.96
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$60.4	$36.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.1	$7.05
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.4	$1.61
☕ Cappuccino	$5.56	$3.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.25	$0.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$884	$260
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$607	$263
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1501	$743
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1302	$783
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$45.2	$38.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$70	$59.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$90.5	$70.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.58%	4.62%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3897	$1496
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3006	$1212
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.14	$1.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$8.52	$101
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.74	$18.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.38	$0.5
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3	$1.48
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.35	$0.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.49	$1.59
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.83	$2.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.29	$6.82
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.83	$7.22
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.9	$12.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.02	$2.06
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$1.58
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.81	$1.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.06	$1.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$1.18
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$1.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.74	$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.08	$1.37
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$27.3	$3.88
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.79	$1.91
🚬 Cigarette pack	$25.2	$5.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.01	$5.21
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.8	$3.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3	$2.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.77	$1.45
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$112	$103
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17.7	$14.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$31.8	$26.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.36	$4.18
👖 Brand Jeans	$69.9	$32.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$92.4	$62.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$22.7	$398
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6132	$4682

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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 Mecca

Distance	City	Cost of living
69 km or 43 mi	Jeddah	$1146
329 km or 204 mi	Bisha	$905
338 km or 210 mi	Port Sudan	$1003
339 km or 211 mi	Medina	$1215
350 km or 218 mi	Yanbu	$829
354 km or 220 mi	Bareq	$902
453 km or 282 mi	Abha	$910
606 km or 377 mi	As Sulayyil	$1041
620 km or 385 mi	Ar Rass	$861
628 km or 390 mi	Najran	$937
642 km or 399 mi	Al Wajh	$961
644 km or 400 mi	Keren	$488
648 km or 403 mi	Sa'dah	$482
649 km or 403 mi	Massawa	$486
670 km or 416 mi	Unaizah	$969
684 km or 425 mi	Asmara	$520
703 km or 437 mi	Ha'il	$846
735 km or 457 mi	Mendefera	$487
738 km or 458 mi	Atbara	$1131
756 km or 470 mi	Kassala	$1006
769 km or 478 mi	Aswan	$329
790 km or 491 mi	Riyadh	$1637
807 km or 501 mi	Al Hudaydah	$505
818 km or 508 mi	Sanaa	$546
842 km or 523 mi	Sayyan	$481
842 km or 523 mi	Tabuk	$1078
873 km or 542 mi	Luxor	$335
884 km or 549 mi	Mekelle	$662
884 km or 549 mi	Zabid	$482
890 km or 553 mi	Hurghada	$342
895 km or 556 mi	Qena	$362
904 km or 562 mi	Dhamar	$486
909 km or 565 mi	El Gouna	$336
912 km or 567 mi	Sharm El Sheikh	$464
933 km or 580 mi	Dumat al-Jandal	$798
947 km or 588 mi	El-Gadarif	$943
948 km or 589 mi	Ibb	$496
951 km or 591 mi	Sakakah	$781
951 km or 591 mi	Dahab	$381
979 km or 608 mi	Taiz	$507