Ashgabat vs Medina - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ashgabat Medina
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1806
$1168
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4178
$2347
🏠 One person rent
$887
$663
🏘️ Family rent
$1506
$850
🍽️ Food expenses
$763
$306
🚐 Transport expenses
$49.3
$110
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$635
$1243
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
7
23
😀 Quality of life
48
69
🏙️ Population
1.03M
1.41M

The cost of living in Ashgabat is 55% more expensive than in Medina. Cities ranked 2849th and 4849th ($1806 vs $1168) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd in Turkmenistan and Saudi Arabia, respectively. Check Turkmenistan vs Saudi Arabia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Ashgabat compared to 1.1 months in Medina. Ashgabat ranked 1st best city to live in Turkmenistan vs Medina ranked 6th in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 6881st and 4347th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ashgabat vs Medina

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Ashgabat Medina
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$28.8
$5.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$86.1
$31.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.9
$8.07
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.69
$1.61
☕ Cappuccino
$6.75
$2.63
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.82
$0.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1012
$506
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$667
$475
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1768
$729
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1221
$591
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$48.7
$91.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$74.5
$141
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$102
$89.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.45%
3.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4069
$3269
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2839
$1287
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.14
$1.07
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.55
$37
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.63
$14.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.43
$0.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$4.71
$1.47
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.94
$0.94
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.24
$2.31
🥚 Eggs, x12
$6.15
$2.05
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.23
$5.37
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.2
$7.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$22.5
$12.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.06
$2.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$1.98
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.48
$2.31
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.72
$1.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.27
$1.4
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.78
$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.07
$1.86
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$18.9
$1.34
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.21
$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack
$25.5
$7.48
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.8
$5.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.88
$3.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.02
$1.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.81
$3.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.8
$78.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.3
$13.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$31.3
$26.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.46
$2.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$65.6
$37.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$92.4
$67
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$22.9
$292
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24723
$5515

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
168 km or 104 mi Yanbu
$795
328 km or 204 mi Jeddah
$1209
339 km or 211 mi Mecca
$1107
378 km or 235 mi Al Wajh
$942
398 km or 247 mi Ha'il
$775
422 km or 262 mi Ar Rass
$815
477 km or 296 mi Unaizah
$931
531 km or 330 mi Tabuk
$1074
585 km or 363 mi Bisha
$906
593 km or 368 mi Port Sudan
$964
595 km or 370 mi Dumat al-Jandal
$790
615 km or 382 mi Sakakah
$776
650 km or 404 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$598
657 km or 408 mi Hurghada
$354
661 km or 411 mi Bareq
$893
675 km or 419 mi El Gouna
$360
676 km or 420 mi Dahab
$479
680 km or 423 mi Aswan
$369
714 km or 444 mi Luxor
$385
717 km or 446 mi Qena
$448
719 km or 447 mi Riyadh
$1632
723 km or 449 mi Aqaba
$800
729 km or 453 mi Eilat
$1853
742 km or 461 mi Ma'an
$824
757 km or 470 mi Abha
$902
758 km or 471 mi As Sulayyil
$1005
810 km or 503 mi Tafilah
$665
827 km or 514 mi Sohag
$415
839 km or 522 mi Al-Karak
$724
861 km or 535 mi Dimona
$2002
870 km or 540 mi Arad
$1946
890 km or 553 mi Beersheba
$1700
896 km or 557 mi Asyut
$283
901 km or 560 mi Hebron
$895
902 km or 561 mi Dura
$1062
902 km or 561 mi Ofakim
$1936
905 km or 562 mi Rahat
$1962
906 km or 563 mi Amman
$1013
907 km or 564 mi Najran
$865
913 km or 567 mi Bethlehem
$1010