Ashgabat vs Medina - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Ashgabat	Medina
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1584	$1215
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3634	$2317
🏠 One person rent	$798	$696
🏘️ Family rent	$1502	$765
🍽️ Food expenses	$609	$319
🚐 Transport expenses	$49.1	$111
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$718	$1546
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	7	20
😀 Quality of life	29	66
🏙️ Population	1.03M	1.41M

The cost of living in Ashgabat is 30% more expensive than in Medina. Cities ranked 3105th and 4439th ($1584 vs $1215) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd 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 1.3 months in Medina. Ashgabat ranked 1st best city to live in Turkmenistan vs Medina ranked 4th in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 8250th and 3899th 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	$25.9	$5.65
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$60.4	$37.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.1	$9.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.4	$1.46
☕ Cappuccino	$5.56	$2.76
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.25	$0.75
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$884	$338
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$607	$503
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1501	$715
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1302	$413
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$45.2	$124
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$70	$189
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$90.5	$102
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.58%	3.02%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3897	$3743
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3006	$1120
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.14	$1.07
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$8.52	$37.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.74	$14.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.38	$0.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3	$1.48
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.35	$0.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.49	$2.34
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.83	$2.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.29	$6.63
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.83	$6.81
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.9	$12.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.02	$2.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$2.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.81	$2.18
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.06	$1.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$1.39
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$1.48
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.74	$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.08	$1.85
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$27.3	$1.34
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.79	$1.69
🚬 Cigarette pack	$25.2	$7.48
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.01	$5.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.8	$3.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3	$1.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.77	$3.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$112	$75.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17.7	$13.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$31.8	$26.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.36	$2.77
👖 Brand Jeans	$69.9	$37.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$92.4	$66.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$22.7	$290
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6132	$7421

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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 Medina

Distance	City	Cost of living
168 km or 104 mi	Yanbu	$829
328 km or 204 mi	Jeddah	$1146
339 km or 211 mi	Mecca	$979
378 km or 235 mi	Al Wajh	$961
398 km or 247 mi	Ha'il	$846
422 km or 262 mi	Ar Rass	$861
477 km or 296 mi	Unaizah	$969
531 km or 330 mi	Tabuk	$1078
585 km or 363 mi	Bisha	$905
593 km or 368 mi	Port Sudan	$1003
595 km or 370 mi	Dumat al-Jandal	$798
615 km or 382 mi	Sakakah	$781
650 km or 404 mi	Sharm El Sheikh	$464
657 km or 408 mi	Hurghada	$342
661 km or 411 mi	Bareq	$902
675 km or 419 mi	El Gouna	$336
676 km or 420 mi	Dahab	$381
680 km or 423 mi	Aswan	$329
714 km or 444 mi	Luxor	$335
717 km or 446 mi	Qena	$362
719 km or 447 mi	Riyadh	$1637
723 km or 449 mi	Aqaba	$809
729 km or 453 mi	Eilat	$1577
742 km or 461 mi	Ma'an	$793
757 km or 470 mi	Abha	$910
758 km or 471 mi	As Sulayyil	$1041
810 km or 503 mi	Tafilah	$646
827 km or 514 mi	Sohag	$360
839 km or 522 mi	Al-Karak	$710
861 km or 535 mi	Dimona	$1716
870 km or 540 mi	Arad	$1680
890 km or 553 mi	Beersheba	$1471
896 km or 557 mi	Asyut	$290
901 km or 560 mi	Hebron	$762
902 km or 561 mi	Dura	$813
902 km or 561 mi	Ofakim	$1684
905 km or 562 mi	Rahat	$1686
906 km or 563 mi	Amman	$994
907 km or 564 mi	Najran	$937
913 km or 567 mi	Bethlehem	$905