Ashgabat vs Medina - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ashgabat Medina
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1679
$892
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3854
$2228
🏠 One person rent
$836
$391
🏘️ Family rent
$1553
$692
🍽️ Food expenses
$658
$307
🚐 Transport expenses
$47.3
$91.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$573
$1519
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
7
20
😀 Quality of life
30
52
🏙️ Population
828K
1.18M

The cost of living in Ashgabat is 88% more expensive than in Medina. Cities ranked 2737th and 6017th ($1679 vs $892) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 15th in Turkmenistan and Saudi Arabia, respectively. Check Turkmenistan vs Saudi Arabia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Ashgabat compared to 1.7 months in Medina. Ashgabat ranked 1st best city to live in Turkmenistan vs Medina ranked 9th in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 8379th and 6150th among best cities to live in the world.

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Ashgabat Medina
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$31.6
$6.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$55.7
$26.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10
$6.93
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.39
$1.33
☕ Cappuccino
$4.59
$3.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.91
$0.72
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$915
$391
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$647
$208
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1453
$1101
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1376
$356
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$48.2
$74.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$73.7
$116
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$87.4
$71.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.98%
3%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4561
$1695
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3442
$1066
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.29
$0.93
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.98
$54
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.68
$8.02
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.38
$0.5
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.63
$1.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.85
$0.64
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.65
$2.56
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.07
$2.36
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.3
$5.03
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.9
$7.13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$24.8
$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.66
$1.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$2.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.31
$1.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.82
$1.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$1.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$1.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.83
$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.09
$1.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$27.2
$2.66
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.61
$2.15
🚬 Cigarette pack
$25.4
$7.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.03
$5.29
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.84
$3.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.02
$1.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.8
$3.2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$65.9
$79
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16.5
$17.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$33.8
$26.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.42
$2.75
👖 Brand Jeans
$83.7
$41.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$144
$78.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$22.6
$405
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6425
$9496

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Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.2 mi Anau
$1648
95 km or 59 mi Quchan
$487
99 km or 61 mi Baherden
$1642
107 km or 66 mi Bojnord
$427
197 km or 123 mi Nishapur
$509
203 km or 126 mi Sabzevar
$489
212 km or 132 mi Mashhad
$532
294 km or 183 mi Gonbad-e Kavus
$473
302 km or 187 mi Kashmar
$507
306 km or 190 mi Mary
$1644
307 km or 191 mi Torbat-e Heydarieh
$520
344 km or 213 mi Shahrud
$576
361 km or 224 mi Torbat-e Jam
$558
367 km or 228 mi Gorgan
$661
451 km or 280 mi Dasoguz
$1657
469 km or 291 mi Turkmenabat
$1662
496 km or 308 mi Sari
$640
513 km or 318 mi Nukus
$427
516 km or 321 mi Qaem Shahr
$533
517 km or 321 mi Semnan
$558
524 km or 325 mi Herat
$514
528 km or 328 mi Babol
$434
558 km or 347 mi Amol
$519
561 km or 349 mi Bukhara
$399
570 km or 354 mi Birjand
$554
634 km or 394 mi Pardis
$619
654 km or 406 mi Qarshi
$416
657 km or 408 mi Pakdasht
$633
660 km or 410 mi Golestan
$655
667 km or 414 mi Sheberghan
$446
668 km or 415 mi Qarchak
$636
668 km or 415 mi Tehran
$700
670 km or 417 mi Varamin
$616
671 km or 417 mi Ray
$653
693 km or 431 mi Qods
$655
694 km or 431 mi Eslamshahr
$655
695 km or 432 mi Nasimshahr
$651
700 km or 435 mi Shahriar
$653
701 km or 435 mi Karaj
$693
703 km or 437 mi Fardis
$651

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Distance City Cost of living
168 km or 104 mi Yanbu
$844
328 km or 204 mi Jeddah
$1100
339 km or 211 mi Mecca
$1032
378 km or 235 mi Al Wajh
$879
398 km or 247 mi Ha'il
$996
422 km or 262 mi Ar Rass
$860
477 km or 296 mi Unaizah
$1013
531 km or 330 mi Tabuk
$1000
585 km or 363 mi Bisha
$938
593 km or 368 mi Port Sudan
$1361
595 km or 370 mi Dumat al-Jandal
$857
615 km or 382 mi Sakakah
$854
650 km or 404 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$603
657 km or 408 mi Hurghada
$434
661 km or 411 mi Bareq
$920
675 km or 419 mi El Gouna
$440
676 km or 420 mi Dahab
$625
680 km or 423 mi Aswan
$280
714 km or 444 mi Luxor
$404
717 km or 446 mi Qena
$443
719 km or 447 mi Riyadh
$1642
723 km or 449 mi Aqaba
$692
729 km or 453 mi Eilat
$1583
742 km or 461 mi Ma'an
$583
757 km or 470 mi Abha
$923
758 km or 471 mi As Sulayyil
$1085
810 km or 503 mi Tafilah
$642
827 km or 514 mi Sohag
$449
839 km or 522 mi Al-Karak
$735
861 km or 535 mi Dimona
$1703
870 km or 540 mi Arad
$1678
890 km or 553 mi Beersheba
$1523
896 km or 557 mi Asyut
$421
901 km or 560 mi Hebron
$737
902 km or 561 mi Dura
$802
902 km or 561 mi Ofakim
$1671
905 km or 562 mi Rahat
$1687
906 km or 563 mi Amman
$981
907 km or 564 mi Najran
$1047
913 km or 567 mi Bethlehem
$964