Ashgabat vs Medina - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ashgabat Medina
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1833
$1182
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4223
$2412
🏠 One person rent
$893
$673
🏘️ Family rent
$1483
$906
🍽️ Food expenses
$782
$308
🚐 Transport expenses
$49.8
$111
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$747
$1300
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
7
22
😀 Quality of life
49
70
🏙️ Population
1.03M
1.41M

The cost of living in Ashgabat is 55% more expensive than in Medina. Cities ranked 2595th and 4743rd ($1833 vs $1182) 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 0.4 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 6667th and 4114th among best cities to live in the world.

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Ashgabat Medina
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$31.3
$5.56
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$85.3
$31.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.8
$7.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.48
$1.61
☕ Cappuccino
$7.08
$2.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.16
$0.81
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1020
$439
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$674
$505
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1780
$633
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1190
$688
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$47.3
$91.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$73.2
$140
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$102
$89.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.49%
3.02%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4806
$3803
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2978
$1109
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.14
$1.06
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.51
$37.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.77
$14.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.43
$0.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$4.77
$1.65
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.69
$0.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.3
$2.35
🥚 Eggs, x12
$6.17
$2.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.26
$5.32
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.7
$7.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.4
$12.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.44
$2.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$1.98
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.58
$2.33
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.56
$1.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$1.39
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$1.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.78
$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.1
$1.88
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$19.1
$1.32
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.69
$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack
$25.7
$7.47
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.19
$5.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.85
$3.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3
$1.35
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.81
$3.15
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41.2
$79.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.3
$13.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$33.8
$25.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.4
$2.79
👖 Brand Jeans
$65.8
$37.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.9
$67
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$23
$286
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$25686
$5508

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
168 km or 104 mi Yanbu
$791
328 km or 204 mi Jeddah
$1155
339 km or 211 mi Mecca
$1162
378 km or 235 mi Al Wajh
$940
398 km or 247 mi Ha'il
$825
422 km or 262 mi Ar Rass
$862
477 km or 296 mi Unaizah
$967
531 km or 330 mi Tabuk
$1069
585 km or 363 mi Bisha
$918
593 km or 368 mi Port Sudan
$964
595 km or 370 mi Dumat al-Jandal
$791
615 km or 382 mi Sakakah
$769
650 km or 404 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$589
657 km or 408 mi Hurghada
$346
661 km or 411 mi Bareq
$903
675 km or 419 mi El Gouna
$354
676 km or 420 mi Dahab
$517
680 km or 423 mi Aswan
$348
714 km or 444 mi Luxor
$365
717 km or 446 mi Qena
$428
719 km or 447 mi Riyadh
$1627
723 km or 449 mi Aqaba
$782
729 km or 453 mi Eilat
$1734
742 km or 461 mi Ma'an
$798
757 km or 470 mi Abha
$911
758 km or 471 mi As Sulayyil
$1008
810 km or 503 mi Tafilah
$645
827 km or 514 mi Sohag
$398
839 km or 522 mi Al-Karak
$718
861 km or 535 mi Dimona
$1910
870 km or 540 mi Arad
$1855
890 km or 553 mi Beersheba
$1645
896 km or 557 mi Asyut
$271
901 km or 560 mi Hebron
$837
902 km or 561 mi Dura
$1021
902 km or 561 mi Ofakim
$1867
905 km or 562 mi Rahat
$1879
906 km or 563 mi Amman
$1009
907 km or 564 mi Najran
$860
913 km or 567 mi Bethlehem
$987