Ashgabat vs Medina - Cost of Living Comparison
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| Ashgabat | Medina | |
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The cost of living in Ashgabat is 90% more expensive than in Medina. Cities ranked 3187th and 6257th ($1616 vs $853) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 17th 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 1.9 months in Medina. Ashgabat ranked 1st best city to live in Turkmenistan vs Medina ranked 4th in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 8245th and 3833rd among best cities to live in the world.
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| Ashgabat | Medina | |
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| Eating Out | ||
| 🍱 Lunch Menu | ||
| 🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2 | ||
| 🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's | ||
| 🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| ☕ Cappuccino | ||
| 🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz | ||
| Rent & Utilities | ||
| 🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited | ||
| 🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years | ||
| 🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| Transportation | ||
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| 🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport | ||
| 🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi | ||
| ⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal | ||
| Groceries | ||
| 🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb | ||
| 🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥚 Eggs, x12 | ||
| 🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz | ||
| 🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle | ||
| 🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| 🚬 Cigarette pack | ||
| 💊 Cold medicince, 1 week | ||
| 🧴 Hair Shampoo | ||
| 🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls | ||
| 👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube | ||
| Other | ||
| 🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month | ||
| 🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person | ||
| 👩⚕️ Doctor's visit | ||
| 💇 Haircut, simple | ||
| 👖 Brand Jeans | ||
| 👟 Brand Sneakers | ||
| 👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month | ||
| 🏫 International Primary School, 1 year | ||
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|---|---|---|
| 12 km or 7.2 mi |  Anau | |
| 95 km or 59 mi |  Quchan | |
| 99 km or 61 mi | Baherden | |
| 107 km or 66 mi | Bojnord | |
| 197 km or 123 mi | Nishapur | |
| 203 km or 126 mi | Sabzevar | |
| 212 km or 132 mi | Mashhad | |
| 294 km or 183 mi | Gonbad-e Kavus | |
| 302 km or 187 mi | Kashmar | |
| 306 km or 190 mi | Mary | |
| 307 km or 191 mi | Torbat-e Heydarieh | |
| 344 km or 213 mi | Shahrud | |
| 361 km or 224 mi | Torbat-e Jam | |
| 367 km or 228 mi | Gorgan | |
| 451 km or 280 mi | Dasoguz | |
| 469 km or 291 mi | Turkmenabat | |
| 496 km or 308 mi | Sari | |
| 513 km or 318 mi |  Nukus | |
| 516 km or 321 mi | Qaem Shahr | |
| 517 km or 321 mi | Semnan | |
| 524 km or 325 mi |  Herat | |
| 528 km or 328 mi | Babol | |
| 558 km or 347 mi | Amol | |
| 561 km or 349 mi | Bukhara | |
| 570 km or 354 mi | Birjand | |
| 634 km or 394 mi | Pardis | |
| 654 km or 406 mi | Qarshi | |
| 657 km or 408 mi | Pakdasht | |
| 660 km or 410 mi | Golestan | |
| 667 km or 414 mi | Sheberghan | |
| 668 km or 415 mi | Qarchak | |
| 668 km or 415 mi | Tehran | |
| 670 km or 417 mi | Varamin | |
| 671 km or 417 mi | Ray | |
| 693 km or 431 mi | Qods | |
| 694 km or 431 mi | Eslamshahr | |
| 695 km or 432 mi | Nasimshahr | |
| 700 km or 435 mi | Shahriar | |
| 701 km or 435 mi | Karaj | |
| 703 km or 437 mi | Fardis |
Cities near Medina
| Distance | City | Cost of living |
|---|---|---|
| 168 km or 104 mi |  Yanbu | |
| 328 km or 204 mi | Jeddah | |
| 339 km or 211 mi | Mecca | |
| 378 km or 235 mi | Al Wajh | |
| 398 km or 247 mi | Ha'il | |
| 422 km or 262 mi | Ar Rass | |
| 477 km or 296 mi | Unaizah | |
| 531 km or 330 mi | Tabuk | |
| 585 km or 363 mi | Bisha | |
| 593 km or 368 mi |  Port Sudan | |
| 595 km or 370 mi | Dumat al-Jandal | |
| 615 km or 382 mi | Sakakah | |
| 650 km or 404 mi |  Sharm El Sheikh | |
| 657 km or 408 mi | Hurghada | |
| 661 km or 411 mi | Bareq | |
| 675 km or 419 mi | El Gouna | |
| 676 km or 420 mi | Dahab | |
| 680 km or 423 mi | Aswan | |
| 714 km or 444 mi | Luxor | |
| 717 km or 446 mi | Qena | |
| 719 km or 447 mi | Riyadh | |
| 723 km or 449 mi |  Aqaba | |
| 729 km or 453 mi |  Eilat | |
| 742 km or 461 mi | Ma'an | |
| 757 km or 470 mi | Abha | |
| 758 km or 471 mi | As Sulayyil | |
| 810 km or 503 mi | Tafilah | |
| 827 km or 514 mi | Sohag | |
| 839 km or 522 mi | Al-Karak | |
| 861 km or 535 mi | Dimona | |
| 870 km or 540 mi | Arad | |
| 890 km or 553 mi | Beersheba | |
| 896 km or 557 mi | Asyut | |
| 901 km or 560 mi |  Hebron | |
| 902 km or 561 mi | Dura | |
| 902 km or 561 mi | Ofakim | |
| 905 km or 562 mi | Rahat | |
| 906 km or 563 mi | Amman | |
| 907 km or 564 mi | Najran | |
| 913 km or 567 mi | Bethlehem |