Ashgabat vs Melbourne - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Ashgabat	Melbourne
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1616	$2397
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3750	$5694
🏠 One person rent	$798	$1344
🏘️ Family rent	$1515	$2215
🍽️ Food expenses	$620	$557
🚐 Transport expenses	$48.8	$345
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$756	$4357
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	7	100
😀 Quality of life	29	100
🏙️ Population	1.03M	5.03M

The cost of living in Ashgabat is 33% less expensive than in Melbourne. Cities ranked 3187th and 923rd ($1616 vs $2397) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th in Turkmenistan and Australia, respectively. Check Turkmenistan vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Ashgabat compared to 1.8 months in Melbourne. Ashgabat ranked 1st best city to live in Turkmenistan vs Melbourne ranked 1st in Australia, while ranked 8245th and 1st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ashgabat vs Melbourne

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	Ashgabat	Melbourne
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$26.2	$15.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$59.7	$62.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.5	$10.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.44	$8.61
☕ Cappuccino	$5.58	$3.66
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.27	$2.82
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$894	$1361
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$606	$1146
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1482	$2752
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1322	$1818
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$49.3	$101
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$75.8	$156
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$85.1	$54
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.98%	6.33%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3870	$7512
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2996	$5768
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.14	$3.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$8.63	$126
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.69	$21.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.36	$1.36
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.17	$1.47
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.86	$2.64
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.17	$2.33
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.09	$4.36
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.13	$10.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.76	$9.57
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$25.2	$14.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.96	$3.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$2.79
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.38	$2.65
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.29	$4.42
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.91	$2.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.88	$2.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.84	$0.98
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.07	$2.61
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$27.1	$13.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.3	$4.74
🚬 Cigarette pack	$25.6	$26.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.35	$6.82
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.8	$7.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.97	$3.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.79	$4
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$112	$52.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17.6	$15.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$35.5	$56.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.39	$23.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$83.8	$81.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$141	$115
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$23	$1974
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6584	$21306

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Cities near Ashgabat

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.2 mi	Anau	$1583
95 km or 59 mi	Quchan	$500
99 km or 61 mi	Baherden	$1578
107 km or 66 mi	Bojnord	$458
197 km or 123 mi	Nishapur	$517
203 km or 126 mi	Sabzevar	$515
212 km or 132 mi	Mashhad	$538
294 km or 183 mi	Gonbad-e Kavus	$496
302 km or 187 mi	Kashmar	$511
306 km or 190 mi	Mary	$1531
307 km or 191 mi	Torbat-e Heydarieh	$515
344 km or 213 mi	Shahrud	$603
361 km or 224 mi	Torbat-e Jam	$512
367 km or 228 mi	Gorgan	$689
451 km or 280 mi	Dasoguz	$1572
469 km or 291 mi	Turkmenabat	$1554
496 km or 308 mi	Sari	$670
513 km or 318 mi	Nukus	$394
516 km or 321 mi	Qaem Shahr	$564
517 km or 321 mi	Semnan	$607
524 km or 325 mi	Herat	$514
528 km or 328 mi	Babol	$468
558 km or 347 mi	Amol	$550
561 km or 349 mi	Bukhara	$452
570 km or 354 mi	Birjand	$553
634 km or 394 mi	Pardis	$675
654 km or 406 mi	Qarshi	$435
657 km or 408 mi	Pakdasht	$689
660 km or 410 mi	Golestan	$722
667 km or 414 mi	Sheberghan	$450
668 km or 415 mi	Qarchak	$693
668 km or 415 mi	Tehran	$797
670 km or 417 mi	Varamin	$673
671 km or 417 mi	Ray	$720
693 km or 431 mi	Qods	$706
694 km or 431 mi	Eslamshahr	$716
695 km or 432 mi	Nasimshahr	$706
700 km or 435 mi	Shahriar	$708
701 km or 435 mi	Karaj	$741
703 km or 437 mi	Fardis	$699

Cities near Melbourne

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi	South Yarra	$1758
24 km or 15 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1767
25 km or 16 mi	Tarneit	$1757
29 km or 18 mi	Dandenong	$1876
34 km or 21 mi	Sunbury	$1822
37 km or 23 mi	Melton	$1795
40 km or 25 mi	Frankston	$1799
41 km or 25 mi	Berwick	$1800
42 km or 26 mi	Cranbourne	$1738
54 km or 34 mi	Pakenham	$1805
65 km or 40 mi	Geelong	$1892
102 km or 64 mi	Ballarat	$1357
134 km or 83 mi	Bendigo	$1397
144 km or 90 mi	Traralgon	$1829
164 km or 102 mi	Shepparton	$1717
226 km or 140 mi	Warrnambool	$1697
367 km or 228 mi	Mount Gambier	$1788
369 km or 230 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1628
392 km or 244 mi	Devonport	$1900
404 km or 251 mi	Griffith	$1746
444 km or 276 mi	Launceston	$1798
466 km or 290 mi	Canberra	$2393
477 km or 296 mi	Mildura	$1816
546 km or 339 mi	Goulburn	$1748
597 km or 371 mi	Hobart	$2265
628 km or 390 mi	Orange	$1500
643 km or 399 mi	Bathurst	$1674
651 km or 405 mi	Wollongong	$1532
655 km or 407 mi	Adelaide	$2246
700 km or 435 mi	Blacktown	$1732
702 km or 436 mi	Dubbo	$1815
703 km or 437 mi	Parramatta	$2472
707 km or 440 mi	Kellyville	$1997
713 km or 443 mi	Sydney	$2801
728 km or 452 mi	Dee Why	$2286
822 km or 511 mi	Newcastle	$1833
891 km or 554 mi	Whyalla	$2013
1015 km or 631 mi	Port Macquarie	$1661
1021 km or 634 mi	Armidale	$1289
1123 km or 698 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1913