Ashgabat vs Melbourne - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Ashgabat	Melbourne
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1806	$2496
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4178	$6197
🏠 One person rent	$887	$1388
🏘️ Family rent	$1506	$2468
🍽️ Food expenses	$763	$606
🚐 Transport expenses	$49.3	$346
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$635	$4328
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	7	100
😀 Quality of life	48	100
🏙️ Population	1.03M	5.35M

The cost of living in Ashgabat is 28% less expensive than in Melbourne. Cities ranked 2849th and 893rd ($1806 vs $2496) 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 0.4 months in Ashgabat compared to 1.7 months in Melbourne. Ashgabat ranked 1st best city to live in Turkmenistan vs Melbourne ranked 1st in Australia, while ranked 6881st 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	$28.8	$15.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$86.1	$71.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.9	$11.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.69	$9.06
☕ Cappuccino	$6.75	$4.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.82	$2.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1012	$1549
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$667	$1138
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1768	$2861
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1221	$2079
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$48.7	$115
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$74.5	$180
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$102	$52.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.45%	5.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4069	$7481
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2839	$6465
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.14	$3.9
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$8.55	$132
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.63	$19.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.43	$1.33
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$4.71	$1.73
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.94	$2.72
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.24	$2.25
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.15	$5.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.23	$13.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.2	$9.85
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$22.5	$15.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.06	$3.7
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$3.25
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.48	$3.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.72	$4.78
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.27	$3.06
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$2.73
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.78	$1.17
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.07	$2.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18.9	$14.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.21	$5.42
🚬 Cigarette pack	$25.5	$25.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.8	$8.05
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.88	$6.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.02	$3.3
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.81	$2.88
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40.8	$48.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.3	$15.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$31.3	$53.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.46	$26.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$65.6	$80
👟 Brand Sneakers	$92.4	$127
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$22.9	$2232
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24723	$26129

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Cities near Ashgabat

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.2 mi	Anau	$1763
95 km or 59 mi	Quchan	$501
99 km or 61 mi	Baherden	$1769
107 km or 66 mi	Bojnord	$487
197 km or 123 mi	Nishapur	$496
203 km or 126 mi	Sabzevar	$510
212 km or 132 mi	Mashhad	$498
294 km or 183 mi	Gonbad-e Kavus	$466
302 km or 187 mi	Kashmar	$507
306 km or 190 mi	Mary	$1640
307 km or 191 mi	Torbat-e Heydarieh	$501
344 km or 213 mi	Shahrud	$563
361 km or 224 mi	Torbat-e Jam	$494
367 km or 228 mi	Gorgan	$659
451 km or 280 mi	Dasoguz	$1755
469 km or 291 mi	Turkmenabat	$1709
496 km or 308 mi	Sari	$635
513 km or 318 mi	Nukus	$468
516 km or 321 mi	Qaem Shahr	$502
517 km or 321 mi	Semnan	$535
524 km or 325 mi	Herat	$532
528 km or 328 mi	Babol	$372
558 km or 347 mi	Amol	$531
561 km or 349 mi	Bukhara	$436
570 km or 354 mi	Birjand	$589
634 km or 394 mi	Pardis	$575
654 km or 406 mi	Qarshi	$513
657 km or 408 mi	Pakdasht	$583
660 km or 410 mi	Golestan	$592
667 km or 414 mi	Sheberghan	$457
668 km or 415 mi	Qarchak	$586
668 km or 415 mi	Tehran	$639
670 km or 417 mi	Varamin	$571
671 km or 417 mi	Ray	$591
693 km or 431 mi	Qods	$631
694 km or 431 mi	Eslamshahr	$602
695 km or 432 mi	Nasimshahr	$601
700 km or 435 mi	Shahriar	$627
701 km or 435 mi	Karaj	$696
703 km or 437 mi	Fardis	$639

Cities near Melbourne

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi	South Yarra	$1829
24 km or 15 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1854
25 km or 16 mi	Tarneit	$1822
29 km or 18 mi	Dandenong	$1894
34 km or 21 mi	Sunbury	$1928
37 km or 23 mi	Melton	$1906
40 km or 25 mi	Frankston	$1889
41 km or 25 mi	Berwick	$1860
42 km or 26 mi	Cranbourne	$1798
54 km or 34 mi	Pakenham	$1896
65 km or 40 mi	Geelong	$2217
102 km or 64 mi	Ballarat	$1604
134 km or 83 mi	Bendigo	$1487
144 km or 90 mi	Traralgon	$1979
164 km or 102 mi	Shepparton	$1815
226 km or 140 mi	Warrnambool	$1870
367 km or 228 mi	Mount Gambier	$1901
369 km or 230 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1583
392 km or 244 mi	Devonport	$1898
404 km or 251 mi	Griffith	$1824
444 km or 276 mi	Launceston	$1753
466 km or 290 mi	Canberra	$2223
477 km or 296 mi	Mildura	$1904
546 km or 339 mi	Goulburn	$1821
597 km or 371 mi	Hobart	$2308
628 km or 390 mi	Orange	$1477
643 km or 399 mi	Bathurst	$1699
651 km or 405 mi	Wollongong	$1695
655 km or 407 mi	Adelaide	$2338
700 km or 435 mi	Blacktown	$1710
702 km or 436 mi	Dubbo	$1867
703 km or 437 mi	Parramatta	$2482
707 km or 440 mi	Kellyville	$2050
713 km or 443 mi	Sydney	$2844
728 km or 452 mi	Dee Why	$2379
822 km or 511 mi	Newcastle	$1997
891 km or 554 mi	Whyalla	$2128
1015 km or 631 mi	Port Macquarie	$1796
1021 km or 634 mi	Armidale	$1288
1123 km or 698 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2172