Ashgabat vs Melbourne - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ashgabat Melbourne
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1679
$2356
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3854
$5563
🏠 One person rent
$836
$1336
🏘️ Family rent
$1553
$2266
🍽️ Food expenses
$658
$528
🚐 Transport expenses
$47.3
$338
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$573
$3776
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
7
100
😀 Quality of life
30
98
🏙️ Population
828K
4.53M

The cost of living in Ashgabat is 29% less expensive than in Melbourne. Cities ranked 2737th and 933rd ($1679 vs $2356) 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 0.3 months in Ashgabat compared to 1.6 months in Melbourne. Ashgabat ranked 1st best city to live in Turkmenistan vs Melbourne ranked 1st in Australia, while ranked 8379th and 2nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Ashgabat Melbourne
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$31.6
$14.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$55.7
$67
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10
$9.84
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.39
$7
 Cappuccino
$4.59
$3.35
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.91
$2.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$915
$1387
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$647
$1129
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1453
$2874
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1376
$1851
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$48.2
$103
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$73.7
$157
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$87.4
$53.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.98%
6.64%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4561
$8760
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3442
$7587
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.29
$3.22
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.98
$128
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.68
$22.1
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.38
$1.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.63
$1.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.85
$2.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.65
$2.23
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.07
$3.91
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.3
$9.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.9
$8.55
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$24.8
$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.66
$3.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$2.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.31
$2.65
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.82
$3.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$2.31
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$2.13
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.83
$0.93
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.09
$2.56
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$27.2
$11.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.61
$4.84
🚬 Cigarette pack
$25.4
$28.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.03
$8.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.84
$5.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.02
$3.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.8
$3.06
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$65.9
$52.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16.5
$14.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$33.8
$67.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.42
$20.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$83.7
$89.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$144
$112
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$22.6
$1612
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6425
$18868

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$1648
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$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
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$1702
24 km or 15 mi Hoppers Crossing
$1673
25 km or 16 mi Tarneit
$1658
29 km or 18 mi Dandenong
$1693
34 km or 21 mi Sunbury
$1746
37 km or 23 mi Melton
$1708
40 km or 25 mi Frankston
$1707
41 km or 25 mi Berwick
$1716
42 km or 26 mi Cranbourne
$1701
54 km or 34 mi Pakenham
$1719
65 km or 40 mi Geelong
$1688
102 km or 64 mi Ballarat
$1327
134 km or 83 mi Bendigo
$1317
144 km or 90 mi Traralgon
$1707
164 km or 102 mi Shepparton
$1672
226 km or 140 mi Warrnambool
$1639
367 km or 228 mi Mount Gambier
$1622
369 km or 230 mi Wagga Wagga
$1528
392 km or 244 mi Devonport
$1819
404 km or 251 mi Griffith
$1669
444 km or 276 mi Launceston
$1723
466 km or 290 mi Canberra
$2604
477 km or 296 mi Mildura
$1462
546 km or 339 mi Goulburn
$1723
597 km or 371 mi Hobart
$2203
628 km or 390 mi Orange
$1463
643 km or 399 mi Bathurst
$1610
651 km or 405 mi Wollongong
$1430
655 km or 407 mi Adelaide
$2180
700 km or 435 mi Blacktown
$1691
702 km or 436 mi Dubbo
$1404
703 km or 437 mi Parramatta
$2348
707 km or 440 mi Kellyville
$1903
713 km or 443 mi Sydney
$2741
728 km or 452 mi Dee Why
$1998
822 km or 511 mi Newcastle
$1461
891 km or 554 mi Whyalla
$1888
1015 km or 631 mi Port Macquarie
$1688
1021 km or 634 mi Armidale
$1354
1123 km or 698 mi Coffs Harbour
$1481