Ashgabat vs Melbourne - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Ashgabat	Melbourne
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1833	$2308
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4223	$5590
🏠 One person rent	$893	$1286
🏘️ Family rent	$1483	$2187
🍽️ Food expenses	$782	$561
🚐 Transport expenses	$49.8	$315
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$747	$4060
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	7	100
😀 Quality of life	49	100
🏙️ Population	1.03M	5.35M

The cost of living in Ashgabat is 21% less expensive than in Melbourne. Cities ranked 2595th and 1249th ($1833 vs $2308) 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 1.8 months in Melbourne. Ashgabat ranked 1st best city to live in Turkmenistan vs Melbourne ranked 1st in Australia, while ranked 6667th 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	$31.3	$14.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$85.3	$69.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.8	$10.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.48	$8.26
☕ Cappuccino	$7.08	$3.74
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.16	$2.63
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1020	$1462
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$674	$1055
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1780	$2675
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1190	$1808
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$47.3	$101
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$73.2	$157
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$102	$48.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.49%	6.03%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4806	$7072
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2978	$5978
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.14	$3.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$8.51	$115
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.77	$18.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.43	$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$4.77	$1.54
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.69	$2.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.3	$2.04
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.17	$5.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.26	$11.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.7	$9.58
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.4	$13.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.44	$3.28
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$2.97
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.58	$3.14
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.56	$4.15
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.99	$2.68
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.79	$2.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.78	$1.06
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.1	$2.63
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$19.1	$13.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.69	$4.88
🚬 Cigarette pack	$25.7	$27.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.19	$6.99
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.85	$6.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3	$3.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.81	$2.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.2	$48.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.3	$15.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$33.8	$52.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.4	$24.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$65.8	$72
👟 Brand Sneakers	$93.9	$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$23	$1948
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$25686	$22799

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Cities near Ashgabat

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

Cities near Melbourne

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi	South Yarra	$1681
24 km or 15 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1697
25 km or 16 mi	Tarneit	$1673
29 km or 18 mi	Dandenong	$1736
34 km or 21 mi	Sunbury	$1768
37 km or 23 mi	Melton	$1738
40 km or 25 mi	Frankston	$1728
41 km or 25 mi	Berwick	$1706
42 km or 26 mi	Cranbourne	$1674
54 km or 34 mi	Pakenham	$1725
65 km or 40 mi	Geelong	$2058
102 km or 64 mi	Ballarat	$1464
134 km or 83 mi	Bendigo	$1362
144 km or 90 mi	Traralgon	$1813
164 km or 102 mi	Shepparton	$1662
226 km or 140 mi	Warrnambool	$1718
367 km or 228 mi	Mount Gambier	$1753
369 km or 230 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1458
392 km or 244 mi	Devonport	$1786
404 km or 251 mi	Griffith	$1667
444 km or 276 mi	Launceston	$1660
466 km or 290 mi	Canberra	$2019
477 km or 296 mi	Mildura	$1771
546 km or 339 mi	Goulburn	$1678
597 km or 371 mi	Hobart	$2127
628 km or 390 mi	Orange	$1364
643 km or 399 mi	Bathurst	$1568
651 km or 405 mi	Wollongong	$1580
655 km or 407 mi	Adelaide	$2117
700 km or 435 mi	Blacktown	$1599
702 km or 436 mi	Dubbo	$1747
703 km or 437 mi	Parramatta	$2292
707 km or 440 mi	Kellyville	$1888
713 km or 443 mi	Sydney	$2640
728 km or 452 mi	Dee Why	$2181
822 km or 511 mi	Newcastle	$1839
891 km or 554 mi	Whyalla	$1911
1015 km or 631 mi	Port Macquarie	$1633
1021 km or 634 mi	Armidale	$1184
1123 km or 698 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1988