Ashgabat vs Mexico City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ashgabat Mexico City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1806
$1428
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4178
$3399
🏠 One person rent
$887
$774
🏘️ Family rent
$1506
$1379
🍽️ Food expenses
$763
$431
🚐 Transport expenses
$49.3
$103
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$635
$1028
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
7
93
😀 Quality of life
48
72
🏙️ Population
1.03M
9.21M

The cost of living in Ashgabat is 26% more expensive than in Mexico City. Cities ranked 2849th and 4274th ($1806 vs $1428) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 6th in Turkmenistan and Mexico, respectively. Check Turkmenistan vs Mexico comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Ashgabat compared to 0.7 months in Mexico City. Ashgabat ranked 1st best city to live in Turkmenistan vs Mexico City ranked 1st in Mexico, while ranked 6881st and 3354th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ashgabat vs Mexico City

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Ashgabat Mexico City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$28.8
$11.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$86.1
$43.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.9
$10.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.69
$3.53
☕ Cappuccino
$6.75
$4.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.82
$1.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1012
$1035
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$667
$623
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1768
$1886
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1221
$1143
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$48.7
$34.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$74.5
$53.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$102
$33.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.45%
11.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4069
$3740
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2839
$2224
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.14
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.55
$24.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.63
$6.19
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.43
$1.44
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$4.71
$1.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.94
$2.4
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.24
$1.77
🥚 Eggs, x12
$6.15
$2.93
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.23
$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.2
$8.89
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$22.5
$13.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.06
$2.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$1.84
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.48
$2.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.72
$1.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.27
$2.11
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$2.23
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.78
$0.87
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.07
$2.4
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$18.9
$13.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.21
$1.83
🚬 Cigarette pack
$25.5
$4.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.8
$6.97
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.88
$4.47
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.02
$1.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.81
$1.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.8
$56.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.3
$6.33
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$31.3
$50.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.46
$17.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$65.6
$65.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$92.4
$113
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$22.9
$473
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24723
$11420

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7.1 mi Naucalpan
$975
14 km or 8.7 mi Tlalnepantla
$1008
17 km or 10 mi Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl
$969
19 km or 12 mi Ciudad Lopez Mateos
$1015
22 km or 14 mi Ecatepec de Morelos
$842
25 km or 16 mi Tultitlan de Mariano Escobedo
$941
25 km or 16 mi Chicoloapan de Juarez
$1040
26 km or 16 mi Cuautitlan Izcalli
$880
29 km or 18 mi Texcoco de Mora
$982
30 km or 19 mi Tultepec
$917
31 km or 19 mi Chalco de Diaz Covarrubias
$1015
42 km or 26 mi Zumpango
$934
55 km or 34 mi Toluca
$986
56 km or 35 mi Cuernavaca
$887
60 km or 37 mi Jiutepec
$907
70 km or 44 mi Cuautla
$1032
89 km or 55 mi Pachuca
$771
93 km or 58 mi Atlixco
$987
105 km or 65 mi San Jose Villa de Allende
$971
106 km or 66 mi Puebla
$1075
107 km or 67 mi Taxco
$981
126 km or 79 mi Iguala
$1004
140 km or 87 mi San Juan del Rio
$1041
184 km or 114 mi Queretaro
$1241
192 km or 119 mi Teziutlan
$950
211 km or 131 mi Chilpancingo
$766
213 km or 132 mi Tehuacan
$926
214 km or 133 mi Celaya
$803
216 km or 134 mi Poza Rica
$928
217 km or 135 mi Morelia
$926
224 km or 139 mi Cortazar
$894
224 km or 139 mi Orizaba
$944
225 km or 140 mi Yuriria
$952
229 km or 143 mi Coatepec
$846
234 km or 145 mi Xalapa
$670
236 km or 146 mi San Miguel de Allende
$1469
239 km or 149 mi Cordoba
$962
250 km or 155 mi Salamanca
$950
269 km or 167 mi Irapuato
$910
281 km or 174 mi Zacapu
$1023