Ashgabat vs Mexico City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ashgabat Mexico City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1616
$1190
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3750
$3028
🏠 One person rent
$798
$611
🏘️ Family rent
$1515
$1253
🍽️ Food expenses
$620
$376
🚐 Transport expenses
$48.8
$92.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$756
$740
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
7
90
😀 Quality of life
29
68
🏙️ Population
1.03M
9.21M

The cost of living in Ashgabat is 36% more expensive than in Mexico City. Cities ranked 3187th and 4630th ($1616 vs $1190) 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 0.5 months in Ashgabat compared to 0.6 months in Mexico City. Ashgabat ranked 1st best city to live in Turkmenistan vs Mexico City ranked 1st in Mexico, while ranked 8245th and 3360th among best cities to live in the world.

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Ashgabat Mexico City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$26.2
$10.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$59.7
$45.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.5
$8.05
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.44
$2.69
☕ Cappuccino
$5.58
$3.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.27
$1.08
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$894
$838
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$606
$489
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1482
$1747
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1322
$1045
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$49.3
$27.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$75.8
$42.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$85.1
$24.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.98%
11.25%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3870
$2781
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2996
$2233
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.14
$0.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.63
$22.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.69
$5.65
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.36
$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.17
$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.86
$2.12
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.17
$1.69
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.09
$2.39
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.13
$9.69
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.76
$7.51
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$25.2
$11
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.96
$2.58
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$1.45
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$1.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.29
$1.83
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$1.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.88
$1.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.84
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.07
$1.85
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$27.1
$13.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.3
$1.59
🚬 Cigarette pack
$25.6
$3.82
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.35
$7.01
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.8
$4.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.97
$2.29
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.79
$2.47
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$112
$61
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$17.6
$5.09
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$35.5
$53.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.39
$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$83.8
$55.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$141
$94.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$23
$396
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6584
$8550

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7.1 mi Naucalpan
$835
14 km or 8.7 mi Tlalnepantla
$783
17 km or 10 mi Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl
$723
19 km or 12 mi Ciudad Lopez Mateos
$884
22 km or 14 mi Ecatepec de Morelos
$734
25 km or 16 mi Tultitlan de Mariano Escobedo
$775
25 km or 16 mi Chicoloapan de Juarez
$835
26 km or 16 mi Cuautitlan Izcalli
$731
29 km or 18 mi Texcoco de Mora
$794
30 km or 19 mi Tultepec
$757
31 km or 19 mi Chalco de Diaz Covarrubias
$816
42 km or 26 mi Zumpango
$772
55 km or 34 mi Toluca
$844
56 km or 35 mi Cuernavaca
$729
60 km or 37 mi Jiutepec
$734
70 km or 44 mi Cuautla
$843
89 km or 55 mi Pachuca
$704
93 km or 58 mi Atlixco
$811
105 km or 65 mi San Jose Villa de Allende
$792
106 km or 66 mi Puebla
$939
107 km or 67 mi Taxco
$789
126 km or 79 mi Iguala
$797
140 km or 87 mi San Juan del Rio
$828
184 km or 114 mi Queretaro
$941
192 km or 119 mi Teziutlan
$763
211 km or 131 mi Chilpancingo
$623
213 km or 132 mi Tehuacan
$504
214 km or 133 mi Celaya
$601
216 km or 134 mi Poza Rica
$660
217 km or 135 mi Morelia
$748
224 km or 139 mi Cortazar
$691
224 km or 139 mi Orizaba
$723
225 km or 140 mi Yuriria
$729
229 km or 143 mi Coatepec
$694
234 km or 145 mi Xalapa
$589
236 km or 146 mi San Miguel de Allende
$1223
239 km or 149 mi Cordoba
$759
250 km or 155 mi Salamanca
$659
269 km or 167 mi Irapuato
$674
281 km or 174 mi Zacapu
$709