Ashgabat vs Mexico City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ashgabat Mexico City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1833
$1331
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4223
$3182
🏠 One person rent
$893
$721
🏘️ Family rent
$1483
$1296
🍽️ Food expenses
$782
$410
🚐 Transport expenses
$49.8
$93.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$747
$892
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
7
92
😀 Quality of life
49
72
🏙️ Population
1.03M
9.21M

The cost of living in Ashgabat is 38% more expensive than in Mexico City. Cities ranked 2595th and 4418th ($1833 vs $1331) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 5th 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 6667th and 3317th among best cities to live in the world.

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Ashgabat Mexico City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$31.3
$12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$85.3
$41.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.8
$8.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.48
$3.22
☕ Cappuccino
$7.08
$4.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.16
$1.71
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1020
$988
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$674
$578
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1780
$1819
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1190
$1067
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$47.3
$30.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$73.2
$47.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$102
$30
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.49%
11.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4806
$3569
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2978
$2491
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.14
$0.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.51
$22.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.77
$5.33
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.43
$1.34
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$4.77
$1.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.69
$2.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.3
$1.85
🥚 Eggs, x12
$6.17
$2.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.26
$10
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.7
$7.93
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.4
$12.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.44
$2.8
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$1.77
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.58
$2.09
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.56
$1.95
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$2.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$2.17
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.78
$0.81
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.1
$2.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$19.1
$12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.69
$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack
$25.7
$4.35
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.19
$8.09
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.85
$4.69
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3
$2.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.81
$1.99
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41.2
$53.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.3
$5.98
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$33.8
$44.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.4
$15.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$65.8
$57.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.9
$98.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$23
$427
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$25686
$11015

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7.1 mi Naucalpan
$908
14 km or 8.7 mi Tlalnepantla
$932
17 km or 10 mi Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl
$898
19 km or 12 mi Ciudad Lopez Mateos
$942
22 km or 14 mi Ecatepec de Morelos
$777
25 km or 16 mi Tultitlan de Mariano Escobedo
$869
25 km or 16 mi Chicoloapan de Juarez
$962
26 km or 16 mi Cuautitlan Izcalli
$818
29 km or 18 mi Texcoco de Mora
$904
30 km or 19 mi Tultepec
$851
31 km or 19 mi Chalco de Diaz Covarrubias
$938
42 km or 26 mi Zumpango
$868
55 km or 34 mi Toluca
$926
56 km or 35 mi Cuernavaca
$819
60 km or 37 mi Jiutepec
$842
70 km or 44 mi Cuautla
$977
89 km or 55 mi Pachuca
$717
93 km or 58 mi Atlixco
$914
105 km or 65 mi San Jose Villa de Allende
$905
106 km or 66 mi Puebla
$998
107 km or 67 mi Taxco
$912
126 km or 79 mi Iguala
$936
140 km or 87 mi San Juan del Rio
$981
184 km or 114 mi Queretaro
$1184
192 km or 119 mi Teziutlan
$875
211 km or 131 mi Chilpancingo
$724
213 km or 132 mi Tehuacan
$860
214 km or 133 mi Celaya
$764
216 km or 134 mi Poza Rica
$858
217 km or 135 mi Morelia
$873
224 km or 139 mi Cortazar
$846
224 km or 139 mi Orizaba
$875
225 km or 140 mi Yuriria
$894
229 km or 143 mi Coatepec
$784
234 km or 145 mi Xalapa
$643
236 km or 146 mi San Miguel de Allende
$1491
239 km or 149 mi Cordoba
$893
250 km or 155 mi Salamanca
$896
269 km or 167 mi Irapuato
$860
281 km or 174 mi Zacapu
$1030