Ashgabat vs Mexico City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ashgabat Mexico City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1679
$1288
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3854
$3248
🏠 One person rent
$836
$663
🏘️ Family rent
$1553
$1322
🍽️ Food expenses
$658
$407
🚐 Transport expenses
$47.3
$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$573
$819
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
7
90
😀 Quality of life
30
66
🏙️ Population
828K
9.21M

The cost of living in Ashgabat is 30% more expensive than in Mexico City. Cities ranked 2737th and 4206th ($1679 vs $1288) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 8th in Turkmenistan and Mexico, respectively. Check Turkmenistan vs Mexico comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 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 8379th and 4184th among best cities to live in the world.

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Ashgabat Mexico City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$31.6
$10.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$55.7
$46.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10
$8.85
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.39
$2.87
☕ Cappuccino
$4.59
$3.86
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.91
$1.25
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$915
$928
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$647
$520
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1453
$1792
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1376
$1104
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$48.2
$34.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$73.7
$52.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$87.4
$27.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.98%
10.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4561
$3145
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3442
$2277
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.29
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.98
$22.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.68
$7.07
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.38
$1.4
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.63
$1.64
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.85
$2.14
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.65
$1.76
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.07
$2.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.3
$11.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.9
$8.59
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$24.8
$12.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.66
$3.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$1.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.31
$1.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.82
$1.9
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$2.16
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$2.09
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.83
$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.09
$2.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$27.2
$15.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.61
$1.72
🚬 Cigarette pack
$25.4
$4.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.03
$8.09
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.84
$3.53
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.02
$2.61
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.8
$1.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$65.9
$56.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16.5
$5.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$33.8
$45.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.42
$16.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$83.7
$65.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$144
$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$22.6
$426
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6425
$10204

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Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.2 mi Anau
$1648
95 km or 59 mi Quchan
$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
11 km or 7.1 mi Naucalpan
$905
14 km or 8.7 mi Tlalnepantla
$887
17 km or 10 mi Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl
$828
19 km or 12 mi Ciudad Lopez Mateos
$1009
22 km or 14 mi Ecatepec de Morelos
$904
25 km or 16 mi Tultitlan de Mariano Escobedo
$874
25 km or 16 mi Chicoloapan de Juarez
$924
26 km or 16 mi Cuautitlan Izcalli
$816
29 km or 18 mi Texcoco de Mora
$899
30 km or 19 mi Tultepec
$861
31 km or 19 mi Chalco de Diaz Covarrubias
$910
42 km or 26 mi Zumpango
$875
55 km or 34 mi Toluca
$781
56 km or 35 mi Cuernavaca
$767
60 km or 37 mi Jiutepec
$804
70 km or 44 mi Cuautla
$927
89 km or 55 mi Pachuca
$826
93 km or 58 mi Atlixco
$915
105 km or 65 mi San Jose Villa de Allende
$856
106 km or 66 mi Puebla
$1066
107 km or 67 mi Taxco
$853
126 km or 79 mi Iguala
$851
140 km or 87 mi San Juan del Rio
$913
184 km or 114 mi Queretaro
$996
192 km or 119 mi Teziutlan
$810
211 km or 131 mi Chilpancingo
$702
213 km or 132 mi Tehuacan
$596
214 km or 133 mi Celaya
$682
216 km or 134 mi Poza Rica
$768
217 km or 135 mi Morelia
$765
224 km or 139 mi Cortazar
$774
224 km or 139 mi Orizaba
$833
225 km or 140 mi Yuriria
$812
229 km or 143 mi Coatepec
$779
234 km or 145 mi Xalapa
$662
236 km or 146 mi San Miguel de Allende
$1384
239 km or 149 mi Cordoba
$853
250 km or 155 mi Salamanca
$707
269 km or 167 mi Irapuato
$763
281 km or 174 mi Zacapu
$881