Ashgabat vs Mexico City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ashgabat Mexico City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1898
$1475
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4362
$3516
🏠 One person rent
$968
$792
🏘️ Family rent
$1668
$1397
🍽️ Food expenses
$780
$447
🚐 Transport expenses
$50.9
$107
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$210
$1122
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
7
93
😀 Quality of life
43
73
🏙️ Population
1.03M
9.21M

The cost of living in Ashgabat is 29% more expensive than in Mexico City. Cities ranked 2383rd and 4074th ($1898 vs $1475) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th in Turkmenistan and Mexico, respectively. Check Turkmenistan vs Mexico comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Ashgabat compared to 0.8 months in Mexico City. Ashgabat ranked 1st best city to live in Turkmenistan vs Mexico City ranked 1st in Mexico, while ranked 7430th and 2482nd 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
$31.1
$11.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$85
$44
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.8
$10.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.76
$3.62
☕ Cappuccino
$6.83
$4.18
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.58
$1.71
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1017
$1061
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$765
$634
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1798
$1959
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1413
$1139
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$49
$40.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$74.9
$60.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$104
$33.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.58%
11.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3536
$3972
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2856
$2110
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.14
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.87
$24.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.74
$6.69
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.43
$1.49
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$4.53
$1.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.03
$2.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.85
$1.94
🥚 Eggs, x12
$6.02
$2.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.31
$11.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20
$9.81
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23.1
$15.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.09
$2.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$1.98
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.47
$2.16
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.64
$2.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.27
$2.07
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$1.89
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.74
$0.92
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.09
$2.43
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$19.1
$15.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.18
$2.02
🚬 Cigarette pack
$25.7
$5.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.88
$7.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.83
$5.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.04
$2.27
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.82
$2.09
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.7
$63.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.2
$6.59
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$31.1
$58.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.36
$19.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$56
$69.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.6
$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$22.7
$492
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24585
$13182

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Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.2 mi Anau
$1846
95 km or 59 mi Quchan
$475
99 km or 61 mi Baherden
$1864
107 km or 66 mi Bojnord
$466
197 km or 123 mi Nishapur
$469
203 km or 126 mi Sabzevar
$483
212 km or 132 mi Mashhad
$482
294 km or 183 mi Gonbad-e Kavus
$458
302 km or 187 mi Kashmar
$483
306 km or 190 mi Mary
$1726
307 km or 191 mi Torbat-e Heydarieh
$476
344 km or 213 mi Shahrud
$561
361 km or 224 mi Torbat-e Jam
$467
367 km or 228 mi Gorgan
$664
451 km or 280 mi Dasoguz
$1840
469 km or 291 mi Turkmenabat
$1795
496 km or 308 mi Sari
$612
513 km or 318 mi Nukus
$475
516 km or 321 mi Qaem Shahr
$474
517 km or 321 mi Semnan
$523
524 km or 325 mi Herat
$556
528 km or 328 mi Babol
$359
558 km or 347 mi Amol
$516
561 km or 349 mi Bukhara
$439
570 km or 354 mi Birjand
$542
634 km or 394 mi Pardis
$563
654 km or 406 mi Qarshi
$500
657 km or 408 mi Pakdasht
$570
660 km or 410 mi Golestan
$584
667 km or 414 mi Sheberghan
$470
668 km or 415 mi Qarchak
$570
668 km or 415 mi Tehran
$638
670 km or 417 mi Varamin
$557
671 km or 417 mi Ray
$584
693 km or 431 mi Qods
$614
694 km or 431 mi Eslamshahr
$590
695 km or 432 mi Nasimshahr
$587
700 km or 435 mi Shahriar
$611
701 km or 435 mi Karaj
$684
703 km or 437 mi Fardis
$616

Cities near Mexico City

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7.1 mi Naucalpan
$977
14 km or 8.7 mi Tlalnepantla
$1003
17 km or 10 mi Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl
$959
19 km or 12 mi Ciudad Lopez Mateos
$1000
22 km or 14 mi Ecatepec de Morelos
$832
25 km or 16 mi Tultitlan de Mariano Escobedo
$940
25 km or 16 mi Chicoloapan de Juarez
$1050
26 km or 16 mi Cuautitlan Izcalli
$878
29 km or 18 mi Texcoco de Mora
$981
30 km or 19 mi Tultepec
$914
31 km or 19 mi Chalco de Diaz Covarrubias
$1013
42 km or 26 mi Zumpango
$932
55 km or 34 mi Toluca
$994
56 km or 35 mi Cuernavaca
$874
60 km or 37 mi Jiutepec
$897
70 km or 44 mi Cuautla
$1034
89 km or 55 mi Pachuca
$763
93 km or 58 mi Atlixco
$971
105 km or 65 mi San Jose Villa de Allende
$976
106 km or 66 mi Puebla
$1051
107 km or 67 mi Taxco
$973
126 km or 79 mi Iguala
$980
140 km or 87 mi San Juan del Rio
$1047
184 km or 114 mi Queretaro
$1255
192 km or 119 mi Teziutlan
$960
211 km or 131 mi Chilpancingo
$755
213 km or 132 mi Tehuacan
$924
214 km or 133 mi Celaya
$817
216 km or 134 mi Poza Rica
$916
217 km or 135 mi Morelia
$935
224 km or 139 mi Cortazar
$905
224 km or 139 mi Orizaba
$952
225 km or 140 mi Yuriria
$961
229 km or 143 mi Coatepec
$852
234 km or 145 mi Xalapa
$673
236 km or 146 mi San Miguel de Allende
$1472
239 km or 149 mi Cordoba
$974
250 km or 155 mi Salamanca
$962
269 km or 167 mi Irapuato
$920
281 km or 174 mi Zacapu
$1005