Ashgabat vs Monaco City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Ashgabat	Monaco City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1898	$7483
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4362	$9886
🏠 One person rent	$968	$6445
🏘️ Family rent	$1668	$5999
🍽️ Food expenses	$780	$763
🚐 Transport expenses	$50.9	$69.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$210	$9172
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	18 km
🎓 Higher education	7	21
😀 Quality of life	43	66
🏙️ Population	1.03M	38.9K

The cost of living in Ashgabat is 75% less expensive than in Monaco City. Cities ranked 2383rd and 1st ($1898 vs $7483) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Turkmenistan and Monaco, respectively. Check Turkmenistan vs Monaco comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Ashgabat compared to 1.2 months in Monaco City. Ashgabat ranked 1st best city to live in Turkmenistan vs Monaco City ranked 2nd in Monaco, while ranked 7430th and 5012th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ashgabat vs Monaco City

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	Ashgabat	Monaco City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$31.1	$22.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$85	$85.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.8	$12.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.76	$8.88
☕ Cappuccino	$6.83	$4.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.58	$5.17
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1017	$6949
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$765	$6027
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1798	$6797
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1413	$5389
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$49	$174
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$74.9	$270
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$104	$59.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.58%	3.25%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3536	$74781
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2856	$57868
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.14	$2.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$9.87	$27.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.74	$29.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.43	$2.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$4.53	$1.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.03	$3.31
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.85	$3.81
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.02	$5.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.31	$15.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20	$17.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$23.1	$18.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.09	$3.47
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.38	$3.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.47	$2.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.64	$3.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.27	$2.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$2.88
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.74	$3.11
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.09	$3.58
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$19.1	$9.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.18	$2.17
🚬 Cigarette pack	$25.7	$12.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.88	$17.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.83	$11.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.04	$3.12
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.82	$5.94
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40.7	$88
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.2	$13.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$31.1	$84.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.36	$44.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$56	$108
👟 Brand Sneakers	$93.6	$140
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$22.7	$2267
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24585	$46388

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Cities near Ashgabat

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 Monaco City

Distance	City	Cost of living
0.9 km or 0.6 mi	Monte Carlo	$4967
8.1 km or 5 mi	Menton	$1568
12 km or 7.7 mi	Nice	$1901
17 km or 10 mi	Ventimiglia	$1604
29 km or 18 mi	Antibes	$1863
30 km or 19 mi	Sanremo	$1541
38 km or 23 mi	Cannes	$2002
52 km or 32 mi	Imperia	$1469
73 km or 45 mi	Cuneo	$1264
79 km or 49 mi	Mondovi	$1386
106 km or 66 mi	Savona	$1578
132 km or 82 mi	Manosque	$1488
138 km or 86 mi	Toulon	$1530
143 km or 89 mi	Genoa	$1613
144 km or 90 mi	Asti	$1320
150 km or 93 mi	Turin	$1659
160 km or 100 mi	Aix-en-Provence	$1853
162 km or 101 mi	Alessandria	$1335
172 km or 107 mi	Marseille	$1759
173 km or 108 mi	Tortona	$1429
189 km or 117 mi	Voghera	$1563
193 km or 120 mi	Vercelli	$1320
195 km or 121 mi	Miramas	$1827
198 km or 123 mi	La Spezia	$1565
201 km or 125 mi	Bastia	$1542
210 km or 130 mi	Biella	$1226
210 km or 131 mi	Grenoble	$1560
210 km or 131 mi	Vigevano	$1725
211 km or 131 mi	Avignon	$1501
212 km or 132 mi	Pavia	$1479
213 km or 132 mi	Novara	$1271
218 km or 136 mi	Carrara	$1416
223 km or 139 mi	Aosta	$1673
228 km or 142 mi	Viareggio	$1467
228 km or 142 mi	Ajaccio	$1674
231 km or 143 mi	Buccinasco	$1803
233 km or 145 mi	Piacenza	$1556
234 km or 146 mi	Livorno	$1669
236 km or 146 mi	Chambery	$1352
238 km or 148 mi	Busto Arsizio	$1716