Ashgabat vs Moscow - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ashgabat Moscow
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1806
$1585
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4178
$3752
🏠 One person rent
$887
$959
🏘️ Family rent
$1506
$1694
🍽️ Food expenses
$763
$382
🚐 Transport expenses
$49.3
$123
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$635
$1020
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
28 km
🎓 Higher education
7
96
😀 Quality of life
48
72
🏙️ Population
1.03M
13.3M

The cost of living in Ashgabat is 14% more expensive than in Moscow. Cities ranked 2849th and 3728th ($1806 vs $1585) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Turkmenistan and Russia, respectively. Check Turkmenistan vs Russia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Ashgabat compared to 0.6 months in Moscow. Ashgabat ranked 1st best city to live in Turkmenistan vs Moscow ranked 1st in Russia, while ranked 6881st and 3206th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ashgabat vs Moscow

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Ashgabat Moscow
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$28.8
$13.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$86.1
$58.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.9
$6.58
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.69
$4.91
☕ Cappuccino
$6.75
$3.75
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.82
$1.56
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1012
$1348
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$667
$719
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1768
$2372
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1221
$1313
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$48.7
$105
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$74.5
$160
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$102
$9.13
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.45%
22.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4069
$10959
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2839
$4560
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.14
$0.97
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.55
$41.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.63
$6.51
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.43
$0.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$4.71
$1.3
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.94
$0.98
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.24
$1.76
🥚 Eggs, x12
$6.15
$1.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.23
$14.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.2
$6.35
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$22.5
$13.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.06
$2.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$1.98
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.48
$2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.72
$3.4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.27
$0.99
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$0.75
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.78
$0.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.07
$2.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$18.9
$9.57
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.21
$1.21
🚬 Cigarette pack
$25.5
$3.29
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.8
$4.77
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.88
$2.89
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.02
$2.06
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.81
$1.9
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.8
$49.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.3
$7.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$31.3
$33
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.46
$7.44
👖 Brand Jeans
$65.6
$88.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$92.4
$146
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$22.9
$735
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24723
$17546

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Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.2 mi Anau
$1763
95 km or 59 mi Quchan
$501
99 km or 61 mi Baherden
$1769
107 km or 66 mi Bojnord
$487
197 km or 123 mi Nishapur
$496
203 km or 126 mi Sabzevar
$510
212 km or 132 mi Mashhad
$498
294 km or 183 mi Gonbad-e Kavus
$466
302 km or 187 mi Kashmar
$507
306 km or 190 mi Mary
$1640
307 km or 191 mi Torbat-e Heydarieh
$501
344 km or 213 mi Shahrud
$563
361 km or 224 mi Torbat-e Jam
$494
367 km or 228 mi Gorgan
$659
451 km or 280 mi Dasoguz
$1755
469 km or 291 mi Turkmenabat
$1709
496 km or 308 mi Sari
$635
513 km or 318 mi Nukus
$468
516 km or 321 mi Qaem Shahr
$502
517 km or 321 mi Semnan
$535
524 km or 325 mi Herat
$532
528 km or 328 mi Babol
$372
558 km or 347 mi Amol
$531
561 km or 349 mi Bukhara
$436
570 km or 354 mi Birjand
$589
634 km or 394 mi Pardis
$575
654 km or 406 mi Qarshi
$513
657 km or 408 mi Pakdasht
$583
660 km or 410 mi Golestan
$592
667 km or 414 mi Sheberghan
$457
668 km or 415 mi Qarchak
$586
668 km or 415 mi Tehran
$639
670 km or 417 mi Varamin
$571
671 km or 417 mi Ray
$591
693 km or 431 mi Qods
$631
694 km or 431 mi Eslamshahr
$602
695 km or 432 mi Nasimshahr
$601
700 km or 435 mi Shahriar
$627
701 km or 435 mi Karaj
$696
703 km or 437 mi Fardis
$639

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Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Khimki
$978
19 km or 12 mi Krasnogorsk
$989
19 km or 12 mi Lyubertsy
$971
19 km or 12 mi Mytishchi
$891
21 km or 13 mi Balashikha
$957
22 km or 14 mi Korolyov
$910
37 km or 23 mi Podolsk
$959
52 km or 32 mi Elektrostal
$950
96 km or 60 mi Obninsk
$726
161 km or 100 mi Kaluga
$637
161 km or 100 mi Tver
$777
173 km or 107 mi Tula
$905
179 km or 111 mi Vladimir
$732
184 km or 114 mi Ryazan
$738
248 km or 154 mi Yaroslavl
$726
250 km or 155 mi Ivanovo
$695
266 km or 165 mi Rybinsk
$738
301 km or 187 mi Kostroma
$757
326 km or 202 mi Oryol
$696
349 km or 217 mi Bryansk
$686
366 km or 228 mi Dzerzhinsk
$749
369 km or 229 mi Smolensk
$589
372 km or 231 mi Lipetsk
$597
376 km or 234 mi Cherepovets
$578
402 km or 250 mi Nizhny Novgorod
$940
408 km or 254 mi Vologda
$595
419 km or 260 mi Tambov
$680
457 km or 284 mi Kursk
$682
466 km or 290 mi Voronezh
$724
474 km or 294 mi Vitebsk
$335
491 km or 305 mi Veliky Novgorod
$748
495 km or 308 mi Starooskolsky
$567
496 km or 308 mi Stary Oskol
$505
509 km or 316 mi Mogilev
$622
513 km or 319 mi Saransk
$773
555 km or 345 mi Penza
$585
568 km or 353 mi Gomel
$545
571 km or 355 mi Sumy
$516
577 km or 359 mi Belgorod
$757
601 km or 373 mi Cheboksary
$791