Ashgabat vs Moscow - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ashgabat Moscow
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1898
$1678
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4362
$4001
🏠 One person rent
$968
$1006
🏘️ Family rent
$1668
$1773
🍽️ Food expenses
$780
$403
🚐 Transport expenses
$50.9
$138
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$210
$1104
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
28 km
🎓 Higher education
7
96
😀 Quality of life
43
72
🏙️ Population
1.03M
13.3M

The cost of living in Ashgabat is 13% more expensive than in Moscow. Cities ranked 2383rd and 3277th ($1898 vs $1678) 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 0.1 months in Ashgabat compared to 0.7 months in Moscow. Ashgabat ranked 1st best city to live in Turkmenistan vs Moscow ranked 1st in Russia, while ranked 7430th and 2774th 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
$31.1
$11.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$85
$61.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.8
$7.57
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.76
$5.38
☕ Cappuccino
$6.83
$4.23
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.58
$1.73
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1017
$1440
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$765
$743
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1798
$2602
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1413
$1335
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$49
$114
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$74.9
$176
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$104
$9.22
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.58%
20.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3536
$11458
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2856
$4987
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.14
$1.09
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.87
$46.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.74
$7.54
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.43
$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$4.53
$1.4
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.03
$1.14
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.85
$1.63
🥚 Eggs, x12
$6.02
$2.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.31
$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20
$7.07
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23.1
$15.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.09
$2.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$2.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.47
$2.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.64
$3.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.27
$0.91
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$0.73
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.74
$0.63
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.09
$3.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$19.1
$11
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.18
$1.29
🚬 Cigarette pack
$25.7
$3.48
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.88
$5.45
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.83
$3.31
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.04
$2.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.82
$2.16
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.7
$51.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.2
$9.04
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$31.1
$38.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.36
$8.59
👖 Brand Jeans
$56
$98.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.6
$149
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$22.7
$788
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24585
$20160

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Khimki
$1084
19 km or 12 mi Krasnogorsk
$1056
19 km or 12 mi Lyubertsy
$1077
19 km or 12 mi Mytishchi
$1014
21 km or 13 mi Balashikha
$1055
22 km or 14 mi Korolyov
$1030
37 km or 23 mi Podolsk
$1068
52 km or 32 mi Elektrostal
$1066
96 km or 60 mi Obninsk
$791
161 km or 100 mi Kaluga
$691
161 km or 100 mi Tver
$775
173 km or 107 mi Tula
$974
179 km or 111 mi Vladimir
$821
184 km or 114 mi Ryazan
$771
248 km or 154 mi Yaroslavl
$781
250 km or 155 mi Ivanovo
$705
266 km or 165 mi Rybinsk
$786
301 km or 187 mi Kostroma
$804
326 km or 202 mi Oryol
$730
349 km or 217 mi Bryansk
$732
366 km or 228 mi Dzerzhinsk
$800
369 km or 229 mi Smolensk
$629
372 km or 231 mi Lipetsk
$635
376 km or 234 mi Cherepovets
$604
402 km or 250 mi Nizhny Novgorod
$1051
408 km or 254 mi Vologda
$626
419 km or 260 mi Tambov
$694
457 km or 284 mi Kursk
$685
466 km or 290 mi Voronezh
$766
474 km or 294 mi Vitebsk
$355
491 km or 305 mi Veliky Novgorod
$766
495 km or 308 mi Starooskolsky
$611
496 km or 308 mi Stary Oskol
$539
509 km or 316 mi Mogilev
$669
513 km or 319 mi Saransk
$834
555 km or 345 mi Penza
$614
568 km or 353 mi Gomel
$589
571 km or 355 mi Sumy
$518
577 km or 359 mi Belgorod
$746
601 km or 373 mi Cheboksary
$749