Ashgabat vs Moscow - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ashgabat Moscow
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1616
$1075
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3750
$2731
🏠 One person rent
$798
$612
🏘️ Family rent
$1515
$1215
🍽️ Food expenses
$620
$272
🚐 Transport expenses
$48.8
$92.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$756
$1262
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
27 km
🎓 Higher education
7
96
😀 Quality of life
29
74
🏙️ Population
1.03M
13M

The cost of living in Ashgabat is 50% more expensive than in Moscow. Cities ranked 3187th and 5091st ($1616 vs $1075) 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 0.5 months in Ashgabat compared to 1.2 months in Moscow. Ashgabat ranked 1st best city to live in Turkmenistan vs Moscow ranked 1st in Russia, while ranked 8245th and 1280th among best cities to live in the world.

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Ashgabat Moscow
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$26.2
$8.34
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$59.7
$37.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.5
$4.89
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.44
$3.22
 Cappuccino
$5.58
$2.62
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.27
$1.17
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$894
$842
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$606
$456
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1482
$1827
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1322
$918
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$49.3
$70
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$75.8
$107
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$85.1
$8.71
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.98%
17.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3870
$6312
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2996
$3303
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.14
$0.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.63
$28
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.69
$6.13
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.36
$0.59
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.17
$0.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.86
$0.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.17
$1.06
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.09
$1.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.13
$9.55
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.76
$4.57
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$25.2
$9.48
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.96
$1.51
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$1.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$1.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.29
$3.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$0.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.88
$0.48
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.84
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.07
$1.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$27.1
$7.75
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.3
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$25.6
$2.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.35
$4.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.8
$2.93
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.97
$1.73
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.79
$1.74
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$112
$30.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$17.6
$5.07
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$35.5
$32.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.39
$5.63
👖 Brand Jeans
$83.8
$85.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$141
$114
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$23
$495
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6584
$11652

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Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.2 mi Anau
$1583
95 km or 59 mi Quchan
$500
99 km or 61 mi Baherden
$1578
107 km or 66 mi Bojnord
$458
197 km or 123 mi Nishapur
$517
203 km or 126 mi Sabzevar
$515
212 km or 132 mi Mashhad
$538
294 km or 183 mi Gonbad-e Kavus
$496
302 km or 187 mi Kashmar
$511
306 km or 190 mi Mary
$1531
307 km or 191 mi Torbat-e Heydarieh
$515
344 km or 213 mi Shahrud
$603
361 km or 224 mi Torbat-e Jam
$512
367 km or 228 mi Gorgan
$689
451 km or 280 mi Dasoguz
$1572
469 km or 291 mi Turkmenabat
$1554
496 km or 308 mi Sari
$670
513 km or 318 mi Nukus
$394
516 km or 321 mi Qaem Shahr
$564
517 km or 321 mi Semnan
$607
524 km or 325 mi Herat
$514
528 km or 328 mi Babol
$468
558 km or 347 mi Amol
$550
561 km or 349 mi Bukhara
$452
570 km or 354 mi Birjand
$553
634 km or 394 mi Pardis
$675
654 km or 406 mi Qarshi
$435
657 km or 408 mi Pakdasht
$689
660 km or 410 mi Golestan
$722
667 km or 414 mi Sheberghan
$450
668 km or 415 mi Qarchak
$693
668 km or 415 mi Tehran
$797
670 km or 417 mi Varamin
$673
671 km or 417 mi Ray
$720
693 km or 431 mi Qods
$706
694 km or 431 mi Eslamshahr
$716
695 km or 432 mi Nasimshahr
$706
700 km or 435 mi Shahriar
$708
701 km or 435 mi Karaj
$741
703 km or 437 mi Fardis
$699

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Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Khimki
$736
19 km or 12 mi Krasnogorsk
$743
19 km or 12 mi Lyubertsy
$797
19 km or 12 mi Mytishchi
$583
21 km or 13 mi Balashikha
$633
22 km or 14 mi Korolyov
$672
37 km or 23 mi Podolsk
$566
52 km or 32 mi Elektrostal
$660
96 km or 60 mi Obninsk
$606
161 km or 100 mi Kaluga
$490
161 km or 100 mi Tver
$590
173 km or 107 mi Tula
$507
179 km or 111 mi Vladimir
$616
184 km or 114 mi Ryazan
$515
248 km or 154 mi Yaroslavl
$533
250 km or 155 mi Ivanovo
$498
266 km or 165 mi Rybinsk
$623
301 km or 187 mi Kostroma
$507
326 km or 202 mi Oryol
$471
349 km or 217 mi Bryansk
$450
366 km or 228 mi Dzerzhinsk
$541
369 km or 229 mi Smolensk
$461
372 km or 231 mi Lipetsk
$401
376 km or 234 mi Cherepovets
$551
402 km or 250 mi Nizhny Novgorod
$639
408 km or 254 mi Vologda
$480
419 km or 260 mi Tambov
$508
457 km or 284 mi Kursk
$457
466 km or 290 mi Voronezh
$419
474 km or 294 mi Vitebsk
$298
491 km or 305 mi Veliky Novgorod
$682
495 km or 308 mi Starooskolsky
$447
496 km or 308 mi Stary Oskol
$415
509 km or 316 mi Mogilev
$467
513 km or 319 mi Saransk
$376
555 km or 345 mi Penza
$514
568 km or 353 mi Gomel
$469
571 km or 355 mi Sumy
$449
577 km or 359 mi Belgorod
$451
601 km or 373 mi Cheboksary
$541