Ashgabat vs Muscat - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ashgabat Muscat
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1806
$1135
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4178
$2617
🏠 One person rent
$887
$560
🏘️ Family rent
$1506
$941
🍽️ Food expenses
$763
$343
🚐 Transport expenses
$49.3
$130
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$635
$1786
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
7
42
😀 Quality of life
48
74
🏙️ Population
1.03M
1.42M

The cost of living in Ashgabat is 59% more expensive than in Muscat. Cities ranked 2849th and 4940th ($1806 vs $1135) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Turkmenistan and Oman, respectively. Check Turkmenistan vs Oman comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Ashgabat compared to 1.6 months in Muscat. Ashgabat ranked 1st best city to live in Turkmenistan vs Muscat ranked 1st in Oman, while ranked 6881st and 2105th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ashgabat vs Muscat

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Ashgabat Muscat
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$28.8
$5.21
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$86.1
$25.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.9
$7.76
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.69
$13
☕ Cappuccino
$6.75
$4.75
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.82
$1.23
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1012
$578
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$667
$371
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1768
$1059
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1221
$678
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$48.7
$77.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$74.5
$117
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$102
$70.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.45%
5.24%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4069
$1728
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2839
$1539
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.14
$1.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.55
$74.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.63
$10.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.43
$0.63
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$4.71
$2.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.94
$1.23
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.24
$1.74
🥚 Eggs, x12
$6.15
$2.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.23
$4.42
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.2
$6.07
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$22.5
$9.56
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.06
$2.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$1.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.48
$2.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.72
$1.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.27
$1.11
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.21
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.78
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.07
$2.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$18.9
$15.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.21
$3.98
🚬 Cigarette pack
$25.5
$6.53
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.8
$5.45
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.88
$5.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.02
$2.18
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.81
$4.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.8
$57.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.3
$10.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$31.3
$38
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.46
$8.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$65.6
$55
👟 Brand Sneakers
$92.4
$83.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$22.9
$228
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24723
$10792

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$1763
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$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
44 km or 27 mi Seeb
$1080
132 km or 82 mi Nizwa
$796
277 km or 172 mi Chabahar
$575
284 km or 177 mi Fujairah
$1214
297 km or 184 mi Al Ain
$1457
356 km or 221 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1373
372 km or 231 mi Ajman
$2183
375 km or 233 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1148
377 km or 235 mi Sharjah
$1473
380 km or 236 mi Dubai
$2420
439 km or 273 mi Abu Dhabi
$2070
451 km or 280 mi Iranshahr
$627
463 km or 288 mi Bandar Abbas
$635
503 km or 313 mi Madinat Zayed
$1710
569 km or 354 mi Jiroft
$575
611 km or 380 mi Bam
$563
691 km or 429 mi Zahedan
$813
711 km or 442 mi Sirjan
$545
739 km or 459 mi Doha
$2014
740 km or 460 mi Jahrom
$545
752 km or 467 mi Al Khor
$1923
757 km or 470 mi Kerman
$761
770 km or 479 mi Fasa
$541
797 km or 495 mi Rafsanjan
$613
858 km or 533 mi Riffa
$1109
858 km or 533 mi Manama
$1309
860 km or 534 mi Isa Town
$1192
865 km or 537 mi Karachi
$434
870 km or 541 mi Salalah
$825
873 km or 543 mi Zabol
$561
898 km or 558 mi Shiraz
$565
901 km or 560 mi Dhahran
$931
902 km or 561 mi Marvdasht
$547
911 km or 566 mi Dammam
$1037
926 km or 575 mi Al-Mubarraz
$793
938 km or 583 mi Qatif
$823
960 km or 596 mi Kazerun
$523
966 km or 600 mi Borazjan
$489
973 km or 604 mi Jubail
$928
976 km or 606 mi Bushehr
$465