Ashgabat vs New York City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Ashgabat	New York City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1833	$4203
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4223	$9136
🏠 One person rent	$893	$2713
🏘️ Family rent	$1483	$4396
🍽️ Food expenses	$782	$874
🚐 Transport expenses	$49.8	$379
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$747	$5599
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	7	100
😀 Quality of life	49	98
🏙️ Population	1.03M	8.8M

The cost of living in Ashgabat is 56% less expensive than in New York City. Cities ranked 2595th and 4th ($1833 vs $4203) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Turkmenistan and the United States, respectively. Check Turkmenistan vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Ashgabat compared to 1.3 months in New York City. Ashgabat ranked 1st best city to live in Turkmenistan vs New York City ranked 1st in the United States, while ranked 6667th and 11th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ashgabat vs New York City

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	Ashgabat	New York City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$31.3	$23.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$85.3	$92.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.8	$14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.48	$8.67
☕ Cappuccino	$7.08	$6.18
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.16	$3.07
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1020	$3669
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$674	$2221
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1780	$5076
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1190	$3880
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$47.3	$137
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$73.2	$211
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$102	$66.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.49%	6.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4806	$15299
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2978	$11127
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.14	$2.93
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$8.51	$134
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.77	$25
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.43	$0.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$4.77	$1.58
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.69	$4.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.3	$6.71
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.17	$7.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.26	$19.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.7	$15.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.4	$19.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.44	$7.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$2.5
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.58	$5.91
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.56	$6.35
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.99	$3.38
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.79	$3.71
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.78	$1.66
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.1	$3.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$19.1	$18.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.69	$4.3
🚬 Cigarette pack	$25.7	$18.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.19	$23.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.85	$13.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3	$8.03
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.81	$2.87
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.2	$128
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.3	$20.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$33.8	$157
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.4	$37.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$65.8	$63.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$93.9	$119
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$23	$1884
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$25686	$22663

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Cities near Ashgabat

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.2 mi	Anau	$1774
95 km or 59 mi	Quchan	$500
99 km or 61 mi	Baherden	$1796
107 km or 66 mi	Bojnord	$489
197 km or 123 mi	Nishapur	$496
203 km or 126 mi	Sabzevar	$512
212 km or 132 mi	Mashhad	$503
294 km or 183 mi	Gonbad-e Kavus	$467
302 km or 187 mi	Kashmar	$506
306 km or 190 mi	Mary	$1654
307 km or 191 mi	Torbat-e Heydarieh	$502
344 km or 213 mi	Shahrud	$564
361 km or 224 mi	Torbat-e Jam	$493
367 km or 228 mi	Gorgan	$658
451 km or 280 mi	Dasoguz	$1770
469 km or 291 mi	Turkmenabat	$1716
496 km or 308 mi	Sari	$643
513 km or 318 mi	Nukus	$477
516 km or 321 mi	Qaem Shahr	$501
517 km or 321 mi	Semnan	$542
524 km or 325 mi	Herat	$509
528 km or 328 mi	Babol	$372
558 km or 347 mi	Amol	$530
561 km or 349 mi	Bukhara	$433
570 km or 354 mi	Birjand	$588
634 km or 394 mi	Pardis	$598
654 km or 406 mi	Qarshi	$512
657 km or 408 mi	Pakdasht	$604
660 km or 410 mi	Golestan	$628
667 km or 414 mi	Sheberghan	$432
668 km or 415 mi	Qarchak	$607
668 km or 415 mi	Tehran	$684
670 km or 417 mi	Varamin	$588
671 km or 417 mi	Ray	$622
693 km or 431 mi	Qods	$638
694 km or 431 mi	Eslamshahr	$623
695 km or 432 mi	Nasimshahr	$624
700 km or 435 mi	Shahriar	$635
701 km or 435 mi	Karaj	$704
703 km or 437 mi	Fardis	$640

Cities near New York City

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Astoria	$2569
11 km or 6.8 mi	Hoboken	$3364
11 km or 7.1 mi	Jersey	$3066
13 km or 8.3 mi	Union	$2913
14 km or 8.8 mi	West New York	$2733
14 km or 8.9 mi	Bayonne	$3253
15 km or 9.6 mi	North Bergen	$2717
17 km or 10 mi	Secaucus	$2783
17 km or 11 mi	Cliffside Park	$2727
18 km or 11 mi	Kearny	$2725
20 km or 12 mi	Valley Stream	$2735
20 km or 13 mi	Fort Lee	$2811
20 km or 13 mi	Lyndhurst	$2671
22 km or 14 mi	Newark	$2712
23 km or 14 mi	Elizabeth	$2765
23 km or 14 mi	Belleville	$2538
25 km or 15 mi	Hillside	$2688
25 km or 15 mi	Long Beach	$2756
25 km or 15 mi	Nutley	$2545
25 km or 16 mi	East Orange	$2475
25 km or 16 mi	Irvington	$2614
26 km or 16 mi	Rockville Centre	$2647
26 km or 16 mi	Linden	$2770
26 km or 16 mi	Hackensack	$2705
26 km or 16 mi	Bloomfield	$2513
26 km or 16 mi	Teaneck	$2749
26 km or 16 mi	Carteret	$2774
26 km or 16 mi	Passaic	$2695
27 km or 17 mi	Roselle	$2769
27 km or 17 mi	Hempstead	$2655
28 km or 17 mi	Union Township	$2730
28 km or 18 mi	Clifton	$2718
28 km or 18 mi	Maplewood	$2609
29 km or 18 mi	Montclair	$2506
29 km or 18 mi	Bergenfield	$2723
29 km or 18 mi	Mount Vernon	$2911
30 km or 18 mi	Rahway	$2779
30 km or 18 mi	Uniondale	$2680
30 km or 18 mi	West Orange	$2470
30 km or 18 mi	New Rochelle	$3174