Ashgabat vs New York City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Ashgabat	New York City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1679	$4044
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3854	$8222
🏠 One person rent	$836	$2662
🏘️ Family rent	$1553	$3953
🍽️ Food expenses	$658	$794
🚐 Transport expenses	$47.3	$392
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$573	$6298
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	7	100
😀 Quality of life	30	96
🏙️ Population	828K	8.8M

The cost of living in Ashgabat is 58% less expensive than in New York City. Cities ranked 2737th and 6th ($1679 vs $4044) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th 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 0.3 months in Ashgabat compared to 1.6 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 8379th and 8th 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	$31.6	$24.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$55.7	$108
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10	$11.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.39	$8.64
☕ Cappuccino	$4.59	$5.71
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.91	$2.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$915	$3504
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$647	$2240
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1453	$3748
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1376	$3719
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$48.2	$103
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$73.7	$162
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$87.4	$66.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.98%	6.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4561	$16943
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3442	$12588
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.29	$2.96
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$9.98	$135
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.68	$26.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.38	$1.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.63	$1.4
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.85	$4.11
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.65	$5.76
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.07	$5.55
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.3	$16.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.9	$15.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$24.8	$19.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.66	$5.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.38	$2.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.31	$5.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.82	$6.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$3.38
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.83	$3.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.83	$1.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.09	$3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$27.2	$20
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.61	$2.67
🚬 Cigarette pack	$25.4	$16.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.03	$9.36
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.84	$7.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.02	$6.99
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.8	$2.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$65.9	$115
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16.5	$18.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$33.8	$111
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.42	$27.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$83.7	$68.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$144	$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$22.6	$1647
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6425	$17859

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Cities near Ashgabat

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.2 mi	Anau	$1648
95 km or 59 mi	Quchan	$487
99 km or 61 mi	Baherden	$1642
107 km or 66 mi	Bojnord	$427
197 km or 123 mi	Nishapur	$509
203 km or 126 mi	Sabzevar	$489
212 km or 132 mi	Mashhad	$532
294 km or 183 mi	Gonbad-e Kavus	$473
302 km or 187 mi	Kashmar	$507
306 km or 190 mi	Mary	$1644
307 km or 191 mi	Torbat-e Heydarieh	$520
344 km or 213 mi	Shahrud	$576
361 km or 224 mi	Torbat-e Jam	$558
367 km or 228 mi	Gorgan	$661
451 km or 280 mi	Dasoguz	$1657
469 km or 291 mi	Turkmenabat	$1662
496 km or 308 mi	Sari	$640
513 km or 318 mi	Nukus	$427
516 km or 321 mi	Qaem Shahr	$533
517 km or 321 mi	Semnan	$558
524 km or 325 mi	Herat	$514
528 km or 328 mi	Babol	$434
558 km or 347 mi	Amol	$519
561 km or 349 mi	Bukhara	$399
570 km or 354 mi	Birjand	$554
634 km or 394 mi	Pardis	$619
654 km or 406 mi	Qarshi	$416
657 km or 408 mi	Pakdasht	$633
660 km or 410 mi	Golestan	$655
667 km or 414 mi	Sheberghan	$446
668 km or 415 mi	Qarchak	$636
668 km or 415 mi	Tehran	$700
670 km or 417 mi	Varamin	$616
671 km or 417 mi	Ray	$653
693 km or 431 mi	Qods	$655
694 km or 431 mi	Eslamshahr	$655
695 km or 432 mi	Nasimshahr	$651
700 km or 435 mi	Shahriar	$653
701 km or 435 mi	Karaj	$693
703 km or 437 mi	Fardis	$651

Cities near New York City

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Astoria	$2529
11 km or 6.8 mi	Hoboken	$2821
11 km or 7.1 mi	Jersey	$3002
13 km or 8.3 mi	Union	$2743
14 km or 8.8 mi	West New York	$2739
14 km or 8.9 mi	Bayonne	$3241
15 km or 9.6 mi	North Bergen	$2691
17 km or 10 mi	Secaucus	$2638
17 km or 11 mi	Cliffside Park	$2613
18 km or 11 mi	Kearny	$2494
20 km or 12 mi	Valley Stream	$2608
20 km or 13 mi	Fort Lee	$2612
20 km or 13 mi	Lyndhurst	$2520
22 km or 14 mi	Newark	$1956
23 km or 14 mi	Elizabeth	$2622
23 km or 14 mi	Belleville	$2400
25 km or 15 mi	Hillside	$2464
25 km or 15 mi	Long Beach	$2612
25 km or 15 mi	Nutley	$2433
25 km or 16 mi	East Orange	$2351
25 km or 16 mi	Irvington	$2338
26 km or 16 mi	Rockville Centre	$2521
26 km or 16 mi	Linden	$2684
26 km or 16 mi	Hackensack	$2653
26 km or 16 mi	Bloomfield	$2422
26 km or 16 mi	Teaneck	$2638
26 km or 16 mi	Carteret	$2695
26 km or 16 mi	Passaic	$2615
27 km or 17 mi	Roselle	$2660
27 km or 17 mi	Hempstead	$2627
28 km or 17 mi	Union Township	$2614
28 km or 18 mi	Clifton	$2698
28 km or 18 mi	Maplewood	$2534
29 km or 18 mi	Montclair	$2404
29 km or 18 mi	Bergenfield	$2737
29 km or 18 mi	Mount Vernon	$2784
30 km or 18 mi	Rahway	$2694
30 km or 18 mi	Uniondale	$2465
30 km or 18 mi	West Orange	$2447
30 km or 18 mi	New Rochelle	$3028