Ashgabat vs New York City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Ashgabat	New York City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1898	$4202
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4362	$9189
🏠 One person rent	$968	$2718
🏘️ Family rent	$1668	$4417
🍽️ Food expenses	$780	$842
🚐 Transport expenses	$50.9	$400
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$210	$5389
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	7	100
😀 Quality of life	43	95
🏙️ Population	1.03M	8.8M

The cost of living in Ashgabat is 55% less expensive than in New York City. Cities ranked 2383rd and 4th ($1898 vs $4202) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st 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 0.1 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 2nd in the United States, while ranked 7430th and 15th 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	$31.1	$22.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$85	$90
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.8	$13.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.76	$8.3
☕ Cappuccino	$6.83	$6.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.58	$3.28
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1017	$3692
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$765	$2206
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1798	$5140
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1413	$3874
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$49	$144
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$74.9	$218
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$104	$70.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.58%	6.31%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3536	$18073
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2856	$7831
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.14	$3.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$9.87	$138
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.74	$27
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.43	$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$4.53	$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.03	$4.07
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.85	$5.67
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.02	$6.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.31	$16.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20	$14.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$23.1	$18.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.09	$6.3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.38	$2.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.47	$5.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.64	$6.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.27	$3.21
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$3.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.74	$1.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.09	$3.57
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$19.1	$19.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.18	$4.61
🚬 Cigarette pack	$25.7	$18.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.88	$23.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.83	$14
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.04	$8.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.82	$2.86
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40.7	$132
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.2	$21.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$31.1	$159
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.36	$40.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$56	$61.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$93.6	$115
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$22.7	$2095
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24585	$21713

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Cities near Ashgabat

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

Cities near New York City

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Astoria	$2940
11 km or 6.8 mi	Hoboken	$3729
11 km or 7.1 mi	Jersey	$3110
13 km or 8.3 mi	Union	$3145
14 km or 8.8 mi	West New York	$2842
14 km or 8.9 mi	Bayonne	$3304
15 km or 9.6 mi	North Bergen	$2840
17 km or 10 mi	Secaucus	$2917
17 km or 11 mi	Cliffside Park	$2795
18 km or 11 mi	Kearny	$2791
20 km or 12 mi	Valley Stream	$2820
20 km or 13 mi	Fort Lee	$2821
20 km or 13 mi	Lyndhurst	$2707
22 km or 14 mi	Newark	$2797
23 km or 14 mi	Elizabeth	$2805
23 km or 14 mi	Belleville	$2545
25 km or 15 mi	Hillside	$2725
25 km or 15 mi	Long Beach	$2823
25 km or 15 mi	Nutley	$2540
25 km or 16 mi	East Orange	$2557
25 km or 16 mi	Irvington	$2665
26 km or 16 mi	Rockville Centre	$2700
26 km or 16 mi	Linden	$2791
26 km or 16 mi	Hackensack	$2692
26 km or 16 mi	Bloomfield	$2485
26 km or 16 mi	Teaneck	$2697
26 km or 16 mi	Carteret	$2775
26 km or 16 mi	Passaic	$2614
27 km or 17 mi	Roselle	$2779
27 km or 17 mi	Hempstead	$2710
28 km or 17 mi	Union Township	$2729
28 km or 18 mi	Clifton	$2669
28 km or 18 mi	Maplewood	$2634
29 km or 18 mi	Montclair	$2450
29 km or 18 mi	Bergenfield	$2713
29 km or 18 mi	Mount Vernon	$2863
30 km or 18 mi	Rahway	$2762
30 km or 18 mi	Uniondale	$2694
30 km or 18 mi	West Orange	$2488
30 km or 18 mi	New Rochelle	$3192