Ashgabat vs New York City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Ashgabat	New York City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1584	$4441
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3634	$10033
🏠 One person rent	$798	$2960
🏘️ Family rent	$1502	$5380
🍽️ Food expenses	$609	$886
🚐 Transport expenses	$49.1	$364
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$718	$5544
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	7	100
😀 Quality of life	29	95
🏙️ Population	1.03M	8.8M

The cost of living in Ashgabat is 64% less expensive than in New York City. Cities ranked 3105th and 3rd ($1584 vs $4441) 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 0.5 months in Ashgabat compared to 1.2 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 8250th and 22nd 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	$25.9	$29.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$60.4	$133
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.1	$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.4	$8.94
☕ Cappuccino	$5.56	$5.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.25	$3.2
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$884	$3501
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$607	$2603
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1501	$4776
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1302	$5236
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$45.2	$112
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$70	$171
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$90.5	$65.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.58%	6.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3897	$17935
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3006	$12929
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.14	$2.91
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$8.52	$132
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.74	$22.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.38	$1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3	$1.53
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.35	$5.04
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.49	$7.95
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.83	$5.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.29	$17.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.83	$15.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.9	$20
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.02	$7.6
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$2.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.81	$6.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.06	$6.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$3.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$3.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.74	$1.72
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.08	$3.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$27.3	$20
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.79	$2.89
🚬 Cigarette pack	$25.2	$18.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.01	$9.89
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.8	$5.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3	$6.94
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.77	$1.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$112	$71
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17.7	$20.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$31.8	$173
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.36	$36.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$69.9	$67.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$92.4	$113
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$22.7	$1784
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6132	$21465

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Cities near Ashgabat

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.2 mi	Anau	$1553
95 km or 59 mi	Quchan	$515
99 km or 61 mi	Baherden	$1541
107 km or 66 mi	Bojnord	$510
197 km or 123 mi	Nishapur	$509
203 km or 126 mi	Sabzevar	$524
212 km or 132 mi	Mashhad	$508
294 km or 183 mi	Gonbad-e Kavus	$495
302 km or 187 mi	Kashmar	$521
306 km or 190 mi	Mary	$1503
307 km or 191 mi	Torbat-e Heydarieh	$521
344 km or 213 mi	Shahrud	$598
361 km or 224 mi	Torbat-e Jam	$550
367 km or 228 mi	Gorgan	$685
451 km or 280 mi	Dasoguz	$1535
469 km or 291 mi	Turkmenabat	$1523
496 km or 308 mi	Sari	$658
513 km or 318 mi	Nukus	$392
516 km or 321 mi	Qaem Shahr	$554
517 km or 321 mi	Semnan	$580
524 km or 325 mi	Herat	$512
528 km or 328 mi	Babol	$458
558 km or 347 mi	Amol	$557
561 km or 349 mi	Bukhara	$431
570 km or 354 mi	Birjand	$574
634 km or 394 mi	Pardis	$665
654 km or 406 mi	Qarshi	$484
657 km or 408 mi	Pakdasht	$680
660 km or 410 mi	Golestan	$714
667 km or 414 mi	Sheberghan	$414
668 km or 415 mi	Qarchak	$681
668 km or 415 mi	Tehran	$788
670 km or 417 mi	Varamin	$651
671 km or 417 mi	Ray	$710
693 km or 431 mi	Qods	$698
694 km or 431 mi	Eslamshahr	$700
695 km or 432 mi	Nasimshahr	$697
700 km or 435 mi	Shahriar	$698
701 km or 435 mi	Karaj	$736
703 km or 437 mi	Fardis	$688

Cities near New York City

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Astoria	$2534
11 km or 6.8 mi	Hoboken	$3271
11 km or 7.1 mi	Jersey	$3040
13 km or 8.3 mi	Union	$2886
14 km or 8.8 mi	West New York	$2703
14 km or 8.9 mi	Bayonne	$3302
15 km or 9.6 mi	North Bergen	$2701
17 km or 10 mi	Secaucus	$2756
17 km or 11 mi	Cliffside Park	$2698
18 km or 11 mi	Kearny	$2720
20 km or 12 mi	Valley Stream	$2730
20 km or 13 mi	Fort Lee	$2792
20 km or 13 mi	Lyndhurst	$2667
22 km or 14 mi	Newark	$2729
23 km or 14 mi	Elizabeth	$2740
23 km or 14 mi	Belleville	$2512
25 km or 15 mi	Hillside	$2693
25 km or 15 mi	Long Beach	$2732
25 km or 15 mi	Nutley	$2531
25 km or 16 mi	East Orange	$2587
25 km or 16 mi	Irvington	$2637
26 km or 16 mi	Rockville Centre	$2614
26 km or 16 mi	Linden	$2749
26 km or 16 mi	Hackensack	$2664
26 km or 16 mi	Bloomfield	$2480
26 km or 16 mi	Teaneck	$2715
26 km or 16 mi	Carteret	$2722
26 km or 16 mi	Passaic	$2676
27 km or 17 mi	Roselle	$2747
27 km or 17 mi	Hempstead	$2664
28 km or 17 mi	Union Township	$2716
28 km or 18 mi	Clifton	$2745
28 km or 18 mi	Maplewood	$2611
29 km or 18 mi	Montclair	$2456
29 km or 18 mi	Bergenfield	$2674
29 km or 18 mi	Mount Vernon	$2772
30 km or 18 mi	Rahway	$2730
30 km or 18 mi	Uniondale	$2610
30 km or 18 mi	West Orange	$2456
30 km or 18 mi	New Rochelle	$3111