Ashgabat vs New York City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Ashgabat	New York City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1806	$4207
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4178	$9179
🏠 One person rent	$887	$2718
🏘️ Family rent	$1506	$4382
🍽️ Food expenses	$763	$875
🚐 Transport expenses	$49.3	$373
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$635	$5229
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	7	100
😀 Quality of life	48	95
🏙️ Population	1.03M	8.8M

The cost of living in Ashgabat is 57% less expensive than in New York City. Cities ranked 2849th and 4th ($1806 vs $4207) 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 1.2 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 6881st and 18th 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	$28.8	$23.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$86.1	$107
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.9	$13.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.69	$8.27
☕ Cappuccino	$6.75	$5.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.82	$2.87
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1012	$3712
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$667	$2223
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1768	$5056
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1221	$3881
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$48.7	$130
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$74.5	$200
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$102	$66.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.45%	6.64%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4069	$17512
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2839	$9335
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.14	$3.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$8.55	$134
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.63	$23.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.43	$0.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$4.71	$1.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.94	$4.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.24	$6.56
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.15	$7.96
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.23	$19.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.2	$15.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$22.5	$19.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.06	$6.67
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$2.42
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.48	$5.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.72	$6.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.27	$3.09
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$3.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.78	$1.65
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.07	$3.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18.9	$18.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.21	$4.32
🚬 Cigarette pack	$25.5	$18.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.8	$23.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.88	$13.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.02	$7.99
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.81	$2.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40.8	$118
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.3	$21.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$31.3	$156
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.46	$40.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$65.6	$68.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$92.4	$116
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$22.9	$2132
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24723	$21999

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Cities near Ashgabat

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.2 mi	Anau	$1763
95 km or 59 mi	Quchan	$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

Cities near New York City

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Astoria	$2850
11 km or 6.8 mi	Hoboken	$3614
11 km or 7.1 mi	Jersey	$3134
13 km or 8.3 mi	Union	$3092
14 km or 8.8 mi	West New York	$2814
14 km or 8.9 mi	Bayonne	$3307
15 km or 9.6 mi	North Bergen	$2803
17 km or 10 mi	Secaucus	$2868
17 km or 11 mi	Cliffside Park	$2738
18 km or 11 mi	Kearny	$2781
20 km or 12 mi	Valley Stream	$2803
20 km or 13 mi	Fort Lee	$2801
20 km or 13 mi	Lyndhurst	$2696
22 km or 14 mi	Newark	$2750
23 km or 14 mi	Elizabeth	$2792
23 km or 14 mi	Belleville	$2533
25 km or 15 mi	Hillside	$2717
25 km or 15 mi	Long Beach	$2809
25 km or 15 mi	Nutley	$2539
25 km or 16 mi	East Orange	$2512
25 km or 16 mi	Irvington	$2665
26 km or 16 mi	Rockville Centre	$2684
26 km or 16 mi	Linden	$2774
26 km or 16 mi	Hackensack	$2685
26 km or 16 mi	Bloomfield	$2477
26 km or 16 mi	Teaneck	$2702
26 km or 16 mi	Carteret	$2782
26 km or 16 mi	Passaic	$2665
27 km or 17 mi	Roselle	$2772
27 km or 17 mi	Hempstead	$2697
28 km or 17 mi	Union Township	$2734
28 km or 18 mi	Clifton	$2666
28 km or 18 mi	Maplewood	$2638
29 km or 18 mi	Montclair	$2497
29 km or 18 mi	Bergenfield	$2687
29 km or 18 mi	Mount Vernon	$2863
30 km or 18 mi	Rahway	$2758
30 km or 18 mi	Uniondale	$2690
30 km or 18 mi	West Orange	$2503
30 km or 18 mi	New Rochelle	$3188