Ashgabat vs Nicosia - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Ashgabat	Nicosia
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1584	$1302
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3634	$3166
🏠 One person rent	$798	$678
🏘️ Family rent	$1502	$1282
🍽️ Food expenses	$609	$414
🚐 Transport expenses	$49.1	$90
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$718	$1519
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	7	70
😀 Quality of life	29	81
🏙️ Population	1.03M	330K

The cost of living in Ashgabat is 22% more expensive than in Nicosia. Cities ranked 3105th and 4211th ($1584 vs $1302) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 5th in Turkmenistan and Cyprus, respectively. Check Turkmenistan vs Cyprus comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Ashgabat compared to 1.2 months in Nicosia. Ashgabat ranked 1st best city to live in Turkmenistan vs Nicosia ranked 1st in Cyprus, while ranked 8250th and 494th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ashgabat vs Nicosia

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	Ashgabat	Nicosia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$25.9	$11.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$60.4	$55.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.1	$7.78
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.4	$4.19
☕ Cappuccino	$5.56	$3.47
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.25	$1.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$884	$601
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$607	$493
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1501	$1203
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1302	$1007
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$45.2	$134
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$70	$206
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$90.5	$29.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.58%	4.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3897	$2722
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3006	$1984
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.14	$2.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$8.52	$51.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.74	$17.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.38	$1.47
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3	$1.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.35	$1.64
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.49	$2.14
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.83	$4.04
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.29	$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.83	$9.01
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.9	$11.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.02	$2.67
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$1.9
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.81	$1.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.06	$3.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$1.26
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$1.36
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.74	$0.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.08	$2.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$27.3	$7.91
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.79	$1.71
🚬 Cigarette pack	$25.2	$5.26
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.01	$6.43
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.8	$3.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3	$1.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.77	$2.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$112	$60.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17.7	$10.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$31.8	$48.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.36	$11.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$69.9	$88.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$92.4	$83
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$22.7	$416
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6132	$6962

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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 Nicosia

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi	Dali	$1243
19 km or 12 mi	Kyrenia	$1136
32 km or 20 mi	Aradippou	$1134
37 km or 23 mi	Larnaca	$1368
54 km or 33 mi	Famagusta	$1252
58 km or 36 mi	Paralimni	$1158
63 km or 39 mi	Limassol	$1968
65 km or 41 mi	Ypsonas	$1702
96 km or 60 mi	Paphos	$1551
164 km or 102 mi	Mut	$611
196 km or 122 mi	Alanya	$745
213 km or 132 mi	Mersin	$759
224 km or 139 mi	Latakia	$386
224 km or 139 mi	Karaman	$490
238 km or 148 mi	Tarsus	$688
240 km or 149 mi	Tripoli	$776
243 km or 151 mi	Beirut	$1255
246 km or 153 mi	Jounieh	$1020
257 km or 160 mi	Samandag	$597
259 km or 161 mi	Sidon	$798
267 km or 166 mi	Eregli	$618
269 km or 167 mi	Adana	$712
271 km or 168 mi	Tyre	$573
276 km or 171 mi	Zahle	$912
276 km or 172 mi	Antakya	$598
286 km or 178 mi	Iskenderun	$578
289 km or 180 mi	Nahariya	$1616
296 km or 184 mi	Acre	$1502
297 km or 185 mi	Ma'alot-Tarshiha	$1647
298 km or 185 mi	Kiryat Shmona	$1709
302 km or 187 mi	Ceyhan	$575
303 km or 188 mi	Haifa	$1645
304 km or 189 mi	Kiryat Bialik	$1666
304 km or 189 mi	Kiryat Yam	$1657
304 km or 189 mi	Kiryat Motzkin	$1666
308 km or 191 mi	Idlib	$489
308 km or 191 mi	Hama	$417
308 km or 191 mi	Antalya	$928
308 km or 192 mi	Karmiel	$1531
309 km or 192 mi	Kiryat Ata	$1647