Ashgabat vs Nicosia - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Ashgabat	Nicosia
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1833	$1453
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4223	$3383
🏠 One person rent	$893	$775
🏘️ Family rent	$1483	$1312
🍽️ Food expenses	$782	$477
🚐 Transport expenses	$49.8	$65.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$747	$1674
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	7	70
😀 Quality of life	49	81
🏙️ Population	1.03M	56.8K

The cost of living in Ashgabat is 26% more expensive than in Nicosia. Cities ranked 2595th and 4118th ($1833 vs $1453) 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 0.4 months in Ashgabat compared to 1.2 months in Nicosia. Ashgabat ranked 1st best city to live in Turkmenistan vs Nicosia ranked 3rd in Cyprus, while ranked 6667th and 705th 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	$31.3	$15.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$85.3	$62.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.8	$8.76
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.48	$4.66
☕ Cappuccino	$7.08	$3.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.16	$1.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1020	$672
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$674	$570
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1780	$1220
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1190	$1006
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$47.3	$151
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$73.2	$230
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$102	$33.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.49%	4.72%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4806	$2954
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2978	$2215
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.14	$2.79
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$8.51	$56.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.77	$21.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.43	$1.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$4.77	$2.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.69	$1.9
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.3	$2.48
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.17	$4.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.26	$14.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.7	$10
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.4	$13.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.44	$3.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$2.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.58	$2.27
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.56	$3.47
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.99	$1.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.79	$1.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.78	$0.73
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.1	$2.7
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$19.1	$8.44
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.69	$1.84
🚬 Cigarette pack	$25.7	$5.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.19	$7.03
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.85	$4.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3	$2.14
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.81	$3.02
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.2	$67.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.3	$11.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$33.8	$53.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.4	$11.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$65.8	$104
👟 Brand Sneakers	$93.9	$99.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$23	$508
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$25686	$8498

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Cities near Ashgabat

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.2 mi	Anau	$1774
95 km or 59 mi	Quchan	$500
99 km or 61 mi	Baherden	$1796
107 km or 66 mi	Bojnord	$489
197 km or 123 mi	Nishapur	$496
203 km or 126 mi	Sabzevar	$512
212 km or 132 mi	Mashhad	$503
294 km or 183 mi	Gonbad-e Kavus	$467
302 km or 187 mi	Kashmar	$506
306 km or 190 mi	Mary	$1654
307 km or 191 mi	Torbat-e Heydarieh	$502
344 km or 213 mi	Shahrud	$564
361 km or 224 mi	Torbat-e Jam	$493
367 km or 228 mi	Gorgan	$658
451 km or 280 mi	Dasoguz	$1770
469 km or 291 mi	Turkmenabat	$1716
496 km or 308 mi	Sari	$643
513 km or 318 mi	Nukus	$477
516 km or 321 mi	Qaem Shahr	$501
517 km or 321 mi	Semnan	$542
524 km or 325 mi	Herat	$509
528 km or 328 mi	Babol	$372
558 km or 347 mi	Amol	$530
561 km or 349 mi	Bukhara	$433
570 km or 354 mi	Birjand	$588
634 km or 394 mi	Pardis	$598
654 km or 406 mi	Qarshi	$512
657 km or 408 mi	Pakdasht	$604
660 km or 410 mi	Golestan	$628
667 km or 414 mi	Sheberghan	$432
668 km or 415 mi	Qarchak	$607
668 km or 415 mi	Tehran	$684
670 km or 417 mi	Varamin	$588
671 km or 417 mi	Ray	$622
693 km or 431 mi	Qods	$638
694 km or 431 mi	Eslamshahr	$623
695 km or 432 mi	Nasimshahr	$624
700 km or 435 mi	Shahriar	$635
701 km or 435 mi	Karaj	$704
703 km or 437 mi	Fardis	$640

Cities near Nicosia

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi	Dali	$1420
19 km or 12 mi	Kyrenia	$1305
32 km or 20 mi	Aradippou	$1275
37 km or 23 mi	Larnaca	$1587
54 km or 33 mi	Famagusta	$1376
58 km or 36 mi	Paralimni	$1403
63 km or 39 mi	Limassol	$2175
65 km or 41 mi	Ypsonas	$1945
96 km or 60 mi	Paphos	$1728
164 km or 102 mi	Mut	$634
196 km or 122 mi	Alanya	$734
213 km or 132 mi	Mersin	$820
224 km or 139 mi	Latakia	$441
224 km or 139 mi	Karaman	$420
238 km or 148 mi	Tarsus	$724
240 km or 149 mi	Tripoli	$787
243 km or 151 mi	Beirut	$1261
246 km or 153 mi	Jounieh	$1028
257 km or 160 mi	Samandag	$647
259 km or 161 mi	Sidon	$822
267 km or 166 mi	Eregli	$690
269 km or 167 mi	Adana	$791
271 km or 168 mi	Tyre	$647
276 km or 171 mi	Zahle	$930
276 km or 172 mi	Antakya	$659
286 km or 178 mi	Iskenderun	$591
289 km or 180 mi	Nahariya	$1775
296 km or 184 mi	Acre	$1633
297 km or 185 mi	Ma'alot-Tarshiha	$1803
298 km or 185 mi	Kiryat Shmona	$1808
302 km or 187 mi	Ceyhan	$599
303 km or 188 mi	Haifa	$1840
304 km or 189 mi	Kiryat Yam	$1819
304 km or 189 mi	Kiryat Bialik	$1804
304 km or 189 mi	Kiryat Motzkin	$1842
308 km or 191 mi	Idlib	$543
308 km or 191 mi	Hama	$438
308 km or 191 mi	Antalya	$1035
308 km or 192 mi	Karmiel	$1630
309 km or 192 mi	Kiryat Ata	$1769