Ashgabat vs Nur-Sultan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ashgabat Nur-Sultan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1679
$814
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3854
$2005
🏠 One person rent
$836
$395
🏘️ Family rent
$1553
$726
🍽️ Food expenses
$658
$287
🚐 Transport expenses
$47.3
$38.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$573
$626
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
7
43
😀 Quality of life
30
63
🏙️ Population
828K
1.08M

The cost of living in Ashgabat is 106% more expensive than in Nur-Sultan. Cities ranked 2737th and 6335th ($1679 vs $814) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th in Turkmenistan and Kazakhstan, respectively. Check Turkmenistan vs Kazakhstan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Ashgabat compared to 0.8 months in Nur-Sultan. Ashgabat ranked 1st best city to live in Turkmenistan vs Nur-Sultan ranked 2nd in Kazakhstan, while ranked 8379th and 4845th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ashgabat vs Nur-Sultan

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Ashgabat Nur-Sultan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$31.6
$11.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$55.7
$33.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10
$6.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.39
$1.32
 Cappuccino
$4.59
$2.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.91
$0.87
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$915
$471
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$647
$319
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1453
$916
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1376
$598
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$48.2
$33
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$73.7
$51
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$87.4
$13.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.98%
15.59%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4561
$1172
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3442
$815
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.29
$0.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.98
$16.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.68
$4.27
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.38
$0.51
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.63
$1.27
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.85
$0.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.65
$1.57
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.07
$1.81
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.3
$10.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.9
$5.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$24.8
$7.52
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.66
$1.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$2.09
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.31
$2.47
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.82
$2.4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$0.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$0.51
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.83
$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.09
$1.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$27.2
$7.71
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.61
$1.04
🚬 Cigarette pack
$25.4
$1.66
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.03
$3.15
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.84
$2.71
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.02
$1.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.8
$1.16
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$65.9
$56
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16.5
$5.49
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$33.8
$12.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.42
$6.43
👖 Brand Jeans
$83.7
$84.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$144
$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$22.6
$238
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6425
$8086

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Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.2 mi Anau
$1648
95 km or 59 mi Quchan
$487
99 km or 61 mi Baherden
$1642
107 km or 66 mi Bojnord
$427
197 km or 123 mi Nishapur
$509
203 km or 126 mi Sabzevar
$489
212 km or 132 mi Mashhad
$532
294 km or 183 mi Gonbad-e Kavus
$473
302 km or 187 mi Kashmar
$507
306 km or 190 mi Mary
$1644
307 km or 191 mi Torbat-e Heydarieh
$520
344 km or 213 mi Shahrud
$576
361 km or 224 mi Torbat-e Jam
$558
367 km or 228 mi Gorgan
$661
451 km or 280 mi Dasoguz
$1657
469 km or 291 mi Turkmenabat
$1662
496 km or 308 mi Sari
$640
513 km or 318 mi Nukus
$427
516 km or 321 mi Qaem Shahr
$533
517 km or 321 mi Semnan
$558
524 km or 325 mi Herat
$514
528 km or 328 mi Babol
$434
558 km or 347 mi Amol
$519
561 km or 349 mi Bukhara
$399
570 km or 354 mi Birjand
$554
634 km or 394 mi Pardis
$619
654 km or 406 mi Qarshi
$416
657 km or 408 mi Pakdasht
$633
660 km or 410 mi Golestan
$655
667 km or 414 mi Sheberghan
$446
668 km or 415 mi Qarchak
$636
668 km or 415 mi Tehran
$700
670 km or 417 mi Varamin
$616
671 km or 417 mi Ray
$653
693 km or 431 mi Qods
$655
694 km or 431 mi Eslamshahr
$655
695 km or 432 mi Nasimshahr
$651
700 km or 435 mi Shahriar
$653
701 km or 435 mi Karaj
$693
703 km or 437 mi Fardis
$651

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Distance City Cost of living
161 km or 100 mi Temirtau
$628
190 km or 118 mi Karaganda
$550
276 km or 172 mi Kokshetau
$660
278 km or 173 mi Ekibastuz
$669
392 km or 243 mi Aksu
$620
402 km or 250 mi Pavlodar
$628
442 km or 275 mi Petropavl
$605
446 km or 277 mi Omsk
$402
457 km or 284 mi Satbayev
$598
460 km or 286 mi Jezkazgan
$579
543 km or 337 mi Balkhash
$641
580 km or 361 mi Kostanay
$734
623 km or 387 mi Semey
$637
627 km or 389 mi Kurgan
$488
771 km or 479 mi Tyumen
$636
800 km or 497 mi Oskemen
$551
803 km or 499 mi Chelyabinsk
$467
826 km or 513 mi Kyzylorda
$640
852 km or 530 mi Taldiqorgan
$593
855 km or 531 mi Kamensk-Uralsky
$556
856 km or 532 mi Municipal Formation of the Kamensk-Uralsky
$559
872 km or 542 mi Miass
$487
875 km or 544 mi Kentau
$564
875 km or 544 mi Barnaul
$558
879 km or 546 mi Magnitogorsk
$437
880 km or 547 mi Novosibirsk
$657
893 km or 555 mi Orsk
$448
902 km or 561 mi Zlatoust
$497
903 km or 561 mi Turkistan
$582
910 km or 566 mi Kapchagay
$878
917 km or 570 mi Taraz
$479
949 km or 590 mi Bishkek
$653
949 km or 590 mi Yekaterinburg
$676
953 km or 592 mi Kant
$560
955 km or 593 mi Biysk
$347
960 km or 597 mi Talas
$532
965 km or 599 mi Kaskelen
$935
967 km or 601 mi Tokmok
$398
968 km or 602 mi Almaty
$1051
977 km or 607 mi Tacheng
$651