Ashgabat vs Palermo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Ashgabat	Palermo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1584	$1137
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3634	$2768
🏠 One person rent	$798	$501
🏘️ Family rent	$1502	$831
🍽️ Food expenses	$609	$415
🚐 Transport expenses	$49.1	$103
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$718	$1444
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	7	19
😀 Quality of life	29	75
🏙️ Population	1.03M	630K

The cost of living in Ashgabat is 39% more expensive than in Palermo. Cities ranked 3105th and 4672nd ($1584 vs $1137) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 122nd in Turkmenistan and Italy, respectively. Check Turkmenistan vs Italy comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Ashgabat compared to 1.3 months in Palermo. Ashgabat ranked 1st best city to live in Turkmenistan vs Palermo ranked 49th in Italy, while ranked 8250th and 1060th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ashgabat vs Palermo

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	Ashgabat	Palermo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$25.9	$10.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$60.4	$43.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.1	$9.66
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.4	$5.1
☕ Cappuccino	$5.56	$1.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.25	$1.91
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$884	$518
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$607	$335
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1501	$803
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1302	$603
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$45.2	$106
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$70	$163
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$90.5	$24.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.58%	4.64%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3897	$2117
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3006	$994
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.14	$1.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$8.52	$37.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.74	$15.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.38	$1.84
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3	$1.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.35	$1.61
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.49	$1.97
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.83	$3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.29	$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.83	$10.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.9	$15.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.02	$2.24
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$2.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.81	$2.69
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.06	$2.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$1.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$1.35
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.74	$0.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.08	$2.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$27.3	$7.86
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.79	$2.37
🚬 Cigarette pack	$25.2	$5.64
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.01	$9.24
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.8	$2.79
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3	$1.82
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.77	$1.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$112	$39.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17.7	$8.07
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$31.8	$69.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.36	$10.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$69.9	$76.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$92.4	$86.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$22.7	$296
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6132	$9746

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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 Palermo

Distance	City	Cost of living
75 km or 46 mi	Trapani	$938
89 km or 55 mi	Marsala	$1019
91 km or 57 mi	Agrigento	$971
140 km or 87 mi	Niscemi	$1077
140 km or 87 mi	Gela	$941
166 km or 103 mi	Catania	$1161
179 km or 111 mi	Ragusa	$1106
192 km or 119 mi	Messina	$1130
200 km or 124 mi	Reggio Calabria	$1058
206 km or 128 mi	Syracuse	$1098
246 km or 153 mi	Vibo Valentia	$1199
258 km or 160 mi	St. Paul's Bay	$1384
263 km or 163 mi	Naxxar	$1486
264 km or 164 mi	Mosta	$1346
265 km or 164 mi	San Gwann	$1555
265 km or 165 mi	Sliema	$1749
265 km or 165 mi	Birkirkara	$1524
266 km or 165 mi	Gzira	$1624
267 km or 166 mi	Valletta	$1583
270 km or 168 mi	Zabbar	$1415
272 km or 169 mi	Marsaskala	$1325
273 km or 169 mi	Lamezia Terme	$1251
283 km or 176 mi	Cosenza	$1072
294 km or 183 mi	Catanzaro	$1143
297 km or 185 mi	Nabeul	$443
300 km or 186 mi	Amalfi	$1521
301 km or 187 mi	La Marsa	$549
303 km or 188 mi	Castellammare di Stabia	$1301
309 km or 192 mi	Salerno	$1380
312 km or 194 mi	Naples	$1396
312 km or 194 mi	Aryanah	$465
317 km or 197 mi	Tunis	$535
321 km or 199 mi	Bizerte	$348
321 km or 200 mi	Giugliano in Campania	$1231
324 km or 201 mi	Frattamaggiore	$1218
335 km or 208 mi	Avellino	$1061
338 km or 210 mi	Aversa	$1101
339 km or 210 mi	Caserta	$1181
339 km or 210 mi	Santa Maria Capua Vetere	$1074
344 km or 214 mi	Crotone	$1159