Ashgabat vs Perth - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Ashgabat	Perth
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1806	$2448
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4178	$5605
🏠 One person rent	$887	$1473
🏘️ Family rent	$1506	$2303
🍽️ Food expenses	$763	$587
🚐 Transport expenses	$49.3	$226
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$635	$4181
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	7	94
😀 Quality of life	48	96
🏙️ Population	1.03M	2.14M

The cost of living in Ashgabat is 26% less expensive than in Perth. Cities ranked 2849th and 978th ($1806 vs $2448) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 6th in Turkmenistan and Australia, respectively. Check Turkmenistan vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Ashgabat compared to 1.7 months in Perth. Ashgabat ranked 1st best city to live in Turkmenistan vs Perth ranked 4th in Australia, while ranked 6881st and 10th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ashgabat vs Perth

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	Ashgabat	Perth
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$28.8	$15.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$86.1	$74.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.9	$11.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.69	$8.55
☕ Cappuccino	$6.75	$4.27
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.82	$2.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1012	$1621
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$667	$1228
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1768	$2691
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1221	$1923
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$48.7	$109
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$74.5	$169
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$102	$56.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.45%	5.84%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4069	$6285
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2839	$4935
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.14	$2.83
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$8.55	$88
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.63	$20.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.43	$1.27
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$4.71	$1.52
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.94	$2.67
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.24	$2.17
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.15	$5.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.23	$11.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.2	$8.82
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$22.5	$14.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.06	$4.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$3.36
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.48	$3.43
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.72	$4.91
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.27	$2.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$1.86
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.78	$1.01
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.07	$3.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18.9	$12.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.21	$4.62
🚬 Cigarette pack	$25.5	$22.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.8	$9.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.88	$5.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.02	$3.09
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.81	$2.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40.8	$47.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.3	$17.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$31.3	$66.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.46	$24.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$65.6	$81
👟 Brand Sneakers	$92.4	$119
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$22.9	$2141
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24723	$15409

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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 Perth

Distance	City	Cost of living
156 km or 97 mi	Bunbury	$1838
195 km or 121 mi	Busselton	$2219
372 km or 231 mi	Geraldton	$2016
390 km or 242 mi	Albany	$2025
549 km or 341 mi	Kalgoorlie	$1618
1989 km or 1236 mi	Whyalla	$2128
1991 km or 1237 mi	Alice Springs	$1590
2130 km or 1323 mi	Adelaide	$2338
2357 km or 1465 mi	Mount Gambier	$1901
2456 km or 1526 mi	Mildura	$1904
2513 km or 1562 mi	Warrnambool	$1870
2550 km or 1584 mi	Kupang	$527
2590 km or 1609 mi	Denpasar	$496
2599 km or 1615 mi	Mataram	$409
2608 km or 1620 mi	Ubud	$822
2609 km or 1621 mi	Bali	$1175
2621 km or 1629 mi	Ballarat	$1604
2628 km or 1633 mi	Bima	$593
2652 km or 1648 mi	Bendigo	$1487
2655 km or 1650 mi	Darwin	$1861
2672 km or 1660 mi	Geelong	$2217
2680 km or 1665 mi	Blitar	$439
2687 km or 1669 mi	Malang	$379
2687 km or 1670 mi	Melton	$1906
2696 km or 1675 mi	Tarneit	$1822
2698 km or 1676 mi	Sunbury	$1928
2699 km or 1677 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1854
2700 km or 1678 mi	Batu	$408
2705 km or 1681 mi	Probolinggo	$476
2713 km or 1686 mi	Kediri	$453
2721 km or 1690 mi	Pasuruan	$459
2722 km or 1691 mi	Melbourne	$2496
2724 km or 1693 mi	South Yarra	$1829
2730 km or 1696 mi	Maliana	$514
2740 km or 1703 mi	Frankston	$1889
2741 km or 1703 mi	Ainaro	$513
2742 km or 1703 mi	Madiun	$445
2745 km or 1706 mi	Yogyakarta	$445
2745 km or 1706 mi	Mojokerto	$419
2745 km or 1706 mi	Dandenong	$1894