Ashgabat vs Philadelphia - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Ashgabat	Philadelphia
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1584	$2597
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3634	$6395
🏠 One person rent	$798	$1516
🏘️ Family rent	$1502	$2783
🍽️ Food expenses	$609	$737
🚐 Transport expenses	$49.1	$188
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$718	$4131
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	7	99
😀 Quality of life	29	90
🏙️ Population	1.03M	1.6M

The cost of living in Ashgabat is 39% less expensive than in Philadelphia. Cities ranked 3105th and 664th ($1584 vs $2597) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 610th in Turkmenistan and the United States, respectively. Check Turkmenistan vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Ashgabat compared to 1.6 months in Philadelphia. Ashgabat ranked 1st best city to live in Turkmenistan vs Philadelphia ranked 28th in the United States, while ranked 8250th and 138th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ashgabat vs Philadelphia

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	Ashgabat	Philadelphia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$25.9	$20.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$60.4	$94.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.1	$12.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.4	$5.96
☕ Cappuccino	$5.56	$5.09
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.25	$2.56
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$884	$1616
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$607	$1200
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1501	$3231
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1302	$2273
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$45.2	$161
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$70	$247
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$90.5	$71.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.58%	6.74%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3897	$3404
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3006	$2379
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.14	$2.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$8.52	$95.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.74	$15.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.38	$0.94
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3	$1.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.35	$4.25
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.49	$9.38
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.83	$4.09
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.29	$19.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.83	$12.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.9	$20.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.02	$6.02
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$2.2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.81	$5.12
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.06	$5.41
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$3.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$3.4
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.74	$1.66
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.08	$3.63
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$27.3	$15.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.79	$1.93
🚬 Cigarette pack	$25.2	$13.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.01	$9.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.8	$5.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3	$3.89
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.77	$2.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$112	$50.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17.7	$14.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$31.8	$102
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.36	$24.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$69.9	$52.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$92.4	$89.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$22.7	$2066
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6132	$19774

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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 Philadelphia

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.2 km or 3.2 mi	Camden	$2625
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Pennsauken Township	$2596
12 km or 7.1 mi	Cherry Hill	$2683
12 km or 7.7 mi	West Deptford Township	$2621
16 km or 9.9 mi	Fox Chase	$2415
16 km or 9.9 mi	Deptford Township	$2610
19 km or 12 mi	Moorestown	$2574
21 km or 13 mi	Gloucester Township	$2604
21 km or 13 mi	Chester	$2477
22 km or 14 mi	Mount Laurel	$2567
25 km or 15 mi	Evesham Township	$2600
25 km or 16 mi	Willingboro Township	$2591
31 km or 19 mi	Medford	$2608
35 km or 22 mi	Levittown	$2368
35 km or 22 mi	Winslow Township	$2600
36 km or 23 mi	Monroe Township	$2611
38 km or 23 mi	West Chester	$2787
40 km or 25 mi	Wilmington	$2493
46 km or 28 mi	Trenton	$2423
46 km or 29 mi	Ewing Township	$2582
50 km or 31 mi	Hamilton Township	$2541
52 km or 32 mi	Pottstown	$2353
54 km or 33 mi	Lawrence Township	$2683
56 km or 35 mi	Vineland	$2676
58 km or 36 mi	Newark	$2085
59 km or 36 mi	Bridgeton	$2653
62 km or 38 mi	Princeton	$2901
63 km or 39 mi	Millville	$2642
64 km or 39 mi	East Windsor Township	$2739
65 km or 40 mi	Plainsboro Township	$2919
67 km or 42 mi	Montgomery Township	$2819
67 km or 42 mi	Manchester Township	$2723
71 km or 44 mi	Jackson Township	$2782
72 km or 45 mi	South Brunswick	$2849
77 km or 48 mi	Allentown	$2303
77 km or 48 mi	Bethlehem	$2264
77 km or 48 mi	Hillsborough Township	$2880
78 km or 48 mi	Reading	$2320
78 km or 49 mi	Barnegat Township	$2557
79 km or 49 mi	Manalapan Township	$2693