Ashgabat vs Phoenix - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Ashgabat	Phoenix
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1898	$2423
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4362	$5582
🏠 One person rent	$968	$1419
🏘️ Family rent	$1668	$2230
🍽️ Food expenses	$780	$694
🚐 Transport expenses	$50.9	$149
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$210	$4178
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	7	71
😀 Quality of life	43	89
🏙️ Population	1.03M	1.61M

The cost of living in Ashgabat is 22% less expensive than in Phoenix. Cities ranked 2383rd and 1041st ($1898 vs $2423) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 896th 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 0.1 months in Ashgabat compared to 1.7 months in Phoenix. Ashgabat ranked 1st best city to live in Turkmenistan vs Phoenix ranked 58th in the United States, while ranked 7430th and 226th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Ashgabat	Phoenix
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$31.1	$20
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$85	$90
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.8	$12.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.76	$5.95
☕ Cappuccino	$6.83	$6.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.58	$2.86
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1017	$1497
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$765	$1109
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1798	$2358
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1413	$1803
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$49	$152
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$74.9	$235
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$104	$80.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.58%	6.2%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3536	$4665
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2856	$3124
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.14	$1.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$9.87	$63.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.74	$13.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.43	$1.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$4.53	$0.92
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.03	$4.05
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.85	$5.29
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.02	$5.35
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.31	$14.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20	$13.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$23.1	$16.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.09	$4.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.38	$1.9
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.47	$4.46
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.64	$6.08
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.27	$3.2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$3.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.74	$1.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.09	$2.68
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$19.1	$15.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.18	$2.45
🚬 Cigarette pack	$25.7	$10.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.88	$8.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.83	$5.45
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.04	$4.81
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.82	$2.11
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40.7	$47.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.2	$13.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$31.1	$112
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.36	$17.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$56	$60.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$93.6	$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$22.7	$1659
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24585	$21660

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Cities near Ashgabat

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.2 mi	Anau	$1846
95 km or 59 mi	Quchan	$475
99 km or 61 mi	Baherden	$1864
107 km or 66 mi	Bojnord	$466
197 km or 123 mi	Nishapur	$469
203 km or 126 mi	Sabzevar	$483
212 km or 132 mi	Mashhad	$482
294 km or 183 mi	Gonbad-e Kavus	$458
302 km or 187 mi	Kashmar	$483
306 km or 190 mi	Mary	$1726
307 km or 191 mi	Torbat-e Heydarieh	$476
344 km or 213 mi	Shahrud	$561
361 km or 224 mi	Torbat-e Jam	$467
367 km or 228 mi	Gorgan	$664
451 km or 280 mi	Dasoguz	$1840
469 km or 291 mi	Turkmenabat	$1795
496 km or 308 mi	Sari	$612
513 km or 318 mi	Nukus	$475
516 km or 321 mi	Qaem Shahr	$474
517 km or 321 mi	Semnan	$523
524 km or 325 mi	Herat	$556
528 km or 328 mi	Babol	$359
558 km or 347 mi	Amol	$516
561 km or 349 mi	Bukhara	$439
570 km or 354 mi	Birjand	$542
634 km or 394 mi	Pardis	$563
654 km or 406 mi	Qarshi	$500
657 km or 408 mi	Pakdasht	$570
660 km or 410 mi	Golestan	$584
667 km or 414 mi	Sheberghan	$470
668 km or 415 mi	Qarchak	$570
668 km or 415 mi	Tehran	$638
670 km or 417 mi	Varamin	$557
671 km or 417 mi	Ray	$584
693 km or 431 mi	Qods	$614
694 km or 431 mi	Eslamshahr	$590
695 km or 432 mi	Nasimshahr	$587
700 km or 435 mi	Shahriar	$611
701 km or 435 mi	Karaj	$684
703 km or 437 mi	Fardis	$616

Cities near Phoenix

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.1 mi	Glendale	$1974
14 km or 9 mi	Scottsdale	$2509
16 km or 10 mi	Peoria	$2366
17 km or 10 mi	Tempe	$2463
25 km or 15 mi	El Mirage	$2296
26 km or 16 mi	Mesa	$2293
27 km or 17 mi	Avondale	$2365
28 km or 17 mi	Goodyear	$2343
29 km or 18 mi	Surprise	$2346
33 km or 21 mi	Chandler	$2367
33 km or 21 mi	Gilbert	$2378
33 km or 21 mi	Fountain Hills	$2373
51 km or 31 mi	Queen Creek	$2988
51 km or 32 mi	Apache Junction	$2482
51 km or 32 mi	Buckeye	$2318
53 km or 33 mi	Maricopa	$2243
78 km or 48 mi	Casa Grande	$2374
84 km or 52 mi	Florence	$2454
118 km or 73 mi	Prescott	$2321
122 km or 76 mi	Prescott Valley	$2312
155 km or 96 mi	Marana	$2089
160 km or 99 mi	Oro Valley	$2060
165 km or 102 mi	Casas Adobes	$2011
181 km or 112 mi	Tucson	$1933
190 km or 118 mi	Flagstaff	$2573
205 km or 128 mi	Sahuarita	$2070
232 km or 144 mi	Lake Havasu	$2011
234 km or 145 mi	Blythe	$2818
254 km or 158 mi	Yuma	$1767
259 km or 161 mi	Kingman	$1865
264 km or 164 mi	Nogales	$2153
268 km or 166 mi	Nogales	$771
276 km or 171 mi	San Luis	$1924
276 km or 172 mi	San Luis Rio Colorado	$950
278 km or 173 mi	Sierra Vista	$1654
290 km or 180 mi	Bullhead	$1835
313 km or 194 mi	Caborca	$876
327 km or 203 mi	Brawley	$2817
330 km or 205 mi	Mexicali	$994
332 km or 207 mi	Calexico	$2804