Ashgabat vs Rabat - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Ashgabat	Rabat
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1679	$717
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3854	$1844
🏠 One person rent	$836	$332
🏘️ Family rent	$1553	$717
🍽️ Food expenses	$658	$246
🚐 Transport expenses	$47.3	$59.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$573	$503
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	7	40
😀 Quality of life	30	58
🏙️ Population	828K	573K

The cost of living in Ashgabat is 134% more expensive than in Rabat. Cities ranked 2737th and 6711th ($1679 vs $717) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Turkmenistan and Morocco, respectively. Check Turkmenistan vs Morocco comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Ashgabat compared to 0.7 months in Rabat. Ashgabat ranked 1st best city to live in Turkmenistan vs Rabat ranked 2nd in Morocco, while ranked 8379th and 5615th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ashgabat vs Rabat

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	Ashgabat	Rabat
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$31.6	$3.46
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$55.7	$29.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10	$5.99
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.39	$3.94
☕ Cappuccino	$4.59	$1.68
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.91	$0.73
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$915	$368
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$647	$243
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1453	$914
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1376	$570
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$48.2	$25.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$73.7	$39.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$87.4	$39
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.98%	4.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4561	$2099
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3442	$1292
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.29	$0.54
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$9.98	$24.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.68	$8.06
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.38	$1.51
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.63	$0.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.85	$0.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.65	$1.62
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.07	$1.81
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.3	$9.48
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.9	$5.83
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$24.8	$8.86
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.66	$1.45
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.38	$1.22
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.31	$0.65
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.82	$0.78
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$0.61
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.83	$0.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.83	$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.09	$1.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$27.2	$9.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.61	$2.27
🚬 Cigarette pack	$25.4	$3.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.03	$5.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.84	$4.15
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.02	$1.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.8	$2.04
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$65.9	$25.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16.5	$6.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$33.8	$24.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.42	$3.68
👖 Brand Jeans	$83.7	$59.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$144	$93.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$22.6	$131
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6425	$3292

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Cities near Ashgabat

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

Cities near Rabat

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.3 km or 2 mi	Sale	$533
13 km or 8.1 mi	Temara	$574
34 km or 21 mi	Kenitra	$520
63 km or 39 mi	Mohammedia	$627
87 km or 54 mi	Casablanca	$826
120 km or 74 mi	Meknes	$424
127 km or 79 mi	Khouribga	$437
169 km or 105 mi	Fez	$529
177 km or 110 mi	El Jadida	$503
193 km or 120 mi	Beni Mellal	$445
217 km or 135 mi	Tangier	$661
218 km or 135 mi	Tetouan	$504
248 km or 154 mi	Tarifa	$1119
250 km or 155 mi	Ceuta	$1091
265 km or 165 mi	Algeciras	$932
269 km or 167 mi	Los Barrios	$1178
271 km or 169 mi	Gibraltar City	$2299
273 km or 170 mi	Chiclana de la Frontera	$1174
273 km or 170 mi	La Linea de la Concepcion	$1199
283 km or 176 mi	Cadiz	$1129
287 km or 178 mi	Marrakesh	$609
292 km or 181 mi	Rota	$1159
295 km or 184 mi	Safi	$470
304 km or 189 mi	Jerez de la Frontera	$905
309 km or 192 mi	Estepona	$1314
317 km or 197 mi	Arcos de la Frontera	$1124
328 km or 204 mi	Marbella	$1774
337 km or 210 mi	Ronda	$1254
344 km or 214 mi	Fuengirola	$1321
346 km or 215 mi	Olhao	$1328
347 km or 216 mi	Faro	$1318
349 km or 217 mi	Mijas	$1357
353 km or 219 mi	Benalmadena	$1480
353 km or 219 mi	Tavira	$1385
359 km or 223 mi	Huelva	$1101
361 km or 224 mi	Almonte	$1158
361 km or 225 mi	Moguer	$1123
363 km or 226 mi	Loule	$1494
364 km or 226 mi	Albufeira	$2218
371 km or 231 mi	Malaga	$1435