Ashgabat vs Ramallah - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Ashgabat	Ramallah
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1679	$1011
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3854	$2300
🏠 One person rent	$836	$474
🏘️ Family rent	$1553	$770
🍽️ Food expenses	$658	$372
🚐 Transport expenses	$47.3	$63.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$573	$836
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	32 km
🎓 Higher education	7	55
😀 Quality of life	30	53
🏙️ Population	828K	39K

The cost of living in Ashgabat is 66% more expensive than in Ramallah. Cities ranked 2737th and 5228th ($1679 vs $1011) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Turkmenistan and the Palestine, respectively. Check Turkmenistan vs the Palestine comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Ashgabat compared to 0.8 months in Ramallah. Ashgabat ranked 1st best city to live in Turkmenistan vs Ramallah ranked 1st in the Palestine, while ranked 8379th and 6114th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ashgabat vs Ramallah

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	Ashgabat	Ramallah
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$31.6	$9.03
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$55.7	$38.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10	$8.54
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.39	$5.51
☕ Cappuccino	$4.59	$3.86
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.91	$1.09
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$915	$432
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$647	$331
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1453	$770
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1376	$561
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$48.2	$84.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$73.7	$130
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$87.4	$38.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.98%	6.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4561	$1116
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3442	$876
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.29	$1.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$9.98	$76
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.68	$16.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.38	$1.95
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.63	$1.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.85	$0.92
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.65	$2.22
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.07	$2.65
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.3	$7.22
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.9	$8.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$24.8	$16.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.66	$2.22
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.38	$1.73
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.31	$1.34
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.82	$1.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$1.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.83	$1.13
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.83	$0.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.09	$1.57
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$27.2	$11.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.61	$2.67
🚬 Cigarette pack	$25.4	$7.44
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.03	$5.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.84	$4.72
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.02	$2.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.8	$4.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$65.9	$59
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16.5	$9.39
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$33.8	$27.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.42	$6.41
👖 Brand Jeans	$83.7	$70.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$144	$100
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$22.6	$196
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6425	$3737

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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 Ramallah

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 7.9 mi	Jerusalem	$1948
21 km or 13 mi	Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut	$1840
21 km or 13 mi	Bethlehem	$964
23 km or 14 mi	Ariel	$1583
26 km or 16 mi	Beit Shemesh	$1366
29 km or 18 mi	Lod	$1752
31 km or 19 mi	Ramla	$2068
32 km or 20 mi	Rosh HaAyin	$1885
32 km or 20 mi	Kafr Qasim	$1896
34 km or 21 mi	Yehud	$1900
36 km or 22 mi	Nablus	$849
36 km or 23 mi	Petah Tikva	$1871
37 km or 23 mi	Rehovot	$1701
38 km or 23 mi	Kiryat Ono	$1914
38 km or 24 mi	Ness Ziona	$1912
38 km or 24 mi	Rishon LeZion	$2010
39 km or 24 mi	Qalqilya	$760
40 km or 25 mi	Bnei Brak	$2050
41 km or 26 mi	Hod HaSharon	$2010
41 km or 26 mi	Hebron	$737
41 km or 26 mi	Givatayim	$2113
42 km or 26 mi	Ramat Gan	$2212
42 km or 26 mi	Kfar Saba	$1920
43 km or 27 mi	Holon	$1776
43 km or 27 mi	Tel Aviv	$2259
44 km or 27 mi	Ramat HaSharon	$1718
44 km or 27 mi	Tira	$1873
44 km or 27 mi	Yavne	$1826
44 km or 28 mi	Herzliya	$2149
45 km or 28 mi	Bat Yam	$1871
45 km or 28 mi	Ra'anana	$1939
45 km or 28 mi	Tayibe	$1850
46 km or 29 mi	Kiryat Malakhi	$1779
46 km or 29 mi	Dura	$802
52 km or 32 mi	Kiryat Gat	$1825
52 km or 33 mi	Al-Salt	$679
53 km or 33 mi	Ashdod	$1848
58 km or 36 mi	Netanya	$1962
60 km or 37 mi	Baqa-Jatt	$1746
65 km or 41 mi	Ashkelon	$1499