Ashgabat vs Riga - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ashgabat Riga
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1679
$1135
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3854
$2798
🏠 One person rent
$836
$549
🏘️ Family rent
$1553
$919
🍽️ Food expenses
$658
$385
🚐 Transport expenses
$47.3
$80.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$573
$1220
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
7
61
😀 Quality of life
30
79
🏙️ Population
828K
606K

The cost of living in Ashgabat is 48% more expensive than in Riga. Cities ranked 2737th and 4604th ($1679 vs $1135) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Turkmenistan and Latvia, respectively. Check Turkmenistan vs Latvia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Ashgabat compared to 1.1 months in Riga. Ashgabat ranked 1st best city to live in Turkmenistan vs Riga ranked 1st in Latvia, while ranked 8379th and 535th among best cities to live in the world.

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Ashgabat Riga
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$31.6
$9.68
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$55.7
$52.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10
$7.58
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.39
$4.97
 Cappuccino
$4.59
$3.49
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.91
$1.65
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$915
$485
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$647
$314
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1453
$885
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1376
$549
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$48.2
$184
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$73.7
$286
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$87.4
$16.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.98%
4.14%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4561
$2627
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3442
$1636
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.29
$1.61
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.98
$33.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.68
$10.2
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.38
$1.78
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.63
$1.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.85
$1.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.65
$2.19
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.07
$2.84
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.3
$11.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.9
$7.28
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$24.8
$11.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.66
$1.66
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$1.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.31
$2.25
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.82
$3.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$0.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.83
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.09
$2.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$27.2
$8.71
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.61
$1.71
🚬 Cigarette pack
$25.4
$5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.03
$8.13
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.84
$5.4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.02
$2.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.8
$3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$65.9
$40.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16.5
$10.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$33.8
$47.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.42
$17.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$83.7
$77.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$144
$92.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$22.6
$464
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6425
$13518

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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 Riga

Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Jurmala
$1362
34 km or 21 mi Ogre
$1088
40 km or 25 mi Jelgava
$827
103 km or 64 mi Valmiera
$860
118 km or 74 mi Jekabpils
$927
123 km or 77 mi Siauliai
$827
129 km or 80 mi Mazeikiai
$985
137 km or 85 mi Panevezys
$877
161 km or 100 mi Ventspils
$893
161 km or 100 mi Parnu
$982
174 km or 108 mi Kuressaare
$1080
181 km or 112 mi Viljandi
$909
186 km or 115 mi Utena
$928
190 km or 118 mi Daugavpils
$864
195 km or 121 mi Liepaja
$976
203 km or 126 mi Rezekne
$831
209 km or 130 mi Jonava
$835
223 km or 138 mi Tartu
$1163
228 km or 142 mi Kaunas
$1080
229 km or 142 mi Klaipeda
$981
262 km or 163 mi Vilnius
$1303
270 km or 168 mi Marijampole
$922
271 km or 168 mi Pskov
$461
279 km or 174 mi Tallinn
$1335
283 km or 176 mi Alytus
$850
286 km or 178 mi Maardu
$1194
298 km or 185 mi Rakvere
$920
327 km or 203 mi Suwalki
$1028
330 km or 205 mi Kohtla-Jarve
$933
335 km or 208 mi Kaliningrad
$622
339 km or 211 mi Raseborg
$1438
347 km or 215 mi Sillamae
$906
353 km or 219 mi Kirkkonummi
$1519
357 km or 222 mi Visby
$1345
361 km or 225 mi Narva
$814
362 km or 225 mi Helsinki
$1825
364 km or 226 mi Espoo
$1907
365 km or 227 mi Grodno
$385
365 km or 227 mi Elk
$1013
367 km or 228 mi Lohja
$1257