Ashgabat vs Riga - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ashgabat Riga
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1806
$1248
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4178
$3118
🏠 One person rent
$887
$588
🏘️ Family rent
$1506
$989
🍽️ Food expenses
$763
$449
🚐 Transport expenses
$49.3
$82.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$635
$1623
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
7
59
😀 Quality of life
48
81
🏙️ Population
1.03M
595K

The cost of living in Ashgabat is 45% more expensive than in Riga. Cities ranked 2849th and 4678th ($1806 vs $1248) 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 0.4 months in Ashgabat compared to 1.3 months in Riga. Ashgabat ranked 1st best city to live in Turkmenistan vs Riga ranked 1st in Latvia, while ranked 6881st and 668th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ashgabat vs Riga

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Ashgabat Riga
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$28.8
$13.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$86.1
$56.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.9
$8.55
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.69
$5.82
☕ Cappuccino
$6.75
$3.96
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.82
$1.86
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1012
$558
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$667
$370
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1768
$984
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1221
$662
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$48.7
$161
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$74.5
$243
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$102
$19.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.45%
4.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4069
$3224
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2839
$2056
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.14
$1.79
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.55
$36
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.63
$9.82
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.43
$1.86
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$4.71
$1.43
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.94
$1.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.24
$2.37
🥚 Eggs, x12
$6.15
$3.57
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.23
$13.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.2
$8.56
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$22.5
$12.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.06
$2.07
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$1.97
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.48
$2.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.72
$3.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.27
$1.09
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.11
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.78
$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.07
$3.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$18.9
$8.94
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.21
$2.05
🚬 Cigarette pack
$25.5
$5.97
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.8
$9.13
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.88
$5.47
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.02
$2.22
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.81
$3.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.8
$48.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.3
$10.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$31.3
$53.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.46
$18.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$65.6
$79.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$92.4
$94.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$22.9
$528
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24723
$17597

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Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.2 mi Anau
$1763
95 km or 59 mi Quchan
$501
99 km or 61 mi Baherden
$1769
107 km or 66 mi Bojnord
$487
197 km or 123 mi Nishapur
$496
203 km or 126 mi Sabzevar
$510
212 km or 132 mi Mashhad
$498
294 km or 183 mi Gonbad-e Kavus
$466
302 km or 187 mi Kashmar
$507
306 km or 190 mi Mary
$1640
307 km or 191 mi Torbat-e Heydarieh
$501
344 km or 213 mi Shahrud
$563
361 km or 224 mi Torbat-e Jam
$494
367 km or 228 mi Gorgan
$659
451 km or 280 mi Dasoguz
$1755
469 km or 291 mi Turkmenabat
$1709
496 km or 308 mi Sari
$635
513 km or 318 mi Nukus
$468
516 km or 321 mi Qaem Shahr
$502
517 km or 321 mi Semnan
$535
524 km or 325 mi Herat
$532
528 km or 328 mi Babol
$372
558 km or 347 mi Amol
$531
561 km or 349 mi Bukhara
$436
570 km or 354 mi Birjand
$589
634 km or 394 mi Pardis
$575
654 km or 406 mi Qarshi
$513
657 km or 408 mi Pakdasht
$583
660 km or 410 mi Golestan
$592
667 km or 414 mi Sheberghan
$457
668 km or 415 mi Qarchak
$586
668 km or 415 mi Tehran
$639
670 km or 417 mi Varamin
$571
671 km or 417 mi Ray
$591
693 km or 431 mi Qods
$631
694 km or 431 mi Eslamshahr
$602
695 km or 432 mi Nasimshahr
$601
700 km or 435 mi Shahriar
$627
701 km or 435 mi Karaj
$696
703 km or 437 mi Fardis
$639

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Jurmala
$1423
34 km or 21 mi Ogre
$1027
40 km or 25 mi Jelgava
$908
103 km or 64 mi Valmiera
$944
118 km or 74 mi Jekabpils
$912
123 km or 77 mi Siauliai
$1001
129 km or 80 mi Mazeikiai
$903
137 km or 85 mi Panevezys
$1012
161 km or 100 mi Ventspils
$994
161 km or 100 mi Parnu
$1214
174 km or 108 mi Kuressaare
$1230
181 km or 112 mi Viljandi
$1083
186 km or 115 mi Utena
$1003
190 km or 118 mi Daugavpils
$952
195 km or 121 mi Liepaja
$1060
203 km or 126 mi Rezekne
$853
209 km or 130 mi Jonava
$890
223 km or 138 mi Tartu
$1232
228 km or 142 mi Kaunas
$1279
229 km or 142 mi Klaipeda
$1106
262 km or 163 mi Vilnius
$1461
270 km or 168 mi Marijampole
$947
271 km or 168 mi Pskov
$720
279 km or 174 mi Tallinn
$1683
283 km or 176 mi Alytus
$907
286 km or 178 mi Maardu
$1448
298 km or 185 mi Rakvere
$1021
327 km or 203 mi Suwalki
$1133
330 km or 205 mi Kohtla-Jarve
$1131
335 km or 208 mi Kaliningrad
$919
339 km or 211 mi Raseborg
$1606
347 km or 215 mi Sillamae
$1111
353 km or 219 mi Kirkkonummi
$1753
357 km or 222 mi Visby
$1579
361 km or 225 mi Narva
$1108
362 km or 225 mi Helsinki
$1990
364 km or 226 mi Espoo
$2062
365 km or 227 mi Grodno
$399
365 km or 227 mi Elk
$1184
367 km or 228 mi Lohja
$1406