Ashgabat vs Riga - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ashgabat Riga
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1898
$1254
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4362
$3163
🏠 One person rent
$968
$592
🏘️ Family rent
$1668
$1001
🍽️ Food expenses
$780
$454
🚐 Transport expenses
$50.9
$86.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$210
$1555
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
7
59
😀 Quality of life
43
80
🏙️ Population
1.03M
595K

The cost of living in Ashgabat is 51% more expensive than in Riga. Cities ranked 2383rd and 4631st ($1898 vs $1254) 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 0.1 months in Ashgabat compared to 1.2 months in Riga. Ashgabat ranked 1st best city to live in Turkmenistan vs Riga ranked 1st in Latvia, while ranked 7430th and 657th 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
$31.1
$13.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$85
$56
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.8
$9.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.76
$5.81
☕ Cappuccino
$6.83
$3.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.58
$1.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1017
$564
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$765
$372
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1798
$1006
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1413
$669
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$49
$162
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$74.9
$245
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$104
$19.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.58%
4.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3536
$3243
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2856
$2218
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.14
$1.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.87
$35
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.74
$11.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.43
$1.91
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$4.53
$1.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.03
$1.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.85
$2.2
🥚 Eggs, x12
$6.02
$3.69
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.31
$12.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20
$8.49
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23.1
$13.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.09
$2.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$1.91
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.47
$2.52
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.64
$3.71
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.27
$1.06
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.74
$0.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.09
$3.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$19.1
$8.74
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.18
$1.95
🚬 Cigarette pack
$25.7
$6.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.88
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.83
$5.76
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.04
$2.2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.82
$3.55
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.7
$46.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.2
$10.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$31.1
$51.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.36
$17.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$56
$68.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.6
$88.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$22.7
$607
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24585
$18197

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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 Riga

Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Jurmala
$1374
34 km or 21 mi Ogre
$1000
40 km or 25 mi Jelgava
$893
103 km or 64 mi Valmiera
$938
118 km or 74 mi Jekabpils
$895
123 km or 77 mi Siauliai
$964
129 km or 80 mi Mazeikiai
$860
137 km or 85 mi Panevezys
$982
161 km or 100 mi Ventspils
$932
161 km or 100 mi Parnu
$1179
174 km or 108 mi Kuressaare
$1225
181 km or 112 mi Viljandi
$1054
186 km or 115 mi Utena
$974
190 km or 118 mi Daugavpils
$938
195 km or 121 mi Liepaja
$1040
203 km or 126 mi Rezekne
$835
209 km or 130 mi Jonava
$859
223 km or 138 mi Tartu
$1220
228 km or 142 mi Kaunas
$1258
229 km or 142 mi Klaipeda
$1077
262 km or 163 mi Vilnius
$1434
270 km or 168 mi Marijampole
$928
271 km or 168 mi Pskov
$758
279 km or 174 mi Tallinn
$1594
283 km or 176 mi Alytus
$881
286 km or 178 mi Maardu
$1455
298 km or 185 mi Rakvere
$1085
327 km or 203 mi Suwalki
$1114
330 km or 205 mi Kohtla-Jarve
$1104
335 km or 208 mi Kaliningrad
$1016
339 km or 211 mi Raseborg
$1597
347 km or 215 mi Sillamae
$1079
353 km or 219 mi Kirkkonummi
$1684
357 km or 222 mi Visby
$1498
361 km or 225 mi Narva
$1081
362 km or 225 mi Helsinki
$1970
364 km or 226 mi Espoo
$1974
365 km or 227 mi Grodno
$445
365 km or 227 mi Elk
$1170
367 km or 228 mi Lohja
$1391