Ashgabat vs Riyadh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ashgabat Riyadh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1898
$1628
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4362
$3587
🏠 One person rent
$968
$936
🏘️ Family rent
$1668
$1460
🍽️ Food expenses
$780
$376
🚐 Transport expenses
$50.9
$181
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$210
$2284
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
21 km
🎓 Higher education
7
70
😀 Quality of life
43
78
🏙️ Population
1.03M
7.01M

The cost of living in Ashgabat is 17% more expensive than in Riyadh. Cities ranked 2383rd and 3485th ($1898 vs $1628) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Turkmenistan and Saudi Arabia, respectively. Check Turkmenistan vs Saudi Arabia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Ashgabat compared to 1.4 months in Riyadh. Ashgabat ranked 1st best city to live in Turkmenistan vs Riyadh ranked 1st in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 7430th and 899th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ashgabat vs Riyadh

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Ashgabat Riyadh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$31.1
$7.94
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$85
$53.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.8
$8.02
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.76
$1.72
☕ Cappuccino
$6.83
$4.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.58
$0.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1017
$999
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$765
$757
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1798
$1794
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1413
$1176
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$49
$57.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$74.9
$87.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$104
$73.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.58%
5.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3536
$3071
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2856
$1929
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.14
$1.07
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.87
$37.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.74
$17.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.43
$0.64
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$4.53
$1.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.03
$1.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.85
$2.45
🥚 Eggs, x12
$6.02
$2.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.31
$9.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20
$10.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23.1
$14.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.09
$2.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$1.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.47
$2.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.64
$1.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.27
$1.16
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$1.37
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.74
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.09
$2.4
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$19.1
$8.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.18
$1.84
🚬 Cigarette pack
$25.7
$7.43
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.88
$2.73
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.83
$4.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.04
$2.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.82
$5.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.7
$89.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.2
$16.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$31.1
$51.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.36
$8.02
👖 Brand Jeans
$56
$58.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.6
$112
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$22.7
$503
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24585
$10912

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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 Riyadh

Distance City Cost of living
310 km or 193 mi Al-Mubarraz
$821
316 km or 196 mi Unaizah
$938
350 km or 217 mi Ar Rass
$834
389 km or 242 mi Dhahran
$965
394 km or 245 mi Dammam
$1059
395 km or 245 mi Jubail
$917
417 km or 259 mi Qatif
$778
420 km or 261 mi Riffa
$1062
421 km or 262 mi Isa Town
$1218
426 km or 265 mi Manama
$1340
460 km or 286 mi Al Wafrah
$1247
480 km or 298 mi As Sulayyil
$993
491 km or 305 mi Doha
$2100
496 km or 308 mi Al Khor
$2015
540 km or 336 mi Kuwait City
$1437
595 km or 369 mi Ha'il
$738
611 km or 379 mi Umm Qasr
$708
618 km or 384 mi Al-Faw
$703
631 km or 392 mi Bushehr
$454
646 km or 401 mi Az Zubayr
$694
652 km or 405 mi Abadan
$522
658 km or 409 mi Basra
$861
659 km or 410 mi Khorramshahr
$509
668 km or 415 mi Bisha
$890
680 km or 423 mi Borazjan
$457
701 km or 436 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$493
713 km or 443 mi Madinat Zayed
$1791
714 km or 443 mi Nasiriyah
$655
719 km or 447 mi Medina
$1164
737 km or 458 mi Kazerun
$471
747 km or 464 mi Behbahan
$469
754 km or 469 mi Samawah
$573
766 km or 476 mi Ahvaz
$548
775 km or 481 mi Abu Dhabi
$2133
790 km or 491 mi Mecca
$1031
798 km or 496 mi Shiraz
$505
800 km or 497 mi Amarah
$670
804 km or 499 mi Bareq
$873
804 km or 500 mi Jahrom
$494
823 km or 511 mi Yasuj
$459