Ashgabat vs Riyadh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ashgabat Riyadh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1806
$1632
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4178
$3539
🏠 One person rent
$887
$946
🏘️ Family rent
$1506
$1446
🍽️ Food expenses
$763
$370
🚐 Transport expenses
$49.3
$183
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$635
$2285
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
21 km
🎓 Higher education
7
70
😀 Quality of life
48
78
🏙️ Population
1.03M
7.01M

The cost of living in Ashgabat is 11% more expensive than in Riyadh. Cities ranked 2849th and 3529th ($1806 vs $1632) 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 0.4 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 6881st and 879th 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
$28.8
$8.06
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$86.1
$53.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.9
$7.94
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.69
$1.62
☕ Cappuccino
$6.75
$4.33
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.82
$0.79
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1012
$1000
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$667
$763
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1768
$1845
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1221
$1133
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$48.7
$63.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$74.5
$98.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$102
$72.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.45%
5.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4069
$2922
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2839
$1930
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.14
$1.08
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.55
$37.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.63
$18.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.43
$0.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$4.71
$1.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.94
$1.27
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.24
$2.52
🥚 Eggs, x12
$6.15
$2.69
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.23
$8.76
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.2
$9.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$22.5
$15.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.06
$2.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$1.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.48
$1.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.72
$1.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.27
$1.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.78
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.07
$2.39
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$18.9
$8.07
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.21
$1.77
🚬 Cigarette pack
$25.5
$7.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.8
$2.71
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.88
$4.31
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.02
$2.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.81
$5.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.8
$93.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.3
$14.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$31.3
$51.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.46
$8.02
👖 Brand Jeans
$65.6
$57
👟 Brand Sneakers
$92.4
$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$22.9
$495
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24723
$9443

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$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
310 km or 193 mi Al-Mubarraz
$793
316 km or 196 mi Unaizah
$931
350 km or 217 mi Ar Rass
$815
389 km or 242 mi Dhahran
$931
394 km or 245 mi Dammam
$1037
395 km or 245 mi Jubail
$928
417 km or 259 mi Qatif
$823
420 km or 261 mi Riffa
$1109
421 km or 262 mi Isa Town
$1192
426 km or 265 mi Manama
$1309
460 km or 286 mi Al Wafrah
$1281
480 km or 298 mi As Sulayyil
$1005
491 km or 305 mi Doha
$2014
496 km or 308 mi Al Khor
$1923
540 km or 336 mi Kuwait City
$1461
595 km or 369 mi Ha'il
$775
611 km or 379 mi Umm Qasr
$711
618 km or 384 mi Al-Faw
$707
631 km or 392 mi Bushehr
$465
646 km or 401 mi Az Zubayr
$698
652 km or 405 mi Abadan
$556
658 km or 409 mi Basra
$861
659 km or 410 mi Khorramshahr
$551
668 km or 415 mi Bisha
$906
680 km or 423 mi Borazjan
$489
701 km or 436 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$537
713 km or 443 mi Madinat Zayed
$1710
714 km or 443 mi Nasiriyah
$664
719 km or 447 mi Medina
$1168
737 km or 458 mi Kazerun
$523
747 km or 464 mi Behbahan
$492
754 km or 469 mi Samawah
$581
766 km or 476 mi Ahvaz
$571
775 km or 481 mi Abu Dhabi
$2070
790 km or 491 mi Mecca
$1107
798 km or 496 mi Shiraz
$565
800 km or 497 mi Amarah
$680
804 km or 499 mi Bareq
$893
804 km or 500 mi Jahrom
$545
823 km or 511 mi Yasuj
$487