Ashgabat vs Riyadh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ashgabat Riyadh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1679
$1642
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3854
$3429
🏠 One person rent
$836
$996
🏘️ Family rent
$1553
$1477
🍽️ Food expenses
$658
$346
🚐 Transport expenses
$47.3
$162
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$573
$2566
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
7
71
😀 Quality of life
30
74
🏙️ Population
828K
7.01M

The cost of living in Ashgabat is 2% more expensive than in Riyadh. Cities ranked 2737th and 2922nd ($1679 vs $1642) 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 0.3 months in Ashgabat compared to 1.6 months in Riyadh. Ashgabat ranked 1st best city to live in Turkmenistan vs Riyadh ranked 1st in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 8379th and 1210th 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
$31.6
$7.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$55.7
$53.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10
$8.05
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.39
$1.87
☕ Cappuccino
$4.59
$4.36
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.91
$0.82
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$915
$1149
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$647
$792
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1453
$2059
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1376
$1124
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$48.2
$58.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$73.7
$91.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$87.4
$73.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.98%
5.3%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4561
$2076
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3442
$1301
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.29
$1.06
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.98
$32.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.68
$15.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.38
$0.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.63
$1.67
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.85
$1.19
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.65
$2.15
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.07
$2.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.3
$7.88
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.9
$7.66
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$24.8
$12.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.66
$2.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$1.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.31
$1.59
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.82
$1.83
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$1.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$1.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.83
$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.09
$1.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$27.2
$4.02
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.61
$1.93
🚬 Cigarette pack
$25.4
$7.27
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.03
$2.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.84
$4.07
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.02
$2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.8
$5.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$65.9
$100
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16.5
$17.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$33.8
$49.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.42
$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$83.7
$52.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$144
$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$22.6
$358
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6425
$9649

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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 Riyadh

Distance City Cost of living
310 km or 193 mi Al-Mubarraz
$768
316 km or 196 mi Unaizah
$1013
350 km or 217 mi Ar Rass
$860
389 km or 242 mi Dhahran
$959
394 km or 245 mi Dammam
$1005
395 km or 245 mi Jubail
$910
417 km or 259 mi Qatif
$868
420 km or 261 mi Riffa
$1285
421 km or 262 mi Isa Town
$1327
426 km or 265 mi Manama
$1375
460 km or 286 mi Al Wafrah
$1256
480 km or 298 mi As Sulayyil
$1085
491 km or 305 mi Doha
$1872
496 km or 308 mi Al Khor
$1810
540 km or 336 mi Kuwait City
$1424
595 km or 369 mi Ha'il
$996
611 km or 379 mi Umm Qasr
$708
618 km or 384 mi Al-Faw
$710
631 km or 392 mi Bushehr
$646
646 km or 401 mi Az Zubayr
$698
652 km or 405 mi Abadan
$543
658 km or 409 mi Basra
$875
659 km or 410 mi Khorramshahr
$540
668 km or 415 mi Bisha
$938
680 km or 423 mi Borazjan
$621
701 km or 436 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$544
713 km or 443 mi Madinat Zayed
$1673
714 km or 443 mi Nasiriyah
$671
719 km or 447 mi Medina
$892
737 km or 458 mi Kazerun
$606
747 km or 464 mi Behbahan
$541
754 km or 469 mi Samawah
$594
766 km or 476 mi Ahvaz
$559
775 km or 481 mi Abu Dhabi
$1936
790 km or 491 mi Mecca
$1032
798 km or 496 mi Shiraz
$606
800 km or 497 mi Amarah
$685
804 km or 499 mi Bareq
$920
804 km or 500 mi Jahrom
$798
823 km or 511 mi Yasuj
$561