Ashgabat vs Rome - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Ashgabat	Rome
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1898	$1972
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4362	$4629
🏠 One person rent	$968	$1099
🏘️ Family rent	$1668	$1926
🍽️ Food expenses	$780	$525
🚐 Transport expenses	$50.9	$185
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$210	$2041
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	7	91
😀 Quality of life	43	91
🏙️ Population	1.03M	2.75M

The cost of living in Ashgabat is 4% less expensive than in Rome. Cities ranked 2383rd and 2104th ($1898 vs $1972) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Turkmenistan and Italy, respectively. Check Turkmenistan vs Italy comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Ashgabat compared to 1 months in Rome. Ashgabat ranked 1st best city to live in Turkmenistan vs Rome ranked 1st in Italy, while ranked 7430th and 134th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ashgabat vs Rome

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	Ashgabat	Rome
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$31.1	$15.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$85	$63.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.8	$12.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.76	$6.2
☕ Cappuccino	$6.83	$2.27
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.58	$2.88
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1017	$1246
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$765	$861
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1798	$2194
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1413	$1571
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$49	$129
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$74.9	$199
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$104	$31.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.58%	3.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3536	$8628
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2856	$3484
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.14	$1.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$9.87	$40.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.74	$19.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.43	$2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$4.53	$1.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.03	$2.14
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.85	$2.86
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.02	$5.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.31	$17
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20	$12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$23.1	$19.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.09	$2.81
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.38	$2.45
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.47	$2.49
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.64	$2.73
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.27	$1.68
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$1.82
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.74	$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.09	$2.42
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$19.1	$6.81
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.18	$1.64
🚬 Cigarette pack	$25.7	$7.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.88	$10.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.83	$4.46
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.04	$3.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.82	$2.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40.7	$61.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.2	$11.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$31.1	$107
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.36	$22.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$56	$83.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$93.6	$91.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$22.7	$499
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24585	$14156

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Cities near Ashgabat

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 Rome

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.7 km or 1.7 mi	Vatican City	$1179
19 km or 12 mi	Frascati	$1779
34 km or 21 mi	Ladispoli	$1707
44 km or 27 mi	Cisterna di Latina	$1512
47 km or 29 mi	Colleferro	$1425
51 km or 32 mi	Anzio	$1417
59 km or 37 mi	Latina	$1400
61 km or 38 mi	Civitavecchia	$1683
65 km or 40 mi	Rieti	$1436
66 km or 41 mi	Viterbo	$1367
76 km or 47 mi	Terni	$1128
78 km or 48 mi	Frosinone	$1166
80 km or 49 mi	Avezzano	$1173
91 km or 56 mi	L'Aquila	$1322
93 km or 58 mi	Terracina	$1474
120 km or 74 mi	Foligno	$1421
132 km or 82 mi	Teramo	$1316
136 km or 84 mi	Perugia	$1212
140 km or 87 mi	Ascoli Piceno	$1383
148 km or 92 mi	Chieti	$1473
156 km or 97 mi	Pescara	$1296
170 km or 106 mi	Aversa	$1217
173 km or 107 mi	Santa Maria Capua Vetere	$1215
174 km or 108 mi	Fermo	$1395
175 km or 109 mi	Macerata	$1240
178 km or 111 mi	Giugliano in Campania	$1407
179 km or 112 mi	Caserta	$1346
181 km or 113 mi	Arezzo	$1429
183 km or 114 mi	Frattamaggiore	$1385
184 km or 115 mi	Siena	$1645
185 km or 115 mi	Campobasso	$1048
187 km or 116 mi	Civitanova Marche	$1480
189 km or 117 mi	Naples	$1570
209 km or 130 mi	Ancona	$1413
210 km or 130 mi	Benevento	$1305
213 km or 133 mi	Castellammare di Stabia	$1476
221 km or 137 mi	Avellino	$1201
221 km or 137 mi	Fano	$1431
226 km or 140 mi	Amalfi	$1685
227 km or 141 mi	San Marino City	$1330