Ashgabat vs Rome - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Ashgabat	Rome
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1616	$1750
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3750	$4293
🏠 One person rent	$798	$929
🏘️ Family rent	$1515	$1751
🍽️ Food expenses	$620	$489
🚐 Transport expenses	$48.8	$171
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$756	$1885
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	7	92
😀 Quality of life	29	86
🏙️ Population	1.03M	2.75M

The cost of living in Ashgabat is 8% less expensive than in Rome. Cities ranked 3187th and 2722nd ($1616 vs $1750) 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 0.5 months in Ashgabat compared to 1.1 months in Rome. Ashgabat ranked 1st best city to live in Turkmenistan vs Rome ranked 1st in Italy, while ranked 8245th and 294th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Ashgabat	Rome
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$26.2	$15.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$59.7	$64.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.5	$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.44	$5.57
☕ Cappuccino	$5.58	$1.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.27	$2.25
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$894	$1074
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$606	$679
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1482	$2242
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1322	$1322
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$49.3	$140
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$75.8	$215
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$85.1	$30.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.98%	4.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3870	$7363
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2996	$3723
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.14	$1.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$8.63	$38.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.69	$16.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.36	$2.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.17	$1.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.86	$1.7
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.17	$2.31
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.09	$4.34
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.13	$15.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.76	$11.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$25.2	$17.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.96	$2.51
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$2.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.38	$2.12
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.29	$2.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.91	$1.79
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.88	$1.79
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.84	$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.07	$2.3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$27.1	$4.91
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.3	$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack	$25.6	$7.09
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.35	$9.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.8	$4.45
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.97	$3.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.79	$3.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$112	$57
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17.6	$11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$35.5	$123
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.39	$21
👖 Brand Jeans	$83.8	$70.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$141	$83.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$23	$513
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6584	$10781

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Cities near Ashgabat

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.2 mi	Anau	$1583
95 km or 59 mi	Quchan	$500
99 km or 61 mi	Baherden	$1578
107 km or 66 mi	Bojnord	$458
197 km or 123 mi	Nishapur	$517
203 km or 126 mi	Sabzevar	$515
212 km or 132 mi	Mashhad	$538
294 km or 183 mi	Gonbad-e Kavus	$496
302 km or 187 mi	Kashmar	$511
306 km or 190 mi	Mary	$1531
307 km or 191 mi	Torbat-e Heydarieh	$515
344 km or 213 mi	Shahrud	$603
361 km or 224 mi	Torbat-e Jam	$512
367 km or 228 mi	Gorgan	$689
451 km or 280 mi	Dasoguz	$1572
469 km or 291 mi	Turkmenabat	$1554
496 km or 308 mi	Sari	$670
513 km or 318 mi	Nukus	$394
516 km or 321 mi	Qaem Shahr	$564
517 km or 321 mi	Semnan	$607
524 km or 325 mi	Herat	$514
528 km or 328 mi	Babol	$468
558 km or 347 mi	Amol	$550
561 km or 349 mi	Bukhara	$452
570 km or 354 mi	Birjand	$553
634 km or 394 mi	Pardis	$675
654 km or 406 mi	Qarshi	$435
657 km or 408 mi	Pakdasht	$689
660 km or 410 mi	Golestan	$722
667 km or 414 mi	Sheberghan	$450
668 km or 415 mi	Qarchak	$693
668 km or 415 mi	Tehran	$797
670 km or 417 mi	Varamin	$673
671 km or 417 mi	Ray	$720
693 km or 431 mi	Qods	$706
694 km or 431 mi	Eslamshahr	$716
695 km or 432 mi	Nasimshahr	$706
700 km or 435 mi	Shahriar	$708
701 km or 435 mi	Karaj	$741
703 km or 437 mi	Fardis	$699

Cities near Rome

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.7 km or 1.7 mi	Vatican City	$928
19 km or 12 mi	Frascati	$1654
34 km or 21 mi	Ladispoli	$1492
44 km or 27 mi	Cisterna di Latina	$1427
47 km or 29 mi	Colleferro	$1316
51 km or 32 mi	Anzio	$1400
59 km or 37 mi	Latina	$1324
61 km or 38 mi	Civitavecchia	$1545
65 km or 40 mi	Rieti	$1277
66 km or 41 mi	Viterbo	$1287
76 km or 47 mi	Terni	$1061
78 km or 48 mi	Frosinone	$1058
80 km or 49 mi	Avezzano	$1117
91 km or 56 mi	L'Aquila	$1168
93 km or 58 mi	Terracina	$1424
120 km or 74 mi	Foligno	$1268
132 km or 82 mi	Teramo	$1034
136 km or 84 mi	Perugia	$1129
140 km or 87 mi	Ascoli Piceno	$1188
148 km or 92 mi	Chieti	$1363
156 km or 97 mi	Pescara	$1340
170 km or 106 mi	Aversa	$1148
173 km or 107 mi	Santa Maria Capua Vetere	$1148
174 km or 108 mi	Fermo	$1301
175 km or 109 mi	Macerata	$1259
178 km or 111 mi	Giugliano in Campania	$1320
179 km or 112 mi	Caserta	$1294
181 km or 113 mi	Arezzo	$1249
183 km or 114 mi	Frattamaggiore	$1323
184 km or 115 mi	Siena	$1601
185 km or 115 mi	Campobasso	$1212
187 km or 116 mi	Civitanova Marche	$1231
189 km or 117 mi	Naples	$1449
209 km or 130 mi	Ancona	$1342
210 km or 130 mi	Benevento	$1199
213 km or 133 mi	Castellammare di Stabia	$1400
221 km or 137 mi	Avellino	$1208
221 km or 137 mi	Fano	$1240
226 km or 140 mi	Amalfi	$1632
227 km or 141 mi	San Marino City	$1262