Ashgabat vs Rotterdam - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Ashgabat	Rotterdam
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1898	$2659
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4362	$6362
🏠 One person rent	$968	$1646
🏘️ Family rent	$1668	$2815
🍽️ Food expenses	$780	$641
🚐 Transport expenses	$50.9	$225
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$210	$4246
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	7	94
😀 Quality of life	43	95
🏙️ Population	1.03M	664K

The cost of living in Ashgabat is 29% less expensive than in Rotterdam. Cities ranked 2383rd and 649th ($1898 vs $2659) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 5th in Turkmenistan and the Netherlands, respectively. Check Turkmenistan vs the Netherlands comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Ashgabat compared to 1.6 months in Rotterdam. Ashgabat ranked 1st best city to live in Turkmenistan vs Rotterdam ranked 2nd in the Netherlands, while ranked 7430th and 20th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ashgabat vs Rotterdam

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	Ashgabat	Rotterdam
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$31.1	$23.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$85	$92.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.8	$14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.76	$6.79
☕ Cappuccino	$6.83	$4.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.58	$4.02
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1017	$1650
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$765	$1348
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1798	$2967
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1413	$2361
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$49	$182
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$74.9	$278
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$104	$55.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.58%	3.69%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3536	$6135
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2856	$3996
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.14	$4.02
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$9.87	$102
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.74	$33
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.43	$2.4
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$4.53	$1.5
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.03	$2.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.85	$2.98
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.02	$5.16
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.31	$12.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20	$13.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$23.1	$18.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.09	$3.5
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.38	$2.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.47	$2.41
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.64	$4.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.27	$2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$1.99
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.74	$0.99
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.09	$4.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$19.1	$7.28
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.18	$1.49
🚬 Cigarette pack	$25.7	$14.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.88	$7.01
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.83	$6.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.04	$1.81
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.82	$2.58
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40.7	$50.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.2	$16.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$31.1	$46
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.36	$21.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$56	$91.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$93.6	$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$22.7	$2772
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24585	$13092

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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 Rotterdam

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi	Ridderkerk	$2336
13 km or 8 mi	Delft	$2424
19 km or 12 mi	Leidschendam	$2365
21 km or 13 mi	The Hague	$2491
23 km or 14 mi	Sliedrecht	$2234
25 km or 16 mi	Scheveningen	$2310
26 km or 16 mi	Leiden	$2389
27 km or 17 mi	Oegstgeest	$2307
41 km or 25 mi	Etten-Leur	$1970
43 km or 27 mi	Breda	$2112
43 km or 27 mi	Roosendaal	$2087
47 km or 29 mi	Utrecht	$2608
49 km or 30 mi	Bergen op Zoom	$2143
50 km or 31 mi	Zandvoort	$1865
52 km or 32 mi	Haarlem	$2755
54 km or 34 mi	Zaltbommel	$2304
55 km or 34 mi	Zeist	$2407
56 km or 35 mi	Tilburg	$2247
59 km or 36 mi	Amsterdam	$3165
59 km or 37 mi	Hilversum	$2564
60 km or 38 mi	IJmuiden	$2354
61 km or 38 mi	Hoogstraten	$1740
62 km or 39 mi	Goes	$2460
63 km or 39 mi	's-Hertogenbosch	$2272
66 km or 41 mi	Tiel	$2662
67 km or 42 mi	Huizen	$2296
72 km or 45 mi	Almere	$2399
73 km or 45 mi	Purmerend	$2185
74 km or 46 mi	Veenendaal	$1805
74 km or 46 mi	Turnhout	$1739
76 km or 47 mi	Middelburg	$2111
79 km or 49 mi	Antwerp	$1834
81 km or 51 mi	Wageningen	$2341
82 km or 51 mi	Beveren	$1829
82 km or 51 mi	Ede	$2053
83 km or 52 mi	Uden	$2353
84 km or 52 mi	Mortsel	$1688
85 km or 53 mi	Veldhoven	$2197
87 km or 54 mi	Herentals	$1476
88 km or 54 mi	Sint-Niklaas	$1799