Ashgabat vs Rotterdam - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Ashgabat	Rotterdam
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1584	$2359
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3634	$5397
🏠 One person rent	$798	$1479
🏘️ Family rent	$1502	$2435
🍽️ Food expenses	$609	$569
🚐 Transport expenses	$49.1	$179
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$718	$3493
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	7	94
😀 Quality of life	29	93
🏙️ Population	1.03M	664K

The cost of living in Ashgabat is 33% less expensive than in Rotterdam. Cities ranked 3105th and 1038th ($1584 vs $2359) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd in Turkmenistan and the Netherlands, respectively. Check Turkmenistan vs the Netherlands comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Ashgabat compared to 1.5 months in Rotterdam. Ashgabat ranked 1st best city to live in Turkmenistan vs Rotterdam ranked 5th in the Netherlands, while ranked 8250th and 68th 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	$25.9	$20.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$60.4	$83.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.1	$12.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.4	$6.3
☕ Cappuccino	$5.56	$3.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.25	$3.24
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$884	$1509
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$607	$1241
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1501	$2680
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1302	$2049
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$45.2	$138
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$70	$213
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$90.5	$46.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.58%	4.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3897	$5415
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3006	$3934
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.14	$4.15
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$8.52	$98.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.74	$20.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.38	$2.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3	$1.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.35	$2.07
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.49	$3.02
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.83	$4.55
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.29	$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.83	$13.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.9	$15.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.02	$2.15
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$2.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.81	$2.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.06	$3.7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$1.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$1.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.74	$0.69
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.08	$3.58
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$27.3	$6.23
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.79	$1.51
🚬 Cigarette pack	$25.2	$12.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.01	$4.53
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.8	$4.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3	$1.67
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.77	$1.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$112	$41.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17.7	$14.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$31.8	$36.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.36	$19.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$69.9	$78.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$92.4	$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$22.7	$2027
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6132	$10730

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Cities near Ashgabat

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.2 mi	Anau	$1553
95 km or 59 mi	Quchan	$515
99 km or 61 mi	Baherden	$1541
107 km or 66 mi	Bojnord	$510
197 km or 123 mi	Nishapur	$509
203 km or 126 mi	Sabzevar	$524
212 km or 132 mi	Mashhad	$508
294 km or 183 mi	Gonbad-e Kavus	$495
302 km or 187 mi	Kashmar	$521
306 km or 190 mi	Mary	$1503
307 km or 191 mi	Torbat-e Heydarieh	$521
344 km or 213 mi	Shahrud	$598
361 km or 224 mi	Torbat-e Jam	$550
367 km or 228 mi	Gorgan	$685
451 km or 280 mi	Dasoguz	$1535
469 km or 291 mi	Turkmenabat	$1523
496 km or 308 mi	Sari	$658
513 km or 318 mi	Nukus	$392
516 km or 321 mi	Qaem Shahr	$554
517 km or 321 mi	Semnan	$580
524 km or 325 mi	Herat	$512
528 km or 328 mi	Babol	$458
558 km or 347 mi	Amol	$557
561 km or 349 mi	Bukhara	$431
570 km or 354 mi	Birjand	$574
634 km or 394 mi	Pardis	$665
654 km or 406 mi	Qarshi	$484
657 km or 408 mi	Pakdasht	$680
660 km or 410 mi	Golestan	$714
667 km or 414 mi	Sheberghan	$414
668 km or 415 mi	Qarchak	$681
668 km or 415 mi	Tehran	$788
670 km or 417 mi	Varamin	$651
671 km or 417 mi	Ray	$710
693 km or 431 mi	Qods	$698
694 km or 431 mi	Eslamshahr	$700
695 km or 432 mi	Nasimshahr	$697
700 km or 435 mi	Shahriar	$698
701 km or 435 mi	Karaj	$736
703 km or 437 mi	Fardis	$688

Cities near Rotterdam

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi	Ridderkerk	$2062
13 km or 8 mi	Delft	$1861
19 km or 12 mi	Leidschendam	$2042
21 km or 13 mi	The Hague	$2199
23 km or 14 mi	Sliedrecht	$1969
25 km or 16 mi	Scheveningen	$2049
26 km or 16 mi	Leiden	$2081
27 km or 17 mi	Oegstgeest	$1934
41 km or 25 mi	Etten-Leur	$1805
43 km or 27 mi	Breda	$1739
43 km or 27 mi	Roosendaal	$1890
47 km or 29 mi	Utrecht	$2251
49 km or 30 mi	Bergen op Zoom	$1917
50 km or 31 mi	Zandvoort	$2090
52 km or 32 mi	Haarlem	$2291
54 km or 34 mi	Zaltbommel	$2026
55 km or 34 mi	Zeist	$2180
56 km or 35 mi	Tilburg	$1862
59 km or 36 mi	Amsterdam	$2791
59 km or 37 mi	Hilversum	$2049
60 km or 38 mi	IJmuiden	$2085
61 km or 38 mi	Hoogstraten	$1492
62 km or 39 mi	Goes	$2001
63 km or 39 mi	's-Hertogenbosch	$1975
66 km or 41 mi	Tiel	$2432
67 km or 42 mi	Huizen	$1957
72 km or 45 mi	Almere	$1937
73 km or 45 mi	Purmerend	$1944
74 km or 46 mi	Veenendaal	$1631
74 km or 46 mi	Turnhout	$1421
76 km or 47 mi	Middelburg	$1879
79 km or 49 mi	Antwerp	$1640
81 km or 51 mi	Wageningen	$2105
82 km or 51 mi	Beveren	$1613
82 km or 51 mi	Ede	$1651
83 km or 52 mi	Uden	$1958
84 km or 52 mi	Mortsel	$1530
85 km or 53 mi	Veldhoven	$1917
87 km or 54 mi	Herentals	$1318
88 km or 54 mi	Sint-Niklaas	$1514