Ashgabat vs Seattle - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ashgabat Seattle
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1898
$3183
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4362
$7493
🏠 One person rent
$968
$1996
🏘️ Family rent
$1668
$3450
🍽️ Food expenses
$780
$789
🚐 Transport expenses
$50.9
$175
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$210
$6618
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
7
80
😀 Quality of life
43
91
🏙️ Population
1.03M
737K

The cost of living in Ashgabat is 40% less expensive than in Seattle. Cities ranked 2383rd and 126th ($1898 vs $3183) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 94th in Turkmenistan and the United States, respectively. Check Turkmenistan vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Ashgabat compared to 2.1 months in Seattle. Ashgabat ranked 1st best city to live in Turkmenistan vs Seattle ranked 33rd in the United States, while ranked 7430th and 147th among best cities to live in the world.

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Ashgabat Seattle
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$31.1
$20.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$85
$92.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.8
$14.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.76
$7.95
☕ Cappuccino
$6.83
$6.46
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.58
$2.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1017
$2109
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$765
$1647
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1798
$3900
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1413
$2895
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$49
$182
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$74.9
$279
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$104
$74.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.58%
6.32%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3536
$7971
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2856
$5180
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.14
$2.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.87
$117
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.74
$17.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.43
$1.29
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$4.53
$1.23
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.03
$4.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.85
$4.83
🥚 Eggs, x12
$6.02
$5.97
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.31
$21.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20
$18.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23.1
$22.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.09
$5.72
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$1.92
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.47
$5.39
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.64
$6.03
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.27
$3.17
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$3.34
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.74
$1.75
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.09
$3.43
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$19.1
$16.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.18
$4.09
🚬 Cigarette pack
$25.7
$13.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.88
$9.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.83
$7.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.04
$5.8
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.82
$2.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.7
$81.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.2
$17.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$31.1
$167
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.36
$28.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$56
$76.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.6
$119
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$22.7
$2124
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24585
$30033

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
9.1 km or 5.7 mi Mercer Island
$2843
11 km or 6.5 mi Bellevue
$3164
14 km or 8.5 mi Kirkland
$3012
15 km or 9.2 mi Tukwila
$2648
15 km or 9.5 mi Burien
$2678
16 km or 10 mi Bainbridge Island
$2827
17 km or 10 mi Shoreline
$2782
17 km or 10 mi Renton
$2621
17 km or 11 mi Redmond
$3602
17 km or 11 mi Kenmore
$2749
19 km or 12 mi SeaTac
$2783
21 km or 13 mi Bothell
$2734
22 km or 14 mi Sammamish
$2884
22 km or 14 mi Edmonds
$2728
23 km or 14 mi Issaquah
$2797
24 km or 15 mi Des Moines
$2637
24 km or 15 mi Lynnwood
$2736
24 km or 15 mi Bremerton
$2479
26 km or 16 mi Kent
$2775
30 km or 19 mi Mill Creek
$2714
33 km or 20 mi Federal Way
$2542
34 km or 21 mi Maple Valley
$2617
35 km or 21 mi Mukilteo
$2709
35 km or 22 mi Auburn
$2342
41 km or 25 mi Everett
$2727
42 km or 26 mi Tacoma
$2429
46 km or 28 mi University Place
$2722
48 km or 30 mi Puyallup
$2822
50 km or 31 mi Lake Stevens
$2670
51 km or 32 mi Lakewood
$2576
52 km or 33 mi Marysville
$2661
57 km or 35 mi Spanaway
$2378
74 km or 46 mi Lacey
$2616
76 km or 47 mi Olympia
$2592
78 km or 48 mi Sequim
$2690
80 km or 50 mi Oak Harbor
$2773
90 km or 56 mi Mount Vernon
$2475
100 km or 62 mi Port Angeles
$2580
109 km or 68 mi Centralia
$2765
119 km or 74 mi Victoria
$2098