Ashgabat vs Seattle - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Ashgabat	Seattle
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1616	$2908
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3750	$7212
🏠 One person rent	$798	$1829
🏘️ Family rent	$1515	$3413
🍽️ Food expenses	$620	$707
🚐 Transport expenses	$48.8	$161
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$756	$6392
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	7	80
😀 Quality of life	29	92
🏙️ Population	1.03M	737K

The cost of living in Ashgabat is 44% less expensive than in Seattle. Cities ranked 3187th and 206th ($1616 vs $2908) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 168th 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 0.5 months in Ashgabat compared to 2.2 months in Seattle. Ashgabat ranked 1st best city to live in Turkmenistan vs Seattle ranked 16th in the United States, while ranked 8245th and 102nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ashgabat vs Seattle

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	Ashgabat	Seattle
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$26.2	$19.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$59.7	$89.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.5	$12.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.44	$8.02
☕ Cappuccino	$5.58	$5.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.27	$3.13
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$894	$1947
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$606	$1538
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1482	$3856
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1322	$2943
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$49.3	$142
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$75.8	$220
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$85.1	$67.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.98%	6.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3870	$7855
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2996	$5704
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.14	$2.77
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$8.63	$97.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.69	$18
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.36	$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.17	$1.17
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.86	$3.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.17	$4.4
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.09	$4.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.13	$17.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.76	$13.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$25.2	$20.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.96	$4.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$1.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.38	$4.93
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.29	$5.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.91	$2.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.88	$3.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.84	$1.63
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.07	$3.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$27.1	$15.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.3	$2.79
🚬 Cigarette pack	$25.6	$12.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.35	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.8	$5.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.97	$6.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.79	$2.46
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$112	$63.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17.6	$16.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$35.5	$183
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.39	$25.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$83.8	$67.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$141	$94.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$23	$2227
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6584	$28179

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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 Seattle

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.1 km or 5.7 mi	Mercer Island	$2759
11 km or 6.5 mi	Bellevue	$3179
14 km or 8.5 mi	Kirkland	$2901
15 km or 9.2 mi	Tukwila	$2542
15 km or 9.5 mi	Burien	$2512
16 km or 10 mi	Bainbridge Island	$2904
17 km or 10 mi	Shoreline	$3091
17 km or 10 mi	Renton	$2301
17 km or 11 mi	Redmond	$3229
17 km or 11 mi	Kenmore	$2784
19 km or 12 mi	SeaTac	$2489
21 km or 13 mi	Bothell	$2866
22 km or 14 mi	Sammamish	$2743
22 km or 14 mi	Edmonds	$2821
23 km or 14 mi	Issaquah	$2655
24 km or 15 mi	Des Moines	$2512
24 km or 15 mi	Lynnwood	$2769
24 km or 15 mi	Bremerton	$2491
26 km or 16 mi	Kent	$2819
30 km or 19 mi	Mill Creek	$2692
33 km or 20 mi	Federal Way	$2449
34 km or 21 mi	Maple Valley	$2515
35 km or 21 mi	Mukilteo	$2619
35 km or 22 mi	Auburn	$2172
41 km or 25 mi	Everett	$2569
42 km or 26 mi	Tacoma	$2348
46 km or 28 mi	University Place	$2655
48 km or 30 mi	Puyallup	$2774
50 km or 31 mi	Lake Stevens	$2581
51 km or 32 mi	Lakewood	$2417
52 km or 33 mi	Marysville	$2576
57 km or 35 mi	Spanaway	$2307
74 km or 46 mi	Lacey	$2534
76 km or 47 mi	Olympia	$2435
78 km or 48 mi	Sequim	$2609
80 km or 50 mi	Oak Harbor	$2612
90 km or 56 mi	Mount Vernon	$2314
100 km or 62 mi	Port Angeles	$2546
109 km or 68 mi	Centralia	$2577
119 km or 74 mi	Victoria	$2263