Ashgabat vs Sharjah - Cost of Living Comparison
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| Ashgabat | Sharjah | |
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| 🎓 Higher education | ||
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The cost of living in Ashgabat is 8% more expensive than in Sharjah. Cities ranked 3187th and 3679th ($1616 vs $1503) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 7th in Turkmenistan and the United Arab Emirates, respectively. Check Turkmenistan vs the United Arab Emirates comparison.
The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Ashgabat compared to 1.5 months in Sharjah. Ashgabat ranked 1st best city to live in Turkmenistan vs Sharjah ranked 2nd in the United Arab Emirates, while ranked 8245th and 386th among best cities to live in the world.
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Prices in Ashgabat vs Sharjah
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| Ashgabat | Sharjah | |
|---|---|---|
| Eating Out | ||
| 🍱 Lunch Menu | ||
| 🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2 | ||
| 🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's | ||
| 🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| ☕ Cappuccino | ||
| 🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz | ||
| Rent & Utilities | ||
| 🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited | ||
| 🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years | ||
| 🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| Transportation | ||
| 🚌 Local transport ticket | ||
| 🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport | ||
| 🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi | ||
| ⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal | ||
| Groceries | ||
| 🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb | ||
| 🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥚 Eggs, x12 | ||
| 🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz | ||
| 🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle | ||
| 🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| 🚬 Cigarette pack | ||
| 💊 Cold medicince, 1 week | ||
| 🧴 Hair Shampoo | ||
| 🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls | ||
| 👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube | ||
| Other | ||
| 🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month | ||
| 🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person | ||
| 👩⚕️ Doctor's visit | ||
| 💇 Haircut, simple | ||
| 👖 Brand Jeans | ||
| 👟 Brand Sneakers | ||
| 👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month | ||
| 🏫 International Primary School, 1 year | ||
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| Distance | City | Cost of living |
|---|---|---|
| 12 km or 7.2 mi |  Anau | |
| 95 km or 59 mi |  Quchan | |
| 99 km or 61 mi | Baherden | |
| 107 km or 66 mi | Bojnord | |
| 197 km or 123 mi | Nishapur | |
| 203 km or 126 mi | Sabzevar | |
| 212 km or 132 mi | Mashhad | |
| 294 km or 183 mi | Gonbad-e Kavus | |
| 302 km or 187 mi | Kashmar | |
| 306 km or 190 mi | Mary | |
| 307 km or 191 mi | Torbat-e Heydarieh | |
| 344 km or 213 mi | Shahrud | |
| 361 km or 224 mi | Torbat-e Jam | |
| 367 km or 228 mi | Gorgan | |
| 451 km or 280 mi | Dasoguz | |
| 469 km or 291 mi | Turkmenabat | |
| 496 km or 308 mi | Sari | |
| 513 km or 318 mi |  Nukus | |
| 516 km or 321 mi | Qaem Shahr | |
| 517 km or 321 mi | Semnan | |
| 524 km or 325 mi |  Herat | |
| 528 km or 328 mi | Babol | |
| 558 km or 347 mi | Amol | |
| 561 km or 349 mi | Bukhara | |
| 570 km or 354 mi | Birjand | |
| 634 km or 394 mi | Pardis | |
| 654 km or 406 mi | Qarshi | |
| 657 km or 408 mi | Pakdasht | |
| 660 km or 410 mi | Golestan | |
| 667 km or 414 mi | Sheberghan | |
| 668 km or 415 mi | Qarchak | |
| 668 km or 415 mi | Tehran | |
| 670 km or 417 mi | Varamin | |
| 671 km or 417 mi | Ray | |
| 693 km or 431 mi | Qods | |
| 694 km or 431 mi | Eslamshahr | |
| 695 km or 432 mi | Nasimshahr | |
| 700 km or 435 mi | Shahriar | |
| 701 km or 435 mi | Karaj | |
| 703 km or 437 mi | Fardis |
Cities near Sharjah
| Distance | City | Cost of living |
|---|---|---|
| 10 km or 6.2 mi |  Ajman | |
| 13 km or 8 mi | Dubai | |
| 28 km or 17 mi | Umm al-Quwain | |
| 95 km or 59 mi | Ras al-Khaimah | |
| 98 km or 61 mi | Fujairah | |
| 133 km or 82 mi | Al Ain | |
| 142 km or 88 mi | Abu Dhabi | |
| 222 km or 138 mi | Bandar Abbas | |
| 259 km or 161 mi | Madinat Zayed | |
| 337 km or 210 mi |  Seeb | |
| 346 km or 215 mi | Nizwa | |
| 377 km or 235 mi | Muscat | |
| 388 km or 241 mi |  Doha | |
| 392 km or 243 mi | Al Khor | |
| 394 km or 245 mi | Jahrom | |
| 434 km or 270 mi | Fasa | |
| 436 km or 271 mi | Jiroft | |
| 456 km or 283 mi | Sirjan | |
| 491 km or 305 mi |  Manama | |
| 492 km or 306 mi | Riffa | |
| 493 km or 307 mi | Isa Town | |
| 510 km or 317 mi | Bam | |
| 526 km or 327 mi | Chabahar | |
| 534 km or 332 mi |  Dhahran | |
| 543 km or 337 mi | Dammam | |
| 550 km or 342 mi | Shiraz | |
| 563 km or 350 mi | Marvdasht | |
| 564 km or 350 mi | Rafsanjan | |
| 564 km or 351 mi | Qatif | |
| 566 km or 352 mi | Iranshahr | |
| 572 km or 355 mi | Kerman | |
| 575 km or 358 mi | Al-Mubarraz | |
| 599 km or 372 mi | Borazjan | |
| 600 km or 373 mi | Jubail | |
| 600 km or 373 mi | Kazerun | |
| 604 km or 375 mi | Bushehr | |
| 699 km or 434 mi | Yasuj | |
| 709 km or 440 mi | Zahedan | |
| 734 km or 456 mi | Yazd | |
| 771 km or 479 mi | Behbahan |