Ashgabat vs Sharjah - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ashgabat Sharjah
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1806
$1473
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4178
$3212
🏠 One person rent
$887
$912
🏘️ Family rent
$1506
$1543
🍽️ Food expenses
$763
$338
🚐 Transport expenses
$49.3
$106
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$635
$2465
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
7
66
😀 Quality of life
48
87
🏙️ Population
1.03M
1.25M

The cost of living in Ashgabat is 23% more expensive than in Sharjah. Cities ranked 2849th and 4144th ($1806 vs $1473) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 5th 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 0.4 months in Ashgabat compared to 1.7 months in Sharjah. Ashgabat ranked 1st best city to live in Turkmenistan vs Sharjah ranked 2nd in the United Arab Emirates, while ranked 6881st and 352nd 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
$28.8
$5.42
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$86.1
$32.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.9
$8.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.69
$9.48
☕ Cappuccino
$6.75
$3.98
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.82
$0.88
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1012
$667
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$667
$668
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1768
$1201
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1221
$1225
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$48.7
$140
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$74.5
$219
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$102
$104
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.45%
4.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4069
$8753
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2839
$6966
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.14
$1.88
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.55
$55.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.63
$8.57
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.43
$0.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$4.71
$1.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.94
$1.21
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.24
$2.11
🥚 Eggs, x12
$6.15
$2.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.23
$10.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.2
$7.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$22.5
$10.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.06
$2.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$1.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.48
$1.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.72
$1.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.27
$1.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.78
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.07
$2.33
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$18.9
$7.81
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.21
$2.21
🚬 Cigarette pack
$25.5
$6.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.8
$6.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.88
$4.68
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.02
$2.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.81
$2.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.8
$60.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.3
$13.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$31.3
$47.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.46
$5.43
👖 Brand Jeans
$65.6
$56.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$92.4
$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$22.9
$292
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24723
$7922

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Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.2 mi Anau
$1763
95 km or 59 mi Quchan
$501
99 km or 61 mi Baherden
$1769
107 km or 66 mi Bojnord
$487
197 km or 123 mi Nishapur
$496
203 km or 126 mi Sabzevar
$510
212 km or 132 mi Mashhad
$498
294 km or 183 mi Gonbad-e Kavus
$466
302 km or 187 mi Kashmar
$507
306 km or 190 mi Mary
$1640
307 km or 191 mi Torbat-e Heydarieh
$501
344 km or 213 mi Shahrud
$563
361 km or 224 mi Torbat-e Jam
$494
367 km or 228 mi Gorgan
$659
451 km or 280 mi Dasoguz
$1755
469 km or 291 mi Turkmenabat
$1709
496 km or 308 mi Sari
$635
513 km or 318 mi Nukus
$468
516 km or 321 mi Qaem Shahr
$502
517 km or 321 mi Semnan
$535
524 km or 325 mi Herat
$532
528 km or 328 mi Babol
$372
558 km or 347 mi Amol
$531
561 km or 349 mi Bukhara
$436
570 km or 354 mi Birjand
$589
634 km or 394 mi Pardis
$575
654 km or 406 mi Qarshi
$513
657 km or 408 mi Pakdasht
$583
660 km or 410 mi Golestan
$592
667 km or 414 mi Sheberghan
$457
668 km or 415 mi Qarchak
$586
668 km or 415 mi Tehran
$639
670 km or 417 mi Varamin
$571
671 km or 417 mi Ray
$591
693 km or 431 mi Qods
$631
694 km or 431 mi Eslamshahr
$602
695 km or 432 mi Nasimshahr
$601
700 km or 435 mi Shahriar
$627
701 km or 435 mi Karaj
$696
703 km or 437 mi Fardis
$639

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Distance City Cost of living
10 km or 6.2 mi Ajman
$2183
13 km or 8 mi Dubai
$2420
28 km or 17 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1148
95 km or 59 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1373
98 km or 61 mi Fujairah
$1214
133 km or 82 mi Al Ain
$1457
142 km or 88 mi Abu Dhabi
$2070
222 km or 138 mi Bandar Abbas
$635
259 km or 161 mi Madinat Zayed
$1710
337 km or 210 mi Seeb
$1080
346 km or 215 mi Nizwa
$796
377 km or 235 mi Muscat
$1135
388 km or 241 mi Doha
$2014
392 km or 243 mi Al Khor
$1923
394 km or 245 mi Jahrom
$545
434 km or 270 mi Fasa
$541
436 km or 271 mi Jiroft
$575
456 km or 283 mi Sirjan
$545
491 km or 305 mi Manama
$1309
492 km or 306 mi Riffa
$1109
493 km or 307 mi Isa Town
$1192
510 km or 317 mi Bam
$563
526 km or 327 mi Chabahar
$575
534 km or 332 mi Dhahran
$931
543 km or 337 mi Dammam
$1037
550 km or 342 mi Shiraz
$565
563 km or 350 mi Marvdasht
$547
564 km or 350 mi Rafsanjan
$613
564 km or 351 mi Qatif
$823
566 km or 352 mi Iranshahr
$627
572 km or 355 mi Kerman
$761
575 km or 358 mi Al-Mubarraz
$793
599 km or 372 mi Borazjan
$489
600 km or 373 mi Jubail
$928
600 km or 373 mi Kazerun
$523
604 km or 375 mi Bushehr
$465
699 km or 434 mi Yasuj
$487
709 km or 440 mi Zahedan
$813
734 km or 456 mi Yazd
$565
771 km or 479 mi Behbahan
$492