Ashgabat vs Shiraz - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ashgabat Shiraz
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1584
$589
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3634
$1578
🏠 One person rent
$798
$259
🏘️ Family rent
$1502
$520
🍽️ Food expenses
$609
$189
🚐 Transport expenses
$49.1
$21.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$718
$205
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
7
50
😀 Quality of life
29
48
🏙️ Population
1.03M
1.57M

The cost of living in Ashgabat is 169% more expensive than in Shiraz. Cities ranked 3105th and 7787th ($1584 vs $589) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 34th in Turkmenistan and Iran, respectively. Check Turkmenistan vs Iran comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Ashgabat compared to 0.3 months in Shiraz. Ashgabat ranked 1st best city to live in Turkmenistan vs Shiraz ranked 4th in Iran, while ranked 8250th and 6352nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Ashgabat Shiraz
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$25.9
$3.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$60.4
$17.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.1
$3.53
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.4
$1.01
 Cappuccino
$5.56
$1.05
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.25
$1.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$884
$278
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$607
$202
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1501
$611
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1302
$430
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$45.2
$22.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$70
$34.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$90.5
$19.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.58%
22.33%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3897
$1218
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3006
$1406
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.14
$0.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.52
$2.37
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.74
$1.91
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.38
$0.71
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3
$0.66
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.35
$0.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.49
$1.57
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.83
$1.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.29
$2.91
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.83
$3.83
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.9
$9.78
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.02
$0.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$1.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.81
$0.97
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.06
$0.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$0.5
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$0.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.74
$0.17
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.08
$5.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$27.3
$0.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.79
$0.63
🚬 Cigarette pack
$25.2
$2.29
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.01
$4.71
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.8
$5.58
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3
$6.03
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.77
$3.41
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$112
$16
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$17.7
$2.02
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$31.8
$97.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.36
$28.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$69.9
$23.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$92.4
$90.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$22.7
$155
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6132
$2161

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
39 km or 24 mi Marvdasht
$563
86 km or 54 mi Kazerun
$557
131 km or 81 mi Fasa
$548
134 km or 83 mi Borazjan
$546
149 km or 93 mi Yasuj
$529
158 km or 98 mi Jahrom
$547
181 km or 112 mi Bushehr
$551
247 km or 153 mi Behbahan
$536
274 km or 171 mi Shahreza
$502
304 km or 189 mi Sirjan
$514
308 km or 192 mi Yazd
$573
339 km or 210 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$548
342 km or 212 mi Shahr-e Kord
$397
344 km or 214 mi Rafsanjan
$507
348 km or 216 mi Isfahan
$523
354 km or 220 mi Najafabad
$502
356 km or 221 mi Izeh
$525
357 km or 222 mi Khomeyni Shahr
$510
374 km or 232 mi Shahin Shahr
$507
387 km or 240 mi Qatif
$897
395 km or 246 mi Al-Faw
$736
403 km or 251 mi Masjed Soleyman
$552
404 km or 251 mi Jubail
$901
416 km or 259 mi Abadan
$547
417 km or 259 mi Ahvaz
$597
424 km or 263 mi Manama
$1280
427 km or 265 mi Dammam
$1056
429 km or 267 mi Isa Town
$1243
430 km or 267 mi Khorramshahr
$544
433 km or 269 mi Riffa
$1223
440 km or 273 mi Dhahran
$1068
442 km or 275 mi Kerman
$464
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$1393
444 km or 276 mi Shushtar
$562
447 km or 278 mi Umm Qasr
$740
448 km or 279 mi Al Khor
$1709
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$634
461 km or 286 mi Al Wafrah
$1210
466 km or 289 mi Basra
$904
473 km or 294 mi Az Zubayr
$723