Ashgabat vs Sydney - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Ashgabat	Sydney
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1616	$2801
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3750	$6767
🏠 One person rent	$798	$1663
🏘️ Family rent	$1515	$3057
🍽️ Food expenses	$620	$569
🚐 Transport expenses	$48.8	$410
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$756	$4399
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	7	99
😀 Quality of life	29	99
🏙️ Population	1.03M	4.84M

The cost of living in Ashgabat is 42% less expensive than in Sydney. Cities ranked 3187th and 312th ($1616 vs $2801) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Turkmenistan and Australia, respectively. Check Turkmenistan vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Ashgabat compared to 1.6 months in Sydney. Ashgabat ranked 1st best city to live in Turkmenistan vs Sydney ranked 2nd in Australia, while ranked 8245th and 4th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ashgabat vs Sydney

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	Ashgabat	Sydney
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$26.2	$15.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$59.7	$70.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.5	$10.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.44	$7.41
☕ Cappuccino	$5.58	$3.54
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.27	$2.66
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$894	$1992
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$606	$1372
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1482	$4038
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1322	$2523
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$49.3	$114
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$75.8	$177
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$85.1	$53.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.98%	6.38%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3870	$16279
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2996	$9905
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.14	$3.46
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$8.63	$143
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.69	$29.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.36	$1.4
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.17	$1.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.86	$2.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.17	$2.52
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.09	$4.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.13	$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.76	$8.94
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$25.2	$15
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.96	$3.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$2.92
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.38	$3.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.29	$4.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.91	$2.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.88	$2.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.84	$0.98
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.07	$2.43
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$27.1	$14.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.3	$5.08
🚬 Cigarette pack	$25.6	$29.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.35	$6.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.8	$5.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.97	$2.83
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.79	$2.9
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$112	$58.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17.6	$16.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$35.5	$67.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.39	$20.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$83.8	$78.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$141	$117
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$23	$2054
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6584	$18951

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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 Sydney

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Dee Why	$2286
19 km or 12 mi	Parramatta	$2472
29 km or 18 mi	Kellyville	$1997
29 km or 18 mi	Blacktown	$1732
69 km or 43 mi	Wollongong	$1532
117 km or 73 mi	Newcastle	$1833
158 km or 98 mi	Bathurst	$1674
168 km or 104 mi	Goulburn	$1748
205 km or 127 mi	Orange	$1500
247 km or 154 mi	Canberra	$2393
301 km or 187 mi	Dubbo	$1815
314 km or 195 mi	Port Macquarie	$1661
377 km or 234 mi	Armidale	$1289
378 km or 235 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1628
436 km or 271 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1913
478 km or 297 mi	Griffith	$1746
597 km or 371 mi	Shepparton	$1717
624 km or 388 mi	Byron Bay	$1958
638 km or 396 mi	Traralgon	$1829
683 km or 425 mi	Gold Coast	$2300
689 km or 428 mi	Southport	$2141
695 km or 432 mi	Pakenham	$1805
701 km or 436 mi	Berwick	$1800
706 km or 439 mi	Bendigo	$1397
706 km or 439 mi	Toowoomba	$1635
707 km or 439 mi	Dandenong	$1876
711 km or 442 mi	Ipswich	$1877
711 km or 442 mi	Cranbourne	$1738
713 km or 443 mi	South Yarra	$1758
713 km or 443 mi	Melbourne	$2397
716 km or 445 mi	Sunbury	$1822
724 km or 450 mi	Frankston	$1799
732 km or 455 mi	Melton	$1795
733 km or 455 mi	Brisbane	$2491
735 km or 457 mi	Tarneit	$1757
736 km or 457 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1767
775 km or 481 mi	Caboolture	$1925
778 km or 484 mi	Geelong	$1892
779 km or 484 mi	Ballarat	$1357
807 km or 502 mi	Caloundra	$1754