Ashgabat vs Sydney - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Ashgabat	Sydney
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1584	$2539
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3634	$6160
🏠 One person rent	$798	$1496
🏘️ Family rent	$1502	$2729
🍽️ Food expenses	$609	$522
🚐 Transport expenses	$49.1	$374
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$718	$4315
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	7	100
😀 Quality of life	29	100
🏙️ Population	1.03M	4.84M

The cost of living in Ashgabat is 38% less expensive than in Sydney. Cities ranked 3105th and 745th ($1584 vs $2539) 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 1.7 months in Sydney. Ashgabat ranked 1st best city to live in Turkmenistan vs Sydney ranked 2nd in Australia, while ranked 8250th and 2nd 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	$25.9	$13.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$60.4	$66
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.1	$9.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.4	$7.29
☕ Cappuccino	$5.56	$3.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.25	$2.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$884	$1823
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$607	$1225
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1501	$3607
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1302	$2246
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$45.2	$106
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$70	$165
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$90.5	$45.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.58%	6.4%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3897	$13272
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3006	$7795
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.14	$3.19
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$8.52	$133
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.74	$26.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.38	$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3	$1.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.35	$2.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.49	$2.06
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.83	$4.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.29	$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.83	$8.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.9	$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.02	$3.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$2.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.81	$3.13
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.06	$3.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$2.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$2.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.74	$0.87
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.08	$2.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$27.3	$13.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.79	$4.35
🚬 Cigarette pack	$25.2	$28.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.01	$6.73
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.8	$5.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3	$2.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.77	$2.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$112	$55.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17.7	$15.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$31.8	$58.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.36	$20.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$69.9	$80.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$92.4	$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$22.7	$1992
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6132	$17957

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Cities near Ashgabat

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.2 mi	Anau	$1553
95 km or 59 mi	Quchan	$515
99 km or 61 mi	Baherden	$1541
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

Cities near Sydney

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Dee Why	$2099
19 km or 12 mi	Parramatta	$2252
29 km or 18 mi	Kellyville	$1824
29 km or 18 mi	Blacktown	$1584
69 km or 43 mi	Wollongong	$1416
117 km or 73 mi	Newcastle	$1448
158 km or 98 mi	Bathurst	$1538
168 km or 104 mi	Goulburn	$1616
205 km or 127 mi	Orange	$1511
247 km or 154 mi	Canberra	$2023
301 km or 187 mi	Dubbo	$1702
314 km or 195 mi	Port Macquarie	$1681
377 km or 234 mi	Armidale	$1185
378 km or 235 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1457
436 km or 271 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1963
478 km or 297 mi	Griffith	$1619
597 km or 371 mi	Shepparton	$1601
624 km or 388 mi	Byron Bay	$1781
638 km or 396 mi	Traralgon	$1727
683 km or 425 mi	Gold Coast	$2239
689 km or 428 mi	Southport	$2067
695 km or 432 mi	Pakenham	$1654
701 km or 436 mi	Berwick	$1643
706 km or 439 mi	Bendigo	$1291
706 km or 439 mi	Toowoomba	$1504
707 km or 439 mi	Dandenong	$1645
711 km or 442 mi	Ipswich	$1677
711 km or 442 mi	Cranbourne	$1600
713 km or 443 mi	South Yarra	$1620
713 km or 443 mi	Melbourne	$2194
716 km or 445 mi	Sunbury	$1691
724 km or 450 mi	Frankston	$1671
732 km or 455 mi	Melton	$1669
733 km or 455 mi	Brisbane	$2016
735 km or 457 mi	Tarneit	$1625
736 km or 457 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1635
775 km or 481 mi	Caboolture	$1748
778 km or 484 mi	Geelong	$1981
779 km or 484 mi	Ballarat	$1390
807 km or 502 mi	Caloundra	$1683