Ashgabat vs Tabuk - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Ashgabat	Tabuk
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1806	$1074
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4178	$2495
🏠 One person rent	$887	$545
🏘️ Family rent	$1506	$805
🍽️ Food expenses	$763	$282
🚐 Transport expenses	$49.3	$137
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$635	$1751
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	7	16
😀 Quality of life	48	57
🏙️ Population	1.03M	886K

The cost of living in Ashgabat is 68% more expensive than in Tabuk. Cities ranked 2849th and 5149th ($1806 vs $1074) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 5th in Turkmenistan and Saudi Arabia, respectively. Check Turkmenistan vs Saudi Arabia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Ashgabat compared to 1.6 months in Tabuk. Ashgabat ranked 1st best city to live in Turkmenistan vs Tabuk ranked 10th in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 6881st and 6188th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ashgabat vs Tabuk

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	Ashgabat	Tabuk
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$28.8	$7.52
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$86.1	$23.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.9	$6.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.69	$1.59
☕ Cappuccino	$6.75	$2.67
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.82	$0.72
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1012	$526
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$667	$359
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1768	$715
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1221	$589
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$48.7	$71
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$74.5	$110
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$102	$80.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.45%	5.13%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4069	$1530
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2839	$970
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.14	$2.39
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$8.55	$41.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.63	$24.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.43	$0.52
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$4.71	$1.62
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.94	$0.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.24	$1.92
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.15	$2.33
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.23	$9.97
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.2	$6.41
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$22.5	$10.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.06	$1.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$1.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.48	$1.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.72	$1.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.27	$1.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$2.03
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.78	$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.07	$1.53
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18.9	$0.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.21	$0.8
🚬 Cigarette pack	$25.5	$6.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.8	$3.58
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.88	$3.6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.02	$1.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.81	$1.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40.8	$65.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.3	$25.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$31.3	$14.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.46	$3.23
👖 Brand Jeans	$65.6	$28.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$92.4	$89.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$22.9	$660
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24723	$8518

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Cities near Ashgabat

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

Cities near Tabuk

Distance	City	Cost of living
198 km or 123 mi	Aqaba	$800
203 km or 126 mi	Dahab	$479
204 km or 127 mi	Eilat	$1853
216 km or 134 mi	Ma'an	$824
219 km or 136 mi	Sharm El Sheikh	$598
236 km or 146 mi	Al Wajh	$942
287 km or 178 mi	Tafilah	$665
300 km or 187 mi	Hurghada	$354
306 km or 190 mi	El Gouna	$360
321 km or 200 mi	Al-Karak	$724
333 km or 207 mi	Dimona	$2002
344 km or 214 mi	Arad	$1946
356 km or 221 mi	Dumat al-Jandal	$790
362 km or 225 mi	Beersheba	$1700
373 km or 231 mi	Ofakim	$1936
377 km or 234 mi	Rahat	$1962
377 km or 234 mi	Dura	$1062
377 km or 234 mi	Hebron	$895
387 km or 240 mi	Netivot	$2022
391 km or 243 mi	Bethlehem	$1010
393 km or 244 mi	Sakakah	$776
397 km or 247 mi	Kiryat Gat	$2079
397 km or 247 mi	Sderot	$1993
399 km or 248 mi	Jerusalem	$2483
400 km or 248 mi	Amman	$1013
403 km or 250 mi	Gaza	$776
403 km or 250 mi	Beit Shemesh	$1823
411 km or 255 mi	Kiryat Malakhi	$2105
411 km or 255 mi	Ramallah	$1122
412 km or 256 mi	Ashkelon	$1761
412 km or 256 mi	Al-Salt	$546
421 km or 262 mi	Ashdod	$2145
422 km or 262 mi	Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut	$2198
424 km or 264 mi	Rehovot	$2066
426 km or 265 mi	Ramla	$2346
426 km or 265 mi	Yavne	$2172
427 km or 265 mi	Lod	$2154
429 km or 266 mi	Ness Ziona	$2298
430 km or 267 mi	Suez	$288
430 km or 267 mi	Rishon LeZion	$2403