Ashgabat vs Tabuk - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Ashgabat	Tabuk
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1616	$988
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3750	$2120
🏠 One person rent	$798	$519
🏘️ Family rent	$1515	$750
🍽️ Food expenses	$620	$270
🚐 Transport expenses	$48.8	$102
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$756	$1723
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	7	15
😀 Quality of life	29	45
🏙️ Population	1.03M	886K

The cost of living in Ashgabat is 64% more expensive than in Tabuk. Cities ranked 3187th and 5787th ($1616 vs $988) 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 0.5 months in Ashgabat compared to 1.7 months in Tabuk. Ashgabat ranked 1st best city to live in Turkmenistan vs Tabuk ranked 11th in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 8245th and 6510th 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	$26.2	$7.44
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$59.7	$21.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.5	$6.25
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.44	$1.05
☕ Cappuccino	$5.58	$2.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.27	$0.7
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$894	$459
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$606	$311
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1482	$617
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1322	$505
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$49.3	$85.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$75.8	$130
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$85.1	$93
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.98%	4.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3870	$1237
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2996	$901
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.14	$1.02
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$8.63	$40.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.69	$16.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.36	$0.51
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.17	$1.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.86	$0.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.17	$1.95
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.09	$2.52
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.13	$6.53
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.76	$5.59
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$25.2	$10.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.96	$1.85
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$1.54
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.38	$1.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.29	$1.41
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.91	$1.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.88	$1.78
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.84	$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.07	$1.56
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$27.1	$2.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.3	$2.39
🚬 Cigarette pack	$25.6	$6.45
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.35	$3.55
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.8	$3.61
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.97	$1.85
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.79	$1.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$112	$77.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17.6	$17.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$35.5	$14.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.39	$3.22
👖 Brand Jeans	$83.8	$28.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$141	$89.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$23	$274
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6584	$4277

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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 Tabuk

Distance	City	Cost of living
198 km or 123 mi	Aqaba	$694
203 km or 126 mi	Dahab	$393
204 km or 127 mi	Eilat	$1536
216 km or 134 mi	Ma'an	$777
219 km or 136 mi	Sharm El Sheikh	$499
236 km or 146 mi	Al Wajh	$879
287 km or 178 mi	Tafilah	$640
300 km or 187 mi	Hurghada	$278
306 km or 190 mi	El Gouna	$294
321 km or 200 mi	Al-Karak	$707
333 km or 207 mi	Dimona	$1657
344 km or 214 mi	Arad	$1651
356 km or 221 mi	Dumat al-Jandal	$821
362 km or 225 mi	Beersheba	$1372
373 km or 231 mi	Ofakim	$1607
377 km or 234 mi	Rahat	$1632
377 km or 234 mi	Dura	$847
377 km or 234 mi	Hebron	$721
387 km or 240 mi	Netivot	$1713
391 km or 243 mi	Bethlehem	$934
393 km or 244 mi	Sakakah	$806
397 km or 247 mi	Kiryat Gat	$1754
397 km or 247 mi	Sderot	$1727
399 km or 248 mi	Jerusalem	$2037
400 km or 248 mi	Amman	$1004
403 km or 250 mi	Gaza	$609
403 km or 250 mi	Beit Shemesh	$1400
411 km or 255 mi	Kiryat Malakhi	$1771
411 km or 255 mi	Ramallah	$952
412 km or 256 mi	Ashkelon	$1671
412 km or 256 mi	Al-Salt	$692
421 km or 262 mi	Ashdod	$1775
422 km or 262 mi	Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut	$1835
424 km or 264 mi	Rehovot	$1741
426 km or 265 mi	Ramla	$2115
426 km or 265 mi	Yavne	$1815
427 km or 265 mi	Lod	$1768
429 km or 266 mi	Ness Ziona	$1825
430 km or 267 mi	Suez	$303
430 km or 267 mi	Rishon LeZion	$1881