Ashgabat vs Tashkent - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ashgabat Tashkent
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1806
$827
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4178
$2080
🏠 One person rent
$887
$428
🏘️ Family rent
$1506
$758
🍽️ Food expenses
$763
$265
🚐 Transport expenses
$49.3
$48.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$635
$322
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
7
47
😀 Quality of life
48
56
🏙️ Population
1.03M
2.96M

The cost of living in Ashgabat is 118% more expensive than in Tashkent. Cities ranked 2849th and 6652nd ($1806 vs $827) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan, respectively. Check Turkmenistan vs Uzbekistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Ashgabat compared to 0.4 months in Tashkent. Ashgabat ranked 1st best city to live in Turkmenistan vs Tashkent ranked 1st in Uzbekistan, while ranked 6881st and 6254th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ashgabat vs Tashkent

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Ashgabat Tashkent
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$28.8
$5.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$86.1
$32.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.9
$4.08
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.69
$1.41
☕ Cappuccino
$6.75
$2.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.82
$0.66
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1012
$543
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$667
$341
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1768
$958
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1221
$626
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$48.7
$34.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$74.5
$53.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$102
$12.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.45%
23.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4069
$1857
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2839
$997
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.14
$0.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.55
$9.83
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.63
$3.53
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.43
$1.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$4.71
$1.23
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.94
$0.47
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.24
$1.76
🥚 Eggs, x12
$6.15
$1.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.23
$8.88
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.2
$3.95
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$22.5
$11.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.06
$1.28
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$1.84
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.48
$2.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.72
$1.44
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.27
$0.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$0.38
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.78
$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.07
$1.51
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$18.9
$6.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.21
$1.22
🚬 Cigarette pack
$25.5
$2.07
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.8
$14
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.88
$3.43
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.02
$1.25
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.81
$1.89
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.8
$52.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.3
$5.81
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$31.3
$25.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.46
$7.23
👖 Brand Jeans
$65.6
$42.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$92.4
$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$22.9
$309
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24723
$10127

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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 Tashkent

Distance City Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi Chirchiq
$736
87 km or 54 mi Istiklol
$609
115 km or 71 mi Shymkent
$562
117 km or 73 mi Khujand
$585
123 km or 77 mi Buston
$635
127 km or 79 mi Ghafurov
$590
149 km or 92 mi Konibodom
$619
156 km or 97 mi Istaravshan
$653
178 km or 110 mi Jizzakh
$553
204 km or 127 mi Namangan
$561
226 km or 140 mi Margilan
$653
235 km or 146 mi Fergana
$679
238 km or 148 mi Turkistan
$521
244 km or 152 mi Panjakent
$692
247 km or 153 mi Taraz
$477
254 km or 158 mi Kentau
$505
267 km or 166 mi Andijan
$447
267 km or 166 mi Samarkand
$484
280 km or 174 mi Talas
$533
306 km or 190 mi Dushanbe
$735
308 km or 191 mi Osh
$549
313 km or 195 mi Toktogul
$621
314 km or 195 mi Jalal-Abad
$585
322 km or 200 mi Tursunzoda
$702
387 km or 241 mi Qurghonteppa
$704
400 km or 249 mi Qarshi
$513
443 km or 275 mi Bukhara
$436
471 km or 292 mi Bishkek
$757
493 km or 306 mi Kant
$503
499 km or 310 mi Kyzylorda
$484
510 km or 317 mi Kunduz
$454
526 km or 327 mi Tokmok
$616
542 km or 337 mi Turkmenabat
$1709
544 km or 338 mi Mazar-i-Sharif
$488
562 km or 349 mi Naryn
$580
597 km or 371 mi Puli Khumri
$429
598 km or 372 mi Sheberghan
$457
605 km or 376 mi Kashgar
$575
610 km or 379 mi Artux
$565
641 km or 398 mi Kaskelen
$866