Ashgabat vs Tashkent - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ashgabat Tashkent
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1898
$842
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4362
$2134
🏠 One person rent
$968
$422
🏘️ Family rent
$1668
$747
🍽️ Food expenses
$780
$280
🚐 Transport expenses
$50.9
$50.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$210
$308
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
7
47
😀 Quality of life
43
56
🏙️ Population
1.03M
2.96M

The cost of living in Ashgabat is 125% more expensive than in Tashkent. Cities ranked 2383rd and 6584th ($1898 vs $842) 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 0.1 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 7430th and 6238th 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
$31.1
$5.84
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$85
$33.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.8
$4.57
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.76
$1.43
☕ Cappuccino
$6.83
$2.39
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.58
$0.7
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1017
$546
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$765
$328
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1798
$967
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1413
$603
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$49
$38.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$74.9
$59.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$104
$12.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.58%
23.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3536
$1617
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2856
$917
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.14
$0.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.87
$11.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.74
$3.64
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.43
$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$4.53
$1.25
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.03
$0.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.85
$1.79
🥚 Eggs, x12
$6.02
$1.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.31
$8.71
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20
$4.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23.1
$11.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.09
$1.35
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$1.84
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.47
$2.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.64
$1.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.27
$0.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$0.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.74
$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.09
$1.53
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$19.1
$6.64
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.18
$1.32
🚬 Cigarette pack
$25.7
$2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.88
$15
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.83
$3.51
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.04
$1.27
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.82
$1.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.7
$56.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.2
$5.85
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$31.1
$27.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.36
$7.94
👖 Brand Jeans
$56
$49.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.6
$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$22.7
$317
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24585
$10369

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Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.2 mi Anau
$1846
95 km or 59 mi Quchan
$475
99 km or 61 mi Baherden
$1864
107 km or 66 mi Bojnord
$466
197 km or 123 mi Nishapur
$469
203 km or 126 mi Sabzevar
$483
212 km or 132 mi Mashhad
$482
294 km or 183 mi Gonbad-e Kavus
$458
302 km or 187 mi Kashmar
$483
306 km or 190 mi Mary
$1726
307 km or 191 mi Torbat-e Heydarieh
$476
344 km or 213 mi Shahrud
$561
361 km or 224 mi Torbat-e Jam
$467
367 km or 228 mi Gorgan
$664
451 km or 280 mi Dasoguz
$1840
469 km or 291 mi Turkmenabat
$1795
496 km or 308 mi Sari
$612
513 km or 318 mi Nukus
$475
516 km or 321 mi Qaem Shahr
$474
517 km or 321 mi Semnan
$523
524 km or 325 mi Herat
$556
528 km or 328 mi Babol
$359
558 km or 347 mi Amol
$516
561 km or 349 mi Bukhara
$439
570 km or 354 mi Birjand
$542
634 km or 394 mi Pardis
$563
654 km or 406 mi Qarshi
$500
657 km or 408 mi Pakdasht
$570
660 km or 410 mi Golestan
$584
667 km or 414 mi Sheberghan
$470
668 km or 415 mi Qarchak
$570
668 km or 415 mi Tehran
$638
670 km or 417 mi Varamin
$557
671 km or 417 mi Ray
$584
693 km or 431 mi Qods
$614
694 km or 431 mi Eslamshahr
$590
695 km or 432 mi Nasimshahr
$587
700 km or 435 mi Shahriar
$611
701 km or 435 mi Karaj
$684
703 km or 437 mi Fardis
$616

Cities near Tashkent

Distance City Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi Chirchiq
$759
87 km or 54 mi Istiklol
$599
115 km or 71 mi Shymkent
$587
117 km or 73 mi Khujand
$576
123 km or 77 mi Buston
$622
127 km or 79 mi Ghafurov
$583
149 km or 92 mi Konibodom
$610
156 km or 97 mi Istaravshan
$645
178 km or 110 mi Jizzakh
$568
204 km or 127 mi Namangan
$572
226 km or 140 mi Margilan
$669
235 km or 146 mi Fergana
$688
238 km or 148 mi Turkistan
$549
244 km or 152 mi Panjakent
$704
247 km or 153 mi Taraz
$488
254 km or 158 mi Kentau
$535
267 km or 166 mi Andijan
$471
267 km or 166 mi Samarkand
$497
280 km or 174 mi Talas
$555
306 km or 190 mi Dushanbe
$773
308 km or 191 mi Osh
$570
313 km or 195 mi Toktogul
$646
314 km or 195 mi Jalal-Abad
$609
322 km or 200 mi Tursunzoda
$737
387 km or 241 mi Qurghonteppa
$734
400 km or 249 mi Qarshi
$500
443 km or 275 mi Bukhara
$439
471 km or 292 mi Bishkek
$789
493 km or 306 mi Kant
$500
499 km or 310 mi Kyzylorda
$492
510 km or 317 mi Kunduz
$468
526 km or 327 mi Tokmok
$636
542 km or 337 mi Turkmenabat
$1795
544 km or 338 mi Mazar-i-Sharif
$493
562 km or 349 mi Naryn
$601
597 km or 371 mi Puli Khumri
$447
598 km or 372 mi Sheberghan
$470
605 km or 376 mi Kashgar
$518
610 km or 379 mi Artux
$514
641 km or 398 mi Kaskelen
$899