Ashgabat vs The Hague - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Ashgabat	The Hague
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1679	$1886
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3854	$4559
🏠 One person rent	$836	$1128
🏘️ Family rent	$1553	$1946
🍽️ Food expenses	$658	$474
🚐 Transport expenses	$47.3	$157
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$573	$3734
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	7	93
😀 Quality of life	30	94
🏙️ Population	828K	548K

The cost of living in Ashgabat is 11% less expensive than in The Hague. Cities ranked 2737th and 2098th ($1679 vs $1886) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 23rd in Turkmenistan and the Netherlands, respectively. Check Turkmenistan vs the Netherlands comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Ashgabat compared to 2 months in The Hague. Ashgabat ranked 1st best city to live in Turkmenistan vs The Hague ranked 2nd in the Netherlands, while ranked 8379th and 42nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ashgabat vs The Hague

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	Ashgabat	The Hague
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$31.6	$12.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$55.7	$68.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10	$10.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.39	$4.57
☕ Cappuccino	$4.59	$3.28
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.91	$2.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$915	$1228
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$647	$870
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1453	$2026
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1376	$1596
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$48.2	$147
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$73.7	$224
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$87.4	$39.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.98%	3.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4561	$4834
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3442	$3569
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.29	$4.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$9.98	$63.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.68	$25.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.38	$2.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.63	$1.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.85	$1.62
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.65	$2.34
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.07	$4.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.3	$14.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.9	$13.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$24.8	$14.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.66	$2.32
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.38	$2.28
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.31	$1.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.82	$2.63
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$1.8
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.83	$1.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.83	$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.09	$3.3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$27.2	$7.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.61	$1.31
🚬 Cigarette pack	$25.4	$8.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.03	$6.96
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.84	$4.22
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.02	$1.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.8	$2.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$65.9	$36
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16.5	$13.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$33.8	$36.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.42	$23
👖 Brand Jeans	$83.7	$84
👟 Brand Sneakers	$144	$86.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$22.6	$1874
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6425	$8049

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Cities near Ashgabat

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.2 mi	Anau	$1648
95 km or 59 mi	Quchan	$487
99 km or 61 mi	Baherden	$1642
107 km or 66 mi	Bojnord	$427
197 km or 123 mi	Nishapur	$509
203 km or 126 mi	Sabzevar	$489
212 km or 132 mi	Mashhad	$532
294 km or 183 mi	Gonbad-e Kavus	$473
302 km or 187 mi	Kashmar	$507
306 km or 190 mi	Mary	$1644
307 km or 191 mi	Torbat-e Heydarieh	$520
344 km or 213 mi	Shahrud	$576
361 km or 224 mi	Torbat-e Jam	$558
367 km or 228 mi	Gorgan	$661
451 km or 280 mi	Dasoguz	$1657
469 km or 291 mi	Turkmenabat	$1662
496 km or 308 mi	Sari	$640
513 km or 318 mi	Nukus	$427
516 km or 321 mi	Qaem Shahr	$533
517 km or 321 mi	Semnan	$558
524 km or 325 mi	Herat	$514
528 km or 328 mi	Babol	$434
558 km or 347 mi	Amol	$519
561 km or 349 mi	Bukhara	$399
570 km or 354 mi	Birjand	$554
634 km or 394 mi	Pardis	$619
654 km or 406 mi	Qarshi	$416
657 km or 408 mi	Pakdasht	$633
660 km or 410 mi	Golestan	$655
667 km or 414 mi	Sheberghan	$446
668 km or 415 mi	Qarchak	$636
668 km or 415 mi	Tehran	$700
670 km or 417 mi	Varamin	$616
671 km or 417 mi	Ray	$653
693 km or 431 mi	Qods	$655
694 km or 431 mi	Eslamshahr	$655
695 km or 432 mi	Nasimshahr	$651
700 km or 435 mi	Shahriar	$653
701 km or 435 mi	Karaj	$693
703 km or 437 mi	Fardis	$651

Cities near The Hague

Distance	City	Cost of living
4 km or 2.5 mi	Scheveningen	$1836
5.6 km or 3.5 mi	Leidschendam	$1850
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Delft	$1804
14 km or 8.5 mi	Oegstgeest	$2000
14 km or 9 mi	Leiden	$2205
21 km or 13 mi	Rotterdam	$2013
31 km or 19 mi	Ridderkerk	$1890
35 km or 22 mi	Zandvoort	$2135
40 km or 25 mi	Haarlem	$2465
43 km or 27 mi	Sliedrecht	$1873
46 km or 29 mi	IJmuiden	$2092
52 km or 32 mi	Amsterdam	$2545
55 km or 34 mi	Utrecht	$2055
61 km or 38 mi	Hilversum	$1894
61 km or 38 mi	Etten-Leur	$1741
62 km or 38 mi	Roosendaal	$1832
63 km or 39 mi	Zeist	$1939
64 km or 40 mi	Purmerend	$2001
64 km or 40 mi	Breda	$1822
65 km or 40 mi	Bergen op Zoom	$1854
68 km or 42 mi	Huizen	$1897
70 km or 43 mi	Almere	$1647
70 km or 44 mi	Zaltbommel	$1877
71 km or 44 mi	Goes	$1981
75 km or 47 mi	Langedijk	$1958
77 km or 48 mi	Tilburg	$1833
80 km or 49 mi	Tiel	$1919
81 km or 50 mi	's-Hertogenbosch	$1876
81 km or 50 mi	Middelburg	$1965
82 km or 51 mi	Hoogstraten	$1498
85 km or 53 mi	Veenendaal	$1841
92 km or 57 mi	Ede	$1818
93 km or 58 mi	Lelystad	$1501
93 km or 58 mi	Wageningen	$1756
93 km or 58 mi	Harderwijk	$1796
95 km or 59 mi	Turnhout	$1376
97 km or 60 mi	Antwerp	$1650
98 km or 61 mi	Beveren	$1631
101 km or 62 mi	Uden	$1909
102 km or 63 mi	Mortsel	$1539