Ashgabat vs The Hague - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Ashgabat	The Hague
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1806	$2701
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4178	$6534
🏠 One person rent	$887	$1660
🏘️ Family rent	$1506	$2910
🍽️ Food expenses	$763	$651
🚐 Transport expenses	$49.3	$228
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$635	$4686
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	7	92
😀 Quality of life	48	96
🏙️ Population	1.03M	548K

The cost of living in Ashgabat is 33% less expensive than in The Hague. Cities ranked 2849th and 570th ($1806 vs $2701) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 5th in Turkmenistan and the Netherlands, respectively. Check Turkmenistan vs the Netherlands comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Ashgabat compared to 1.7 months in The Hague. Ashgabat ranked 1st best city to live in Turkmenistan vs The Hague ranked 1st in the Netherlands, while ranked 6881st and 7th 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	$28.8	$21.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$86.1	$95.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.9	$15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.69	$7.2
☕ Cappuccino	$6.75	$4.64
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.82	$3.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1012	$1617
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$667	$1422
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1768	$2982
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1221	$2545
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$48.7	$148
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$74.5	$228
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$102	$50.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.45%	3.23%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4069	$6522
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2839	$4901
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.14	$3.97
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$8.55	$126
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.63	$34.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.43	$2.39
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$4.71	$1.51
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.94	$2.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.24	$2.69
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.15	$5.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.23	$14.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.2	$16
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$22.5	$17.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.06	$2.77
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$2.5
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.48	$2.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.72	$4.96
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.27	$1.93
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$2.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.78	$0.72
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.07	$4.43
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18.9	$7.13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.21	$1.47
🚬 Cigarette pack	$25.5	$14.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.8	$8.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.88	$4.74
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.02	$2.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.81	$2.89
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40.8	$46.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.3	$17.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$31.3	$38.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.46	$25.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$65.6	$117
👟 Brand Sneakers	$92.4	$124
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$22.9	$2756
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24723	$13755

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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 The Hague

Distance	City	Cost of living
4 km or 2.5 mi	Scheveningen	$2471
5.6 km or 3.5 mi	Leidschendam	$2481
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Delft	$2389
14 km or 8.5 mi	Oegstgeest	$2258
14 km or 9 mi	Leiden	$2348
21 km or 13 mi	Rotterdam	$2637
31 km or 19 mi	Ridderkerk	$2403
35 km or 22 mi	Zandvoort	$1907
40 km or 25 mi	Haarlem	$2822
43 km or 27 mi	Sliedrecht	$2332
46 km or 29 mi	IJmuiden	$2383
52 km or 32 mi	Amsterdam	$3203
55 km or 34 mi	Utrecht	$2669
61 km or 38 mi	Hilversum	$2636
61 km or 38 mi	Etten-Leur	$2110
62 km or 38 mi	Roosendaal	$2264
63 km or 39 mi	Zeist	$2457
64 km or 40 mi	Purmerend	$2223
64 km or 40 mi	Breda	$2206
65 km or 40 mi	Bergen op Zoom	$2295
68 km or 42 mi	Huizen	$2383
70 km or 43 mi	Almere	$2440
70 km or 44 mi	Zaltbommel	$2369
71 km or 44 mi	Goes	$2471
75 km or 47 mi	Langedijk	$2338
77 km or 48 mi	Tilburg	$2340
80 km or 49 mi	Tiel	$2721
81 km or 50 mi	's-Hertogenbosch	$2337
81 km or 50 mi	Middelburg	$2132
82 km or 51 mi	Hoogstraten	$1770
85 km or 53 mi	Veenendaal	$1822
92 km or 57 mi	Ede	$1848
93 km or 58 mi	Lelystad	$1512
93 km or 58 mi	Wageningen	$2360
93 km or 58 mi	Harderwijk	$2172
95 km or 59 mi	Turnhout	$1730
97 km or 60 mi	Antwerp	$1857
98 km or 61 mi	Beveren	$1849
101 km or 62 mi	Uden	$2409
102 km or 63 mi	Mortsel	$1734