Ashgabat vs Washington - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Ashgabat	Washington
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1833	$3328
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4223	$7867
🏠 One person rent	$893	$2171
🏘️ Family rent	$1483	$3805
🍽️ Food expenses	$782	$759
🚐 Transport expenses	$49.8	$156
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$747	$6208
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	7	100
😀 Quality of life	49	96
🏙️ Population	1.03M	690K

The cost of living in Ashgabat is 45% less expensive than in Washington. Cities ranked 2595th and 73rd ($1833 vs $3328) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 58th in Turkmenistan and the United States, respectively. Check Turkmenistan vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Ashgabat compared to 1.9 months in Washington. Ashgabat ranked 1st best city to live in Turkmenistan vs Washington ranked 4th in the United States, while ranked 6667th and 26th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ashgabat vs Washington

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	Ashgabat	Washington
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$31.3	$21.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$85.3	$100
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.8	$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.48	$8.68
☕ Cappuccino	$7.08	$6.08
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.16	$3.25
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1020	$2374
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$674	$1874
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1780	$4381
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1190	$3331
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$47.3	$127
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$73.2	$193
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$102	$70.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.49%	6.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4806	$6387
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2978	$4905
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.14	$2.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$8.51	$98.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.77	$18.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.43	$0.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$4.77	$1.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.69	$3.84
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.3	$5.04
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.17	$4.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.26	$18.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.7	$16.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.4	$19.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.44	$5.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$2.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.58	$4.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.56	$6.42
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.99	$2.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.79	$3.61
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.78	$1.7
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.1	$3.58
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$19.1	$16.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.69	$4.27
🚬 Cigarette pack	$25.7	$13.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.19	$9.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.85	$4.82
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3	$4.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.81	$2.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.2	$108
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.3	$16.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$33.8	$196
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.4	$35
👖 Brand Jeans	$65.8	$72.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$93.9	$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$23	$2676
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$25686	$24065

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Cities near Ashgabat

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.2 mi	Anau	$1774
95 km or 59 mi	Quchan	$500
99 km or 61 mi	Baherden	$1796
107 km or 66 mi	Bojnord	$489
197 km or 123 mi	Nishapur	$496
203 km or 126 mi	Sabzevar	$512
212 km or 132 mi	Mashhad	$503
294 km or 183 mi	Gonbad-e Kavus	$467
302 km or 187 mi	Kashmar	$506
306 km or 190 mi	Mary	$1654
307 km or 191 mi	Torbat-e Heydarieh	$502
344 km or 213 mi	Shahrud	$564
361 km or 224 mi	Torbat-e Jam	$493
367 km or 228 mi	Gorgan	$658
451 km or 280 mi	Dasoguz	$1770
469 km or 291 mi	Turkmenabat	$1716
496 km or 308 mi	Sari	$643
513 km or 318 mi	Nukus	$477
516 km or 321 mi	Qaem Shahr	$501
517 km or 321 mi	Semnan	$542
524 km or 325 mi	Herat	$509
528 km or 328 mi	Babol	$372
558 km or 347 mi	Amol	$530
561 km or 349 mi	Bukhara	$433
570 km or 354 mi	Birjand	$588
634 km or 394 mi	Pardis	$598
654 km or 406 mi	Qarshi	$512
657 km or 408 mi	Pakdasht	$604
660 km or 410 mi	Golestan	$628
667 km or 414 mi	Sheberghan	$432
668 km or 415 mi	Qarchak	$607
668 km or 415 mi	Tehran	$684
670 km or 417 mi	Varamin	$588
671 km or 417 mi	Ray	$622
693 km or 431 mi	Qods	$638
694 km or 431 mi	Eslamshahr	$623
695 km or 432 mi	Nasimshahr	$624
700 km or 435 mi	Shahriar	$635
701 km or 435 mi	Karaj	$704
703 km or 437 mi	Fardis	$640

Cities near Washington

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.5 km or 1.5 mi	Georgetown	$3054
9.5 km or 5.9 mi	Bailey's Crossroads	$2576
10 km or 6.3 mi	Alexandria	$2919
11 km or 6.8 mi	Bethesda	$2710
12 km or 7.5 mi	Silver Spring	$2287
15 km or 9.2 mi	College Park	$2563
17 km or 11 mi	Springfield	$2355
17 km or 11 mi	Greenbelt	$2482
23 km or 14 mi	Rockville	$2612
24 km or 15 mi	Fairfax	$2791
26 km or 16 mi	Bowie	$2495
27 km or 17 mi	Laurel	$2338
28 km or 17 mi	Reston	$2697
30 km or 19 mi	Waldorf	$2509
31 km or 19 mi	Gaithersburg	$2522
32 km or 20 mi	Herndon	$2773
34 km or 21 mi	Woodbridge	$2582
34 km or 21 mi	Marumsco	$2506
36 km or 22 mi	Centreville	$3275
37 km or 23 mi	Germantown	$2601
38 km or 23 mi	Columbia	$2788
41 km or 26 mi	Manassas	$2693
42 km or 26 mi	Ashburn	$2755
47 km or 29 mi	Annapolis	$2940
49 km or 31 mi	Catonsville	$2450
51 km or 32 mi	Leesburg	$2288
57 km or 35 mi	Eldersburg	$2494
57 km or 35 mi	Baltimore	$2323
61 km or 38 mi	Owings Mills	$2581
68 km or 42 mi	Frederick	$2339
76 km or 47 mi	Fredericksburg	$2347
83 km or 52 mi	Charles Town	$1845
87 km or 54 mi	Edgewood	$3069
92 km or 57 mi	Bel Air South	$2824
93 km or 58 mi	Bel Air North	$2699
102 km or 63 mi	Hanover	$2255
102 km or 63 mi	Hagerstown	$2066
103 km or 64 mi	Winchester	$2400
106 km or 66 mi	Waynesboro	$1935
122 km or 76 mi	York	$1949