Ashgabat vs Washington - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Ashgabat	Washington
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1616	$3139
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3750	$7694
🏠 One person rent	$798	$2066
🏘️ Family rent	$1515	$4004
🍽️ Food expenses	$620	$724
🚐 Transport expenses	$48.8	$157
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$756	$5811
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	7	100
😀 Quality of life	29	94
🏙️ Population	1.03M	690K

The cost of living in Ashgabat is 49% less expensive than in Washington. Cities ranked 3187th and 93rd ($1616 vs $3139) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 74th 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 0.5 months in Ashgabat compared to 1.9 months in Washington. Ashgabat ranked 1st best city to live in Turkmenistan vs Washington ranked 6th in the United States, while ranked 8245th and 41st among best cities to live in the world.

Salary adjustment calculator
the estimated difference in money purchasing power

Cost of living in Ashgabat vs Washington infographic

Share this infographic!

Use the link below to embed the infographic from our site and automatically keep the data layer up to date.

If you prefer to download the image, please credit us as a source.

<img src="https://livingcost.org/assets/photo/cost/ashgabat/washington.jpg" alt="Cost of living in Ashgabat vs Washington infographic" style="max-width: 100%; height: auto;"><p>Source: <a href="https://livingcost.org/cost/ashgabat/washington" target="_blank">Ashgabat vs Washington - Cost of Living Comparison</a></p>

Prices in Ashgabat vs Washington

Prices for goods and services in Ashgabat and Washington are partly crowdsourced by our visitors, just like yourself. Please consider telling us about your city.

	Ashgabat	Washington
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$26.2	$22.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$59.7	$89.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.5	$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.44	$8.31
☕ Cappuccino	$5.58	$5.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.27	$2.72
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$894	$2248
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$606	$1786
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1482	$4843
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1322	$3476
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$49.3	$122
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$75.8	$189
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$85.1	$65
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.98%	6.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3870	$9758
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2996	$6572
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.14	$2.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$8.63	$80.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.69	$22.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.36	$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.17	$1.13
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.86	$3.65
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.17	$4.18
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.09	$5.36
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.13	$15.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.76	$15.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$25.2	$18.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.96	$5.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$1.91
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.38	$5.27
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.29	$5.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.91	$3.05
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.88	$3.48
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.84	$1.7
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.07	$3.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$27.1	$16.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.3	$3.01
🚬 Cigarette pack	$25.6	$12.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.35	$9.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.8	$4.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.97	$4.96
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.79	$2.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$112	$99.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17.6	$16.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$35.5	$106
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.39	$32.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$83.8	$73.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$141	$109
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$23	$2258
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6584	$23453

Cost of living in other countries

Cost of living

Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Ashgabat

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.2 mi	Anau	$1583
95 km or 59 mi	Quchan	$500
99 km or 61 mi	Baherden	$1578
107 km or 66 mi	Bojnord	$458
197 km or 123 mi	Nishapur	$517
203 km or 126 mi	Sabzevar	$515
212 km or 132 mi	Mashhad	$538
294 km or 183 mi	Gonbad-e Kavus	$496
302 km or 187 mi	Kashmar	$511
306 km or 190 mi	Mary	$1531
307 km or 191 mi	Torbat-e Heydarieh	$515
344 km or 213 mi	Shahrud	$603
361 km or 224 mi	Torbat-e Jam	$512
367 km or 228 mi	Gorgan	$689
451 km or 280 mi	Dasoguz	$1572
469 km or 291 mi	Turkmenabat	$1554
496 km or 308 mi	Sari	$670
513 km or 318 mi	Nukus	$394
516 km or 321 mi	Qaem Shahr	$564
517 km or 321 mi	Semnan	$607
524 km or 325 mi	Herat	$514
528 km or 328 mi	Babol	$468
558 km or 347 mi	Amol	$550
561 km or 349 mi	Bukhara	$452
570 km or 354 mi	Birjand	$553
634 km or 394 mi	Pardis	$675
654 km or 406 mi	Qarshi	$435
657 km or 408 mi	Pakdasht	$689
660 km or 410 mi	Golestan	$722
667 km or 414 mi	Sheberghan	$450
668 km or 415 mi	Qarchak	$693
668 km or 415 mi	Tehran	$797
670 km or 417 mi	Varamin	$673
671 km or 417 mi	Ray	$720
693 km or 431 mi	Qods	$706
694 km or 431 mi	Eslamshahr	$716
695 km or 432 mi	Nasimshahr	$706
700 km or 435 mi	Shahriar	$708
701 km or 435 mi	Karaj	$741
703 km or 437 mi	Fardis	$699

Cities near Washington

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.5 km or 1.5 mi	Georgetown	$2890
9.5 km or 5.9 mi	Bailey's Crossroads	$2553
10 km or 6.3 mi	Alexandria	$2982
11 km or 6.8 mi	Bethesda	$2701
12 km or 7.5 mi	Silver Spring	$2179
15 km or 9.2 mi	College Park	$2537
17 km or 11 mi	Springfield	$2279
17 km or 11 mi	Greenbelt	$2436
23 km or 14 mi	Rockville	$2505
24 km or 15 mi	Fairfax	$2777
26 km or 16 mi	Bowie	$2417
27 km or 17 mi	Laurel	$2299
28 km or 17 mi	Reston	$2675
30 km or 19 mi	Waldorf	$2575
31 km or 19 mi	Gaithersburg	$2626
32 km or 20 mi	Herndon	$2447
34 km or 21 mi	Woodbridge	$2583
34 km or 21 mi	Marumsco	$2504
36 km or 22 mi	Centreville	$3236
37 km or 23 mi	Germantown	$2775
38 km or 23 mi	Columbia	$2664
41 km or 26 mi	Manassas	$2599
42 km or 26 mi	Ashburn	$2807
47 km or 29 mi	Annapolis	$2917
49 km or 31 mi	Catonsville	$2363
51 km or 32 mi	Leesburg	$2238
57 km or 35 mi	Eldersburg	$2405
57 km or 35 mi	Baltimore	$2223
61 km or 38 mi	Owings Mills	$2498
68 km or 42 mi	Frederick	$2281
76 km or 47 mi	Fredericksburg	$2202
83 km or 52 mi	Charles Town	$1823
87 km or 54 mi	Edgewood	$2887
92 km or 57 mi	Bel Air South	$2693
93 km or 58 mi	Bel Air North	$2619
102 km or 63 mi	Hanover	$2140
102 km or 63 mi	Hagerstown	$1955
103 km or 64 mi	Winchester	$2294
106 km or 66 mi	Waynesboro	$1975
122 km or 76 mi	York	$1948