Ashgabat vs Yekaterinburg - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ashgabat Yekaterinburg
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1616
$701
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3750
$1767
🏠 One person rent
$798
$347
🏘️ Family rent
$1515
$703
🍽️ Food expenses
$620
$227
🚐 Transport expenses
$48.8
$54.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$756
$601
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
7
46
😀 Quality of life
29
60
🏙️ Population
1.03M
1.47M

The cost of living in Ashgabat is 130% more expensive than in Yekaterinburg. Cities ranked 3187th and 6924th ($1616 vs $701) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 16th in Turkmenistan and Russia, respectively. Check Turkmenistan vs Russia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Ashgabat compared to 0.9 months in Yekaterinburg. Ashgabat ranked 1st best city to live in Turkmenistan vs Yekaterinburg ranked 7th in Russia, while ranked 8245th and 5229th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ashgabat vs Yekaterinburg

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Ashgabat Yekaterinburg
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$26.2
$7.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$59.7
$32
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.5
$4.28
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.44
$1.62
☕ Cappuccino
$5.58
$1.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.27
$0.75
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$894
$377
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$606
$252
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1482
$836
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1322
$538
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$49.3
$62.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$75.8
$97.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$85.1
$7.01
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.98%
12.81%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3870
$1941
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2996
$1299
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.14
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.63
$26.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.69
$4.47
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.36
$0.57
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.17
$0.77
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.86
$0.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.17
$1.1
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.09
$1.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.13
$8.74
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.76
$3.76
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$25.2
$6.95
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.96
$1.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$1.36
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$1.46
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.29
$2.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$0.48
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.88
$0.53
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.84
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.07
$1.69
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$27.1
$5.42
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.3
$0.73
🚬 Cigarette pack
$25.6
$2.38
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.35
$3.48
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.8
$3.18
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.97
$0.69
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.79
$1.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$112
$27.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$17.6
$4.31
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$35.5
$17
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.39
$7.16
👖 Brand Jeans
$83.8
$61.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$141
$83.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$23
$180
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6584
$4718

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
95 km or 59 mi Municipal Formation of the Kamensk-Uralsky
$586
96 km or 59 mi Kamensk-Uralsky
$585
126 km or 78 mi Nizhny Tagil
$537
194 km or 120 mi Zlatoust
$539
194 km or 121 mi Chelyabinsk
$523
201 km or 125 mi Miass
$531
291 km or 181 mi Perm
$559
302 km or 188 mi Tyumen
$698
333 km or 207 mi Kurgan
$490
371 km or 231 mi Ufa
$567
396 km or 246 mi Magnitogorsk
$473
447 km or 277 mi Kostanay
$782
448 km or 278 mi Izhevsk
$620
461 km or 287 mi Sterlitamak
$422
486 km or 302 mi Salavat
$484
524 km or 326 mi Naberezhnye Chelny
$556
558 km or 346 mi Nizhnekamsk
$536
559 km or 348 mi Almetyevsk
$540
577 km or 358 mi Petropavl
$575
639 km or 397 mi Orsk
$451
666 km or 414 mi Orenburg
$503
678 km or 421 mi Kirov
$463
685 km or 426 mi Kokshetau
$630
716 km or 445 mi Kazan
$654
760 km or 473 mi Aktobe
$533
771 km or 479 mi Syktyvkar
$480
773 km or 480 mi Yoshkar-Ola
$509
780 km or 485 mi Samara
$589
798 km or 496 mi Tolyatti
$513
816 km or 507 mi Ulyanovsk
$484
821 km or 510 mi Cheboksary
$541
823 km or 511 mi Omsk
$406
865 km or 537 mi Oral
$530
872 km or 542 mi Syzran
$522
882 km or 548 mi Surgut
$612
949 km or 590 mi Nur-Sultan
$780
982 km or 610 mi Balakovo
$562
1011 km or 628 mi Saransk
$376
1014 km or 630 mi Nizhny Novgorod
$639
1023 km or 636 mi Nizhnevartovsk
$628