Ashgabat vs Yekaterinburg - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ashgabat Yekaterinburg
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1806
$1053
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4178
$2512
🏠 One person rent
$887
$559
🏘️ Family rent
$1506
$974
🍽️ Food expenses
$763
$342
🚐 Transport expenses
$49.3
$54.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$635
$939
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
7
48
😀 Quality of life
48
63
🏙️ Population
1.03M
1.47M

The cost of living in Ashgabat is 71% more expensive than in Yekaterinburg. Cities ranked 2849th and 5278th ($1806 vs $1053) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 5th in Turkmenistan and Russia, respectively. Check Turkmenistan vs Russia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Ashgabat compared to 0.9 months in Yekaterinburg. Ashgabat ranked 1st best city to live in Turkmenistan vs Yekaterinburg ranked 6th in Russia, while ranked 6881st and 5513th 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
$28.8
$13.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$86.1
$53.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.9
$6.49
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.69
$1.98
☕ Cappuccino
$6.75
$2.96
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.82
$1.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1012
$640
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$667
$420
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1768
$1143
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1221
$756
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$48.7
$84.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$74.5
$130
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$102
$11.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.45%
19.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4069
$2644
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2839
$1615
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.14
$0.46
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.55
$21.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.63
$4.95
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.43
$0.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$4.71
$1.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.94
$0.72
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.24
$1.41
🥚 Eggs, x12
$6.15
$1.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.23
$12.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.2
$5.07
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$22.5
$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.06
$2.07
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$1.89
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.48
$2.16
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.72
$2.94
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.27
$0.73
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$0.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.78
$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.07
$2.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$18.9
$7.83
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.21
$1.23
🚬 Cigarette pack
$25.5
$3.29
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.8
$4.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.88
$3.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.02
$0.82
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.81
$1.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.8
$49
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.3
$5.59
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$31.3
$18.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.46
$5.62
👖 Brand Jeans
$65.6
$79.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$92.4
$122
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$22.9
$444
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24723
$7937

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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 Yekaterinburg

Distance City Cost of living
95 km or 59 mi Municipal Formation of the Kamensk-Uralsky
$892
96 km or 59 mi Kamensk-Uralsky
$891
126 km or 78 mi Nizhny Tagil
$891
194 km or 120 mi Zlatoust
$729
194 km or 121 mi Chelyabinsk
$867
201 km or 125 mi Miass
$760
291 km or 181 mi Perm
$767
302 km or 188 mi Tyumen
$969
333 km or 207 mi Kurgan
$701
371 km or 231 mi Ufa
$853
396 km or 246 mi Magnitogorsk
$697
447 km or 277 mi Kostanay
$690
448 km or 278 mi Izhevsk
$700
461 km or 287 mi Sterlitamak
$743
486 km or 302 mi Salavat
$793
524 km or 326 mi Naberezhnye Chelny
$795
558 km or 346 mi Nizhnekamsk
$712
559 km or 348 mi Almetyevsk
$761
577 km or 358 mi Petropavl
$564
639 km or 397 mi Orsk
$589
666 km or 414 mi Orenburg
$757
678 km or 421 mi Kirov
$595
685 km or 426 mi Kokshetau
$747
716 km or 445 mi Kazan
$929
760 km or 473 mi Aktobe
$579
771 km or 479 mi Syktyvkar
$664
773 km or 480 mi Yoshkar-Ola
$733
780 km or 485 mi Samara
$838
798 km or 496 mi Tolyatti
$740
816 km or 507 mi Ulyanovsk
$679
821 km or 510 mi Cheboksary
$791
823 km or 511 mi Omsk
$834
865 km or 537 mi Oral
$604
872 km or 542 mi Syzran
$746
882 km or 548 mi Surgut
$813
949 km or 590 mi Nur-Sultan
$732
982 km or 610 mi Balakovo
$677
1011 km or 628 mi Saransk
$773
1014 km or 630 mi Nizhny Novgorod
$940
1023 km or 636 mi Nizhnevartovsk
$688