Ashgabat vs Yerevan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ashgabat Yerevan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1616
$1298
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3750
$2989
🏠 One person rent
$798
$736
🏘️ Family rent
$1515
$1236
🍽️ Food expenses
$620
$378
🚐 Transport expenses
$48.8
$44.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$756
$558
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
7
50
😀 Quality of life
29
63
🏙️ Population
1.03M
1.05M

The cost of living in Ashgabat is 24% more expensive than in Yerevan. Cities ranked 3187th and 4338th ($1616 vs $1298) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Turkmenistan and Armenia, respectively. Check Turkmenistan vs Armenia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Ashgabat compared to 0.4 months in Yerevan. Ashgabat ranked 1st best city to live in Turkmenistan vs Yerevan ranked 1st in Armenia, while ranked 8245th and 4709th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ashgabat vs Yerevan

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Ashgabat Yerevan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$26.2
$11.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$59.7
$60.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.5
$9.04
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.44
$2.07
 Cappuccino
$5.58
$3.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.27
$1.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$894
$843
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$606
$580
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1482
$1588
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1322
$966
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$49.3
$80.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$75.8
$123
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$85.1
$22.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.98%
15.37%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3870
$3527
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2996
$1636
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.14
$0.26
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.63
$10.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.69
$4.3
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.36
$1.41
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.17
$1.67
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.86
$0.83
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.17
$2.41
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.09
$2.51
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.13
$8.44
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.76
$7.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$25.2
$12.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.96
$1.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$1.79
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$1.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.29
$2.06
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$0.72
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.88
$0.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.84
$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.07
$2.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$27.1
$10.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.3
$1.34
🚬 Cigarette pack
$25.6
$2.58
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.35
$5.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.8
$3.31
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.97
$3.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.79
$3.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$112
$122
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$17.6
$7.75
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$35.5
$36.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.39
$7.99
👖 Brand Jeans
$83.8
$110
👟 Brand Sneakers
$141
$139
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$23
$376
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6584
$10858

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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

Cities near Yerevan

Distance City Cost of living
14 km or 8.7 mi Abovyan
$1190
16 km or 10 mi Ashtarak
$1160
20 km or 13 mi Masis
$1173
40 km or 25 mi Armavir
$1052
50 km or 31 mi Igdir
$541
70 km or 44 mi Vanadzor
$807
76 km or 47 mi Spitak
$916
79 km or 49 mi Dogubayazit
$541
88 km or 55 mi Gyumri
$701
126 km or 79 mi Caldiran
$538
129 km or 80 mi Kars
$542
135 km or 84 mi Agri
$532
148 km or 92 mi Marneuli
$845
149 km or 93 mi Gardabani
$791
156 km or 97 mi Rustavi
$681
166 km or 103 mi Ganja
$481
170 km or 106 mi Tbilisi
$1046
172 km or 107 mi Goris
$1050
185 km or 115 mi Khoy
$425
196 km or 122 mi Kapan
$1051
203 km or 126 mi Gori
$608
209 km or 130 mi Van
$552
215 km or 134 mi Khashuri
$728
222 km or 138 mi Barda
$587
224 km or 139 mi Marand
$907
228 km or 142 mi Yevlakh
$621
251 km or 156 mi Shaki
$609
268 km or 167 mi Oguz
$632
276 km or 171 mi Kutaisi
$716
277 km or 172 mi Erzurum
$512
279 km or 173 mi Tabriz
$1610
286 km or 178 mi Bitlis
$570
290 km or 180 mi Ahar
$941
291 km or 181 mi Batumi
$855
297 km or 185 mi Urmia
$519
298 km or 185 mi Hakkari
$540
305 km or 190 mi Mus
$580
309 km or 192 mi Senaki
$837
315 km or 196 mi Vladikavkaz
$477
342 km or 212 mi Siirt
$578