Ashgabat vs Yerevan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ashgabat Yerevan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1679
$1187
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3854
$2651
🏠 One person rent
$836
$702
🏘️ Family rent
$1553
$1164
🍽️ Food expenses
$658
$330
🚐 Transport expenses
$47.3
$40.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$573
$572
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
7
50
😀 Quality of life
30
64
🏙️ Population
828K
1.08M

The cost of living in Ashgabat is 41% more expensive than in Yerevan. Cities ranked 2737th and 4468th ($1679 vs $1187) 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 0.3 months in Ashgabat compared to 0.5 months in Yerevan. Ashgabat ranked 1st best city to live in Turkmenistan vs Yerevan ranked 1st in Armenia, while ranked 8379th and 4769th 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
$31.6
$9.07
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$55.7
$48.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10
$7.44
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.39
$1.97
☕ Cappuccino
$4.59
$3.1
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.91
$0.98
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$915
$855
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$647
$559
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1453
$1531
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1376
$925
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$48.2
$62.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$73.7
$97.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$87.4
$21.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.98%
13.63%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4561
$2948
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3442
$1398
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.29
$0.25
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.98
$9.96
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.68
$4.13
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.38
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.63
$1.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.85
$0.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.65
$2.33
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.07
$2.14
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.3
$8.32
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.9
$7.07
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$24.8
$11.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.66
$1.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$1.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.31
$1.68
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.82
$1.95
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$0.68
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$0.68
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.83
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.09
$3.28
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$27.2
$9.86
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.61
$1.26
🚬 Cigarette pack
$25.4
$2.46
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.03
$4.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.84
$3.19
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.02
$2.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.8
$2.99
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$65.9
$67.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16.5
$7.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$33.8
$26.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.42
$8.84
👖 Brand Jeans
$83.7
$82
👟 Brand Sneakers
$144
$130
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$22.6
$279
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6425
$7342

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Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.2 mi Anau
$1648
95 km or 59 mi Quchan
$487
99 km or 61 mi Baherden
$1642
107 km or 66 mi Bojnord
$427
197 km or 123 mi Nishapur
$509
203 km or 126 mi Sabzevar
$489
212 km or 132 mi Mashhad
$532
294 km or 183 mi Gonbad-e Kavus
$473
302 km or 187 mi Kashmar
$507
306 km or 190 mi Mary
$1644
307 km or 191 mi Torbat-e Heydarieh
$520
344 km or 213 mi Shahrud
$576
361 km or 224 mi Torbat-e Jam
$558
367 km or 228 mi Gorgan
$661
451 km or 280 mi Dasoguz
$1657
469 km or 291 mi Turkmenabat
$1662
496 km or 308 mi Sari
$640
513 km or 318 mi Nukus
$427
516 km or 321 mi Qaem Shahr
$533
517 km or 321 mi Semnan
$558
524 km or 325 mi Herat
$514
528 km or 328 mi Babol
$434
558 km or 347 mi Amol
$519
561 km or 349 mi Bukhara
$399
570 km or 354 mi Birjand
$554
634 km or 394 mi Pardis
$619
654 km or 406 mi Qarshi
$416
657 km or 408 mi Pakdasht
$633
660 km or 410 mi Golestan
$655
667 km or 414 mi Sheberghan
$446
668 km or 415 mi Qarchak
$636
668 km or 415 mi Tehran
$700
670 km or 417 mi Varamin
$616
671 km or 417 mi Ray
$653
693 km or 431 mi Qods
$655
694 km or 431 mi Eslamshahr
$655
695 km or 432 mi Nasimshahr
$651
700 km or 435 mi Shahriar
$653
701 km or 435 mi Karaj
$693
703 km or 437 mi Fardis
$651

Cities near Yerevan

Distance City Cost of living
14 km or 8.7 mi Abovyan
$968
16 km or 10 mi Ashtarak
$691
20 km or 13 mi Masis
$990
40 km or 25 mi Armavir
$861
50 km or 31 mi Igdir
$516
70 km or 44 mi Vanadzor
$690
76 km or 47 mi Spitak
$778
79 km or 49 mi Dogubayazit
$517
88 km or 55 mi Gyumri
$597
126 km or 79 mi Caldiran
$519
129 km or 80 mi Kars
$521
135 km or 84 mi Agri
$522
148 km or 92 mi Marneuli
$833
149 km or 93 mi Gardabani
$734
156 km or 97 mi Rustavi
$645
166 km or 103 mi Ganja
$475
170 km or 106 mi Tbilisi
$1085
172 km or 107 mi Goris
$884
185 km or 115 mi Khoy
$386
196 km or 122 mi Kapan
$878
203 km or 126 mi Gori
$618
209 km or 130 mi Van
$499
215 km or 134 mi Khashuri
$750
222 km or 138 mi Barda
$419
224 km or 139 mi Marand
$719
228 km or 142 mi Yevlakh
$531
251 km or 156 mi Shaki
$546
268 km or 167 mi Oguz
$561
276 km or 171 mi Kutaisi
$732
277 km or 172 mi Erzurum
$542
279 km or 173 mi Tabriz
$1148
286 km or 178 mi Bitlis
$561
290 km or 180 mi Ahar
$772
291 km or 181 mi Batumi
$893
297 km or 185 mi Urmia
$461
298 km or 185 mi Hakkari
$535
305 km or 190 mi Mus
$571
309 km or 192 mi Senaki
$848
315 km or 196 mi Vladikavkaz
$510
342 km or 212 mi Siirt
$565