Ashgabat vs Zaragoza - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Ashgabat	Zaragoza
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1584	$1101
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3634	$2539
🏠 One person rent	$798	$496
🏘️ Family rent	$1502	$671
🍽️ Food expenses	$609	$409
🚐 Transport expenses	$49.1	$90.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$718	$1637
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	7	27
😀 Quality of life	29	59
🏙️ Population	1.03M	687K

The cost of living in Ashgabat is 44% more expensive than in Zaragoza. Cities ranked 3105th and 4828th ($1584 vs $1101) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 120th in Turkmenistan and Spain, respectively. Check Turkmenistan vs Spain comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Ashgabat compared to 1.5 months in Zaragoza. Ashgabat ranked 1st best city to live in Turkmenistan vs Zaragoza ranked 99th in Spain, while ranked 8250th and 5447th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ashgabat vs Zaragoza

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	Ashgabat	Zaragoza
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$25.9	$13.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$60.4	$30
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.1	$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.4	$3.81
☕ Cappuccino	$5.56	$2.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.25	$2.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$884	$546
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$607	$383
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1501	$721
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1302	$519
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$45.2	$56.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$70	$86.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$90.5	$24.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.58%	3.78%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3897	$4315
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3006	$2280
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.14	$1.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$8.52	$26.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.74	$14.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.38	$1.71
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3	$1.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.35	$1.05
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.49	$1.04
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.83	$2.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.29	$14.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.83	$7.89
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.9	$18.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.02	$1.88
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$1.84
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.81	$2.27
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.06	$1.9
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$1.42
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$2.12
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.74	$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.08	$1.9
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$27.3	$7.01
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.79	$1.21
🚬 Cigarette pack	$25.2	$5.27
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.01	$12.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.8	$3.22
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3	$1.4
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.77	$1.86
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$112	$41.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17.7	$6.96
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$31.8	$36.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.36	$12.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$69.9	$81.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$92.4	$92.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$22.7	$474
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6132	$7261

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Cities near Ashgabat

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.2 mi	Anau	$1553
95 km or 59 mi	Quchan	$515
99 km or 61 mi	Baherden	$1541
107 km or 66 mi	Bojnord	$510
197 km or 123 mi	Nishapur	$509
203 km or 126 mi	Sabzevar	$524
212 km or 132 mi	Mashhad	$508
294 km or 183 mi	Gonbad-e Kavus	$495
302 km or 187 mi	Kashmar	$521
306 km or 190 mi	Mary	$1503
307 km or 191 mi	Torbat-e Heydarieh	$521
344 km or 213 mi	Shahrud	$598
361 km or 224 mi	Torbat-e Jam	$550
367 km or 228 mi	Gorgan	$685
451 km or 280 mi	Dasoguz	$1535
469 km or 291 mi	Turkmenabat	$1523
496 km or 308 mi	Sari	$658
513 km or 318 mi	Nukus	$392
516 km or 321 mi	Qaem Shahr	$554
517 km or 321 mi	Semnan	$580
524 km or 325 mi	Herat	$512
528 km or 328 mi	Babol	$458
558 km or 347 mi	Amol	$557
561 km or 349 mi	Bukhara	$431
570 km or 354 mi	Birjand	$574
634 km or 394 mi	Pardis	$665
654 km or 406 mi	Qarshi	$484
657 km or 408 mi	Pakdasht	$680
660 km or 410 mi	Golestan	$714
667 km or 414 mi	Sheberghan	$414
668 km or 415 mi	Qarchak	$681
668 km or 415 mi	Tehran	$788
670 km or 417 mi	Varamin	$651
671 km or 417 mi	Ray	$710
693 km or 431 mi	Qods	$698
694 km or 431 mi	Eslamshahr	$700
695 km or 432 mi	Nasimshahr	$697
700 km or 435 mi	Shahriar	$698
701 km or 435 mi	Karaj	$736
703 km or 437 mi	Fardis	$688

Cities near Zaragoza

Distance	City	Cost of living
67 km or 42 mi	Huesca	$1071
76 km or 47 mi	Tudela	$1241
126 km or 78 mi	Lleida	$1235
144 km or 90 mi	Pamplona	$1422
158 km or 98 mi	Logrono	$983
174 km or 108 mi	Vinaros	$1275
187 km or 116 mi	Tarragona	$1217
188 km or 117 mi	Pau	$1296
193 km or 120 mi	Tarbes	$1369
199 km or 123 mi	Vitoria-Gasteiz	$1532
200 km or 124 mi	Castellon de la Plana	$1100
201 km or 125 mi	Villarreal	$1131
202 km or 125 mi	Irun	$1453
203 km or 126 mi	Errenteria	$1461
205 km or 127 mi	Cuenca	$1084
206 km or 128 mi	San Sebastian	$1477
207 km or 128 mi	Borriana	$1150
211 km or 131 mi	Zarautz	$1438
211 km or 131 mi	Biarritz	$1562
215 km or 133 mi	Eibar	$1365
218 km or 136 mi	Andorra la Vella	$1601
222 km or 138 mi	Guadalajara	$1056
223 km or 138 mi	Vilanova i la Geltru	$1269
223 km or 139 mi	Ordino	$1592
225 km or 140 mi	Manresa	$1089
225 km or 140 mi	Sagunto	$1220
241 km or 149 mi	Terrassa	$1361
241 km or 150 mi	Requena	$1261
243 km or 151 mi	Rubi	$1393
244 km or 152 mi	Burgos	$1107
245 km or 152 mi	Alcala de Henares	$1293
246 km or 153 mi	Sant Boi de Llobregat	$1389
247 km or 153 mi	Valencia	$1522
247 km or 153 mi	Bilbao	$1455
248 km or 154 mi	Cornella de Llobregat	$1434
249 km or 155 mi	Sabadell	$1431
250 km or 156 mi	L'Hospitalet de Llobregat	$1567
254 km or 158 mi	Ripollet	$1454
255 km or 159 mi	Portugalete	$1385
256 km or 159 mi	Torrejon de Ardoz	$1387