Ashgabat vs Zaragoza - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Ashgabat	Zaragoza
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1806	$1471
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4178	$3340
🏠 One person rent	$887	$759
🏘️ Family rent	$1506	$1147
🍽️ Food expenses	$763	$497
🚐 Transport expenses	$49.3	$96.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$635	$1983
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	7	24
😀 Quality of life	48	81
🏙️ Population	1.03M	693K

The cost of living in Ashgabat is 23% more expensive than in Zaragoza. Cities ranked 2849th and 4152nd ($1806 vs $1471) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 64th in Turkmenistan and Spain, respectively. Check Turkmenistan vs Spain comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Ashgabat compared to 1.3 months in Zaragoza. Ashgabat ranked 1st best city to live in Turkmenistan vs Zaragoza ranked 21st in Spain, while ranked 6881st and 683rd 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	$28.8	$17.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$86.1	$46.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.9	$12.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.69	$4.1
☕ Cappuccino	$6.75	$2.38
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.82	$2.6
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1012	$734
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$667	$629
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1768	$1111
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1221	$966
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$48.7	$80.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$74.5	$124
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$102	$28.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.45%	3.59%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4069	$4053
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2839	$2102
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.14	$1.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$8.55	$37.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.63	$12.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.43	$1.78
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$4.71	$1.27
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.94	$2.05
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.24	$1.38
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.15	$2.91
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.23	$17.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.2	$8.69
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$22.5	$21.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.06	$2.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$2.58
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.48	$2.59
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.72	$2.86
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.27	$2.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$2.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.78	$0.63
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.07	$2.33
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18.9	$5.14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.21	$1.3
🚬 Cigarette pack	$25.5	$6.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.8	$16.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.88	$4.09
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.02	$1.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.81	$1.99
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40.8	$45.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.3	$10
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$31.3	$42.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.46	$15.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$65.6	$75.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$92.4	$99.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$22.9	$535
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24723	$8348

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Cities near Ashgabat

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 Zaragoza

Distance	City	Cost of living
67 km or 42 mi	Huesca	$1201
76 km or 47 mi	Tudela	$1462
126 km or 78 mi	Lleida	$1264
144 km or 90 mi	Pamplona	$1655
158 km or 98 mi	Logrono	$1146
174 km or 108 mi	Vinaros	$1493
187 km or 116 mi	Tarragona	$1531
188 km or 117 mi	Pau	$1347
193 km or 120 mi	Tarbes	$1569
199 km or 123 mi	Vitoria-Gasteiz	$1734
200 km or 124 mi	Castellon de la Plana	$1215
201 km or 125 mi	Villarreal	$1267
202 km or 125 mi	Irun	$1631
203 km or 126 mi	Errenteria	$1674
205 km or 127 mi	Cuenca	$1251
206 km or 128 mi	San Sebastian	$1797
207 km or 128 mi	Borriana	$1296
211 km or 131 mi	Zarautz	$1616
211 km or 131 mi	Biarritz	$1767
215 km or 133 mi	Eibar	$1584
218 km or 136 mi	Andorra la Vella	$1878
222 km or 138 mi	Guadalajara	$1226
223 km or 138 mi	Vilanova i la Geltru	$1478
223 km or 139 mi	Ordino	$1877
225 km or 140 mi	Manresa	$1210
225 km or 140 mi	Sagunto	$1415
241 km or 149 mi	Terrassa	$1473
241 km or 150 mi	Requena	$1461
243 km or 151 mi	Rubi	$1580
244 km or 152 mi	Burgos	$1343
245 km or 152 mi	Alcala de Henares	$1697
246 km or 153 mi	Sant Boi de Llobregat	$1603
247 km or 153 mi	Valencia	$1797
247 km or 153 mi	Bilbao	$1746
248 km or 154 mi	Cornella de Llobregat	$1656
249 km or 155 mi	Sabadell	$1685
250 km or 156 mi	L'Hospitalet de Llobregat	$1812
254 km or 158 mi	Ripollet	$1708
255 km or 159 mi	Portugalete	$1647
256 km or 159 mi	Torrejon de Ardoz	$1671