Ashgabat vs Zurich - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Ashgabat	Zurich
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1833	$3691
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4223	$8778
🏠 One person rent	$893	$2299
🏘️ Family rent	$1483	$4069
🍽️ Food expenses	$782	$919
🚐 Transport expenses	$49.8	$198
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$747	$8151
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	7	81
😀 Quality of life	49	100
🏙️ Population	1.03M	449K

The cost of living in Ashgabat is 50% less expensive than in Zurich. Cities ranked 2595th and 23rd ($1833 vs $3691) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd in Turkmenistan and Switzerland, respectively. Check Turkmenistan vs Switzerland comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Ashgabat compared to 2.2 months in Zurich. Ashgabat ranked 1st best city to live in Turkmenistan vs Zurich ranked 1st in Switzerland, while ranked 6667th and 2nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ashgabat vs Zurich

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	Ashgabat	Zurich
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$31.3	$27.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$85.3	$90.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.8	$20.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.48	$9.69
☕ Cappuccino	$7.08	$7.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.16	$5.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1020	$2543
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$674	$1977
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1780	$4563
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1190	$3579
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$47.3	$157
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$73.2	$240
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$102	$52.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.49%	2.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4806	$24740
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2978	$9963
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.14	$4.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$8.51	$109
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.77	$33.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.43	$2.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$4.77	$2.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.69	$3.29
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.3	$3.54
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.17	$8.34
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.26	$24.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.7	$23.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.4	$53.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.44	$4.29
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$2.89
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.58	$3.33
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.56	$5.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.99	$2.97
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.79	$2.27
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.78	$1.11
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.1	$3.93
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$19.1	$18.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.69	$2.74
🚬 Cigarette pack	$25.7	$11.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.19	$20.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.85	$5.39
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3	$4.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.81	$3.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.2	$83.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.3	$23.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$33.8	$138
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.4	$55.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$65.8	$138
👟 Brand Sneakers	$93.9	$150
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$23	$2616
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$25686	$22875

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Cities near Ashgabat

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.2 mi	Anau	$1774
95 km or 59 mi	Quchan	$500
99 km or 61 mi	Baherden	$1796
107 km or 66 mi	Bojnord	$489
197 km or 123 mi	Nishapur	$496
203 km or 126 mi	Sabzevar	$512
212 km or 132 mi	Mashhad	$503
294 km or 183 mi	Gonbad-e Kavus	$467
302 km or 187 mi	Kashmar	$506
306 km or 190 mi	Mary	$1654
307 km or 191 mi	Torbat-e Heydarieh	$502
344 km or 213 mi	Shahrud	$564
361 km or 224 mi	Torbat-e Jam	$493
367 km or 228 mi	Gorgan	$658
451 km or 280 mi	Dasoguz	$1770
469 km or 291 mi	Turkmenabat	$1716
496 km or 308 mi	Sari	$643
513 km or 318 mi	Nukus	$477
516 km or 321 mi	Qaem Shahr	$501
517 km or 321 mi	Semnan	$542
524 km or 325 mi	Herat	$509
528 km or 328 mi	Babol	$372
558 km or 347 mi	Amol	$530
561 km or 349 mi	Bukhara	$433
570 km or 354 mi	Birjand	$588
634 km or 394 mi	Pardis	$598
654 km or 406 mi	Qarshi	$512
657 km or 408 mi	Pakdasht	$604
660 km or 410 mi	Golestan	$628
667 km or 414 mi	Sheberghan	$432
668 km or 415 mi	Qarchak	$607
668 km or 415 mi	Tehran	$684
670 km or 417 mi	Varamin	$588
671 km or 417 mi	Ray	$622
693 km or 431 mi	Qods	$638
694 km or 431 mi	Eslamshahr	$623
695 km or 432 mi	Nasimshahr	$624
700 km or 435 mi	Shahriar	$635
701 km or 435 mi	Karaj	$704
703 km or 437 mi	Fardis	$640

Cities near Zurich

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Altstetten	$3392
6.4 km or 4 mi	Dubendorf	$3276
11 km or 6.6 mi	Dietikon	$3239
14 km or 8.6 mi	Horgen	$3282
14 km or 8.6 mi	Uster	$3249
16 km or 9.7 mi	Bulach	$3153
19 km or 12 mi	Wettingen	$3207
19 km or 12 mi	Wadenswil	$3225
19 km or 12 mi	Winterthur	$3207
20 km or 13 mi	Wetzikon	$3180
20 km or 13 mi	Baden	$3240
20 km or 13 mi	Baar	$3381
23 km or 15 mi	Zug	$3836
28 km or 17 mi	Rapperswil-Jona	$3169
33 km or 21 mi	Frauenfeld	$2747
36 km or 22 mi	Schaffhausen	$2699
37 km or 23 mi	Waldshut-Tiengen	$1684
37 km or 23 mi	Aarau	$2489
38 km or 24 mi	Emmen	$3197
40 km or 25 mi	Wil	$2650
40 km or 25 mi	Lucerne	$3231
43 km or 27 mi	Kriens	$3175
48 km or 30 mi	Singen	$1705
51 km or 32 mi	Radolfzell	$1766
56 km or 35 mi	Kreuzlingen	$2924
57 km or 36 mi	Konstanz	$1887
60 km or 37 mi	Rheinfelden	$1690
63 km or 39 mi	St. Gallen	$2694
63 km or 39 mi	Uberlingen	$1810
64 km or 40 mi	Donaueschingen	$1537
70 km or 44 mi	Riehen	$3565
71 km or 44 mi	Tuttlingen	$1593
71 km or 44 mi	Lorrach	$1694
74 km or 46 mi	Weil am Rhein	$1698
74 km or 46 mi	Basel	$2964
76 km or 47 mi	Villingen-Schwenningen	$1397
77 km or 48 mi	Saint-Louis	$1447
77 km or 48 mi	Friedrichshafen	$1839
77 km or 48 mi	Schaan	$2443
78 km or 48 mi	Allschwil	$3041