Ashgabat vs Zurich - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Ashgabat	Zurich
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1584	$3296
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3634	$8076
🏠 One person rent	$798	$1966
🏘️ Family rent	$1502	$3466
🍽️ Food expenses	$609	$863
🚐 Transport expenses	$49.1	$211
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$718	$7242
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	7	81
😀 Quality of life	29	98
🏙️ Population	1.03M	449K

The cost of living in Ashgabat is 52% less expensive than in Zurich. Cities ranked 3105th and 59th ($1584 vs $3296) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Turkmenistan and Switzerland, respectively. Check Turkmenistan vs Switzerland comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 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 8250th and 5th 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	$25.9	$26
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$60.4	$111
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.1	$17.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.4	$8.89
☕ Cappuccino	$5.56	$6.48
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.25	$5.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$884	$2155
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$607	$1671
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1501	$4080
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1302	$2967
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$45.2	$148
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$70	$226
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$90.5	$50.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.58%	2.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3897	$24070
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3006	$5867
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.14	$4.88
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$8.52	$94.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.74	$41.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.38	$2.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3	$1.99
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.35	$2.98
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.49	$3.45
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.83	$7.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.29	$22
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.83	$22.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.9	$45.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.02	$3.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$2.34
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.81	$2.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.06	$5.08
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$2.6
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$2.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.74	$0.79
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.08	$3.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$27.3	$14.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.79	$2.32
🚬 Cigarette pack	$25.2	$10
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.01	$21.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.8	$5.47
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3	$3.9
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.77	$4.01
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$112	$72.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17.7	$21.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$31.8	$138
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.36	$54.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$69.9	$120
👟 Brand Sneakers	$92.4	$124
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$22.7	$2498
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6132	$29610

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

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 Zurich

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Altstetten	$3037
6.4 km or 4 mi	Dubendorf	$2988
11 km or 6.6 mi	Dietikon	$2934
14 km or 8.6 mi	Horgen	$2976
14 km or 8.6 mi	Uster	$2974
16 km or 9.7 mi	Bulach	$2873
19 km or 12 mi	Wettingen	$2970
19 km or 12 mi	Wadenswil	$2960
19 km or 12 mi	Winterthur	$3032
20 km or 13 mi	Wetzikon	$2893
20 km or 13 mi	Baden	$3059
20 km or 13 mi	Baar	$3099
23 km or 15 mi	Zug	$3426
28 km or 17 mi	Rapperswil-Jona	$2861
33 km or 21 mi	Frauenfeld	$2379
36 km or 22 mi	Schaffhausen	$2419
37 km or 23 mi	Waldshut-Tiengen	$1472
37 km or 23 mi	Aarau	$2252
38 km or 24 mi	Emmen	$2897
40 km or 25 mi	Wil	$2262
40 km or 25 mi	Lucerne	$2931
43 km or 27 mi	Kriens	$2891
48 km or 30 mi	Singen	$1555
51 km or 32 mi	Radolfzell	$1609
56 km or 35 mi	Kreuzlingen	$2614
57 km or 36 mi	Konstanz	$1731
60 km or 37 mi	Rheinfelden	$1447
63 km or 39 mi	St. Gallen	$2464
63 km or 39 mi	Uberlingen	$1641
64 km or 40 mi	Donaueschingen	$1382
70 km or 44 mi	Riehen	$3234
71 km or 44 mi	Tuttlingen	$1453
71 km or 44 mi	Lorrach	$1434
74 km or 46 mi	Weil am Rhein	$1442
74 km or 46 mi	Basel	$2643
76 km or 47 mi	Villingen-Schwenningen	$1267
77 km or 48 mi	Saint-Louis	$1286
77 km or 48 mi	Friedrichshafen	$1656
77 km or 48 mi	Schaan	$2352
78 km or 48 mi	Allschwil	$2717