Ashgabat vs Lahore - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Ashgabat	Lahore
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1616	$406
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3750	$1031
🏠 One person rent	$798	$161
🏘️ Family rent	$1515	$332
🍽️ Food expenses	$620	$142
🚐 Transport expenses	$48.8	$54.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$756	$177
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	7	69
😀 Quality of life	29	46
🏙️ Population	1.03M	11.1M

The cost of living in Ashgabat is 298% more expensive than in Lahore. Cities ranked 3187th and 8968th ($1616 vs $406) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th in Turkmenistan and Pakistan, respectively. Check Turkmenistan vs Pakistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Ashgabat compared to 0.4 months in Lahore. Ashgabat ranked 1st best city to live in Turkmenistan vs Lahore ranked 3rd in Pakistan, while ranked 8245th and 6453rd among best cities to live in the world.

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	Ashgabat	Lahore
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$26.2	$1.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$59.7	$17.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.5	$4.33
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.44	$3.55
☕ Cappuccino	$5.58	$1.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.27	$0.33
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$894	$101
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$606	$65.6
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1482	$279
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1322	$186
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$49.3	$72.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$75.8	$111
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$85.1	$16.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.98%	20%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3870	$661
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2996	$588
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.14	$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$8.63	$5.71
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.69	$4.14
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.36	$1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.17	$0.78
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.86	$0.67
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.17	$1.25
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.09	$1.22
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.13	$5.64
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.76	$2.39
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$25.2	$3.71
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.96	$1.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$0.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.38	$0.6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.29	$0.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.91	$0.35
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.88	$0.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.84	$0.24
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.07	$0.73
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$27.1	$0.72
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.3	$0.52
🚬 Cigarette pack	$25.6	$1.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.35	$2.05
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.8	$2.29
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.97	$1.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.79	$0.82
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$112	$12.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17.6	$5.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$35.5	$12.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.39	$3.56
👖 Brand Jeans	$83.8	$15.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$141	$69.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$23	$33.4
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6584	$1046

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Cities near Ashgabat

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.2 mi	Anau	$1583
95 km or 59 mi	Quchan	$500
99 km or 61 mi	Baherden	$1578
107 km or 66 mi	Bojnord	$458
197 km or 123 mi	Nishapur	$517
203 km or 126 mi	Sabzevar	$515
212 km or 132 mi	Mashhad	$538
294 km or 183 mi	Gonbad-e Kavus	$496
302 km or 187 mi	Kashmar	$511
306 km or 190 mi	Mary	$1531
307 km or 191 mi	Torbat-e Heydarieh	$515
344 km or 213 mi	Shahrud	$603
361 km or 224 mi	Torbat-e Jam	$512
367 km or 228 mi	Gorgan	$689
451 km or 280 mi	Dasoguz	$1572
469 km or 291 mi	Turkmenabat	$1554
496 km or 308 mi	Sari	$670
513 km or 318 mi	Nukus	$394
516 km or 321 mi	Qaem Shahr	$564
517 km or 321 mi	Semnan	$607
524 km or 325 mi	Herat	$514
528 km or 328 mi	Babol	$468
558 km or 347 mi	Amol	$550
561 km or 349 mi	Bukhara	$452
570 km or 354 mi	Birjand	$553
634 km or 394 mi	Pardis	$675
654 km or 406 mi	Qarshi	$435
657 km or 408 mi	Pakdasht	$689
660 km or 410 mi	Golestan	$722
667 km or 414 mi	Sheberghan	$450
668 km or 415 mi	Qarchak	$693
668 km or 415 mi	Tehran	$797
670 km or 417 mi	Varamin	$673
671 km or 417 mi	Ray	$720
693 km or 431 mi	Qods	$706
694 km or 431 mi	Eslamshahr	$716
695 km or 432 mi	Nasimshahr	$706
700 km or 435 mi	Shahriar	$708
701 km or 435 mi	Karaj	$741
703 km or 437 mi	Fardis	$699

Cities near Lahore

Distance	City	Cost of living
37 km or 23 mi	Sheikhupura	$376
49 km or 30 mi	Amritsar	$500
49 km or 30 mi	Kamoke	$308
68 km or 43 mi	Gujranwala	$280
85 km or 53 mi	Hafizabad	$380
107 km or 67 mi	Sialkot	$335
117 km or 72 mi	Gujrat	$330
118 km or 73 mi	Okara	$310
120 km or 74 mi	Jalandhar	$378
120 km or 75 mi	Sahiwal	$312
121 km or 75 mi	Faisalabad	$319
130 km or 81 mi	Chiniot	$373
140 km or 87 mi	Mandi Bahauddin	$341
140 km or 87 mi	Jammu	$344
147 km or 91 mi	Pathankot	$407
160 km or 99 mi	Ludhiana	$430
164 km or 102 mi	Gojra	$344
169 km or 105 mi	Sargodha	$456
185 km or 115 mi	Mirpur	$328
195 km or 121 mi	Jhang	$292
222 km or 138 mi	Burewala	$360
244 km or 152 mi	Patiala	$358
250 km or 155 mi	Chandigarh	$397
257 km or 160 mi	Rawalpindi	$376
268 km or 167 mi	Islamabad	$439
269 km or 167 mi	Khanewal	$358
273 km or 170 mi	Shimla	$286
286 km or 178 mi	Srinagar	$388
294 km or 183 mi	Wah	$323
295 km or 183 mi	Baramulla	$277
299 km or 186 mi	Hisar	$252
317 km or 197 mi	Multan	$371
351 km or 218 mi	Bahawalpur	$294
352 km or 219 mi	Bhiwani	$328
353 km or 219 mi	Saharanpur	$284
354 km or 220 mi	Kohat	$374
364 km or 226 mi	Rohtak	$280
366 km or 227 mi	Mardan	$372
377 km or 234 mi	Dehradun	$375
381 km or 237 mi	Peshawar	$338