Ashgabat vs London - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Ashgabat	London
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1616	$3427
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3750	$8384
🏠 One person rent	$798	$2251
🏘️ Family rent	$1515	$4328
🍽️ Food expenses	$620	$587
🚐 Transport expenses	$48.8	$393
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$756	$4627
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	7	100
😀 Quality of life	29	99
🏙️ Population	1.03M	8.8M

The cost of living in Ashgabat is 53% less expensive than in London. Cities ranked 3187th and 37th ($1616 vs $3427) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Turkmenistan and the United Kingdom, respectively. Check Turkmenistan vs the United Kingdom comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Ashgabat compared to 1.4 months in London. Ashgabat ranked 1st best city to live in Turkmenistan vs London ranked 1st in the United Kingdom, while ranked 8245th and 2nd among best cities to live in the world.

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	Ashgabat	London
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$26.2	$23
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$59.7	$87.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.5	$10.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.44	$8.7
☕ Cappuccino	$5.58	$4.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.27	$2.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$894	$2586
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$606	$1894
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1482	$5526
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1322	$3635
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$49.3	$179
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$75.8	$275
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$85.1	$39.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.98%	5.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3870	$17558
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2996	$10692
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.14	$3.73
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$8.63	$103
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.69	$29.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.36	$1.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.17	$1.68
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.86	$1.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.17	$2.4
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.09	$4.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.13	$12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.76	$9.76
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$25.2	$15.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.96	$3.28
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$1.72
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.38	$3.34
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.29	$3.67
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.91	$1.41
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.88	$1.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.84	$1.1
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.07	$3.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$27.1	$13.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.3	$2.68
🚬 Cigarette pack	$25.6	$20.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.35	$3.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.8	$5.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.97	$2.94
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.79	$2.42
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$112	$58
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17.6	$16.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$35.5	$142
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.39	$16.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$83.8	$99
👟 Brand Sneakers	$141	$116
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$23	$2404
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6584	$25830

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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 London

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.3 km or 0.8 mi	Westminster	$3054
11 km or 7 mi	Wimbledon	$2446
13 km or 8.3 mi	Richmond	$2368
15 km or 9.3 mi	Croydon	$2624
16 km or 10 mi	Greenford	$2353
19 km or 12 mi	Ewell	$2322
21 km or 13 mi	Coulsdon	$2372
23 km or 14 mi	Esher	$2268
24 km or 15 mi	Walton-on-Thames	$2248
25 km or 15 mi	Watford	$2381
27 km or 17 mi	Upminster	$2255
28 km or 17 mi	Rickmansworth	$2245
31 km or 19 mi	St Albans	$2491
32 km or 20 mi	Grays	$2184
32 km or 20 mi	Hertford	$2173
32 km or 20 mi	Slough	$2202
32 km or 20 mi	Brentwood	$2589
35 km or 22 mi	Harlow	$2328
35 km or 22 mi	Gravesend	$2106
35 km or 22 mi	Hemel Hempstead	$2227
37 km or 23 mi	Woking	$2363
38 km or 24 mi	Harpenden	$2179
40 km or 25 mi	Billericay	$2228
41 km or 25 mi	Maidenhead	$2630
43 km or 27 mi	East Grinstead	$2157
43 km or 27 mi	Basildon	$2020
43 km or 27 mi	Guildford	$2451
44 km or 27 mi	Crawley	$2159
44 km or 27 mi	Stevenage	$2040
44 km or 27 mi	Bracknell	$2310
44 km or 28 mi	Rochester	$1963
44 km or 28 mi	Tonbridge	$2033
45 km or 28 mi	High Wycombe	$2202
46 km or 28 mi	Bishop's Stortford	$2152
46 km or 28 mi	Luton	$2053
47 km or 29 mi	Chatham	$2033
49 km or 30 mi	Chelmsford	$2041
49 km or 30 mi	Gillingham	$2028
49 km or 30 mi	Godalming	$2477
49 km or 31 mi	Farnborough	$2055