Abidjan vs Ashgabat - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Abidjan	Ashgabat
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1022	$1584
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2885	$3634
🏠 One person rent	$439	$798
🏘️ Family rent	$1190	$1502
🍽️ Food expenses	$311	$609
🚐 Transport expenses	$173	$49.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$156	$718
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	34	7
😀 Quality of life	37	29
🏙️ Population	4.98M	1.03M

The cost of living in Abidjan is 36% less expensive than in Ashgabat. Cities ranked 5348th and 3105th ($1022 vs $1584) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Ivory Coast and Turkmenistan, respectively. Check Ivory Coast vs Turkmenistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Abidjan compared to 0.5 months in Ashgabat. Abidjan ranked 1st best city to live in Ivory Coast vs Ashgabat ranked 1st in Turkmenistan, while ranked 7322nd and 8250th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Abidjan vs Ashgabat

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	Abidjan	Ashgabat
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.2	$25.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$48.1	$60.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.93	$10.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.96	$4.4
☕ Cappuccino	$2.07	$5.56
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.75	$3.25
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$469	$884
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$247	$607
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1585	$1501
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$834	$1302
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$106	$45.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$164	$70
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$42.1	$90.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.73%	8.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2092	$3897
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1233	$3006
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.81	$0.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$44	$8.52
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.4	$9.74
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.37	$0.38
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.5	$3
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.55	$1.35
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$3.49
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.02	$4.83
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.7	$9.29
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.08	$9.83
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.71	$18.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.38	$4.02
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$1.36
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$6.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$3.06
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$1.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$1.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.53	$0.74
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.53	$1.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.05	$27.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.92	$3.79
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.28	$25.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.03	$5.01
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.52	$4.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.2	$3
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.32	$2.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$66.7	$112
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.97	$17.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$28.2	$31.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.68	$6.36
👖 Brand Jeans	$72.2	$69.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$78.6	$92.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$252	$22.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2459	$6132

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Cities near Abidjan

Distance	City	Cost of living
36 km or 22 mi	Grand-Bassam	$881
39 km or 24 mi	Dabou	$882
70 km or 43 mi	Agboville	$882
157 km or 98 mi	Divo	$906
166 km or 103 mi	Abengourou	$889
215 km or 134 mi	Yamoussoukro	$887
229 km or 142 mi	Gagnoa	$904
255 km or 158 mi	Sekondi-Takoradi	$577
276 km or 172 mi	Obuasi	$551
284 km or 176 mi	Bouake	$937
306 km or 190 mi	Kumasi	$433
425 km or 264 mi	Koforidua	$588
426 km or 265 mi	Accra	$729
444 km or 276 mi	Ashaiman	$560
445 km or 277 mi	Tema	$553
491 km or 305 mi	Korhogo	$916
517 km or 321 mi	Ho	$354
537 km or 334 mi	Hohoe	$575
544 km or 338 mi	Kpalime	$632
556 km or 345 mi	Greenville	$487
557 km or 346 mi	Yekepa	$487
564 km or 350 mi	Sanniquellie	$487
572 km or 356 mi	Tamale	$507
587 km or 365 mi	Lome	$755
593 km or 369 mi	Nzerekore	$999
619 km or 385 mi	Atakpame	$647
651 km or 404 mi	Bobo-Dioulasso	$757
659 km or 410 mi	Sotouboua	$649
675 km or 419 mi	Leo	$753
689 km or 428 mi	Sikasso	$499
696 km or 433 mi	Abomey	$590
699 km or 434 mi	Sokode	$651
712 km or 442 mi	Kakata	$487
722 km or 449 mi	Cotonou	$709
742 km or 461 mi	Kara	$658
746 km or 463 mi	Porto-Novo	$670
758 km or 471 mi	Monrovia	$523
764 km or 475 mi	Gueckedou	$1009
775 km or 482 mi	Manga	$774
776 km or 482 mi	Bougouni	$489

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