Abidjan vs Ashgabat - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Abidjan	Ashgabat
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1114	$1679
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2962	$3854
🏠 One person rent	$512	$836
🏘️ Family rent	$1248	$1553
🍽️ Food expenses	$335	$658
🚐 Transport expenses	$172	$47.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$217	$573
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	34	7
😀 Quality of life	39	30
🏙️ Population	4.98M	828K

The cost of living in Abidjan is 34% less expensive than in Ashgabat. Cities ranked 4683rd and 2737th ($1114 vs $1679) 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 0.3 months in Ashgabat. Abidjan ranked 1st best city to live in Ivory Coast vs Ashgabat ranked 1st in Turkmenistan, while ranked 7263rd and 8379th 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	$3.68	$31.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$41.4	$55.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.93	$10
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.08	$4.39
☕ Cappuccino	$2.74	$4.59
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.8	$2.91
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$652	$915
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$291	$647
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1596	$1453
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$916	$1376
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$91.4	$48.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$139	$73.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$56.9	$87.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.46%	7.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2052	$4561
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1489	$3442
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.82	$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$41.3	$9.98
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.9	$9.68
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.35	$0.38
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.33	$3.63
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.71	$1.85
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$3.65
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.15	$5.07
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.6	$9.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.95	$10.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.11	$24.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.32	$4.66
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.94	$1.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$7.31
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$3.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$1.76
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$1.83
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.52	$0.83
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.61	$1.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.59	$27.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.94	$2.61
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.24	$25.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.3	$5.03
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.69	$4.84
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.25	$3.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.4	$2.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$79.4	$65.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.24	$16.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$27.9	$33.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.84	$6.42
👖 Brand Jeans	$64.4	$83.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$71.2	$144
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$123	$22.6
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3025	$6425

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Cities near Abidjan

Distance	City	Cost of living
36 km or 22 mi	Grand-Bassam	$693
39 km or 24 mi	Dabou	$916
70 km or 43 mi	Agboville	$892
157 km or 98 mi	Divo	$888
166 km or 103 mi	Abengourou	$874
215 km or 134 mi	Yamoussoukro	$891
229 km or 142 mi	Gagnoa	$897
255 km or 158 mi	Sekondi-Takoradi	$476
276 km or 172 mi	Obuasi	$459
284 km or 176 mi	Bouake	$923
306 km or 190 mi	Kumasi	$416
425 km or 264 mi	Koforidua	$497
426 km or 265 mi	Accra	$582
444 km or 276 mi	Ashaiman	$512
445 km or 277 mi	Tema	$446
491 km or 305 mi	Korhogo	$976
517 km or 321 mi	Ho	$353
537 km or 334 mi	Hohoe	$482
544 km or 338 mi	Kpalime	$616
556 km or 345 mi	Greenville	$468
557 km or 346 mi	Yekepa	$469
564 km or 350 mi	Sanniquellie	$469
572 km or 356 mi	Tamale	$443
587 km or 365 mi	Lome	$678
593 km or 369 mi	Nzerekore	$972
619 km or 385 mi	Atakpame	$617
651 km or 404 mi	Bobo-Dioulasso	$732
659 km or 410 mi	Sotouboua	$616
675 km or 419 mi	Leo	$675
689 km or 428 mi	Sikasso	$479
696 km or 433 mi	Abomey	$677
699 km or 434 mi	Sokode	$617
712 km or 442 mi	Kakata	$470
722 km or 449 mi	Cotonou	$732
742 km or 461 mi	Kara	$620
746 km or 463 mi	Porto-Novo	$697
758 km or 471 mi	Monrovia	$501
764 km or 475 mi	Gueckedou	$977
775 km or 482 mi	Manga	$678
776 km or 482 mi	Bougouni	$472

Cities near Ashgabat

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.2 mi	Anau	$1648
95 km or 59 mi	Quchan	$487
99 km or 61 mi	Baherden	$1642
107 km or 66 mi	Bojnord	$427
197 km or 123 mi	Nishapur	$509
203 km or 126 mi	Sabzevar	$489
212 km or 132 mi	Mashhad	$532
294 km or 183 mi	Gonbad-e Kavus	$473
302 km or 187 mi	Kashmar	$507
306 km or 190 mi	Mary	$1644
307 km or 191 mi	Torbat-e Heydarieh	$520
344 km or 213 mi	Shahrud	$576
361 km or 224 mi	Torbat-e Jam	$558
367 km or 228 mi	Gorgan	$661
451 km or 280 mi	Dasoguz	$1657
469 km or 291 mi	Turkmenabat	$1662
496 km or 308 mi	Sari	$640
513 km or 318 mi	Nukus	$427
516 km or 321 mi	Qaem Shahr	$533
517 km or 321 mi	Semnan	$558
524 km or 325 mi	Herat	$514
528 km or 328 mi	Babol	$434
558 km or 347 mi	Amol	$519
561 km or 349 mi	Bukhara	$399
570 km or 354 mi	Birjand	$554
634 km or 394 mi	Pardis	$619
654 km or 406 mi	Qarshi	$416
657 km or 408 mi	Pakdasht	$633
660 km or 410 mi	Golestan	$655
667 km or 414 mi	Sheberghan	$446
668 km or 415 mi	Qarchak	$636
668 km or 415 mi	Tehran	$700
670 km or 417 mi	Varamin	$616
671 km or 417 mi	Ray	$653
693 km or 431 mi	Qods	$655
694 km or 431 mi	Eslamshahr	$655
695 km or 432 mi	Nasimshahr	$651
700 km or 435 mi	Shahriar	$653
701 km or 435 mi	Karaj	$693
703 km or 437 mi	Fardis	$651