Abidjan vs Ashgabat - Cost of Living Comparison

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Abidjan Ashgabat
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1198
$1806
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2843
$4178
🏠 One person rent
$532
$887
🏘️ Family rent
$886
$1506
🍽️ Food expenses
$368
$763
🚐 Transport expenses
$185
$49.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$228
$635
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
35
7
😀 Quality of life
48
48
🏙️ Population
5.62M
1.03M

The cost of living in Abidjan is 34% less expensive than in Ashgabat. Cities ranked 4778th and 2849th ($1198 vs $1806) 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 0.4 months in Ashgabat. Abidjan ranked 1st best city to live in Ivory Coast vs Ashgabat ranked 1st in Turkmenistan, while ranked 6922nd and 6881st 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
$3.51
$28.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$68.4
$86.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.6
$12.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.22
$5.69
☕ Cappuccino
$2.33
$6.75
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.84
$1.82
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$542
$1012
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$334
$667
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$979
$1768
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$588
$1221
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$117
$48.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$180
$74.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39.8
$102
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.81%
9.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2350
$4069
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1218
$2839
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1
$0.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$48.1
$8.55
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.3
$9.63
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.41
$0.43
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.1
$4.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.55
$1.94
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$6.24
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.43
$6.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.9
$9.23
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.87
$18.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.26
$22.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.71
$5.06
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$7.48
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.08
$3.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$2.27
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$1.52
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.58
$0.78
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.85
$1.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.64
$18.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.1
$5.21
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.73
$25.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.82
$4.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.01
$4.88
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.37
$3.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.63
$2.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$73.1
$40.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.7
$14.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$33
$31.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.1
$6.46
👖 Brand Jeans
$87.4
$65.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$88.2
$92.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$334
$22.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3689
$24723

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Distance City Cost of living
36 km or 22 mi Grand-Bassam
$1062
39 km or 24 mi Dabou
$1063
70 km or 43 mi Agboville
$1066
157 km or 98 mi Divo
$1092
166 km or 103 mi Abengourou
$1075
215 km or 134 mi Yamoussoukro
$1060
229 km or 142 mi Gagnoa
$1079
255 km or 158 mi Sekondi-Takoradi
$684
276 km or 172 mi Obuasi
$664
284 km or 176 mi Bouake
$1124
306 km or 190 mi Kumasi
$562
425 km or 264 mi Koforidua
$703
426 km or 265 mi Accra
$861
444 km or 276 mi Ashaiman
$654
445 km or 277 mi Tema
$607
491 km or 305 mi Korhogo
$1097
517 km or 321 mi Ho
$454
537 km or 334 mi Hohoe
$683
544 km or 338 mi Kpalime
$678
556 km or 345 mi Greenville
$502
557 km or 346 mi Yekepa
$502
564 km or 350 mi Sanniquellie
$501
572 km or 356 mi Tamale
$612
587 km or 365 mi Lome
$802
593 km or 369 mi Nzerekore
$999
619 km or 385 mi Atakpame
$673
651 km or 404 mi Bobo-Dioulasso
$842
659 km or 410 mi Sotouboua
$673
675 km or 419 mi Leo
$862
689 km or 428 mi Sikasso
$515
696 km or 433 mi Abomey
$612
699 km or 434 mi Sokode
$675
712 km or 442 mi Kakata
$503
722 km or 449 mi Cotonou
$796
742 km or 461 mi Kara
$682
746 km or 463 mi Porto-Novo
$741
758 km or 471 mi Monrovia
$535
764 km or 475 mi Gueckedou
$1004
775 km or 482 mi Manga
$894
776 km or 482 mi Bougouni
$507

Cities near Ashgabat

Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.2 mi Anau
$1763
95 km or 59 mi Quchan
$501
99 km or 61 mi Baherden
$1769
107 km or 66 mi Bojnord
$487
197 km or 123 mi Nishapur
$496
203 km or 126 mi Sabzevar
$510
212 km or 132 mi Mashhad
$498
294 km or 183 mi Gonbad-e Kavus
$466
302 km or 187 mi Kashmar
$507
306 km or 190 mi Mary
$1640
307 km or 191 mi Torbat-e Heydarieh
$501
344 km or 213 mi Shahrud
$563
361 km or 224 mi Torbat-e Jam
$494
367 km or 228 mi Gorgan
$659
451 km or 280 mi Dasoguz
$1755
469 km or 291 mi Turkmenabat
$1709
496 km or 308 mi Sari
$635
513 km or 318 mi Nukus
$468
516 km or 321 mi Qaem Shahr
$502
517 km or 321 mi Semnan
$535
524 km or 325 mi Herat
$532
528 km or 328 mi Babol
$372
558 km or 347 mi Amol
$531
561 km or 349 mi Bukhara
$436
570 km or 354 mi Birjand
$589
634 km or 394 mi Pardis
$575
654 km or 406 mi Qarshi
$513
657 km or 408 mi Pakdasht
$583
660 km or 410 mi Golestan
$592
667 km or 414 mi Sheberghan
$457
668 km or 415 mi Qarchak
$586
668 km or 415 mi Tehran
$639
670 km or 417 mi Varamin
$571
671 km or 417 mi Ray
$591
693 km or 431 mi Qods
$631
694 km or 431 mi Eslamshahr
$602
695 km or 432 mi Nasimshahr
$601
700 km or 435 mi Shahriar
$627
701 km or 435 mi Karaj
$696
703 km or 437 mi Fardis
$639