Abuja vs Ashgabat - Cost of Living Comparison

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Abuja Ashgabat
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1262
$1616
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3168
$3750
🏠 One person rent
$953
$798
🏘️ Family rent
$2270
$1515
🍽️ Food expenses
$203
$620
🚐 Transport expenses
$48.7
$48.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$277
$756
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
26 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
37
7
😀 Quality of life
19
29
🏙️ Population
1.57M
1.03M

The cost of living in Abuja is 22% less expensive than in Ashgabat. Cities ranked 4418th and 3187th ($1262 vs $1616) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Nigeria and Turkmenistan, respectively. Check Nigeria vs Turkmenistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Abuja compared to 0.5 months in Ashgabat. Abuja ranked 4th best city to live in Nigeria vs Ashgabat ranked 1st in Turkmenistan, while ranked 8886th and 8245th among best cities to live in the world.

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Abuja Ashgabat
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.91
$26.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.7
$59.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.49
$10.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.94
$4.44
 Cappuccino
$1.32
$5.58
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.55
$3.27
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1599
$894
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$736
$606
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3692
$1482
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1850
$1322
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$14.8
$49.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$23.1
$75.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$28.7
$85.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
22.42%
7.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1394
$3870
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1120
$2996
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.67
$0.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$6.93
$8.63
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.01
$9.69
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.59
$0.36
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.14
$3.17
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.07
$1.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$5.17
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.81
$5.09
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$9.13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.5
$9.76
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.95
$25.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.55
$4.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$1.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$3.29
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$1.91
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$1.88
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.21
$0.84
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.55
$1.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.43
$27.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.96
$3.3
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.02
$25.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$0.88
$5.35
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.73
$4.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.33
$2.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.55
$2.79
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.2
$112
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.21
$17.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.9
$35.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.58
$6.39
👖 Brand Jeans
$29.6
$83.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$68.4
$141
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$134
$23
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1984
$6584

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$787
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$377
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$757
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$621
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$469
293 km or 182 mi Bauchi
$735
296 km or 184 mi Owo
$658
297 km or 185 mi Ado Ekiti
$681
321 km or 199 mi Awka
$846
323 km or 201 mi Akure
$635
329 km or 204 mi Ilorin
$526
331 km or 205 mi Onitsha
$1036
346 km or 215 mi Kano
$583
352 km or 219 mi Osogbo
$704
357 km or 222 mi Gusau
$605
367 km or 228 mi Ife
$774
368 km or 229 mi Benin
$537
392 km or 243 mi Umuahia
$906
400 km or 249 mi Owerri
$1686
414 km or 257 mi Oyo
$699
434 km or 270 mi Ibadan
$759
438 km or 272 mi Katsina
$596
438 km or 272 mi Warri
$886
438 km or 272 mi Aba
$638
456 km or 283 mi Bamenda
$714
466 km or 289 mi Calabar
$374
482 km or 299 mi Port Harcourt
$651
496 km or 308 mi Maradi
$1042
503 km or 312 mi Abeokuta
$1019
509 km or 316 mi Sokoto
$453
513 km or 319 mi Bafoussam
$794
536 km or 333 mi Lagos
$1133
537 km or 334 mi Kumba
$933
552 km or 343 mi Zinder
$1037
562 km or 349 mi Save
$644
574 km or 357 mi Damaturu
$545
577 km or 358 mi Buea
$655
592 km or 368 mi Limbe
$710
606 km or 377 mi Malabo
$812
608 km or 378 mi Douala
$1368

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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