Abuja vs Ashgabat - Cost of Living Comparison

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Abuja Ashgabat
🚶 Cost of living one person
$288
$1679
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$561
$3854
🏠 One person rent
$165
$836
🏘️ Family rent
$217
$1553
🍽️ Food expenses
$83.8
$658
🚐 Transport expenses
$20.9
$47.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$143
$573
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
26 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
37
7
😀 Quality of life
21
30
🏙️ Population
1.57M
828K

The cost of living in Abuja is 83% less expensive than in Ashgabat. Cities ranked 9247th and 2737th ($288 vs $1679) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 16th and 1st in Nigeria and Turkmenistan, respectively. Check Nigeria vs Turkmenistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Abuja compared to 0.3 months in Ashgabat. Abuja ranked 4th best city to live in Nigeria vs Ashgabat ranked 1st in Turkmenistan, while ranked 8926th and 8379th among best cities to live in the world.

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Abuja Ashgabat
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.42
$31.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$4.27
$55.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$1.6
$10
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.33
$4.39
 Cappuccino
$0.74
$4.59
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.18
$2.91
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$195
$915
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$142
$647
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$275
$1453
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$183
$1376
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$7.95
$48.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$12.2
$73.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$3.86
$87.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
17.31%
7.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$568
$4561
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$319
$3442
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.25
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$7.94
$9.98
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.41
$9.68
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.1
$0.38
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.5
$3.63
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.44
$1.85
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.44
$3.65
🥚 Eggs, x12
$0.59
$5.07
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$9.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.08
$10.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$24.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.81
$4.66
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.63
$1.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$7.31
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.48
$3.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.74
$1.76
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.41
$1.83
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.15
$0.83
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.58
$1.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$1.56
$27.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.62
$2.61
🚬 Cigarette pack
$0.87
$25.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$0.91
$5.03
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.75
$4.84
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.34
$3.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.54
$2.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$8.83
$65.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.24
$16.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$3.79
$33.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.63
$6.42
👖 Brand Jeans
$11.1
$83.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$26.4
$144
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$26.9
$22.6
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$717
$6425

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$313
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$210
181 km or 113 mi Jos
$269
225 km or 140 mi Zaria
$265
291 km or 181 mi Enugu
$290
293 km or 182 mi Bauchi
$272
296 km or 184 mi Owo
$272
297 km or 185 mi Ado Ekiti
$247
321 km or 199 mi Awka
$325
323 km or 201 mi Akure
$243
329 km or 204 mi Ilorin
$314
331 km or 205 mi Onitsha
$354
346 km or 215 mi Kano
$210
352 km or 219 mi Osogbo
$310
357 km or 222 mi Gusau
$249
367 km or 228 mi Ife
$250
368 km or 229 mi Benin
$315
392 km or 243 mi Umuahia
$330
400 km or 249 mi Owerri
$507
414 km or 257 mi Oyo
$407
434 km or 270 mi Ibadan
$262
438 km or 272 mi Katsina
$233
438 km or 272 mi Warri
$351
438 km or 272 mi Aba
$233
456 km or 283 mi Bamenda
$436
466 km or 289 mi Calabar
$237
482 km or 299 mi Port Harcourt
$327
496 km or 308 mi Maradi
$978
503 km or 312 mi Abeokuta
$826
509 km or 316 mi Sokoto
$219
513 km or 319 mi Bafoussam
$761
536 km or 333 mi Lagos
$448
537 km or 334 mi Kumba
$860
552 km or 343 mi Zinder
$976
562 km or 349 mi Save
$676
574 km or 357 mi Damaturu
$241
577 km or 358 mi Buea
$587
592 km or 368 mi Limbe
$683
606 km or 377 mi Malabo
$990
608 km or 378 mi Douala
$1300

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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