Abuja vs Ashgabat - Cost of Living Comparison

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Abuja Ashgabat
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1514
$1833
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3085
$4223
🏠 One person rent
$1149
$893
🏘️ Family rent
$2051
$1483
🍽️ Food expenses
$240
$782
🚐 Transport expenses
$73.1
$49.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$98.5
$747
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
26 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
39
7
😀 Quality of life
22
49
🏙️ Population
1.69M
1.03M

The cost of living in Abuja is 17% less expensive than in Ashgabat. Cities ranked 3914th and 2595th ($1514 vs $1833) 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 0.1 months in Abuja compared to 0.4 months in Ashgabat. Abuja ranked 4th best city to live in Nigeria vs Ashgabat ranked 1st in Turkmenistan, while ranked 9057th and 6667th among best cities to live in the world.

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Abuja Ashgabat
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.06
$31.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33.7
$85.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.02
$12.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.86
$5.48
 Cappuccino
$1.8
$7.08
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.66
$2.16
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1821
$1020
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$878
$674
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3290
$1780
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1607
$1190
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$45.1
$47.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$69.3
$73.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$37.5
$102
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
22.52%
9.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1121
$4806
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1130
$2978
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.67
$0.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$26.2
$8.51
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.18
$9.77
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.8
$0.43
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.25
$4.77
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.03
$1.69
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$7.3
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.27
$6.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.52
$9.26
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.77
$18.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.11
$19.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.6
$5.44
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$1.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$7.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$3.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.59
$1.99
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$1.79
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.2
$0.78
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.3
$1.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.49
$19.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.76
$4.69
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.99
$25.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$0.99
$5.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.82
$4.85
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.19
$3
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.66
$2.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.9
$41.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.28
$14.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.1
$33.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.79
$6.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$24.3
$65.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$54.6
$93.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$135
$23
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1948
$25686

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$781
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$664
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$642
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$878
323 km or 201 mi Akure
$644
329 km or 204 mi Ilorin
$526
331 km or 205 mi Onitsha
$1051
346 km or 215 mi Kano
$563
352 km or 219 mi Osogbo
$705
357 km or 222 mi Gusau
$638
367 km or 228 mi Ife
$778
368 km or 229 mi Benin
$632
392 km or 243 mi Umuahia
$961
400 km or 249 mi Owerri
$1774
414 km or 257 mi Oyo
$664
434 km or 270 mi Ibadan
$752
438 km or 272 mi Katsina
$618
438 km or 272 mi Warri
$926
438 km or 272 mi Aba
$674
456 km or 283 mi Bamenda
$698
466 km or 289 mi Calabar
$397
482 km or 299 mi Port Harcourt
$676
496 km or 308 mi Maradi
$1131
503 km or 312 mi Abeokuta
$1013
509 km or 316 mi Sokoto
$466
513 km or 319 mi Bafoussam
$793
536 km or 333 mi Lagos
$1102
537 km or 334 mi Kumba
$849
552 km or 343 mi Zinder
$1131
562 km or 349 mi Save
$646
574 km or 357 mi Damaturu
$555
577 km or 358 mi Buea
$665
592 km or 368 mi Limbe
$755
606 km or 377 mi Malabo
$1413
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$1363

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Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.2 mi Anau
$1774
95 km or 59 mi Quchan
$500
99 km or 61 mi Baherden
$1796
107 km or 66 mi Bojnord
$489
197 km or 123 mi Nishapur
$496
203 km or 126 mi Sabzevar
$512
212 km or 132 mi Mashhad
$503
294 km or 183 mi Gonbad-e Kavus
$467
302 km or 187 mi Kashmar
$506
306 km or 190 mi Mary
$1654
307 km or 191 mi Torbat-e Heydarieh
$502
344 km or 213 mi Shahrud
$564
361 km or 224 mi Torbat-e Jam
$493
367 km or 228 mi Gorgan
$658
451 km or 280 mi Dasoguz
$1770
469 km or 291 mi Turkmenabat
$1716
496 km or 308 mi Sari
$643
513 km or 318 mi Nukus
$477
516 km or 321 mi Qaem Shahr
$501
517 km or 321 mi Semnan
$542
524 km or 325 mi Herat
$509
528 km or 328 mi Babol
$372
558 km or 347 mi Amol
$530
561 km or 349 mi Bukhara
$433
570 km or 354 mi Birjand
$588
634 km or 394 mi Pardis
$598
654 km or 406 mi Qarshi
$512
657 km or 408 mi Pakdasht
$604
660 km or 410 mi Golestan
$628
667 km or 414 mi Sheberghan
$432
668 km or 415 mi Qarchak
$607
668 km or 415 mi Tehran
$684
670 km or 417 mi Varamin
$588
671 km or 417 mi Ray
$622
693 km or 431 mi Qods
$638
694 km or 431 mi Eslamshahr
$623
695 km or 432 mi Nasimshahr
$624
700 km or 435 mi Shahriar
$635
701 km or 435 mi Karaj
$704
703 km or 437 mi Fardis
$640