Abuja vs Ashgabat - Cost of Living Comparison

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Abuja Ashgabat
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1551
$1806
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3142
$4178
🏠 One person rent
$1167
$887
🏘️ Family rent
$2057
$1506
🍽️ Food expenses
$255
$763
🚐 Transport expenses
$76
$49.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$83.9
$635
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
26 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
39
7
😀 Quality of life
23
48
🏙️ Population
1.69M
1.03M

The cost of living in Abuja is 14% less expensive than in Ashgabat. Cities ranked 3904th and 2849th ($1551 vs $1806) 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 8th best city to live in Nigeria vs Ashgabat ranked 1st in Turkmenistan, while ranked 9058th and 6881st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Abuja vs Ashgabat

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Abuja Ashgabat
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.05
$28.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$38.7
$86.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.01
$12.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.84
$5.69
 Cappuccino
$2.08
$6.75
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.57
$1.82
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1864
$1012
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$888
$667
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3354
$1768
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1593
$1221
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$52.4
$48.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$79.6
$74.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.1
$102
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
22.42%
9.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1116
$4069
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1118
$2839
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.66
$0.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$27.8
$8.55
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.44
$9.63
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.81
$0.43
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.42
$4.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.18
$1.94
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$6.24
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.36
$6.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.85
$9.23
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.44
$18.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.74
$22.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$5.06
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$7.48
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$3.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.66
$2.27
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.22
$1.52
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.2
$0.78
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.38
$1.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.7
$18.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.87
$5.21
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.01
$25.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.07
$4.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.89
$4.88
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.38
$3.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.69
$2.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$35.2
$40.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.12
$14.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15
$31.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.08
$6.46
👖 Brand Jeans
$23.9
$65.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$52.9
$92.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$134
$22.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2219
$24723

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$785
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$353
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$830
225 km or 140 mi Zaria
$584
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$587
293 km or 182 mi Bauchi
$750
296 km or 184 mi Owo
$594
297 km or 185 mi Ado Ekiti
$631
321 km or 199 mi Awka
$785
323 km or 201 mi Akure
$578
329 km or 204 mi Ilorin
$538
331 km or 205 mi Onitsha
$922
346 km or 215 mi Kano
$563
352 km or 219 mi Osogbo
$659
357 km or 222 mi Gusau
$594
367 km or 228 mi Ife
$775
368 km or 229 mi Benin
$655
392 km or 243 mi Umuahia
$849
400 km or 249 mi Owerri
$1555
414 km or 257 mi Oyo
$665
434 km or 270 mi Ibadan
$759
438 km or 272 mi Katsina
$581
438 km or 272 mi Warri
$878
438 km or 272 mi Aba
$601
456 km or 283 mi Bamenda
$687
466 km or 289 mi Calabar
$386
482 km or 299 mi Port Harcourt
$618
496 km or 308 mi Maradi
$1143
503 km or 312 mi Abeokuta
$1017
509 km or 316 mi Sokoto
$425
513 km or 319 mi Bafoussam
$750
536 km or 333 mi Lagos
$1022
537 km or 334 mi Kumba
$834
552 km or 343 mi Zinder
$1143
562 km or 349 mi Save
$650
574 km or 357 mi Damaturu
$535
577 km or 358 mi Buea
$641
592 km or 368 mi Limbe
$750
606 km or 377 mi Malabo
$1344
608 km or 378 mi Douala
$1254

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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