Abuja vs Ashgabat - Cost of Living Comparison

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Abuja Ashgabat
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1375
$1898
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2817
$4362
🏠 One person rent
$1017
$968
🏘️ Family rent
$1803
$1668
🍽️ Food expenses
$235
$780
🚐 Transport expenses
$71.9
$50.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$63.7
$210
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
26 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
39
7
😀 Quality of life
23
43
🏙️ Population
1.69M
1.03M

The cost of living in Abuja is 28% less expensive than in Ashgabat. Cities ranked 4364th and 2383rd ($1375 vs $1898) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st 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 months in Abuja compared to 0.1 months in Ashgabat. Abuja ranked 13th best city to live in Nigeria vs Ashgabat ranked 1st in Turkmenistan, while ranked 9006th and 7430th 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
$2.62
$31.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33
$85
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.85
$12.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.88
$5.76
☕ Cappuccino
$2.4
$6.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.53
$1.58
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1589
$1017
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$763
$765
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2890
$1798
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1382
$1413
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.8
$49
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$91.5
$74.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27.5
$104
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
22.38%
9.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1280
$3536
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$955
$2856
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.56
$0.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$30.8
$9.87
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.31
$9.74
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.7
$0.43
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.08
$4.53
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.12
$2.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$5.85
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.01
$6.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.4
$9.31
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.48
$20
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.46
$23.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$5.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$1.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$7.47
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$3.64
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$2.27
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$1.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.23
$0.74
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.17
$1.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.68
$19.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.86
$5.18
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.01
$25.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.06
$4.88
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.9
$4.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.38
$3.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.7
$2.82
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$30.3
$40.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.28
$12.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.9
$31.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.41
$6.36
👖 Brand Jeans
$21.8
$56
👟 Brand Sneakers
$60.8
$93.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$115
$22.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2528
$24585

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$692
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$323
181 km or 113 mi Jos
$760
225 km or 140 mi Zaria
$517
291 km or 181 mi Enugu
$564
293 km or 182 mi Bauchi
$672
296 km or 184 mi Owo
$531
297 km or 185 mi Ado Ekiti
$597
321 km or 199 mi Awka
$693
323 km or 201 mi Akure
$488
329 km or 204 mi Ilorin
$518
331 km or 205 mi Onitsha
$795
346 km or 215 mi Kano
$491
352 km or 219 mi Osogbo
$575
357 km or 222 mi Gusau
$516
367 km or 228 mi Ife
$670
368 km or 229 mi Benin
$627
392 km or 243 mi Umuahia
$773
400 km or 249 mi Owerri
$1364
414 km or 257 mi Oyo
$639
434 km or 270 mi Ibadan
$658
438 km or 272 mi Katsina
$503
438 km or 272 mi Warri
$786
438 km or 272 mi Aba
$591
456 km or 283 mi Bamenda
$699
466 km or 289 mi Calabar
$373
482 km or 299 mi Port Harcourt
$559
496 km or 308 mi Maradi
$1118
503 km or 312 mi Abeokuta
$995
509 km or 316 mi Sokoto
$372
513 km or 319 mi Bafoussam
$759
536 km or 333 mi Lagos
$946
537 km or 334 mi Kumba
$821
552 km or 343 mi Zinder
$1119
562 km or 349 mi Save
$654
574 km or 357 mi Damaturu
$476
577 km or 358 mi Buea
$627
592 km or 368 mi Limbe
$738
606 km or 377 mi Malabo
$1272
608 km or 378 mi Douala
$1156

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Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.2 mi Anau
$1846
95 km or 59 mi Quchan
$475
99 km or 61 mi Baherden
$1864
107 km or 66 mi Bojnord
$466
197 km or 123 mi Nishapur
$469
203 km or 126 mi Sabzevar
$483
212 km or 132 mi Mashhad
$482
294 km or 183 mi Gonbad-e Kavus
$458
302 km or 187 mi Kashmar
$483
306 km or 190 mi Mary
$1726
307 km or 191 mi Torbat-e Heydarieh
$476
344 km or 213 mi Shahrud
$561
361 km or 224 mi Torbat-e Jam
$467
367 km or 228 mi Gorgan
$664
451 km or 280 mi Dasoguz
$1840
469 km or 291 mi Turkmenabat
$1795
496 km or 308 mi Sari
$612
513 km or 318 mi Nukus
$475
516 km or 321 mi Qaem Shahr
$474
517 km or 321 mi Semnan
$523
524 km or 325 mi Herat
$556
528 km or 328 mi Babol
$359
558 km or 347 mi Amol
$516
561 km or 349 mi Bukhara
$439
570 km or 354 mi Birjand
$542
634 km or 394 mi Pardis
$563
654 km or 406 mi Qarshi
$500
657 km or 408 mi Pakdasht
$570
660 km or 410 mi Golestan
$584
667 km or 414 mi Sheberghan
$470
668 km or 415 mi Qarchak
$570
668 km or 415 mi Tehran
$638
670 km or 417 mi Varamin
$557
671 km or 417 mi Ray
$584
693 km or 431 mi Qods
$614
694 km or 431 mi Eslamshahr
$590
695 km or 432 mi Nasimshahr
$587
700 km or 435 mi Shahriar
$611
701 km or 435 mi Karaj
$684
703 km or 437 mi Fardis
$616