Addis Ababa vs Ashgabat - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Addis Ababa	Ashgabat
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1103	$1616
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2584	$3750
🏠 One person rent	$604	$798
🏘️ Family rent	$1197	$1515
🍽️ Food expenses	$349	$620
🚐 Transport expenses	$63.2	$48.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$231	$756
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	32	7
😀 Quality of life	40	29
🏙️ Population	5.23M	1.03M

The cost of living in Addis Ababa is 32% less expensive than in Ashgabat. Cities ranked 4928th and 3187th ($1103 vs $1616) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Ethiopia and Turkmenistan, respectively. Check Ethiopia vs Turkmenistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Addis Ababa compared to 0.5 months in Ashgabat. Addis Ababa ranked 1st best city to live in Ethiopia vs Ashgabat ranked 1st in Turkmenistan, while ranked 6957th and 8245th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Addis Ababa vs Ashgabat

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	Addis Ababa	Ashgabat
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.55	$26.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$30	$59.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.04	$10.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1	$4.44
☕ Cappuccino	$1.31	$5.58
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.82	$3.27
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$618	$894
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$466	$606
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1617	$1482
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$891	$1322
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$99.6	$49.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$152	$75.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$8.04	$85.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	14.86%	7.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2736	$3870
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2013	$2996
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.42	$0.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$9.93	$8.63
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.67	$9.69
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.32	$0.36
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.6	$3.17
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.18	$1.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$5.17
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.7	$5.09
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$9.13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.1	$9.76
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.5	$25.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.54	$4.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$1.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$1.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.93	$3.29
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.68	$1.91
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.8	$1.88
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.39	$0.84
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.75	$1.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.01	$27.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.2	$3.3
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.97	$25.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.08	$5.35
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.27	$4.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.52	$2.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.38	$2.79
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$88.9	$112
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.68	$17.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.9	$35.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.28	$6.39
👖 Brand Jeans	$48.2	$83.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$111	$141
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$86.8	$23
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3443	$6584

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Cities near Addis Ababa

Distance	City	Cost of living
222 km or 138 mi	Awasa	$810
254 km or 158 mi	Dessie	$814
258 km or 161 mi	Jimma	$590
320 km or 199 mi	Bahir Dar	$799
349 km or 217 mi	Dire Dawa	$667
374 km or 232 mi	Harar	$626
421 km or 261 mi	Gondar	$946
447 km or 278 mi	Jijiga	$671
460 km or 286 mi	Dikhil	$554
495 km or 308 mi	Ali Sabieh	$555
498 km or 309 mi	Borama	$527
502 km or 312 mi	Mekelle	$686
561 km or 348 mi	Djibouti City	$584
568 km or 353 mi	Ad-Damazin	$827
587 km or 365 mi	Hargeisa	$684
595 km or 370 mi	Obock	$553
651 km or 405 mi	Mendefera	$490
666 km or 414 mi	El-Gadarif	$935
701 km or 436 mi	Asmara	$524
735 km or 457 mi	Massawa	$492
752 km or 467 mi	Keren	$491
758 km or 471 mi	Kassala	$988
761 km or 473 mi	Zabid	$489
767 km or 476 mi	Taiz	$514
780 km or 485 mi	Malakal	$502
789 km or 490 mi	Al Hudaydah	$513
805 km or 500 mi	Aden	$509
806 km or 501 mi	Kosti	$851
807 km or 502 mi	Ibb	$504
851 km or 529 mi	Bor	$513
853 km or 530 mi	Baidoa	$711
870 km or 541 mi	Dhamar	$491
914 km or 568 mi	Sayyan	$491
914 km or 568 mi	Juba	$520
920 km or 572 mi	Sanaa	$550
989 km or 615 mi	Khartoum North	$868
995 km or 618 mi	Khartoum	$889
995 km or 618 mi	Gulu	$579
1005 km or 625 mi	Meru	$535
1006 km or 625 mi	Omdurman	$902

Cities near Ashgabat

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