Addis Ababa vs Ashgabat - Cost of Living Comparison

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Addis Ababa Ashgabat
🚶 Cost of living one person
$923
$1679
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2499
$3854
🏠 One person rent
$407
$836
🏘️ Family rent
$978
$1553
🍽️ Food expenses
$367
$658
🚐 Transport expenses
$55.5
$47.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$195
$573
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
32
7
😀 Quality of life
40
30
🏙️ Population
3.04M
828K

The cost of living in Addis Ababa is 45% less expensive than in Ashgabat. Cities ranked 5819th and 2737th ($923 vs $1679) 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 0.3 months in Ashgabat. Addis Ababa ranked 1st best city to live in Ethiopia vs Ashgabat ranked 1st in Turkmenistan, while ranked 7141st and 8379th 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
$6.72
$31.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.1
$55.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.24
$10
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.98
$4.39
☕ Cappuccino
$0.91
$4.59
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.75
$2.91
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$490
$915
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$240
$647
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1412
$1453
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$656
$1376
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99.3
$48.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$153
$73.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.1
$87.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
15.83%
7.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2118
$4561
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1370
$3442
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.42
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10
$9.98
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.26
$9.68
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.13
$0.38
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.39
$3.63
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.01
$1.85
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$3.65
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.64
$5.07
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.31
$9.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.93
$10.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$24.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.54
$4.66
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$1.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$7.31
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$3.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.56
$1.76
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$1.83
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.33
$0.83
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.12
$1.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.09
$27.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.94
$2.61
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.01
$25.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$18.5
$5.03
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$11
$4.84
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$5.68
$3.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.5
$2.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$77.5
$65.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.41
$16.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$45.1
$33.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.04
$6.42
👖 Brand Jeans
$38.6
$83.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86.8
$144
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$79.6
$22.6
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3122
$6425

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Distance City Cost of living
222 km or 138 mi Awasa
$840
254 km or 158 mi Dessie
$820
258 km or 161 mi Jimma
$871
320 km or 199 mi Bahir Dar
$883
349 km or 217 mi Dire Dawa
$705
374 km or 232 mi Harar
$676
421 km or 261 mi Gondar
$885
447 km or 278 mi Jijiga
$702
460 km or 286 mi Dikhil
$524
495 km or 308 mi Ali Sabieh
$524
498 km or 309 mi Borama
$602
502 km or 312 mi Mekelle
$800
561 km or 348 mi Djibouti City
$551
568 km or 353 mi Ad-Damazin
$857
587 km or 365 mi Hargeisa
$815
595 km or 370 mi Obock
$522
651 km or 405 mi Mendefera
$466
666 km or 414 mi El-Gadarif
$959
701 km or 436 mi Asmara
$498
735 km or 457 mi Massawa
$467
752 km or 467 mi Keren
$466
758 km or 471 mi Kassala
$1061
761 km or 473 mi Zabid
$466
767 km or 476 mi Taiz
$490
780 km or 485 mi Malakal
$479
789 km or 490 mi Al Hudaydah
$489
805 km or 500 mi Aden
$486
806 km or 501 mi Kosti
$881
807 km or 502 mi Ibb
$481
851 km or 529 mi Bor
$489
853 km or 530 mi Baidoa
$805
870 km or 541 mi Dhamar
$470
914 km or 568 mi Sayyan
$467
914 km or 568 mi Juba
$498
920 km or 572 mi Sanaa
$523
989 km or 615 mi Khartoum North
$899
995 km or 618 mi Khartoum
$901
995 km or 618 mi Gulu
$556
1005 km or 625 mi Meru
$486
1006 km or 625 mi Omdurman
$936

Cities near Ashgabat

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