Addis Ababa vs Ashgabat - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Addis Ababa	Ashgabat
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1148	$1898
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2790	$4362
🏠 One person rent	$674	$968
🏘️ Family rent	$1109	$1668
🍽️ Food expenses	$297	$780
🚐 Transport expenses	$60.2	$50.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$184	$210
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	34	7
😀 Quality of life	45	43
🏙️ Population	5.7M	1.03M

The cost of living in Addis Ababa is 40% less expensive than in Ashgabat. Cities ranked 4878th and 2383rd ($1148 vs $1898) 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 0.1 months in Ashgabat. Addis Ababa ranked 1st best city to live in Ethiopia vs Ashgabat ranked 1st in Turkmenistan, while ranked 7160th and 7430th 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	$3.98	$31.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$42.1	$85
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.55	$12.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.82	$5.76
☕ Cappuccino	$0.93	$6.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.61	$1.58
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$632	$1017
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$431	$765
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1134	$1798
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$774	$1413
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$108	$49
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$167	$74.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$95.7	$104
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	18.33%	9.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1943	$3536
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1220	$2856
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.48	$0.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11.3	$9.87
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.81	$9.74
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.94	$0.43
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.12	$4.53
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.2	$2.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.16	$5.85
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.75	$6.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.42	$9.31
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.1	$20
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.38	$23.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.35	$5.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.71	$1.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.19	$7.47
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.68	$3.64
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.48	$2.27
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$1.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.46	$0.74
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.55	$1.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.58	$19.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.71	$5.18
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.83	$25.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.32	$4.88
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$0.94	$4.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.38	$3.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.55	$2.82
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.1	$40.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.76	$12.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$128	$31.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.44	$6.36
👖 Brand Jeans	$33.8	$56
👟 Brand Sneakers	$78.5	$93.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$127	$22.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$30429	$24585

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Cities near Addis Ababa

Distance	City	Cost of living
222 km or 138 mi	Awasa	$910
254 km or 158 mi	Dessie	$931
258 km or 161 mi	Jimma	$746
320 km or 199 mi	Bahir Dar	$800
349 km or 217 mi	Dire Dawa	$1050
374 km or 232 mi	Harar	$1050
421 km or 261 mi	Gondar	$923
447 km or 278 mi	Jijiga	$1045
460 km or 286 mi	Dikhil	$563
495 km or 308 mi	Ali Sabieh	$561
498 km or 309 mi	Borama	$521
502 km or 312 mi	Mekelle	$748
561 km or 348 mi	Djibouti City	$590
568 km or 353 mi	Ad-Damazin	$753
587 km or 365 mi	Hargeisa	$682
595 km or 370 mi	Obock	$564
651 km or 405 mi	Mendefera	$481
666 km or 414 mi	El-Gadarif	$872
701 km or 436 mi	Asmara	$513
735 km or 457 mi	Massawa	$484
752 km or 467 mi	Keren	$483
758 km or 471 mi	Kassala	$947
761 km or 473 mi	Zabid	$476
767 km or 476 mi	Taiz	$497
780 km or 485 mi	Malakal	$494
789 km or 490 mi	Al Hudaydah	$499
805 km or 500 mi	Aden	$509
806 km or 501 mi	Kosti	$788
807 km or 502 mi	Ibb	$488
851 km or 529 mi	Bor	$505
853 km or 530 mi	Baidoa	$745
870 km or 541 mi	Dhamar	$478
914 km or 568 mi	Sayyan	$476
914 km or 568 mi	Juba	$513
920 km or 572 mi	Sanaa	$532
989 km or 615 mi	Khartoum North	$803
995 km or 618 mi	Khartoum	$809
995 km or 618 mi	Gulu	$591
1005 km or 625 mi	Meru	$543
1006 km or 625 mi	Omdurman	$834

Cities near Ashgabat

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