Ashgabat vs Bamako - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Ashgabat	Bamako
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1584	$569
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3634	$1444
🏠 One person rent	$798	$251
🏘️ Family rent	$1502	$523
🍽️ Food expenses	$609	$200
🚐 Transport expenses	$49.1	$67.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$718	$412
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	7	21
😀 Quality of life	29	22
🏙️ Population	1.03M	4.23M

The cost of living in Ashgabat is 178% more expensive than in Bamako. Cities ranked 3105th and 8028th ($1584 vs $569) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Turkmenistan and Mali, respectively. Check Turkmenistan vs Mali comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Ashgabat compared to 0.7 months in Bamako. Ashgabat ranked 1st best city to live in Turkmenistan vs Bamako ranked 1st in Mali, while ranked 8250th and 8788th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ashgabat vs Bamako

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	Ashgabat	Bamako
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$25.9	$2.93
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$60.4	$19.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.1	$4.56
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.4	$1.94
☕ Cappuccino	$5.56	$1.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.25	$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$884	$266
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$607	$168
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1501	$650
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1302	$387
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$45.2	$38.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$70	$58.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$90.5	$24.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.58%	12.62%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3897	$1772
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3006	$1030
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.14	$0.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$8.52	$12.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.74	$5.54
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.38	$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3	$1.12
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.35	$0.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.49	$1.08
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.83	$1.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.29	$6.75
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.83	$4.27
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.9	$6.62
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.02	$2.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$1.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.81	$1.47
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.06	$0.93
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$0.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$0.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.74	$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.08	$1.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$27.3	$8.37
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.79	$1.51
🚬 Cigarette pack	$25.2	$2.77
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.01	$2.98
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.8	$2.82
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3	$1.5
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.77	$1.19
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$112	$24.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17.7	$4.13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$31.8	$14.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.36	$4.21
👖 Brand Jeans	$69.9	$26.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$92.4	$61.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$22.7	$87.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6132	$3104

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Cities near Ashgabat

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.2 mi	Anau	$1553
95 km or 59 mi	Quchan	$515
99 km or 61 mi	Baherden	$1541
107 km or 66 mi	Bojnord	$510
197 km or 123 mi	Nishapur	$509
203 km or 126 mi	Sabzevar	$524
212 km or 132 mi	Mashhad	$508
294 km or 183 mi	Gonbad-e Kavus	$495
302 km or 187 mi	Kashmar	$521
306 km or 190 mi	Mary	$1503
307 km or 191 mi	Torbat-e Heydarieh	$521
344 km or 213 mi	Shahrud	$598
361 km or 224 mi	Torbat-e Jam	$550
367 km or 228 mi	Gorgan	$685
451 km or 280 mi	Dasoguz	$1535
469 km or 291 mi	Turkmenabat	$1523
496 km or 308 mi	Sari	$658
513 km or 318 mi	Nukus	$392
516 km or 321 mi	Qaem Shahr	$554
517 km or 321 mi	Semnan	$580
524 km or 325 mi	Herat	$512
528 km or 328 mi	Babol	$458
558 km or 347 mi	Amol	$557
561 km or 349 mi	Bukhara	$431
570 km or 354 mi	Birjand	$574
634 km or 394 mi	Pardis	$665
654 km or 406 mi	Qarshi	$484
657 km or 408 mi	Pakdasht	$680
660 km or 410 mi	Golestan	$714
667 km or 414 mi	Sheberghan	$414
668 km or 415 mi	Qarchak	$681
668 km or 415 mi	Tehran	$788
670 km or 417 mi	Varamin	$651
671 km or 417 mi	Ray	$710
693 km or 431 mi	Qods	$698
694 km or 431 mi	Eslamshahr	$700
695 km or 432 mi	Nasimshahr	$697
700 km or 435 mi	Shahriar	$698
701 km or 435 mi	Karaj	$736
703 km or 437 mi	Fardis	$688

Cities near Bamako

Distance	City	Cost of living
52 km or 32 mi	Koulikoro	$490
116 km or 72 mi	Banamba	$491
147 km or 92 mi	Bougouni	$489
207 km or 129 mi	Segou	$490
237 km or 147 mi	Markala	$489
289 km or 180 mi	Kankan	$1007
293 km or 182 mi	Sikasso	$499
435 km or 270 mi	Bobo-Dioulasso	$757
438 km or 272 mi	Korhogo	$916
448 km or 278 mi	Nouna	$733
492 km or 305 mi	Dedougou	$735
510 km or 317 mi	Gueckedou	$1009
512 km or 318 mi	Mamou	$1019
552 km or 343 mi	Nzerekore	$999
566 km or 352 mi	Yekepa	$487
593 km or 368 mi	Sanniquellie	$487
612 km or 381 mi	Koudougou	$743
613 km or 381 mi	Ouahigouya	$756
634 km or 394 mi	Kenema	$1272
640 km or 398 mi	Bouake	$937
652 km or 405 mi	Forecariah	$998
663 km or 412 mi	Bo	$1278
664 km or 412 mi	Leo	$753
702 km or 436 mi	Ouagadougou	$869
713 km or 443 mi	Yamoussoukro	$887
714 km or 444 mi	Boffa	$998
715 km or 444 mi	Conakry	$1061
726 km or 451 mi	Bafata	$804
728 km or 452 mi	Kakata	$487
736 km or 458 mi	Freetown	$1346
754 km or 469 mi	Kolda	$964
759 km or 471 mi	Gagnoa	$904
761 km or 473 mi	Manga	$774
769 km or 478 mi	Monrovia	$523
810 km or 504 mi	Divo	$906
822 km or 511 mi	Abengourou	$889
831 km or 516 mi	Bissau	$827
854 km or 530 mi	Agboville	$882
856 km or 532 mi	Greenville	$487
858 km or 533 mi	Tamale	$507