Ashgabat vs Berlin - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ashgabat Berlin
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1679
$2013
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3854
$4765
🏠 One person rent
$836
$1134
🏘️ Family rent
$1553
$2203
🍽️ Food expenses
$658
$489
🚐 Transport expenses
$47.3
$266
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$573
$3496
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
7
100
😀 Quality of life
30
95
🏙️ Population
828K
3.68M

The cost of living in Ashgabat is 17% less expensive than in Berlin. Cities ranked 2737th and 1759th ($1679 vs $2013) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd in Turkmenistan and Germany, respectively. Check Turkmenistan vs Germany comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Ashgabat compared to 1.7 months in Berlin. Ashgabat ranked 1st best city to live in Turkmenistan vs Berlin ranked 2nd in Germany, while ranked 8379th and 19th among best cities to live in the world.

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Ashgabat Berlin
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$31.6
$12.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$55.7
$61.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10
$10.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.39
$4.77
 Cappuccino
$4.59
$3.86
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.91
$3.02
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$915
$1192
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$647
$858
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1453
$2460
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1376
$1755
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$48.2
$165
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$73.7
$263
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$87.4
$43.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.98%
3.96%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4561
$9186
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3442
$6527
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.29
$3.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.98
$56.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.68
$25.2
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.38
$1.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.63
$1.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.85
$2.08
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.65
$2.89
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.07
$3.84
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.3
$13.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.9
$13.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$24.8
$15.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.66
$2.82
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$1.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.31
$2.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.82
$3.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$1.93
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$2.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.83
$0.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.09
$2.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$27.2
$6.29
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.61
$1.12
🚬 Cigarette pack
$25.4
$9.14
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.03
$6.88
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.84
$3.43
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.02
$2.75
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.8
$1.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$65.9
$36.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16.5
$13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$33.8
$36.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.42
$19.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$83.7
$85.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$144
$93.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$22.6
$228
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6425
$9556

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi Teltow
$1671
18 km or 11 mi Hohen Neuendorf
$1729
18 km or 11 mi Hennigsdorf
$1715
20 km or 13 mi Falkensee
$1656
21 km or 13 mi Bernau bei Berlin
$1735
25 km or 16 mi Potsdam
$1601
25 km or 16 mi Ludwigsfelde
$1629
28 km or 18 mi Oranienburg
$1701
30 km or 19 mi Konigs Wusterhausen
$1673
34 km or 21 mi Werder
$1581
34 km or 21 mi Strausberg
$1695
46 km or 29 mi Eberswalde
$1689
49 km or 31 mi Furstenwalde
$1622
50 km or 31 mi Luckenwalde
$1607
57 km or 36 mi Brandenburg an der Havel
$1618
60 km or 37 mi Neuruppin
$1656
72 km or 44 mi Rathenow
$1628
81 km or 50 mi Frankfurt
$1536
86 km or 53 mi Schwedt
$1677
88 km or 55 mi Wittenberg
$1258
97 km or 60 mi Neustrelitz
$1372
97 km or 60 mi Eisenhuttenstadt
$1443
104 km or 65 mi Stendal
$1280
106 km or 66 mi Cottbus
$1288
107 km or 67 mi Burg bei Magdeburg
$1298
107 km or 67 mi Zerbst
$1263
109 km or 68 mi Dessau-Rolau
$1253
109 km or 68 mi Torgau
$1271
116 km or 72 mi Neubrandenburg
$1379
119 km or 74 mi Senftenberg
$1384
121 km or 75 mi Waren
$1370
124 km or 77 mi Bitterfeld-Wolfen
$1264
124 km or 77 mi Schonebeck
$1295
125 km or 78 mi Spremberg
$1348
127 km or 79 mi Magdeburg
$1297
128 km or 79 mi Szczecin
$1196
128 km or 80 mi Kothen
$1249
128 km or 80 mi Gorzow Wielkopolski
$848
131 km or 81 mi Delitzsch
$1303
134 km or 83 mi Hoyerswerda
$1323