Ashgabat vs Bern - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ashgabat Bern
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1806
$3134
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4178
$7894
🏠 One person rent
$887
$1617
🏘️ Family rent
$1506
$2847
🍽️ Food expenses
$763
$915
🚐 Transport expenses
$49.3
$321
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$635
$7577
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
7
81
😀 Quality of life
48
97
🏙️ Population
1.03M
1.07M

The cost of living in Ashgabat is 42% less expensive than in Bern. Cities ranked 2849th and 149th ($1806 vs $3134) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 34th in Turkmenistan and Switzerland, respectively. Check Turkmenistan vs Switzerland comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Ashgabat compared to 2.4 months in Bern. Ashgabat ranked 1st best city to live in Turkmenistan vs Bern ranked 1st in Switzerland, while ranked 6881st and 6th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ashgabat vs Bern

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Ashgabat Bern
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$28.8
$26.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$86.1
$111
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.9
$18.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.69
$9.22
☕ Cappuccino
$6.75
$7.02
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.82
$5.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1012
$1809
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$667
$1304
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1768
$3323
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1221
$2359
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$48.7
$157
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$74.5
$240
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$102
$55.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.45%
2.33%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4069
$18429
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2839
$8492
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.14
$4.45
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.55
$105
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.63
$46.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.43
$2.33
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$4.71
$2.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.94
$3.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.24
$4.07
🥚 Eggs, x12
$6.15
$8.94
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.23
$24.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.2
$28
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$22.5
$41.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.06
$4.35
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$2.19
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.48
$3.15
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.72
$6.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.27
$2.61
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$2.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.78
$0.81
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.07
$3.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$18.9
$15.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.21
$2.47
🚬 Cigarette pack
$25.5
$11.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.8
$15.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.88
$5.12
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.02
$4.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.81
$4.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.8
$88.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.3
$26.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$31.3
$133
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.46
$53.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$65.6
$134
👟 Brand Sneakers
$92.4
$167
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$22.9
$2477
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24723
$25921

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Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.2 mi Anau
$1763
95 km or 59 mi Quchan
$501
99 km or 61 mi Baherden
$1769
107 km or 66 mi Bojnord
$487
197 km or 123 mi Nishapur
$496
203 km or 126 mi Sabzevar
$510
212 km or 132 mi Mashhad
$498
294 km or 183 mi Gonbad-e Kavus
$466
302 km or 187 mi Kashmar
$507
306 km or 190 mi Mary
$1640
307 km or 191 mi Torbat-e Heydarieh
$501
344 km or 213 mi Shahrud
$563
361 km or 224 mi Torbat-e Jam
$494
367 km or 228 mi Gorgan
$659
451 km or 280 mi Dasoguz
$1755
469 km or 291 mi Turkmenabat
$1709
496 km or 308 mi Sari
$635
513 km or 318 mi Nukus
$468
516 km or 321 mi Qaem Shahr
$502
517 km or 321 mi Semnan
$535
524 km or 325 mi Herat
$532
528 km or 328 mi Babol
$372
558 km or 347 mi Amol
$531
561 km or 349 mi Bukhara
$436
570 km or 354 mi Birjand
$589
634 km or 394 mi Pardis
$575
654 km or 406 mi Qarshi
$513
657 km or 408 mi Pakdasht
$583
660 km or 410 mi Golestan
$592
667 km or 414 mi Sheberghan
$457
668 km or 415 mi Qarchak
$586
668 km or 415 mi Tehran
$639
670 km or 417 mi Varamin
$571
671 km or 417 mi Ray
$591
693 km or 431 mi Qods
$631
694 km or 431 mi Eslamshahr
$602
695 km or 432 mi Nasimshahr
$601
700 km or 435 mi Shahriar
$627
701 km or 435 mi Karaj
$696
703 km or 437 mi Fardis
$639

Cities near Bern

Distance City Cost of living
3.5 km or 2.2 mi Koniz
$2997
25 km or 16 mi Thun
$2817
26 km or 16 mi Biel/Bienne
$2678
28 km or 17 mi Fribourg
$2874
40 km or 25 mi Neuchatel
$2823
43 km or 27 mi Interlaken
$3165
48 km or 30 mi Bulle
$3150
50 km or 31 mi La Chaux-de-Fonds
$2654
64 km or 40 mi Kriens
$3331
64 km or 40 mi Yverdon-les-Bains
$3222
66 km or 41 mi Lucerne
$3380
66 km or 41 mi Emmen
$3367
67 km or 42 mi Aarau
$2546
67 km or 42 mi Allschwil
$3171
69 km or 43 mi Basel
$3080
70 km or 44 mi Montreux
$3524
71 km or 44 mi Saint-Louis
$1498
72 km or 45 mi Riehen
$3677
73 km or 45 mi Rheinfelden
$1726
73 km or 45 mi Weil am Rhein
$1731
76 km or 47 mi Lorrach
$1721
77 km or 48 mi Lausanne
$3299
80 km or 50 mi Sion
$2465
80 km or 50 mi Renens
$3277
85 km or 53 mi Zug
$4151
86 km or 54 mi Baar
$3556
87 km or 54 mi Baden
$3360
88 km or 55 mi Wettingen
$3328
88 km or 55 mi Dietikon
$3367
88 km or 55 mi Belfort
$1526
89 km or 56 mi Mulhouse
$1436
92 km or 57 mi Altstetten
$3494
94 km or 58 mi Horgen
$3457
95 km or 59 mi Waldshut-Tiengen
$1711
95 km or 59 mi Zurich
$3784
98 km or 61 mi Wadenswil
$3414
102 km or 63 mi Dubendorf
$3353
104 km or 65 mi Bulach
$3281
106 km or 66 mi Uster
$3345
109 km or 68 mi Rapperswil-Jona
$3318