Ashgabat vs Birmingham - Cost of Living Comparison

Ashgabat Birmingham
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1233
$1634
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2878
$4040
🏠 One person rent
$531
$942
🏘️ Family rent
$949
$1573
🍽️ Food expenses
$540
$385
🚐 Transport expenses
$42.6
$155
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$562
$2918
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
7
96
😀 Quality of life
30
95
🏙️ Population
828K
1.14M

The cost of living in Ashgabat is 25% less expensive than in Birmingham. Cities ranked 4068th and 2473rd ($1233 vs $1634) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 52nd in Turkmenistan and the United Kingdom, respectively. Check Turkmenistan vs the United Kingdom comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Ashgabat compared to 1.8 months in Birmingham. Ashgabat ranked 1st best city to live in Turkmenistan vs Birmingham ranked 4th in the United Kingdom, while ranked 8436th and 26th among best cities to live in the world.

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Ashgabat Birmingham
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$18.8
$11.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$68.6
$43.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.1
$7.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.1
$4.81
☕ Cappuccino
$3.75
$3.49
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$4.55
$1.65
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$635
$845
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$386
$716
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$933
$1874
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$807
$1136
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$40.5
$168
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$62.1
$258
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$54.5
$32.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.97%
3.05%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3243
$6815
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2384
$3987
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.14
$2.89
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.4
$70.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.27
$13.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.36
$1.92
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.43
$1.22
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.9
$1.14
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.1
$1.38
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.5
$2.96
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.3
$7.97
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.26
$6.76
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.4
$9.42
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.15
$2.3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.08
$1.2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$2.32
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.99
$2.37
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.92
$1.2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$1.22
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.89
$0.82
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.08
$2.44
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.2
$9.18
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.99
$2.03
🚬 Cigarette pack
$18.9
$13.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.65
$9.21
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.82
$4.09
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.02
$2.42
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.79
$2.55
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50.9
$28.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$19.2
$11.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$26.2
$120
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.43
$12.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$80
$77
👟 Brand Sneakers
$92.6
$85.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$22.7
$1427
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4395
$17952

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Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.2 mi Anau
$1366
95 km or 59 mi Quchan
$687
99 km or 61 mi Baherden
$1362
107 km or 66 mi Bojnord
$540
197 km or 123 mi Nishapur
$640
203 km or 126 mi Sabzevar
$638
212 km or 132 mi Mashhad
$658
294 km or 183 mi Gonbad-e Kavus
$531
302 km or 187 mi Kashmar
$687
306 km or 190 mi Mary
$1305
307 km or 191 mi Torbat-e Heydarieh
$687
344 km or 213 mi Shahrud
$688
361 km or 224 mi Torbat-e Jam
$717
367 km or 228 mi Gorgan
$558
451 km or 280 mi Dasoguz
$1316
469 km or 291 mi Turkmenabat
$1331
496 km or 308 mi Sari
$568
513 km or 318 mi Nukus
$397
516 km or 321 mi Qaem Shahr
$693
517 km or 321 mi Semnan
$690
524 km or 325 mi Herat
$375
528 km or 328 mi Babol
$450
558 km or 347 mi Amol
$504
561 km or 349 mi Bukhara
$379
570 km or 354 mi Birjand
$691
634 km or 394 mi Pardis
$686
654 km or 406 mi Qarshi
$404
657 km or 408 mi Pakdasht
$694
660 km or 410 mi Golestan
$696
667 km or 414 mi Sheberghan
$326
668 km or 415 mi Qarchak
$694
668 km or 415 mi Tehran
$833
670 km or 417 mi Varamin
$836
671 km or 417 mi Ray
$693
693 km or 431 mi Qods
$699
694 km or 431 mi Eslamshahr
$636
695 km or 432 mi Nasimshahr
$695
700 km or 435 mi Shahriar
$696
701 km or 435 mi Karaj
$792
703 km or 437 mi Fardis
$689

Cities near Birmingham

Distance City Cost of living
4.7 km or 2.9 mi Smethwick
$1512
6.8 km or 4.2 mi West Bromwich
$1445
11 km or 6.6 mi Halesowen
$1502
12 km or 7.2 mi Solihull
$1415
12 km or 7.6 mi Walsall
$1553
14 km or 8.7 mi Dudley
$1337
14 km or 8.7 mi Aldridge
$1503
15 km or 9.6 mi Willenhall
$1508
17 km or 10 mi Stourbridge
$1301
19 km or 12 mi Wolverhampton
$1470
19 km or 12 mi Bromsgrove
$1503
20 km or 12 mi Redditch
$1212
22 km or 14 mi Tamworth
$1525
25 km or 15 mi Cannock
$1511
26 km or 16 mi Kidderminster
$1512
27 km or 17 mi Coventry
$1507
30 km or 19 mi Nuneaton
$1279
31 km or 19 mi Warwick
$1486
32 km or 20 mi Leamington Spa
$1592
35 km or 22 mi Stratford-upon-Avon
$1706
37 km or 23 mi Hinckley
$1507
39 km or 24 mi Worcester
$1549
39 km or 24 mi Stafford
$1224
40 km or 25 mi Burton upon Trent
$1491
43 km or 27 mi Telford
$1228
45 km or 28 mi Rugby
$1541
55 km or 34 mi Leicester
$1461
57 km or 35 mi Derby
$1404
57 km or 35 mi Loughborough
$1504
60 km or 37 mi Banbury
$1545
61 km or 38 mi Stoke-on-Trent
$1317
63 km or 39 mi Shrewsbury
$1268
63 km or 39 mi Newcastle-under-Lyme
$1319
66 km or 41 mi Cheltenham
$1581
66 km or 41 mi Market Harborough
$1507
70 km or 44 mi Leek
$1505
72 km or 45 mi Gloucester
$1368
73 km or 45 mi Hereford
$1287
73 km or 46 mi Nottingham
$1474
73 km or 46 mi Northampton
$1583