Ashgabat vs Birmingham - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ashgabat Birmingham
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1616
$2046
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3750
$4833
🏠 One person rent
$798
$1197
🏘️ Family rent
$1515
$1902
🍽️ Food expenses
$620
$505
🚐 Transport expenses
$48.8
$185
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$756
$3394
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
7
95
😀 Quality of life
29
95
🏙️ Population
1.03M
1.14M

The cost of living in Ashgabat is 21% less expensive than in Birmingham. Cities ranked 3187th and 1731st ($1616 vs $2046) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 79th 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 1.7 months in Birmingham. Ashgabat ranked 1st best city to live in Turkmenistan vs Birmingham ranked 4th in the United Kingdom, while ranked 8245th and 32nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Ashgabat Birmingham
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$26.2
$17.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$59.7
$64.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.5
$9.59
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.44
$6.71
 Cappuccino
$5.58
$4.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.27
$2.18
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$894
$1172
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$606
$905
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1482
$2143
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1322
$1412
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$49.3
$201
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$75.8
$305
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$85.1
$38.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.98%
5.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3870
$5216
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2996
$4012
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.14
$2.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.63
$79.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.69
$19.4
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.36
$1.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.17
$1.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.86
$1.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.17
$2.1
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.09
$4.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.13
$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.76
$7.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$25.2
$12.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.96
$2.5
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$1.88
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$1.98
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.29
$2.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$1.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.88
$1.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.84
$0.74
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.07
$3.28
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$27.1
$10.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.3
$3.2
🚬 Cigarette pack
$25.6
$18.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.35
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.8
$7.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.97
$3.17
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.79
$2.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$112
$33.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$17.6
$13.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$35.5
$118
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.39
$15.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$83.8
$76.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$141
$97.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$23
$1575
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6584
$19729

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Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.2 mi Anau
$1583
95 km or 59 mi Quchan
$500
99 km or 61 mi Baherden
$1578
107 km or 66 mi Bojnord
$458
197 km or 123 mi Nishapur
$517
203 km or 126 mi Sabzevar
$515
212 km or 132 mi Mashhad
$538
294 km or 183 mi Gonbad-e Kavus
$496
302 km or 187 mi Kashmar
$511
306 km or 190 mi Mary
$1531
307 km or 191 mi Torbat-e Heydarieh
$515
344 km or 213 mi Shahrud
$603
361 km or 224 mi Torbat-e Jam
$512
367 km or 228 mi Gorgan
$689
451 km or 280 mi Dasoguz
$1572
469 km or 291 mi Turkmenabat
$1554
496 km or 308 mi Sari
$670
513 km or 318 mi Nukus
$394
516 km or 321 mi Qaem Shahr
$564
517 km or 321 mi Semnan
$607
524 km or 325 mi Herat
$514
528 km or 328 mi Babol
$468
558 km or 347 mi Amol
$550
561 km or 349 mi Bukhara
$452
570 km or 354 mi Birjand
$553
634 km or 394 mi Pardis
$675
654 km or 406 mi Qarshi
$435
657 km or 408 mi Pakdasht
$689
660 km or 410 mi Golestan
$722
667 km or 414 mi Sheberghan
$450
668 km or 415 mi Qarchak
$693
668 km or 415 mi Tehran
$797
670 km or 417 mi Varamin
$673
671 km or 417 mi Ray
$720
693 km or 431 mi Qods
$706
694 km or 431 mi Eslamshahr
$716
695 km or 432 mi Nasimshahr
$706
700 km or 435 mi Shahriar
$708
701 km or 435 mi Karaj
$741
703 km or 437 mi Fardis
$699

Cities near Birmingham

Distance City Cost of living
4.7 km or 2.9 mi Smethwick
$1869
6.8 km or 4.2 mi West Bromwich
$1838
11 km or 6.6 mi Halesowen
$1818
12 km or 7.2 mi Solihull
$1827
12 km or 7.6 mi Walsall
$1748
14 km or 8.7 mi Dudley
$1797
14 km or 8.7 mi Aldridge
$1799
15 km or 9.6 mi Willenhall
$1771
17 km or 10 mi Stourbridge
$1743
19 km or 12 mi Wolverhampton
$1717
19 km or 12 mi Bromsgrove
$1799
20 km or 12 mi Redditch
$1695
22 km or 14 mi Tamworth
$1849
25 km or 15 mi Cannock
$1799
26 km or 16 mi Kidderminster
$1819
27 km or 17 mi Coventry
$2050
30 km or 19 mi Nuneaton
$1572
31 km or 19 mi Warwick
$1750
32 km or 20 mi Leamington Spa
$2205
35 km or 22 mi Stratford-upon-Avon
$1896
37 km or 23 mi Hinckley
$1760
39 km or 24 mi Worcester
$1680
39 km or 24 mi Stafford
$1855
40 km or 25 mi Burton upon Trent
$1803
43 km or 27 mi Telford
$1560
45 km or 28 mi Rugby
$1666
55 km or 34 mi Leicester
$1898
57 km or 35 mi Derby
$1817
57 km or 35 mi Loughborough
$1845
60 km or 37 mi Banbury
$1755
61 km or 38 mi Stoke-on-Trent
$1614
63 km or 39 mi Shrewsbury
$1755
63 km or 39 mi Newcastle-under-Lyme
$1712
66 km or 41 mi Cheltenham
$1869
66 km or 41 mi Market Harborough
$1865
70 km or 44 mi Leek
$1780
72 km or 45 mi Gloucester
$1711
73 km or 45 mi Hereford
$1813
73 km or 46 mi Nottingham
$1944
73 km or 46 mi Northampton
$1755