Ashgabat vs Blantyre - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ashgabat Blantyre
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1898
$495
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4362
$1273
🏠 One person rent
$968
$156
🏘️ Family rent
$1668
$255
🍽️ Food expenses
$780
$203
🚐 Transport expenses
$50.9
$87.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$210
$104
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
7
22
😀 Quality of life
43
30
🏙️ Population
1.03M
800K

The cost of living in Ashgabat is 283% more expensive than in Blantyre. Cities ranked 2383rd and 8689th ($1898 vs $495) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 5th in Turkmenistan and Malawi, respectively. Check Turkmenistan vs Malawi comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Ashgabat compared to 0.2 months in Blantyre. Ashgabat ranked 1st best city to live in Turkmenistan vs Blantyre ranked 1st in Malawi, while ranked 7430th and 8790th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ashgabat vs Blantyre

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Ashgabat Blantyre
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$31.1
$3.67
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$85
$11.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.8
$5.74
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.76
$0.92
☕ Cappuccino
$6.83
$1.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.58
$0.86
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1017
$191
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$765
$93.2
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1798
$339
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1413
$168
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$49
$18.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$74.9
$28.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$104
$25.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.58%
12.84%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3536
$7401
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2856
$393
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.14
$0.73
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.87
$15.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.74
$17.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.43
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$4.53
$0.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.03
$1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.85
$1.41
🥚 Eggs, x12
$6.02
$1.37
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.31
$3.95
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20
$4.56
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23.1
$6.48
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.09
$1.77
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$2.33
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.47
$2.45
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.64
$0.86
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.27
$0.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$1.35
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.74
$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.09
$0.73
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$19.1
$8.49
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.18
$0.93
🚬 Cigarette pack
$25.7
$1.87
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.88
$1.46
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.83
$1.31
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.04
$0.74
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.82
$0.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.7
$42.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.2
$1.45
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$31.1
$17.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.36
$2.93
👖 Brand Jeans
$56
$33
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.6
$49.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$22.7
$393
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24585
$590

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Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.2 mi Anau
$1846
95 km or 59 mi Quchan
$475
99 km or 61 mi Baherden
$1864
107 km or 66 mi Bojnord
$466
197 km or 123 mi Nishapur
$469
203 km or 126 mi Sabzevar
$483
212 km or 132 mi Mashhad
$482
294 km or 183 mi Gonbad-e Kavus
$458
302 km or 187 mi Kashmar
$483
306 km or 190 mi Mary
$1726
307 km or 191 mi Torbat-e Heydarieh
$476
344 km or 213 mi Shahrud
$561
361 km or 224 mi Torbat-e Jam
$467
367 km or 228 mi Gorgan
$664
451 km or 280 mi Dasoguz
$1840
469 km or 291 mi Turkmenabat
$1795
496 km or 308 mi Sari
$612
513 km or 318 mi Nukus
$475
516 km or 321 mi Qaem Shahr
$474
517 km or 321 mi Semnan
$523
524 km or 325 mi Herat
$556
528 km or 328 mi Babol
$359
558 km or 347 mi Amol
$516
561 km or 349 mi Bukhara
$439
570 km or 354 mi Birjand
$542
634 km or 394 mi Pardis
$563
654 km or 406 mi Qarshi
$500
657 km or 408 mi Pakdasht
$570
660 km or 410 mi Golestan
$584
667 km or 414 mi Sheberghan
$470
668 km or 415 mi Qarchak
$570
668 km or 415 mi Tehran
$638
670 km or 417 mi Varamin
$557
671 km or 417 mi Ray
$584
693 km or 431 mi Qods
$614
694 km or 431 mi Eslamshahr
$590
695 km or 432 mi Nasimshahr
$587
700 km or 435 mi Shahriar
$611
701 km or 435 mi Karaj
$684
703 km or 437 mi Fardis
$616

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Distance City Cost of living
57 km or 35 mi Zomba
$452
60 km or 37 mi Mulanje
$456
112 km or 70 mi Ntcheu
$489
149 km or 92 mi Mangochi
$494
157 km or 98 mi Tete
$792
191 km or 119 mi Monkey Bay
$516
240 km or 149 mi Lilongwe
$587
307 km or 191 mi Quelimane
$691
405 km or 252 mi Chimoio
$875
432 km or 269 mi Mutare
$754
450 km or 280 mi Beira
$952
454 km or 282 mi Marondera
$755
458 km or 285 mi Mzimba
$559
463 km or 287 mi Nampula
$933
478 km or 297 mi Harare
$1015
487 km or 303 mi Chitungwiza
$780
493 km or 307 mi Mzuzu
$522
541 km or 336 mi Chinhoyi
$629
611 km or 380 mi Kadoma
$727
626 km or 389 mi Nacala
$1167
637 km or 396 mi Kwekwe
$677
650 km or 404 mi Masvingo
$840
674 km or 419 mi Pemba
$1511
685 km or 425 mi Gweru
$565
708 km or 440 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$925
721 km or 448 mi Lusaka
$777
746 km or 463 mi Kasama
$1132
754 km or 469 mi Ndola
$692
784 km or 487 mi Mbeya
$463
803 km or 499 mi Kitwe
$1304
811 km or 504 mi Mufulira
$1602
837 km or 520 mi Mansa
$1166
837 km or 520 mi Bulawayo
$632
849 km or 528 mi Chingola
$1378
865 km or 537 mi Choma
$849
935 km or 581 mi Lubumbashi
$1125
991 km or 616 mi Francistown
$632
999 km or 621 mi Livingstone
$813
1000 km or 621 mi Moroni
$1196
1038 km or 645 mi Morogoro
$417