Ashgabat vs Brazzaville - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Ashgabat	Brazzaville
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1616	$589
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3750	$1482
🏠 One person rent	$798	$252
🏘️ Family rent	$1515	$494
🍽️ Food expenses	$620	$213
🚐 Transport expenses	$48.8	$66.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$756	$430
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	7	19
😀 Quality of life	29	35
🏙️ Population	1.03M	2.15M

The cost of living in Ashgabat is 175% more expensive than in Brazzaville. Cities ranked 3187th and 7917th ($1616 vs $589) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Turkmenistan and the Congo, respectively. Check Turkmenistan vs the Congo comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Ashgabat compared to 0.7 months in Brazzaville. Ashgabat ranked 1st best city to live in Turkmenistan vs Brazzaville ranked 1st in the Congo, while ranked 8245th and 7440th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ashgabat vs Brazzaville

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	Ashgabat	Brazzaville
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$26.2	$3.55
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$59.7	$21.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.5	$4.78
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.44	$1.86
☕ Cappuccino	$5.58	$1.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.27	$0.58
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$894	$260
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$606	$170
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1482	$576
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1322	$365
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$49.3	$39.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$75.8	$61
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$85.1	$25.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.98%	12.32%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3870	$1630
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2996	$922
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.14	$0.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$8.63	$16.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.69	$6.51
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.36	$1.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.17	$1.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.86	$0.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.17	$1.15
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.09	$1.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.13	$6.91
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.76	$4.27
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$25.2	$7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.96	$2.24
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$1.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.38	$1.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.29	$1.04
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.91	$0.93
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.88	$1.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.84	$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.07	$1.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$27.1	$7.96
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.3	$1.46
🚬 Cigarette pack	$25.6	$2.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.35	$3.58
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.8	$3.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.97	$1.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.79	$1.25
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$112	$24
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17.6	$4.48
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$35.5	$18
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.39	$4.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$83.8	$30.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$141	$66.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$23	$120
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6584	$3772

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Cities near Ashgabat

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 Brazzaville

Distance	City	Cost of living
8 km or 5 mi	Kinshasa	$1041
59 km or 37 mi	Kinkala	$529
119 km or 74 mi	Mbanza-Ngungu	$801
193 km or 120 mi	Madingou	$531
221 km or 137 mi	Kayes	$531
252 km or 157 mi	Gamboma	$531
264 km or 164 mi	Matadi	$821
304 km or 189 mi	Boma	$803
370 km or 230 mi	Cabinda	$686
383 km or 238 mi	Pointe-Noire	$578
401 km or 249 mi	Kikwit	$852
424 km or 264 mi	N'zeto	$793
465 km or 289 mi	Ambriz	$869
556 km or 346 mi	Luanda	$1024
586 km or 364 mi	Mbandaka	$810
656 km or 408 mi	Tshikapa	$902
814 km or 506 mi	Kananga	$932
823 km or 511 mi	Port-Gentil	$659
829 km or 515 mi	Libreville	$702
917 km or 570 mi	Bata	$1201
920 km or 572 mi	Lobito	$705
943 km or 586 mi	Mbuji-Mayi	$957
944 km or 586 mi	Benguela	$736
946 km or 588 mi	Huambo	$652
950 km or 591 mi	Berberati	$488
953 km or 592 mi	Mwene-Ditu	$826
973 km or 605 mi	Gemena	$757
979 km or 608 mi	Luena	$723
996 km or 619 mi	Yaounde	$764
1000 km or 621 mi	Gandajika	$815
1027 km or 638 mi	Bangui	$518
1073 km or 667 mi	Bumba	$796
1079 km or 670 mi	Sao Tome	$878
1084 km or 673 mi	Trindade	$879
1114 km or 692 mi	Douala	$1368
1141 km or 709 mi	Limbe	$710
1148 km or 713 mi	Malabo	$812
1154 km or 717 mi	Buea	$655
1183 km or 735 mi	Kumba	$933
1189 km or 739 mi	Kindu	$728