Ashgabat vs Brussels - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ashgabat Brussels
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1679
$1869
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3854
$4554
🏠 One person rent
$836
$1085
🏘️ Family rent
$1553
$1927
🍽️ Food expenses
$658
$557
🚐 Transport expenses
$47.3
$85.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$573
$3070
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
7
96
😀 Quality of life
30
89
🏙️ Population
828K
189K

The cost of living in Ashgabat is 10% less expensive than in Brussels. Cities ranked 2737th and 2147th ($1679 vs $1869) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Turkmenistan and Belgium, respectively. Check Turkmenistan vs Belgium comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Ashgabat compared to 1.6 months in Brussels. Ashgabat ranked 1st best city to live in Turkmenistan vs Brussels ranked 1st in Belgium, while ranked 8379th and 148th among best cities to live in the world.

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Ashgabat Brussels
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$31.6
$18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$55.7
$74.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10
$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.39
$5.38
☕ Cappuccino
$4.59
$3.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.91
$2.7
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$915
$968
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$647
$834
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1453
$1848
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1376
$1555
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$48.2
$169
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$73.7
$258
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$87.4
$55.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.98%
3.39%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4561
$4416
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3442
$3736
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.29
$2.69
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.98
$53.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.68
$24
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.38
$1.88
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.63
$1.49
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.85
$2.62
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.65
$2.65
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.07
$4.29
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.3
$15.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.9
$11.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$24.8
$18.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.66
$2.72
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$1.97
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.31
$2.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.82
$2.94
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$1.94
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$1.79
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.83
$0.8
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.09
$3.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$27.2
$8.73
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.61
$2.52
🚬 Cigarette pack
$25.4
$8.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.03
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.84
$4.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.02
$1.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.8
$2.87
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$65.9
$30.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16.5
$13.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$33.8
$40.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.42
$23.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$83.7
$101
👟 Brand Sneakers
$144
$113
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$22.6
$978
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6425
$23098

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Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.2 mi Anau
$1648
95 km or 59 mi Quchan
$487
99 km or 61 mi Baherden
$1642
107 km or 66 mi Bojnord
$427
197 km or 123 mi Nishapur
$509
203 km or 126 mi Sabzevar
$489
212 km or 132 mi Mashhad
$532
294 km or 183 mi Gonbad-e Kavus
$473
302 km or 187 mi Kashmar
$507
306 km or 190 mi Mary
$1644
307 km or 191 mi Torbat-e Heydarieh
$520
344 km or 213 mi Shahrud
$576
361 km or 224 mi Torbat-e Jam
$558
367 km or 228 mi Gorgan
$661
451 km or 280 mi Dasoguz
$1657
469 km or 291 mi Turkmenabat
$1662
496 km or 308 mi Sari
$640
513 km or 318 mi Nukus
$427
516 km or 321 mi Qaem Shahr
$533
517 km or 321 mi Semnan
$558
524 km or 325 mi Herat
$514
528 km or 328 mi Babol
$434
558 km or 347 mi Amol
$519
561 km or 349 mi Bukhara
$399
570 km or 354 mi Birjand
$554
634 km or 394 mi Pardis
$619
654 km or 406 mi Qarshi
$416
657 km or 408 mi Pakdasht
$633
660 km or 410 mi Golestan
$655
667 km or 414 mi Sheberghan
$446
668 km or 415 mi Qarchak
$636
668 km or 415 mi Tehran
$700
670 km or 417 mi Varamin
$616
671 km or 417 mi Ray
$653
693 km or 431 mi Qods
$655
694 km or 431 mi Eslamshahr
$655
695 km or 432 mi Nasimshahr
$651
700 km or 435 mi Shahriar
$653
701 km or 435 mi Karaj
$693
703 km or 437 mi Fardis
$651

Cities near Brussels

Distance City Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi Schaerbeek
$1682
3.3 km or 2.1 mi Saint-Gilles
$1524
4 km or 2.5 mi Anderlecht
$1659
4.2 km or 2.6 mi Forest
$1652
4.5 km or 2.8 mi Woluwe-Saint-Lambert
$1593
6.2 km or 3.8 mi Watermael-Boitsfort
$1619
7.3 km or 4.6 mi Dilbeek
$1644
10 km or 6.3 mi Sint-Pieters-Leeuw
$1669
10 km or 6.4 mi Vilvoorde
$1599
11 km or 6.8 mi Tervuren
$1743
15 km or 9 mi Overijse
$1648
15 km or 9.1 mi Waterloo
$1825
15 km or 9.1 mi Halle
$1640
17 km or 11 mi Zemst
$1567
19 km or 12 mi Braine-l'Alleud
$1645
19 km or 12 mi Rixensart
$1613
21 km or 13 mi Mechelen
$1544
21 km or 13 mi Tubize
$1630
23 km or 14 mi Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve
$1619
23 km or 14 mi Wavre
$1553
23 km or 15 mi Herent
$1575
24 km or 15 mi Ninove
$1581
24 km or 15 mi Aalst
$1678
25 km or 15 mi Leuven
$1618
26 km or 16 mi Dendermonde
$1469
28 km or 17 mi Nivelles
$1563
31 km or 20 mi Braine-le-Comte
$1568
35 km or 22 mi Lier
$1533
35 km or 22 mi Geraardsbergen
$1484
36 km or 23 mi Heist-op-den-Berg
$1517
37 km or 23 mi Mortsel
$1539
37 km or 23 mi Aarschot
$1426
37 km or 23 mi Soignies
$1536
38 km or 23 mi Zottegem
$1536
38 km or 24 mi Lokeren
$1511
38 km or 24 mi Sint-Niklaas
$1413
40 km or 25 mi Gembloux
$1596
40 km or 25 mi Beveren
$1631
41 km or 26 mi Tienen
$1570
41 km or 26 mi Antwerp
$1650