Ashgabat vs Cairo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ashgabat Cairo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1679
$549
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3854
$1399
🏠 One person rent
$836
$193
🏘️ Family rent
$1553
$359
🍽️ Food expenses
$658
$234
🚐 Transport expenses
$47.3
$41.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$573
$189
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
7
83
😀 Quality of life
30
59
🏙️ Population
828K
9.61M

The cost of living in Ashgabat is 206% more expensive than in Cairo. Cities ranked 2737th and 8130th ($1679 vs $549) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd in Turkmenistan and Egypt, respectively. Check Turkmenistan vs Egypt comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Ashgabat compared to 0.3 months in Cairo. Ashgabat ranked 1st best city to live in Turkmenistan vs Cairo ranked 1st in Egypt, while ranked 8379th and 5556th among best cities to live in the world.

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Ashgabat Cairo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$31.6
$5.45
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$55.7
$25.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10
$6.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.39
$2.54
☕ Cappuccino
$4.59
$2.1
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.91
$0.37
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$915
$215
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$647
$151
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1453
$406
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1376
$299
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$48.2
$18.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$73.7
$28.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$87.4
$10.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.98%
12.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4561
$805
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3442
$524
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.29
$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.98
$9.59
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.68
$3.07
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.38
$0.37
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.63
$1.23
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.85
$0.85
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.65
$1.1
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.07
$2.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.3
$5.11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.9
$6.42
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$24.8
$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.66
$1.82
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$0.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.31
$0.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.82
$0.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$0.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$0.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.83
$0.16
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.09
$0.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$27.2
$8.08
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.61
$1.43
🚬 Cigarette pack
$25.4
$2.39
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.03
$2.65
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.84
$3.42
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.02
$1.6
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.8
$0.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$65.9
$21.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16.5
$4.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$33.8
$15
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.42
$4.19
👖 Brand Jeans
$83.7
$52
👟 Brand Sneakers
$144
$131
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$22.6
$142
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6425
$2554

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
5.9 km or 3.6 mi Giza
$513
8.1 km or 5 mi Shubra El Kheima
$511
26 km or 16 mi Helwan
$494
46 km or 28 mi Benha
$490
60 km or 37 mi Shibin El Kom
$490
62 km or 39 mi Zagazig
$472
84 km or 52 mi Tanta
$450
93 km or 58 mi Faiyum
$478
101 km or 63 mi El Mahalla El Kubra
$489
111 km or 69 mi Beni Suef
$470
111 km or 69 mi Mansoura
$446
115 km or 71 mi Ismailia
$468
125 km or 78 mi Suez
$366
133 km or 83 mi Damanhur
$393
161 km or 100 mi Kafr El Dawwar
$449
161 km or 100 mi Damietta
$418
166 km or 103 mi Port Said
$384
179 km or 111 mi Alexandria
$495
224 km or 139 mi Minya
$455
319 km or 198 mi Asyut
$421
347 km or 216 mi Gaza
$657
351 km or 218 mi Ofakim
$1671
354 km or 220 mi Netivot
$1725
360 km or 223 mi Sderot
$1703
361 km or 224 mi Dahab
$625
362 km or 225 mi Eilat
$1583
365 km or 226 mi Ashkelon
$1499
366 km or 227 mi Beersheba
$1523
367 km or 228 mi Rahat
$1687
368 km or 229 mi Aqaba
$692
379 km or 235 mi Ashdod
$1848
379 km or 235 mi Kiryat Gat
$1825
380 km or 236 mi Dimona
$1703
381 km or 236 mi El Gouna
$440
383 km or 238 mi Kiryat Malakhi
$1779
384 km or 239 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$603
390 km or 242 mi Yavne
$1826
391 km or 243 mi Sohag
$449
396 km or 246 mi Dura
$802
397 km or 246 mi Rehovot
$1701