Ashgabat vs Chiba - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ashgabat Chiba
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1806
$1263
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4178
$3099
🏠 One person rent
$887
$566
🏘️ Family rent
$1506
$955
🍽️ Food expenses
$763
$396
🚐 Transport expenses
$49.3
$184
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$635
$1683
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
24 km
🎓 Higher education
7
91
😀 Quality of life
48
78
🏙️ Population
1.03M
975K

The cost of living in Ashgabat is 43% more expensive than in Chiba. Cities ranked 2849th and 4647th ($1806 vs $1263) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 26th in Turkmenistan and Japan, respectively. Check Turkmenistan vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Ashgabat compared to 1.3 months in Chiba. Ashgabat ranked 1st best city to live in Turkmenistan vs Chiba ranked 38th in Japan, while ranked 6881st and 943rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ashgabat vs Chiba

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Ashgabat Chiba
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$28.8
$5.74
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$86.1
$31.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.9
$4.99
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.69
$3.3
☕ Cappuccino
$6.75
$3.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.82
$1.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1012
$719
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$667
$427
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1768
$1190
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1221
$753
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$48.7
$62
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$74.5
$95.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$102
$18.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.45%
1.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4069
$4698
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2839
$3966
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.14
$0.9
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.55
$74.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.63
$28.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.43
$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$4.71
$1.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.94
$1.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.24
$4.41
🥚 Eggs, x12
$6.15
$1.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.23
$12.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.2
$7.98
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$22.5
$15.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.06
$5.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$2.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.48
$4.28
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.72
$4.21
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.27
$3.38
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$3.29
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.78
$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.07
$1.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$18.9
$6.01
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.21
$2
🚬 Cigarette pack
$25.5
$3.68
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.8
$8.04
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.88
$3.84
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.02
$1.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.81
$2.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.8
$51.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.3
$11.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$31.3
$64.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.46
$19.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$65.6
$51.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$92.4
$58.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$22.9
$310
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24723
$15473

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Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.2 mi Anau
$1763
95 km or 59 mi Quchan
$501
99 km or 61 mi Baherden
$1769
107 km or 66 mi Bojnord
$487
197 km or 123 mi Nishapur
$496
203 km or 126 mi Sabzevar
$510
212 km or 132 mi Mashhad
$498
294 km or 183 mi Gonbad-e Kavus
$466
302 km or 187 mi Kashmar
$507
306 km or 190 mi Mary
$1640
307 km or 191 mi Torbat-e Heydarieh
$501
344 km or 213 mi Shahrud
$563
361 km or 224 mi Torbat-e Jam
$494
367 km or 228 mi Gorgan
$659
451 km or 280 mi Dasoguz
$1755
469 km or 291 mi Turkmenabat
$1709
496 km or 308 mi Sari
$635
513 km or 318 mi Nukus
$468
516 km or 321 mi Qaem Shahr
$502
517 km or 321 mi Semnan
$535
524 km or 325 mi Herat
$532
528 km or 328 mi Babol
$372
558 km or 347 mi Amol
$531
561 km or 349 mi Bukhara
$436
570 km or 354 mi Birjand
$589
634 km or 394 mi Pardis
$575
654 km or 406 mi Qarshi
$513
657 km or 408 mi Pakdasht
$583
660 km or 410 mi Golestan
$592
667 km or 414 mi Sheberghan
$457
668 km or 415 mi Qarchak
$586
668 km or 415 mi Tehran
$639
670 km or 417 mi Varamin
$571
671 km or 417 mi Ray
$591
693 km or 431 mi Qods
$631
694 km or 431 mi Eslamshahr
$602
695 km or 432 mi Nasimshahr
$601
700 km or 435 mi Shahriar
$627
701 km or 435 mi Karaj
$696
703 km or 437 mi Fardis
$639

Cities near Chiba

Distance City Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi Yotsukaido
$1099
11 km or 6.9 mi Narashino
$1088
11 km or 7.1 mi Ichihara
$1096
14 km or 8.5 mi Yachiyo
$1093
15 km or 9.3 mi Funabashi
$1130
18 km or 11 mi Sakura
$1064
19 km or 12 mi Urayasu
$1097
20 km or 13 mi Ichikawa
$1040
21 km or 13 mi Shisui
$1039
21 km or 13 mi Yachimata
$1057
22 km or 13 mi Kamagaya
$1048
22 km or 13 mi Shiroi
$1057
22 km or 14 mi Oamishirasato
$1083
23 km or 14 mi Sodegaura
$1118
24 km or 15 mi Togane
$1077
26 km or 16 mi Mobara
$1090
26 km or 16 mi Tomisato
$1030
26 km or 16 mi Inzai
$1050
26 km or 16 mi Hirai
$1084
27 km or 17 mi Matsudo
$1070
28 km or 18 mi Narita
$1012
28 km or 18 mi Sanmu
$1067
30 km or 18 mi Sakae
$1034
30 km or 19 mi Kisarazu
$1125
30 km or 19 mi Abiko
$1067
31 km or 19 mi Kashiwa
$1145
33 km or 20 mi Misato
$1046
34 km or 21 mi Nagareyama
$1084
34 km or 21 mi Yashio
$1048
35 km or 22 mi Kimitsu
$1119
35 km or 22 mi Toride
$1052
36 km or 22 mi Ryugasaki
$1038
37 km or 23 mi Soka
$1089
37 km or 23 mi Kawasaki-ku
$1237
37 km or 23 mi Yokoshibahikari
$1061
37 km or 23 mi Kawasaki
$1399
38 km or 24 mi Tokyo
$1698
40 km or 25 mi Futtsu
$1116
40 km or 25 mi Yoshikawa
$1070
41 km or 25 mi Moriya
$1051