Ashgabat vs Chiba - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ashgabat Chiba
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1616
$1244
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3750
$3327
🏠 One person rent
$798
$524
🏘️ Family rent
$1515
$1163
🍽️ Food expenses
$620
$397
🚐 Transport expenses
$48.8
$202
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$756
$1636
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
24 km
🎓 Higher education
7
91
😀 Quality of life
29
77
🏙️ Population
1.03M
975K

The cost of living in Ashgabat is 30% more expensive than in Chiba. Cities ranked 3187th and 4480th ($1616 vs $1244) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 37th in Turkmenistan and Japan, respectively. Check Turkmenistan vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Ashgabat compared to 1.3 months in Chiba. Ashgabat ranked 1st best city to live in Turkmenistan vs Chiba ranked 70th in Japan, while ranked 8245th and 814th among best cities to live in the world.

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Ashgabat Chiba
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$26.2
$6.13
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$59.7
$33.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.5
$5.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.44
$3.61
☕ Cappuccino
$5.58
$2.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.27
$1.18
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$894
$604
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$606
$367
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1482
$825
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1322
$1057
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$49.3
$77.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$75.8
$120
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$85.1
$32.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.98%
2.02%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3870
$5029
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2996
$3186
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.14
$1.84
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.63
$101
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.69
$25.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.36
$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.17
$1.49
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.86
$1.9
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.17
$3.03
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.09
$1.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.13
$12.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.76
$7.29
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$25.2
$14.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.96
$5.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$2.62
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$3.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.29
$4.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$3.33
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.88
$3.68
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.84
$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.07
$1.53
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$27.1
$7.29
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.3
$2.01
🚬 Cigarette pack
$25.6
$3.89
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.35
$9.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.8
$4.19
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.97
$2.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.79
$2.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$112
$53.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$17.6
$8.96
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$35.5
$69.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.39
$20.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$83.8
$47.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$141
$71.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$23
$285
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6584
$12540

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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 Chiba

Distance City Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi Yotsukaido
$1079
11 km or 6.9 mi Narashino
$1089
11 km or 7.1 mi Ichihara
$1139
14 km or 8.5 mi Yachiyo
$1094
15 km or 9.3 mi Funabashi
$1145
18 km or 11 mi Sakura
$1066
19 km or 12 mi Urayasu
$1096
20 km or 13 mi Ichikawa
$1119
21 km or 13 mi Shisui
$1041
21 km or 13 mi Yachimata
$1055
22 km or 13 mi Kamagaya
$1061
22 km or 13 mi Shiroi
$1058
22 km or 14 mi Oamishirasato
$1076
23 km or 14 mi Sodegaura
$1086
24 km or 15 mi Togane
$1067
26 km or 16 mi Mobara
$1080
26 km or 16 mi Tomisato
$1033
26 km or 16 mi Inzai
$1047
26 km or 16 mi Hirai
$1090
27 km or 17 mi Matsudo
$1106
28 km or 18 mi Narita
$1009
28 km or 18 mi Sanmu
$1063
30 km or 18 mi Sakae
$1030
30 km or 19 mi Kisarazu
$1082
30 km or 19 mi Abiko
$1052
31 km or 19 mi Kashiwa
$1124
33 km or 20 mi Misato
$1052
34 km or 21 mi Nagareyama
$1078
34 km or 21 mi Yashio
$1050
35 km or 22 mi Kimitsu
$1081
35 km or 22 mi Toride
$1034
36 km or 22 mi Ryugasaki
$1029
37 km or 23 mi Soka
$1077
37 km or 23 mi Kawasaki-ku
$1080
37 km or 23 mi Yokoshibahikari
$1056
37 km or 23 mi Kawasaki
$1187
38 km or 24 mi Tokyo
$1641
40 km or 25 mi Futtsu
$1085
40 km or 25 mi Yoshikawa
$1060
41 km or 25 mi Moriya
$1033