Ashgabat vs Cologne - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ashgabat Cologne
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1584
$1744
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3634
$4212
🏠 One person rent
$798
$947
🏘️ Family rent
$1502
$1673
🍽️ Food expenses
$609
$491
🚐 Transport expenses
$49.1
$174
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$718
$3148
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
7
92
😀 Quality of life
29
96
🏙️ Population
1.03M
1.09M

The cost of living in Ashgabat is 9% less expensive than in Cologne. Cities ranked 3105th and 2551st ($1584 vs $1744) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 24th in Turkmenistan and Germany, respectively. Check Turkmenistan vs Germany comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Ashgabat compared to 1.8 months in Cologne. Ashgabat ranked 1st best city to live in Turkmenistan vs Cologne ranked 2nd in Germany, while ranked 8250th and 12th among best cities to live in the world.

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Ashgabat Cologne
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$25.9
$13.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$60.4
$61.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.1
$10.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.4
$4.67
☕ Cappuccino
$5.56
$3.64
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.25
$3.1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$884
$963
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$607
$743
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1501
$1902
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1302
$1332
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$45.2
$120
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$70
$186
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$90.5
$40.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.58%
4.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3897
$6163
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3006
$5539
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.14
$3.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.52
$56.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.74
$22.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.38
$1.83
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3
$1.23
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.35
$1.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.49
$2.69
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.83
$3.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.29
$13.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.83
$13.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.9
$20.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.02
$2.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$1.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.81
$2.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.06
$4.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$1.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$1.64
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.74
$0.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.08
$2.22
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$27.3
$6.56
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.79
$1.02
🚬 Cigarette pack
$25.2
$8.09
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.01
$8.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.8
$2.2
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3
$1.75
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.77
$1.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$112
$32.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$17.7
$11.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$31.8
$49.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.36
$18.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$69.9
$94.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$92.4
$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$22.7
$773
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6132
$15595

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Cities near Ashgabat

Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.2 mi Anau
$1553
95 km or 59 mi Quchan
$515
99 km or 61 mi Baherden
$1541
107 km or 66 mi Bojnord
$510
197 km or 123 mi Nishapur
$509
203 km or 126 mi Sabzevar
$524
212 km or 132 mi Mashhad
$508
294 km or 183 mi Gonbad-e Kavus
$495
302 km or 187 mi Kashmar
$521
306 km or 190 mi Mary
$1503
307 km or 191 mi Torbat-e Heydarieh
$521
344 km or 213 mi Shahrud
$598
361 km or 224 mi Torbat-e Jam
$550
367 km or 228 mi Gorgan
$685
451 km or 280 mi Dasoguz
$1535
469 km or 291 mi Turkmenabat
$1523
496 km or 308 mi Sari
$658
513 km or 318 mi Nukus
$392
516 km or 321 mi Qaem Shahr
$554
517 km or 321 mi Semnan
$580
524 km or 325 mi Herat
$512
528 km or 328 mi Babol
$458
558 km or 347 mi Amol
$557
561 km or 349 mi Bukhara
$431
570 km or 354 mi Birjand
$574
634 km or 394 mi Pardis
$665
654 km or 406 mi Qarshi
$484
657 km or 408 mi Pakdasht
$680
660 km or 410 mi Golestan
$714
667 km or 414 mi Sheberghan
$414
668 km or 415 mi Qarchak
$681
668 km or 415 mi Tehran
$788
670 km or 417 mi Varamin
$651
671 km or 417 mi Ray
$710
693 km or 431 mi Qods
$698
694 km or 431 mi Eslamshahr
$700
695 km or 432 mi Nasimshahr
$697
700 km or 435 mi Shahriar
$698
701 km or 435 mi Karaj
$736
703 km or 437 mi Fardis
$688

Cities near Cologne

Distance City Cost of living
9.2 km or 5.7 mi Hurth
$1578
10 km or 6.4 mi Leverkusen
$1822
10 km or 6.4 mi Frechen
$1569
13 km or 7.9 mi Bruhl
$1559
13 km or 7.9 mi Pulheim
$1572
14 km or 8.4 mi Wesseling
$1554
14 km or 8.5 mi Bergisch Gladbach
$1586
15 km or 9.3 mi Niederkassel
$1551
16 km or 10 mi Rosrath
$1536
18 km or 11 mi Monheim am Rhein
$1576
19 km or 12 mi Dormagen
$1561
19 km or 12 mi Erftstadt
$1534
19 km or 12 mi Langenfeld
$1577
20 km or 12 mi Troisdorf
$1544
20 km or 12 mi Leichlingen
$1559
20 km or 12 mi Kerpen
$1529
21 km or 13 mi Bornheim
$1554
21 km or 13 mi Lohmar
$1523
22 km or 14 mi Bergheim
$1518
23 km or 15 mi Siegburg
$1522
24 km or 15 mi Overath
$1497
25 km or 16 mi Sankt Augustin
$1542
25 km or 16 mi Bonn
$1677
26 km or 16 mi Hilden
$1522
26 km or 16 mi Solingen
$1580
27 km or 17 mi Elsdorf
$1502
28 km or 17 mi Wermelskirchen
$1497
28 km or 17 mi Haan
$1517
28 km or 18 mi Bedburg
$1504
29 km or 18 mi Hennef
$1494
31 km or 19 mi Grevenbroich
$1499
31 km or 19 mi Remscheid
$1494
31 km or 20 mi Erkrath
$1516
33 km or 20 mi Konigswinter
$1446
34 km or 21 mi Euskirchen
$1503
34 km or 21 mi Neuss
$1495
34 km or 21 mi Mettmann
$1479
35 km or 21 mi Zulpich
$1490
35 km or 21 mi Meckenheim
$1500
35 km or 22 mi Dusseldorf
$1772