Ashgabat vs Cologne - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ashgabat Cologne
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1679
$1752
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3854
$4185
🏠 One person rent
$836
$967
🏘️ Family rent
$1553
$1672
🍽️ Food expenses
$658
$477
🚐 Transport expenses
$47.3
$180
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$573
$3141
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
7
92
😀 Quality of life
30
96
🏙️ Population
828K
1.07M

The cost of living in Ashgabat is 4% less expensive than in Cologne. Cities ranked 2737th and 2484th ($1679 vs $1752) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 31st in Turkmenistan and Germany, respectively. Check Turkmenistan vs Germany comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Ashgabat compared to 1.8 months in Cologne. Ashgabat ranked 1st best city to live in Turkmenistan vs Cologne ranked 1st in Germany, while ranked 8379th and 12th among best cities to live in the world.

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Ashgabat Cologne
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$31.6
$12.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$55.7
$55.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10
$10.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.39
$3.98
☕ Cappuccino
$4.59
$3.43
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.91
$2.61
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$915
$925
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$647
$719
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1453
$1823
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1376
$1272
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$48.2
$163
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$73.7
$246
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$87.4
$43.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.98%
3.69%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4561
$5594
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3442
$3486
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.29
$3.41
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.98
$61.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.68
$22.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.38
$2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.63
$1.26
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.85
$1.94
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.65
$2.57
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.07
$4.27
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.3
$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.9
$15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$24.8
$17.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.66
$2.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$1.45
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.31
$2.2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.82
$2.85
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$1.93
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$1.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.83
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.09
$2.28
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$27.2
$6.32
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.61
$1.12
🚬 Cigarette pack
$25.4
$8.18
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.03
$8.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.84
$2.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.02
$1.79
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.8
$1.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$65.9
$28.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16.5
$12.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$33.8
$49.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.42
$19
👖 Brand Jeans
$83.7
$90.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$144
$87.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$22.6
$792
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6425
$16182

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Cities near Ashgabat

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 Cologne

Distance City Cost of living
9.2 km or 5.7 mi Hurth
$1520
10 km or 6.4 mi Leverkusen
$1778
10 km or 6.4 mi Frechen
$1542
13 km or 7.9 mi Bruhl
$1468
13 km or 7.9 mi Pulheim
$1551
14 km or 8.4 mi Wesseling
$1500
14 km or 8.5 mi Bergisch Gladbach
$1490
15 km or 9.3 mi Niederkassel
$1515
16 km or 10 mi Rosrath
$1499
18 km or 11 mi Monheim am Rhein
$1575
19 km or 12 mi Dormagen
$1547
19 km or 12 mi Erftstadt
$1497
19 km or 12 mi Langenfeld
$1562
20 km or 12 mi Troisdorf
$1512
20 km or 12 mi Leichlingen
$1556
20 km or 12 mi Kerpen
$1501
21 km or 13 mi Bornheim
$1516
21 km or 13 mi Lohmar
$1498
22 km or 14 mi Bergheim
$1505
23 km or 15 mi Siegburg
$1504
24 km or 15 mi Overath
$1462
25 km or 16 mi Sankt Augustin
$1520
25 km or 16 mi Bonn
$1593
26 km or 16 mi Hilden
$1501
26 km or 16 mi Solingen
$1511
27 km or 17 mi Elsdorf
$1484
28 km or 17 mi Wermelskirchen
$1388
28 km or 17 mi Haan
$1458
28 km or 18 mi Bedburg
$1484
29 km or 18 mi Hennef
$1494
31 km or 19 mi Grevenbroich
$1488
31 km or 19 mi Remscheid
$1276
31 km or 20 mi Erkrath
$1493
33 km or 20 mi Konigswinter
$1516
34 km or 21 mi Euskirchen
$1489
34 km or 21 mi Neuss
$1476
34 km or 21 mi Mettmann
$1432
35 km or 21 mi Zulpich
$1478
35 km or 21 mi Meckenheim
$1506
35 km or 22 mi Dusseldorf
$1776