Ashgabat vs Cologne - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ashgabat Cologne
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1898
$1941
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4362
$4759
🏠 One person rent
$968
$1049
🏘️ Family rent
$1668
$1816
🍽️ Food expenses
$780
$538
🚐 Transport expenses
$50.9
$208
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$210
$3341
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
7
92
😀 Quality of life
43
95
🏙️ Population
1.03M
1.09M

The cost of living in Ashgabat is 2% less expensive than in Cologne. Cities ranked 2383rd and 2200th ($1898 vs $1941) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 19th in Turkmenistan and Germany, respectively. Check Turkmenistan vs Germany comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Ashgabat compared to 1.7 months in Cologne. Ashgabat ranked 1st best city to live in Turkmenistan vs Cologne ranked 2nd in Germany, while ranked 7430th and 21st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ashgabat vs Cologne

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Ashgabat Cologne
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$31.1
$16.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$85
$74.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.8
$11.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.76
$5.56
☕ Cappuccino
$6.83
$4.07
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.58
$3.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1017
$1071
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$765
$805
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1798
$1941
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1413
$1445
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$49
$150
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$74.9
$231
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$104
$40.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.58%
3.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3536
$8050
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2856
$5385
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.14
$4.12
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.87
$69
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.74
$26.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.43
$2.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$4.53
$1.43
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.03
$2.16
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.85
$3.11
🥚 Eggs, x12
$6.02
$4.14
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.31
$13.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20
$11.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23.1
$27.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.09
$2.97
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$2.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.47
$2.34
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.64
$3.98
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.27
$1.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$1.17
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.74
$0.75
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.09
$2.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$19.1
$7.48
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.18
$1.24
🚬 Cigarette pack
$25.7
$9.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.88
$8.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.83
$2.61
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.04
$1.75
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.82
$1.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.7
$42.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.2
$15.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$31.1
$55.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.36
$19.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$56
$95.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.6
$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$22.7
$1042
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24585
$23900

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Cities near Ashgabat

Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.2 mi Anau
$1846
95 km or 59 mi Quchan
$475
99 km or 61 mi Baherden
$1864
107 km or 66 mi Bojnord
$466
197 km or 123 mi Nishapur
$469
203 km or 126 mi Sabzevar
$483
212 km or 132 mi Mashhad
$482
294 km or 183 mi Gonbad-e Kavus
$458
302 km or 187 mi Kashmar
$483
306 km or 190 mi Mary
$1726
307 km or 191 mi Torbat-e Heydarieh
$476
344 km or 213 mi Shahrud
$561
361 km or 224 mi Torbat-e Jam
$467
367 km or 228 mi Gorgan
$664
451 km or 280 mi Dasoguz
$1840
469 km or 291 mi Turkmenabat
$1795
496 km or 308 mi Sari
$612
513 km or 318 mi Nukus
$475
516 km or 321 mi Qaem Shahr
$474
517 km or 321 mi Semnan
$523
524 km or 325 mi Herat
$556
528 km or 328 mi Babol
$359
558 km or 347 mi Amol
$516
561 km or 349 mi Bukhara
$439
570 km or 354 mi Birjand
$542
634 km or 394 mi Pardis
$563
654 km or 406 mi Qarshi
$500
657 km or 408 mi Pakdasht
$570
660 km or 410 mi Golestan
$584
667 km or 414 mi Sheberghan
$470
668 km or 415 mi Qarchak
$570
668 km or 415 mi Tehran
$638
670 km or 417 mi Varamin
$557
671 km or 417 mi Ray
$584
693 km or 431 mi Qods
$614
694 km or 431 mi Eslamshahr
$590
695 km or 432 mi Nasimshahr
$587
700 km or 435 mi Shahriar
$611
701 km or 435 mi Karaj
$684
703 km or 437 mi Fardis
$616

Cities near Cologne

Distance City Cost of living
9.2 km or 5.7 mi Hurth
$1728
10 km or 6.4 mi Leverkusen
$1972
10 km or 6.4 mi Frechen
$1715
13 km or 7.9 mi Bruhl
$1713
13 km or 7.9 mi Pulheim
$1726
14 km or 8.4 mi Wesseling
$1722
14 km or 8.5 mi Bergisch Gladbach
$1689
15 km or 9.3 mi Niederkassel
$1732
16 km or 10 mi Rosrath
$1693
18 km or 11 mi Monheim am Rhein
$1713
19 km or 12 mi Dormagen
$1699
19 km or 12 mi Erftstadt
$1689
19 km or 12 mi Langenfeld
$1716
20 km or 12 mi Troisdorf
$1721
20 km or 12 mi Leichlingen
$1696
20 km or 12 mi Kerpen
$1674
21 km or 13 mi Bornheim
$1764
21 km or 13 mi Lohmar
$1686
22 km or 14 mi Bergheim
$1667
23 km or 15 mi Siegburg
$1711
24 km or 15 mi Overath
$1657
25 km or 16 mi Sankt Augustin
$1738
25 km or 16 mi Bonn
$1948
26 km or 16 mi Hilden
$1673
26 km or 16 mi Solingen
$1698
27 km or 17 mi Elsdorf
$1658
28 km or 17 mi Wermelskirchen
$1631
28 km or 17 mi Haan
$1662
28 km or 18 mi Bedburg
$1653
29 km or 18 mi Hennef
$1668
31 km or 19 mi Grevenbroich
$1652
31 km or 19 mi Remscheid
$1617
31 km or 20 mi Erkrath
$1653
33 km or 20 mi Konigswinter
$1597
34 km or 21 mi Euskirchen
$1665
34 km or 21 mi Neuss
$1685
34 km or 21 mi Mettmann
$1629
35 km or 21 mi Zulpich
$1650
35 km or 21 mi Meckenheim
$1686
35 km or 22 mi Dusseldorf
$1913