Ashgabat vs Columbus - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ashgabat Columbus
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1898
$2140
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4362
$5154
🏠 One person rent
$968
$1207
🏘️ Family rent
$1668
$2066
🍽️ Food expenses
$780
$667
🚐 Transport expenses
$50.9
$126
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$210
$3790
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
7
73
😀 Quality of life
43
88
🏙️ Population
1.03M
906K

The cost of living in Ashgabat is 11% less expensive than in Columbus. Cities ranked 2383rd and 1634th ($1898 vs $2140) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1324th in Turkmenistan and the United States, respectively. Check Turkmenistan vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Ashgabat compared to 1.8 months in Columbus. Ashgabat ranked 1st best city to live in Turkmenistan vs Columbus ranked 73rd in the United States, while ranked 7430th and 266th among best cities to live in the world.

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Ashgabat Columbus
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$31.1
$20.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$85
$68.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.8
$12.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.76
$6.36
☕ Cappuccino
$6.83
$5.1
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.58
$2.65
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1017
$1354
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$765
$919
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1798
$2171
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1413
$1698
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$49
$141
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$74.9
$213
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$104
$60.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.58%
6.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3536
$3423
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2856
$1817
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.14
$1.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.87
$60.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.74
$15.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.43
$0.92
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$4.53
$0.89
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.03
$3.07
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.85
$4.49
🥚 Eggs, x12
$6.02
$4.28
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.31
$14.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20
$14
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23.1
$16
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.09
$5.58
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.47
$6.1
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.64
$4.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.27
$2.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$3.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.74
$1.55
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.09
$4.03
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$19.1
$18.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.18
$2.77
🚬 Cigarette pack
$25.7
$9.99
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.88
$9.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.83
$3.74
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.04
$4.09
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.82
$2.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.7
$38.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.2
$12.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$31.1
$86.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.36
$20.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$56
$56.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.6
$90.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$22.7
$1464
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24585
$20945

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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 Columbus

Distance City Cost of living
8.6 km or 5.3 mi Upper Arlington
$2116
11 km or 7.1 mi Grove
$2075
13 km or 8.3 mi Gahanna
$2088
15 km or 9 mi Hilliard
$2120
17 km or 11 mi Reynoldsburg
$2064
18 km or 11 mi Dublin
$2117
19 km or 12 mi Westerville
$1897
22 km or 13 mi Pickerington
$2021
38 km or 24 mi Delaware
$2018
43 km or 27 mi Lancaster
$1928
43 km or 27 mi Marysville
$2008
51 km or 32 mi Newark
$1919
69 km or 43 mi Springfield
$1836
70 km or 43 mi Chillicothe
$1849
70 km or 44 mi Marion
$1941
84 km or 52 mi Zanesville
$1626
86 km or 53 mi Xenia
$1824
89 km or 55 mi Fairborn
$1663
94 km or 59 mi Beavercreek
$1811
97 km or 60 mi Huber Heights
$1833
97 km or 60 mi Mansfield
$1567
98 km or 61 mi Riverside
$1880
103 km or 64 mi Kettering
$1908
103 km or 64 mi Troy
$1855
104 km or 65 mi Athens
$1579
104 km or 65 mi Centerville
$1906
105 km or 65 mi Dayton
$1898
105 km or 65 mi Sidney
$1745
108 km or 67 mi Piqua
$1836
112 km or 69 mi Trotwood
$1933
116 km or 72 mi Ashland
$1707
120 km or 74 mi Lebanon
$1843
128 km or 80 mi Middletown
$1617
128 km or 80 mi Lima
$2066
130 km or 81 mi Wooster
$1599
131 km or 81 mi Mason
$1900
132 km or 82 mi Findlay
$1881
136 km or 84 mi Portsmouth
$1495
144 km or 90 mi New Philadelphia
$1818
146 km or 91 mi Norwalk
$1936