Ashgabat vs Columbus - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ashgabat Columbus
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1679
$2202
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3854
$5415
🏠 One person rent
$836
$1315
🏘️ Family rent
$1553
$2574
🍽️ Food expenses
$658
$608
🚐 Transport expenses
$47.3
$120
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$573
$3975
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
7
72
😀 Quality of life
30
87
🏙️ Population
828K
906K

The cost of living in Ashgabat is 24% less expensive than in Columbus. Cities ranked 2737th and 1282nd ($1679 vs $2202) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1143rd 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 0.3 months in Ashgabat compared to 1.8 months in Columbus. Ashgabat ranked 1st best city to live in Turkmenistan vs Columbus ranked 47th in the United States, while ranked 8379th and 202nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Ashgabat Columbus
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$31.6
$18.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$55.7
$69.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10
$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.39
$5.03
☕ Cappuccino
$4.59
$4.89
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.91
$2.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$915
$1415
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$647
$1025
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1453
$2997
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1376
$2104
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$48.2
$142
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$73.7
$221
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$87.4
$70.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.98%
6.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4561
$3125
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3442
$3122
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.29
$1.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.98
$64.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.68
$13
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.38
$0.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.63
$0.91
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.85
$2.76
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.65
$2.99
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.07
$2.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.3
$13.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.9
$11.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$24.8
$18.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.66
$4.68
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$2.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.31
$4.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.82
$4.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$3.73
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$3.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.83
$1.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.09
$2.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$27.2
$15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.61
$1.95
🚬 Cigarette pack
$25.4
$9.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.03
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.84
$3.72
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.02
$4.03
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.8
$2.22
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$65.9
$43
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16.5
$12.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$33.8
$116
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.42
$21.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$83.7
$64.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$144
$88.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$22.6
$1244
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6425
$10456

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
8.6 km or 5.3 mi Upper Arlington
$2116
11 km or 7.1 mi Grove
$2107
13 km or 8.3 mi Gahanna
$2030
15 km or 9 mi Hilliard
$2125
17 km or 11 mi Reynoldsburg
$2046
18 km or 11 mi Dublin
$2124
19 km or 12 mi Westerville
$1805
22 km or 13 mi Pickerington
$2032
38 km or 24 mi Delaware
$1985
43 km or 27 mi Lancaster
$1935
43 km or 27 mi Marysville
$2010
51 km or 32 mi Newark
$1905
69 km or 43 mi Springfield
$1787
70 km or 43 mi Chillicothe
$1849
70 km or 44 mi Marion
$1900
84 km or 52 mi Zanesville
$1853
86 km or 53 mi Xenia
$1767
89 km or 55 mi Fairborn
$1642
94 km or 59 mi Beavercreek
$1747
97 km or 60 mi Huber Heights
$1761
97 km or 60 mi Mansfield
$1823
98 km or 61 mi Riverside
$1787
103 km or 64 mi Kettering
$1798
103 km or 64 mi Troy
$1844
104 km or 65 mi Athens
$1558
104 km or 65 mi Centerville
$1791
105 km or 65 mi Dayton
$1721
105 km or 65 mi Sidney
$2055
108 km or 67 mi Piqua
$1919
112 km or 69 mi Trotwood
$1803
116 km or 72 mi Ashland
$1587
120 km or 74 mi Lebanon
$1857
128 km or 80 mi Middletown
$1486
128 km or 80 mi Lima
$1886
130 km or 81 mi Wooster
$1768
131 km or 81 mi Mason
$1844
132 km or 82 mi Findlay
$1819
136 km or 84 mi Portsmouth
$1491
144 km or 90 mi New Philadelphia
$1659
146 km or 91 mi Norwalk
$1861