Ashgabat vs Columbus - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ashgabat Columbus
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1806
$2127
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4178
$5086
🏠 One person rent
$887
$1221
🏘️ Family rent
$1506
$2077
🍽️ Food expenses
$763
$642
🚐 Transport expenses
$49.3
$125
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$635
$3894
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
7
73
😀 Quality of life
48
92
🏙️ Population
1.03M
906K

The cost of living in Ashgabat is 15% less expensive than in Columbus. Cities ranked 2849th and 1686th ($1806 vs $2127) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1354th 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 0.4 months in Ashgabat compared to 1.8 months in Columbus. Ashgabat ranked 1st best city to live in Turkmenistan vs Columbus ranked 17th in the United States, while ranked 6881st and 96th among best cities to live in the world.

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Ashgabat Columbus
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$28.8
$18.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$86.1
$66.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.9
$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.69
$6.36
☕ Cappuccino
$6.75
$4.76
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.82
$2.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1012
$1328
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$667
$934
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1768
$2183
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1221
$1691
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$48.7
$147
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$74.5
$226
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$102
$61
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.45%
6.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4069
$3248
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2839
$2159
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.14
$1.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.55
$60.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.63
$15.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.43
$0.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$4.71
$0.91
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.94
$3.1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.24
$4.02
🥚 Eggs, x12
$6.15
$4.12
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.23
$13.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.2
$12.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$22.5
$16.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.06
$5.64
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$1.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.48
$6.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.72
$4.81
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.27
$2.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$3.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.78
$1.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.07
$3.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$18.9
$18.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.21
$2.81
🚬 Cigarette pack
$25.5
$9.61
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.8
$9.22
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.88
$3.76
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.02
$4.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.81
$2.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.8
$38.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.3
$12.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$31.3
$85.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.46
$20.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$65.6
$54.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$92.4
$91.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$22.9
$1272
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24723
$24638

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Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.2 mi Anau
$1763
95 km or 59 mi Quchan
$501
99 km or 61 mi Baherden
$1769
107 km or 66 mi Bojnord
$487
197 km or 123 mi Nishapur
$496
203 km or 126 mi Sabzevar
$510
212 km or 132 mi Mashhad
$498
294 km or 183 mi Gonbad-e Kavus
$466
302 km or 187 mi Kashmar
$507
306 km or 190 mi Mary
$1640
307 km or 191 mi Torbat-e Heydarieh
$501
344 km or 213 mi Shahrud
$563
361 km or 224 mi Torbat-e Jam
$494
367 km or 228 mi Gorgan
$659
451 km or 280 mi Dasoguz
$1755
469 km or 291 mi Turkmenabat
$1709
496 km or 308 mi Sari
$635
513 km or 318 mi Nukus
$468
516 km or 321 mi Qaem Shahr
$502
517 km or 321 mi Semnan
$535
524 km or 325 mi Herat
$532
528 km or 328 mi Babol
$372
558 km or 347 mi Amol
$531
561 km or 349 mi Bukhara
$436
570 km or 354 mi Birjand
$589
634 km or 394 mi Pardis
$575
654 km or 406 mi Qarshi
$513
657 km or 408 mi Pakdasht
$583
660 km or 410 mi Golestan
$592
667 km or 414 mi Sheberghan
$457
668 km or 415 mi Qarchak
$586
668 km or 415 mi Tehran
$639
670 km or 417 mi Varamin
$571
671 km or 417 mi Ray
$591
693 km or 431 mi Qods
$631
694 km or 431 mi Eslamshahr
$602
695 km or 432 mi Nasimshahr
$601
700 km or 435 mi Shahriar
$627
701 km or 435 mi Karaj
$696
703 km or 437 mi Fardis
$639

Cities near Columbus

Distance City Cost of living
8.6 km or 5.3 mi Upper Arlington
$2080
11 km or 7.1 mi Grove
$2048
13 km or 8.3 mi Gahanna
$1994
15 km or 9 mi Hilliard
$2093
17 km or 11 mi Reynoldsburg
$1992
18 km or 11 mi Dublin
$2123
19 km or 12 mi Westerville
$1816
22 km or 13 mi Pickerington
$1982
38 km or 24 mi Delaware
$2029
43 km or 27 mi Lancaster
$1911
43 km or 27 mi Marysville
$1975
51 km or 32 mi Newark
$1872
69 km or 43 mi Springfield
$1813
70 km or 43 mi Chillicothe
$1919
70 km or 44 mi Marion
$1922
84 km or 52 mi Zanesville
$1746
86 km or 53 mi Xenia
$1831
89 km or 55 mi Fairborn
$1756
94 km or 59 mi Beavercreek
$1822
97 km or 60 mi Huber Heights
$1831
97 km or 60 mi Mansfield
$1594
98 km or 61 mi Riverside
$1877
103 km or 64 mi Kettering
$1931
103 km or 64 mi Troy
$1849
104 km or 65 mi Athens
$1582
104 km or 65 mi Centerville
$1915
105 km or 65 mi Dayton
$1901
105 km or 65 mi Sidney
$1863
108 km or 67 mi Piqua
$1833
112 km or 69 mi Trotwood
$1933
116 km or 72 mi Ashland
$1580
120 km or 74 mi Lebanon
$1864
128 km or 80 mi Middletown
$1554
128 km or 80 mi Lima
$2110
130 km or 81 mi Wooster
$1530
131 km or 81 mi Mason
$1904
132 km or 82 mi Findlay
$1859
136 km or 84 mi Portsmouth
$1468
144 km or 90 mi New Philadelphia
$1791
146 km or 91 mi Norwalk
$1935