Ashgabat vs Crete - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ashgabat Crete
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1806
$1360
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4178
$3211
🏠 One person rent
$887
$647
🏘️ Family rent
$1506
$1121
🍽️ Food expenses
$763
$474
🚐 Transport expenses
$49.3
$123
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$635
$1212
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
26 km
🎓 Higher education
7
32
😀 Quality of life
48
64
🏙️ Population
1.03M
623K

The cost of living in Ashgabat is 33% more expensive than in Crete. Cities ranked 2849th and 4439th ($1806 vs $1360) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 9th in Turkmenistan and Greece, respectively. Check Turkmenistan vs Greece comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Ashgabat compared to 0.9 months in Crete. Ashgabat ranked 1st best city to live in Turkmenistan vs Crete ranked 24th in Greece, while ranked 6881st and 5413th among best cities to live in the world.

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Ashgabat Crete
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$28.8
$15.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$86.1
$57.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.9
$10.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.69
$5.7
☕ Cappuccino
$6.75
$4
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.82
$2.31
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1012
$614
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$667
$459
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1768
$1110
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1221
$845
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$48.7
$120
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$74.5
$186
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$102
$37
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.45%
4.43%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4069
$4150
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2839
$3071
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.14
$1.68
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.55
$65.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.63
$14.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.43
$2.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$4.71
$1.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.94
$1.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.24
$2.87
🥚 Eggs, x12
$6.15
$5.04
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.23
$16.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.2
$11.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$22.5
$15.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.06
$2.44
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$2.27
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.48
$1.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.72
$2.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.27
$1.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.78
$0.47
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.07
$2.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$18.9
$8.01
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.21
$2.11
🚬 Cigarette pack
$25.5
$5.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.8
$5.83
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.88
$4.37
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.02
$2.44
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.81
$3.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.8
$54.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.3
$9.35
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$31.3
$39.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.46
$11.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$65.6
$94.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$92.4
$89.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$22.9
$440
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24723
$5304

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi Heraklion
$1329
39 km or 24 mi Rethymno
$1207
83 km or 51 mi Chania
$1320
132 km or 82 mi Santorini
$1900
241 km or 150 mi Mykonos
$2084
298 km or 185 mi Bodrum
$937
300 km or 187 mi Voula
$1497
303 km or 189 mi Glyfada
$1663
306 km or 190 mi Argyroupoli
$1468
310 km or 193 mi Palaio Faliro
$1410
311 km or 193 mi Nea Smyrni
$1304
312 km or 194 mi Kallithea
$1318
313 km or 195 mi Piraeus
$1240
314 km or 195 mi Kalamata
$1169
315 km or 196 mi Athens
$1462
316 km or 196 mi Nikaia
$1187
317 km or 197 mi Salamina
$1069
320 km or 199 mi Nea Ionia
$1286
320 km or 199 mi Peristeri
$1192
320 km or 199 mi Nea Filadelfeia
$1279
323 km or 201 mi Kifissia
$1426
324 km or 202 mi Rhodes
$1322
327 km or 203 mi Eleusis
$1139
328 km or 204 mi Aspropyrgos
$1046
332 km or 207 mi Tripoli
$1165
340 km or 211 mi Corinth
$1031
349 km or 217 mi Marmaris
$893
351 km or 218 mi Derna
$359
353 km or 220 mi Kusadasi
$822
358 km or 223 mi Chios
$1272
369 km or 229 mi Chalcis
$1199
369 km or 229 mi Tobruk
$360
377 km or 234 mi Mugla
$803
386 km or 240 mi Aydin
$627
399 km or 248 mi Izmir
$1040
399 km or 248 mi Tire
$724
407 km or 253 mi Fethiye
$897
421 km or 262 mi Nazilli
$680
431 km or 268 mi Patras
$1104
432 km or 269 mi Manisa
$767