Ashgabat vs Crete - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ashgabat Crete
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1898
$1324
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4362
$3122
🏠 One person rent
$968
$635
🏘️ Family rent
$1668
$1098
🍽️ Food expenses
$780
$461
🚐 Transport expenses
$50.9
$119
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$210
$1169
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
26 km
🎓 Higher education
7
32
😀 Quality of life
43
64
🏙️ Population
1.03M
623K

The cost of living in Ashgabat is 43% more expensive than in Crete. Cities ranked 2383rd and 4482nd ($1898 vs $1324) 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 0.1 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 7430th and 5386th among best cities to live in the world.

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Ashgabat Crete
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$31.1
$15.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$85
$57.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.8
$9.72
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.76
$5.33
☕ Cappuccino
$6.83
$4.08
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.58
$2.31
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1017
$601
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$765
$449
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1798
$1093
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1413
$824
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$49
$119
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$74.9
$183
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$104
$36.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.58%
4.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3536
$3975
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2856
$2858
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.14
$1.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.87
$62
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.74
$14.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.43
$2.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$4.53
$1.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.03
$1.48
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.85
$2.8
🥚 Eggs, x12
$6.02
$4.71
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.31
$15.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20
$10.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23.1
$15.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.09
$2.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$2.19
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.47
$1.39
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.64
$2.12
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.27
$1.22
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$1.38
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.74
$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.09
$2.32
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$19.1
$8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.18
$2.07
🚬 Cigarette pack
$25.7
$5.11
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.88
$5.81
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.83
$4.22
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.04
$2.41
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.82
$3.22
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.7
$53.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.2
$9.21
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$31.1
$38.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.36
$11.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$56
$85.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.6
$82
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$22.7
$433
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24585
$5223

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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 Crete

Distance City Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi Heraklion
$1291
39 km or 24 mi Rethymno
$1166
83 km or 51 mi Chania
$1302
132 km or 82 mi Santorini
$1863
241 km or 150 mi Mykonos
$2043
298 km or 185 mi Bodrum
$953
300 km or 187 mi Voula
$1472
303 km or 189 mi Glyfada
$1636
306 km or 190 mi Argyroupoli
$1439
310 km or 193 mi Palaio Faliro
$1386
311 km or 193 mi Nea Smyrni
$1298
312 km or 194 mi Kallithea
$1307
313 km or 195 mi Piraeus
$1228
314 km or 195 mi Kalamata
$1146
315 km or 196 mi Athens
$1439
316 km or 196 mi Nikaia
$1182
317 km or 197 mi Salamina
$1037
320 km or 199 mi Nea Ionia
$1264
320 km or 199 mi Peristeri
$1160
320 km or 199 mi Nea Filadelfeia
$1253
323 km or 201 mi Kifissia
$1403
324 km or 202 mi Rhodes
$1311
327 km or 203 mi Eleusis
$1123
328 km or 204 mi Aspropyrgos
$1024
332 km or 207 mi Tripoli
$1143
340 km or 211 mi Corinth
$1008
349 km or 217 mi Marmaris
$875
351 km or 218 mi Derna
$358
353 km or 220 mi Kusadasi
$883
358 km or 223 mi Chios
$1253
369 km or 229 mi Chalcis
$1179
369 km or 229 mi Tobruk
$360
377 km or 234 mi Mugla
$811
386 km or 240 mi Aydin
$617
399 km or 248 mi Izmir
$1038
399 km or 248 mi Tire
$719
407 km or 253 mi Fethiye
$933
421 km or 262 mi Nazilli
$682
431 km or 268 mi Patras
$1109
432 km or 269 mi Manisa
$743