Ashgabat vs Crete - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ashgabat Crete
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1616
$1186
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3750
$2974
🏠 One person rent
$798
$532
🏘️ Family rent
$1515
$1056
🍽️ Food expenses
$620
$445
🚐 Transport expenses
$48.8
$99.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$756
$1043
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
26 km
🎓 Higher education
7
33
😀 Quality of life
29
72
🏙️ Population
1.03M
623K

The cost of living in Ashgabat is 36% more expensive than in Crete. Cities ranked 3187th and 4641st ($1616 vs $1186) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 17th in Turkmenistan and Greece, respectively. Check Turkmenistan vs Greece comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Ashgabat compared to 0.9 months in Crete. Ashgabat ranked 1st best city to live in Turkmenistan vs Crete ranked 6th in Greece, while ranked 8245th and 1944th among best cities to live in the world.

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Ashgabat Crete
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$26.2
$13.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$59.7
$49.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.5
$10.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.44
$4.99
 Cappuccino
$5.58
$4.1
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.27
$2.08
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$894
$434
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$606
$352
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1482
$932
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1322
$795
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$49.3
$128
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$75.8
$199
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$85.1
$35.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.98%
4.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3870
$3592
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2996
$3109
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.14
$1.46
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.63
$44.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.69
$12.5
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.36
$2.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.17
$1.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.86
$1.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.17
$2.45
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.09
$5.12
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.13
$15.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.76
$10.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$25.2
$14.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.96
$2.34
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$2.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$1.55
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.29
$2.08
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$1.31
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.88
$1.75
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.84
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.07
$2.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$27.1
$9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.3
$1.99
🚬 Cigarette pack
$25.6
$5.18
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.35
$5.44
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.8
$4.1
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.97
$2.32
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.79
$3.14
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$112
$45.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$17.6
$8.42
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$35.5
$37.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.39
$11.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$83.8
$94.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$141
$84.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$23
$407
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6584
$3997

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Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.2 mi Anau
$1583
95 km or 59 mi Quchan
$500
99 km or 61 mi Baherden
$1578
107 km or 66 mi Bojnord
$458
197 km or 123 mi Nishapur
$517
203 km or 126 mi Sabzevar
$515
212 km or 132 mi Mashhad
$538
294 km or 183 mi Gonbad-e Kavus
$496
302 km or 187 mi Kashmar
$511
306 km or 190 mi Mary
$1531
307 km or 191 mi Torbat-e Heydarieh
$515
344 km or 213 mi Shahrud
$603
361 km or 224 mi Torbat-e Jam
$512
367 km or 228 mi Gorgan
$689
451 km or 280 mi Dasoguz
$1572
469 km or 291 mi Turkmenabat
$1554
496 km or 308 mi Sari
$670
513 km or 318 mi Nukus
$394
516 km or 321 mi Qaem Shahr
$564
517 km or 321 mi Semnan
$607
524 km or 325 mi Herat
$514
528 km or 328 mi Babol
$468
558 km or 347 mi Amol
$550
561 km or 349 mi Bukhara
$452
570 km or 354 mi Birjand
$553
634 km or 394 mi Pardis
$675
654 km or 406 mi Qarshi
$435
657 km or 408 mi Pakdasht
$689
660 km or 410 mi Golestan
$722
667 km or 414 mi Sheberghan
$450
668 km or 415 mi Qarchak
$693
668 km or 415 mi Tehran
$797
670 km or 417 mi Varamin
$673
671 km or 417 mi Ray
$720
693 km or 431 mi Qods
$706
694 km or 431 mi Eslamshahr
$716
695 km or 432 mi Nasimshahr
$706
700 km or 435 mi Shahriar
$708
701 km or 435 mi Karaj
$741
703 km or 437 mi Fardis
$699

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Distance City Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi Heraklion
$1137
39 km or 24 mi Rethymno
$1120
83 km or 51 mi Chania
$1257
132 km or 82 mi Santorini
$1769
241 km or 150 mi Mykonos
$1956
298 km or 185 mi Bodrum
$868
300 km or 187 mi Voula
$1399
303 km or 189 mi Glyfada
$1528
306 km or 190 mi Argyroupoli
$1399
310 km or 193 mi Palaio Faliro
$1346
311 km or 193 mi Nea Smyrni
$1258
312 km or 194 mi Kallithea
$1257
313 km or 195 mi Piraeus
$1143
314 km or 195 mi Kalamata
$1123
315 km or 196 mi Athens
$1366
316 km or 196 mi Nikaia
$1146
317 km or 197 mi Salamina
$1054
320 km or 199 mi Nea Ionia
$1278
320 km or 199 mi Peristeri
$1228
320 km or 199 mi Nea Filadelfeia
$1262
323 km or 201 mi Kifissia
$1459
324 km or 202 mi Rhodes
$1095
327 km or 203 mi Eleusis
$1106
328 km or 204 mi Aspropyrgos
$1045
332 km or 207 mi Tripoli
$1060
340 km or 211 mi Corinth
$1005
349 km or 217 mi Marmaris
$1077
351 km or 218 mi Derna
$408
353 km or 220 mi Kusadasi
$743
358 km or 223 mi Chios
$1198
369 km or 229 mi Chalcis
$1148
369 km or 229 mi Tobruk
$407
377 km or 234 mi Mugla
$741
386 km or 240 mi Aydin
$638
399 km or 248 mi Izmir
$892
399 km or 248 mi Tire
$663
407 km or 253 mi Fethiye
$876
421 km or 262 mi Nazilli
$600
431 km or 268 mi Patras
$1080
432 km or 269 mi Manisa
$612