Ashgabat vs Dar es Salaam - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ashgabat Dar es Salaam
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1806
$763
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4178
$1979
🏠 One person rent
$887
$357
🏘️ Family rent
$1506
$606
🍽️ Food expenses
$763
$228
🚐 Transport expenses
$49.3
$121
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$635
$245
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
7
46
😀 Quality of life
48
58
🏙️ Population
1.03M
4.72M

The cost of living in Ashgabat is 137% more expensive than in Dar es Salaam. Cities ranked 2849th and 6912th ($1806 vs $763) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Turkmenistan and Tanzania, respectively. Check Turkmenistan vs Tanzania comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Ashgabat compared to 0.3 months in Dar es Salaam. Ashgabat ranked 1st best city to live in Turkmenistan vs Dar es Salaam ranked 1st in Tanzania, while ranked 6881st and 6157th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ashgabat vs Dar es Salaam

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Ashgabat Dar es Salaam
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$28.8
$3.09
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$86.1
$18.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.9
$9.63
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.69
$0.96
☕ Cappuccino
$6.75
$1.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.82
$0.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1012
$478
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$667
$220
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1768
$856
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1221
$401
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$48.7
$51.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$74.5
$80.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$102
$34.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.45%
18.26%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4069
$1540
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2839
$1090
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.14
$0.25
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.55
$14.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.63
$13.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.43
$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$4.71
$1.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.94
$0.79
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.24
$1.11
🥚 Eggs, x12
$6.15
$1.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.23
$9.16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.2
$5.38
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$22.5
$4.07
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.06
$2.6
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$0.95
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.48
$0.93
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.72
$0.9
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.27
$0.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.78
$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.07
$1.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$18.9
$6.92
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.21
$0.88
🚬 Cigarette pack
$25.5
$2.11
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.8
$3.09
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.88
$3.78
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.02
$1.21
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.81
$0.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.8
$75.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.3
$5.24
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$31.3
$16.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.46
$4.78
👖 Brand Jeans
$65.6
$19.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$92.4
$44.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$22.9
$496
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24723
$15015

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$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
71 km or 44 mi Zanzibar
$588
71 km or 44 mi Stone Town
$551
179 km or 111 mi Morogoro
$408
194 km or 120 mi Tanga
$544
309 km or 192 mi Mombasa
$604
395 km or 246 mi Dodoma
$506
409 km or 254 mi Malindi
$553
441 km or 274 mi Moshi
$523
478 km or 297 mi Arusha
$602
629 km or 391 mi Machakos
$419
671 km or 417 mi Nairobi
$797
684 km or 425 mi Mbeya
$469
684 km or 425 mi Thika
$455
698 km or 434 mi Moroni
$1233
700 km or 435 mi Pemba
$1521
774 km or 481 mi Mzuzu
$527
783 km or 486 mi Meru
$542
808 km or 502 mi Nakuru
$508
836 km or 520 mi Domoni
$1237
843 km or 524 mi Mzimba
$530
853 km or 530 mi Mwanza
$623
864 km or 537 mi Nacala
$1181
899 km or 559 mi Kisumu
$533
925 km or 575 mi Nampula
$935
927 km or 576 mi Eldoret
$520
931 km or 578 mi Mamoudzou
$1652
938 km or 583 mi Monkey Bay
$521
955 km or 594 mi Mumias
$505
959 km or 596 mi Mangochi
$496
969 km or 602 mi Kasama
$1002
1000 km or 621 mi Lilongwe
$591
1007 km or 626 mi Tororo
$624
1026 km or 637 mi Ntcheu
$495
1044 km or 648 mi Mbale
$651
1047 km or 651 mi Zomba
$458
1049 km or 652 mi Jinja
$593
1067 km or 663 mi Ruyigi
$693
1074 km or 667 mi Entebbe
$563
1076 km or 668 mi Rutana
$691
1084 km or 674 mi Muyinga
$691