Ashgabat vs Dar es Salaam - Cost of Living Comparison

Ashgabat Dar es Salaam
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1233
$963
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2878
$2035
🏠 One person rent
$531
$570
🏘️ Family rent
$949
$787
🍽️ Food expenses
$540
$227
🚐 Transport expenses
$42.6
$110
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$562
$292
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
7
43
😀 Quality of life
30
56
🏙️ Population
828K
4.72M

The cost of living in Ashgabat is 28% more expensive than in Dar es Salaam. Cities ranked 4068th and 5701st ($1233 vs $963) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 1st in Turkmenistan and Tanzania, respectively. Check Turkmenistan vs Tanzania comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 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 8436th and 5816th 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
$18.8
$3.51
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$68.6
$20.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.1
$6.77
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.1
$1.16
☕ Cappuccino
$3.75
$1.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$4.55
$0.32
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$635
$505
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$386
$470
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$933
$771
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$807
$636
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$40.5
$59.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$62.1
$91
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$54.5
$33.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.97%
12.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3243
$3860
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2384
$7272
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.14
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.4
$13.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.27
$12.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.36
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.43
$1.1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.9
$0.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.1
$0.71
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.5
$2.04
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.3
$8.76
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.26
$5.29
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.4
$3.94
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.15
$2.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.08
$1.11
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$1.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.99
$1.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.92
$0.77
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$1.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.89
$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.08
$1.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.2
$6.75
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.99
$0.99
🚬 Cigarette pack
$18.9
$1.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.65
$5.97
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.82
$4.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.02
$1.69
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.79
$1.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50.9
$49.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$19.2
$4.37
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$26.2
$19.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.43
$3.75
👖 Brand Jeans
$80
$25.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$92.6
$53.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$22.7
$364
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4395
$6999

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$1366
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$687
99 km or 61 mi Baherden
$1362
107 km or 66 mi Bojnord
$540
197 km or 123 mi Nishapur
$640
203 km or 126 mi Sabzevar
$638
212 km or 132 mi Mashhad
$658
294 km or 183 mi Gonbad-e Kavus
$531
302 km or 187 mi Kashmar
$687
306 km or 190 mi Mary
$1305
307 km or 191 mi Torbat-e Heydarieh
$687
344 km or 213 mi Shahrud
$688
361 km or 224 mi Torbat-e Jam
$717
367 km or 228 mi Gorgan
$558
451 km or 280 mi Dasoguz
$1316
469 km or 291 mi Turkmenabat
$1331
496 km or 308 mi Sari
$568
513 km or 318 mi Nukus
$397
516 km or 321 mi Qaem Shahr
$693
517 km or 321 mi Semnan
$690
524 km or 325 mi Herat
$375
528 km or 328 mi Babol
$450
558 km or 347 mi Amol
$504
561 km or 349 mi Bukhara
$379
570 km or 354 mi Birjand
$691
634 km or 394 mi Pardis
$686
654 km or 406 mi Qarshi
$404
657 km or 408 mi Pakdasht
$694
660 km or 410 mi Golestan
$696
667 km or 414 mi Sheberghan
$326
668 km or 415 mi Qarchak
$694
668 km or 415 mi Tehran
$833
670 km or 417 mi Varamin
$836
671 km or 417 mi Ray
$693
693 km or 431 mi Qods
$699
694 km or 431 mi Eslamshahr
$636
695 km or 432 mi Nasimshahr
$695
700 km or 435 mi Shahriar
$696
701 km or 435 mi Karaj
$792
703 km or 437 mi Fardis
$689

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Distance City Cost of living
71 km or 44 mi Zanzibar
$833
71 km or 44 mi Stone Town
$664
179 km or 111 mi Morogoro
$687
194 km or 120 mi Tanga
$633
309 km or 192 mi Mombasa
$567
395 km or 246 mi Dodoma
$643
409 km or 254 mi Malindi
$348
441 km or 274 mi Moshi
$725
478 km or 297 mi Arusha
$560
629 km or 391 mi Machakos
$412
671 km or 417 mi Nairobi
$811
684 km or 425 mi Mbeya
$649
684 km or 425 mi Thika
$389
698 km or 434 mi Moroni
$510
700 km or 435 mi Pemba
$1170
774 km or 481 mi Mzuzu
$583
783 km or 486 mi Meru
$412
808 km or 502 mi Nakuru
$439
836 km or 520 mi Domoni
$509
843 km or 524 mi Mzimba
$585
853 km or 530 mi Mwanza
$552
864 km or 537 mi Nacala
$1030
899 km or 559 mi Kisumu
$471
925 km or 575 mi Nampula
$1042
927 km or 576 mi Eldoret
$469
931 km or 578 mi Mamoudzou
$1507
938 km or 583 mi Monkey Bay
$594
955 km or 594 mi Mumias
$440
959 km or 596 mi Mangochi
$587
969 km or 602 mi Kasama
$1083
1000 km or 621 mi Lilongwe
$680
1007 km or 626 mi Tororo
$528
1026 km or 637 mi Ntcheu
$585
1044 km or 648 mi Mbale
$497
1047 km or 651 mi Zomba
$594
1049 km or 652 mi Jinja
$455
1067 km or 663 mi Ruyigi
$459
1074 km or 667 mi Entebbe
$544
1076 km or 668 mi Rutana
$460
1084 km or 674 mi Muyinga
$459