Ashgabat vs Djibouti City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Ashgabat	Djibouti City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1679	$551
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3854	$1372
🏠 One person rent	$836	$235
🏘️ Family rent	$1553	$434
🍽️ Food expenses	$658	$212
🚐 Transport expenses	$47.3	$47.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$573	$403
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	7	8
😀 Quality of life	30	23
🏙️ Population	828K	604K

The cost of living in Ashgabat is 205% more expensive than in Djibouti City. Cities ranked 2737th and 8114th ($1679 vs $551) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Turkmenistan and Djibouti, respectively. Check Turkmenistan vs Djibouti comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Ashgabat compared to 0.7 months in Djibouti City. Ashgabat ranked 1st best city to live in Turkmenistan vs Djibouti City ranked 1st in Djibouti, while ranked 8379th and 8873rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ashgabat vs Djibouti City

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	Ashgabat	Djibouti City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$31.6	$3.67
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$55.7	$21.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10	$4.74
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.39	$1.78
☕ Cappuccino	$4.59	$1.81
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.91	$0.64
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$915	$231
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$647	$153
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1453	$482
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1376	$311
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$48.2	$40.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$73.7	$61.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$87.4	$26.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.98%	11.03%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4561	$1410
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3442	$838
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.29	$0.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$9.98	$17.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.68	$6.95
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.38	$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.63	$1.13
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.85	$0.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.65	$1.09
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.07	$1.65
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.3	$6.95
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.9	$4.22
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$24.8	$6.94
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.66	$2.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.38	$1.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.31	$1.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.82	$1.08
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$0.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.83	$0.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.83	$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.09	$1.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$27.2	$7.61
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.61	$1.4
🚬 Cigarette pack	$25.4	$2.77
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.03	$3.88
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.84	$3.08
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.02	$1.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.8	$1.26
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$65.9	$22.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16.5	$4.44
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$33.8	$19.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.42	$4.52
👖 Brand Jeans	$83.7	$32.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$144	$64.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$22.6	$132
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6425	$3861

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Cities near Ashgabat

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.2 mi	Anau	$1648
95 km or 59 mi	Quchan	$487
99 km or 61 mi	Baherden	$1642
107 km or 66 mi	Bojnord	$427
197 km or 123 mi	Nishapur	$509
203 km or 126 mi	Sabzevar	$489
212 km or 132 mi	Mashhad	$532
294 km or 183 mi	Gonbad-e Kavus	$473
302 km or 187 mi	Kashmar	$507
306 km or 190 mi	Mary	$1644
307 km or 191 mi	Torbat-e Heydarieh	$520
344 km or 213 mi	Shahrud	$576
361 km or 224 mi	Torbat-e Jam	$558
367 km or 228 mi	Gorgan	$661
451 km or 280 mi	Dasoguz	$1657
469 km or 291 mi	Turkmenabat	$1662
496 km or 308 mi	Sari	$640
513 km or 318 mi	Nukus	$427
516 km or 321 mi	Qaem Shahr	$533
517 km or 321 mi	Semnan	$558
524 km or 325 mi	Herat	$514
528 km or 328 mi	Babol	$434
558 km or 347 mi	Amol	$519
561 km or 349 mi	Bukhara	$399
570 km or 354 mi	Birjand	$554
634 km or 394 mi	Pardis	$619
654 km or 406 mi	Qarshi	$416
657 km or 408 mi	Pakdasht	$633
660 km or 410 mi	Golestan	$655
667 km or 414 mi	Sheberghan	$446
668 km or 415 mi	Qarchak	$636
668 km or 415 mi	Tehran	$700
670 km or 417 mi	Varamin	$616
671 km or 417 mi	Ray	$653
693 km or 431 mi	Qods	$655
694 km or 431 mi	Eslamshahr	$655
695 km or 432 mi	Nasimshahr	$651
700 km or 435 mi	Shahriar	$653
701 km or 435 mi	Karaj	$693
703 km or 437 mi	Fardis	$651

Cities near Djibouti City

Distance	City	Cost of living
44 km or 27 mi	Obock	$522
68 km or 42 mi	Ali Sabieh	$524
101 km or 63 mi	Dikhil	$524
185 km or 115 mi	Borama	$602
240 km or 149 mi	Taiz	$490
245 km or 152 mi	Aden	$486
247 km or 153 mi	Hargeisa	$815
253 km or 157 mi	Jijiga	$702
264 km or 164 mi	Dire Dawa	$705
277 km or 172 mi	Harar	$676
286 km or 178 mi	Ibb	$481
290 km or 180 mi	Zabid	$466
356 km or 221 mi	Dhamar	$470
357 km or 222 mi	Al Hudaydah	$489
387 km or 240 mi	Dessie	$820
418 km or 259 mi	Sayyan	$467
433 km or 269 mi	Sanaa	$523
451 km or 280 mi	Mekelle	$800
561 km or 348 mi	Addis Ababa	$923
594 km or 369 mi	Mendefera	$466
598 km or 371 mi	Sa'dah	$467
600 km or 373 mi	Massawa	$467
618 km or 384 mi	Asmara	$498
627 km or 390 mi	Bahir Dar	$883
628 km or 390 mi	Gondar	$885
664 km or 413 mi	Najran	$1047
689 km or 428 mi	Keren	$466
720 km or 448 mi	Awasa	$840
726 km or 451 mi	Mukalla	$468
740 km or 460 mi	Abha	$923
818 km or 509 mi	Jimma	$871
826 km or 513 mi	Bareq	$920
846 km or 526 mi	Kassala	$1061
884 km or 550 mi	El-Gadarif	$959
936 km or 582 mi	Bisha	$938
944 km or 587 mi	Baidoa	$805
958 km or 595 mi	Ad-Damazin	$857
1019 km or 633 mi	As Sulayyil	$1085
1090 km or 677 mi	Mogadishu	$819
1095 km or 680 mi	Port Sudan	$1361