Ashgabat vs Dortmund - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ashgabat Dortmund
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1679
$1401
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3854
$3713
🏠 One person rent
$836
$648
🏘️ Family rent
$1553
$1418
🍽️ Food expenses
$658
$468
🚐 Transport expenses
$47.3
$138
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$573
$2678
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
7
93
😀 Quality of life
30
77
🏙️ Population
828K
587K

The cost of living in Ashgabat is 20% more expensive than in Dortmund. Cities ranked 2737th and 3822nd ($1679 vs $1401) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 452nd in Turkmenistan and Germany, respectively. Check Turkmenistan vs Germany comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Ashgabat compared to 1.9 months in Dortmund. Ashgabat ranked 1st best city to live in Turkmenistan vs Dortmund ranked 62nd in Germany, while ranked 8379th and 764th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ashgabat vs Dortmund

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Ashgabat Dortmund
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$31.6
$13.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$55.7
$55.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10
$10.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.39
$4.7
 Cappuccino
$4.59
$3.42
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.91
$2.72
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$915
$637
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$647
$389
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1453
$1387
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1376
$1048
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$48.2
$168
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$73.7
$260
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$87.4
$42.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.98%
4%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4561
$2907
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3442
$2292
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.29
$3.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.98
$63.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.68
$19.8
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.38
$1.83
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.63
$1.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.85
$2.2
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.65
$2.43
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.07
$3.5
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.3
$12.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.9
$13.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$24.8
$16.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.66
$2.61
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$1.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.31
$2.23
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.82
$1.73
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$2.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$2.13
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.83
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.09
$2.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$27.2
$5.55
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.61
$1.02
🚬 Cigarette pack
$25.4
$7.86
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.03
$8.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.84
$2.61
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.02
$1.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.8
$1.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$65.9
$27.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16.5
$15.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$33.8
$48.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.42
$13.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$83.7
$112
👟 Brand Sneakers
$144
$131
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$22.6
$309
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6425
$13929

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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 Dortmund

Distance City Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi Schwerte
$1372
11 km or 6.9 mi Castrop-Rauxel
$1430
12 km or 7.4 mi Lunen
$1391
13 km or 7.9 mi Waltrop
$1407
13 km or 8 mi Witten
$1286
13 km or 8 mi Herdecke
$1388
15 km or 9.2 mi Wetter
$1373
16 km or 9.7 mi Unna
$1389
16 km or 10 mi Bergkamen
$1403
16 km or 10 mi Kamen
$1402
17 km or 11 mi Hagen
$1445
17 km or 11 mi Herne
$1558
18 km or 11 mi Bochum
$1471
18 km or 11 mi Datteln
$1410
19 km or 12 mi Selm
$1406
20 km or 12 mi Werne
$1416
20 km or 13 mi Iserlohn
$1322
21 km or 13 mi Oer-Erkenschwick
$1422
21 km or 13 mi Frondenberg
$1380
22 km or 13 mi Recklinghausen
$1407
22 km or 14 mi Gevelsberg
$1367
23 km or 14 mi Sprockhovel
$1356
23 km or 14 mi Hattingen
$1389
25 km or 15 mi Menden
$1378
25 km or 15 mi Herten
$1424
25 km or 16 mi Ennepetal
$1351
25 km or 16 mi Gelsenkirchen
$1350
25 km or 16 mi Hemer
$1367
27 km or 17 mi Schwelm
$1318
28 km or 18 mi Ludinghausen
$1423
29 km or 18 mi Marl
$1415
30 km or 18 mi Hamm
$1464
31 km or 19 mi Werl
$1401
32 km or 20 mi Essen
$1519
33 km or 20 mi Haltern am See
$1411
34 km or 21 mi Gladbeck
$1375
35 km or 21 mi Ludenscheid
$1393
35 km or 22 mi Wuppertal
$1124
35 km or 22 mi Velbert
$1387
36 km or 22 mi Radevormwald
$1357