Ashgabat vs Dresden - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ashgabat Dresden
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1806
$1531
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4178
$3749
🏠 One person rent
$887
$706
🏘️ Family rent
$1506
$1209
🍽️ Food expenses
$763
$528
🚐 Transport expenses
$49.3
$159
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$635
$3314
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
7
65
😀 Quality of life
48
92
🏙️ Population
1.03M
566K

The cost of living in Ashgabat is 18% more expensive than in Dresden. Cities ranked 2849th and 3968th ($1806 vs $1531) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 536th in Turkmenistan and Germany, respectively. Check Turkmenistan vs Germany comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Ashgabat compared to 2.2 months in Dresden. Ashgabat ranked 1st best city to live in Turkmenistan vs Dresden ranked 19th in Germany, while ranked 6881st and 117th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ashgabat vs Dresden

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Ashgabat Dresden
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$28.8
$13.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$86.1
$75.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.9
$11.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.69
$5.29
☕ Cappuccino
$6.75
$4.08
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.82
$3.91
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1012
$716
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$667
$462
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1768
$1275
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1221
$840
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$48.7
$154
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$74.5
$243
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$102
$38.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.45%
3.93%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4069
$5211
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2839
$3268
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.14
$3.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.55
$72.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.63
$24
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.43
$2.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$4.71
$1.25
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.94
$1.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.24
$2.5
🥚 Eggs, x12
$6.15
$3.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.23
$15.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.2
$12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$22.5
$23
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.06
$3.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$2.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.48
$2.21
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.72
$4.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.27
$1.69
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.78
$0.78
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.07
$1.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$18.9
$6.68
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.21
$1.05
🚬 Cigarette pack
$25.5
$9.19
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.8
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.88
$2.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.02
$1.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.81
$1.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.8
$36
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.3
$13.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$31.3
$55
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.46
$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$65.6
$90.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$92.4
$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$22.9
$390
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24723
$16803

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Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.2 mi Anau
$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

Cities near Dresden

Distance City Cost of living
7.2 km or 4.5 mi Freital
$1478
7.7 km or 4.8 mi Radebeul
$1476
14 km or 8.9 mi Coswig
$1473
17 km or 11 mi Pirna
$1476
22 km or 14 mi Meissen
$1460
32 km or 20 mi Freiberg
$1305
42 km or 26 mi Riesa
$1462
44 km or 28 mi Decin
$1227
44 km or 28 mi Dobeln
$1454
47 km or 29 mi Teplice
$1006
48 km or 30 mi Usti nad Labem
$1093
50 km or 31 mi Bautzen
$1494
51 km or 31 mi Litvinov
$1525
55 km or 34 mi Senftenberg
$1502
56 km or 35 mi Hoyerswerda
$1474
61 km or 38 mi Most
$1103
62 km or 39 mi Chemnitz
$1497
64 km or 40 mi Litomerice
$1280
69 km or 43 mi Ceska Lipa
$1273
69 km or 43 mi Chomutov
$1200
72 km or 45 mi Limbach-Oberfrohna
$1478
73 km or 45 mi Spremberg
$1464
73 km or 46 mi Annaberg-Buchholz
$1479
74 km or 46 mi Grimma
$1510
76 km or 47 mi Torgau
$1488
77 km or 48 mi Zittau
$1472
87 km or 54 mi Glauchau
$1334
88 km or 55 mi Gorlitz
$1468
89 km or 55 mi Cottbus
$1382
92 km or 57 mi Altenburg
$1401
95 km or 59 mi Zwickau
$1146
98 km or 61 mi Liberec
$1188
98 km or 61 mi Markkleeberg
$1576
100 km or 62 mi Leipzig
$1652
101 km or 63 mi Werdau
$1276
104 km or 65 mi Kladno
$1375
107 km or 66 mi Jablonec nad Nisou
$1188
108 km or 67 mi Mlada Boleslav
$1244
110 km or 68 mi Karlovy Vary
$1196
111 km or 69 mi Delitzsch
$1553