Ashgabat vs Dusseldorf - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Ashgabat	Dusseldorf
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1679	$1776
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3854	$4484
🏠 One person rent	$836	$979
🏘️ Family rent	$1553	$1846
🍽️ Food expenses	$658	$509
🚐 Transport expenses	$47.3	$149
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$573	$3151
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	7	92
😀 Quality of life	30	94
🏙️ Population	828K	619K

The cost of living in Ashgabat is 5% less expensive than in Dusseldorf. Cities ranked 2737th and 2414th ($1679 vs $1776) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 21st 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 1.8 months in Dusseldorf. Ashgabat ranked 1st best city to live in Turkmenistan vs Dusseldorf ranked 6th in Germany, while ranked 8379th and 41st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ashgabat vs Dusseldorf

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	Ashgabat	Dusseldorf
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$31.6	$14.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$55.7	$71
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10	$10.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.39	$4.61
☕ Cappuccino	$4.59	$3.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.91	$2.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$915	$900
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$647	$731
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1453	$1766
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1376	$1482
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$48.2	$170
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$73.7	$263
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$87.4	$44
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.98%	3.96%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4561	$7136
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3442	$6071
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.29	$3.37
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$9.98	$57.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.68	$23.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.38	$1.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.63	$1.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.85	$2.18
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.65	$2.86
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.07	$3.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.3	$14.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.9	$14.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$24.8	$17.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.66	$2.73
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.38	$1.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.31	$2.12
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.82	$2.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$2.09
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.83	$1.89
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.83	$0.65
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.09	$2.42
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$27.2	$6.97
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.61	$1.34
🚬 Cigarette pack	$25.4	$8.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.03	$6.89
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.84	$2.68
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.02	$2.26
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.8	$1.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$65.9	$38.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16.5	$13.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$33.8	$62.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.42	$16.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$83.7	$98.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$144	$92.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$22.6	$937
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6425	$21567

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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 Dusseldorf

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.5 km or 4 mi	Neuss	$1476
9.4 km or 5.8 mi	Ratingen	$1470
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Erkrath	$1493
10 km or 6.3 mi	Kaarst	$1471
13 km or 8.3 mi	Hilden	$1501
14 km or 8.5 mi	Mettmann	$1432
16 km or 9.8 mi	Dormagen	$1547
16 km or 9.9 mi	Willich	$1420
17 km or 11 mi	Monheim am Rhein	$1575
17 km or 11 mi	Haan	$1458
17 km or 11 mi	Heiligenhaus	$1412
18 km or 11 mi	Langenfeld	$1562
18 km or 11 mi	Krefeld	$1320
19 km or 12 mi	Korschenbroich	$1454
19 km or 12 mi	Wulfrath	$1369
20 km or 13 mi	Grevenbroich	$1488
21 km or 13 mi	Leichlingen	$1556
22 km or 14 mi	Tonisvorst	$1370
22 km or 14 mi	Velbert	$1387
22 km or 14 mi	Duisburg	$1395
23 km or 14 mi	Solingen	$1511
23 km or 14 mi	Mulheim	$1402
24 km or 15 mi	Monchengladbach	$1476
26 km or 16 mi	Pulheim	$1551
26 km or 16 mi	Leverkusen	$1778
27 km or 17 mi	Viersen	$1426
27 km or 17 mi	Oberhausen	$1384
27 km or 17 mi	Moers	$1417
28 km or 17 mi	Neukirchen-Vluyn	$1409
28 km or 17 mi	Wuppertal	$1124
29 km or 18 mi	Kempen	$1397
29 km or 18 mi	Remscheid	$1276
30 km or 18 mi	Bedburg	$1484
30 km or 18 mi	Essen	$1519
31 km or 19 mi	Bergheim	$1505
32 km or 20 mi	Wermelskirchen	$1388
34 km or 21 mi	Bottrop	$1267
34 km or 21 mi	Kamp-Lintfort	$1405
34 km or 21 mi	Hattingen	$1389
35 km or 22 mi	Cologne	$1752