Ashgabat vs Essen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ashgabat Essen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1679
$1519
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3854
$3604
🏠 One person rent
$836
$759
🏘️ Family rent
$1553
$1284
🍽️ Food expenses
$658
$474
🚐 Transport expenses
$47.3
$146
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$573
$3220
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
25 km
🎓 Higher education
7
95
😀 Quality of life
30
95
🏙️ Population
828K
579K

The cost of living in Ashgabat is 11% more expensive than in Essen. Cities ranked 2737th and 3358th ($1679 vs $1519) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 247th 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 2.1 months in Essen. Ashgabat ranked 1st best city to live in Turkmenistan vs Essen ranked 4th in Germany, while ranked 8379th and 32nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Ashgabat Essen
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$31.6
$12.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$55.7
$54.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10
$10.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.39
$4.1
☕ Cappuccino
$4.59
$3.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.91
$2.57
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$915
$639
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$647
$505
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1453
$1100
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1376
$925
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$48.2
$186
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$73.7
$282
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$87.4
$41.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.98%
3.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4561
$4207
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3442
$5688
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.29
$3.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.98
$59.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.68
$23.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.38
$1.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.63
$1.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.85
$2
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.65
$2.25
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.07
$3.28
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.3
$13.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.9
$14
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$24.8
$15.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.66
$2.58
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$1.79
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.31
$2.31
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.82
$2.41
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$1.77
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$1.98
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.83
$0.61
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.09
$1.9
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$27.2
$5.97
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.61
$1.01
🚬 Cigarette pack
$25.4
$8.16
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.03
$11.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.84
$2.53
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.02
$1.45
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.8
$1.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$65.9
$33.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16.5
$10.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$33.8
$83.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.42
$14.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$83.7
$91.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$144
$96.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$22.6
$426
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6425
$9133

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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 Essen

Distance City Cost of living
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Gelsenkirchen
$1350
9.6 km or 6 mi Mulheim
$1402
10 km or 6.3 mi Bottrop
$1267
11 km or 7.1 mi Oberhausen
$1384
12 km or 7.8 mi Velbert
$1387
13 km or 8.3 mi Hattingen
$1389
14 km or 8.4 mi Gladbeck
$1375
14 km or 8.8 mi Heiligenhaus
$1412
15 km or 9 mi Bochum
$1471
18 km or 11 mi Herne
$1558
18 km or 11 mi Duisburg
$1395
19 km or 12 mi Herten
$1424
19 km or 12 mi Wulfrath
$1369
19 km or 12 mi Sprockhovel
$1356
20 km or 13 mi Ratingen
$1470
22 km or 14 mi Witten
$1286
23 km or 14 mi Recklinghausen
$1407
23 km or 14 mi Mettmann
$1432
23 km or 14 mi Dinslaken
$1387
24 km or 15 mi Dorsten
$1399
24 km or 15 mi Castrop-Rauxel
$1430
24 km or 15 mi Wuppertal
$1124
25 km or 16 mi Marl
$1415
26 km or 16 mi Erkrath
$1493
27 km or 17 mi Schwelm
$1318
27 km or 17 mi Oer-Erkenschwick
$1422
27 km or 17 mi Moers
$1417
27 km or 17 mi Wetter
$1373
28 km or 17 mi Gevelsberg
$1367
28 km or 18 mi Voerde
$1396
28 km or 18 mi Ennepetal
$1351
29 km or 18 mi Haan
$1458
30 km or 18 mi Dusseldorf
$1776
30 km or 18 mi Herdecke
$1388
30 km or 19 mi Rheinberg
$1394
31 km or 20 mi Hilden
$1501
32 km or 20 mi Neukirchen-Vluyn
$1409
32 km or 20 mi Waltrop
$1407
32 km or 20 mi Solingen
$1511
32 km or 20 mi Datteln
$1410