Ashgabat vs Essen - Cost of Living Comparison
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| Ashgabat | Essen | |
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The cost of living in Ashgabat is 21% more expensive than in Essen. Cities ranked 2595th and 3903rd ($1833 vs $1516) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 529th 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 2.4 months in Essen. Ashgabat ranked 1st best city to live in Turkmenistan vs Essen ranked 2nd in Germany, while ranked 6667th and 24th among best cities to live in the world.
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| Ashgabat | Essen | |
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| Eating Out | ||
| 🍱 Lunch Menu | ||
| 🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2 | ||
| 🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's | ||
| 🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| ☕ Cappuccino | ||
| 🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz | ||
| Rent & Utilities | ||
| 🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited | ||
| 🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years | ||
| 🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
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| 🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi | ||
| ⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal | ||
| Groceries | ||
| 🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb | ||
| 🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥚 Eggs, x12 | ||
| 🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz | ||
| 🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle | ||
| 🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| 🚬 Cigarette pack | ||
| 💊 Cold medicince, 1 week | ||
| 🧴 Hair Shampoo | ||
| 🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls | ||
| 👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube | ||
| Other | ||
| 🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month | ||
| 🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person | ||
| 👩⚕️ Doctor's visit | ||
| 💇 Haircut, simple | ||
| 👖 Brand Jeans | ||
| 👟 Brand Sneakers | ||
| 👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month | ||
| 🏫 International Primary School, 1 year | ||
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| Distance | City | Cost of living |
|---|---|---|
| 12 km or 7.2 mi |  Anau | |
| 95 km or 59 mi |  Quchan | |
| 99 km or 61 mi | Baherden | |
| 107 km or 66 mi | Bojnord | |
| 197 km or 123 mi | Nishapur | |
| 203 km or 126 mi | Sabzevar | |
| 212 km or 132 mi | Mashhad | |
| 294 km or 183 mi | Gonbad-e Kavus | |
| 302 km or 187 mi | Kashmar | |
| 306 km or 190 mi | Mary | |
| 307 km or 191 mi | Torbat-e Heydarieh | |
| 344 km or 213 mi | Shahrud | |
| 361 km or 224 mi | Torbat-e Jam | |
| 367 km or 228 mi | Gorgan | |
| 451 km or 280 mi | Dasoguz | |
| 469 km or 291 mi | Turkmenabat | |
| 496 km or 308 mi | Sari | |
| 513 km or 318 mi |  Nukus | |
| 516 km or 321 mi | Qaem Shahr | |
| 517 km or 321 mi | Semnan | |
| 524 km or 325 mi |  Herat | |
| 528 km or 328 mi | Babol | |
| 558 km or 347 mi | Amol | |
| 561 km or 349 mi | Bukhara | |
| 570 km or 354 mi | Birjand | |
| 634 km or 394 mi | Pardis | |
| 654 km or 406 mi | Qarshi | |
| 657 km or 408 mi | Pakdasht | |
| 660 km or 410 mi | Golestan | |
| 667 km or 414 mi | Sheberghan | |
| 668 km or 415 mi | Qarchak | |
| 668 km or 415 mi | Tehran | |
| 670 km or 417 mi | Varamin | |
| 671 km or 417 mi | Ray | |
| 693 km or 431 mi | Qods | |
| 694 km or 431 mi | Eslamshahr | |
| 695 km or 432 mi | Nasimshahr | |
| 700 km or 435 mi | Shahriar | |
| 701 km or 435 mi | Karaj | |
| 703 km or 437 mi | Fardis |
Cities near Essen
| Distance | City | Cost of living |
|---|---|---|
| 9.5 km or 5.9 mi |  Gelsenkirchen | |
| 9.6 km or 6 mi | Mulheim | |
| 10 km or 6.3 mi | Bottrop | |
| 11 km or 7.1 mi | Oberhausen | |
| 12 km or 7.8 mi | Velbert | |
| 13 km or 8.3 mi | Hattingen | |
| 14 km or 8.4 mi | Gladbeck | |
| 14 km or 8.8 mi | Heiligenhaus | |
| 15 km or 9 mi | Bochum | |
| 18 km or 11 mi | Herne | |
| 18 km or 11 mi | Duisburg | |
| 19 km or 12 mi | Herten | |
| 19 km or 12 mi | Wulfrath | |
| 19 km or 12 mi | Sprockhovel | |
| 20 km or 13 mi | Ratingen | |
| 22 km or 14 mi | Witten | |
| 23 km or 14 mi | Recklinghausen | |
| 23 km or 14 mi | Mettmann | |
| 23 km or 14 mi | Dinslaken | |
| 24 km or 15 mi | Dorsten | |
| 24 km or 15 mi | Castrop-Rauxel | |
| 24 km or 15 mi | Wuppertal | |
| 25 km or 16 mi | Marl | |
| 26 km or 16 mi | Erkrath | |
| 27 km or 17 mi | Schwelm | |
| 27 km or 17 mi | Oer-Erkenschwick | |
| 27 km or 17 mi | Moers | |
| 27 km or 17 mi | Wetter | |
| 28 km or 17 mi | Gevelsberg | |
| 28 km or 18 mi | Voerde | |
| 28 km or 18 mi | Ennepetal | |
| 29 km or 18 mi | Haan | |
| 30 km or 18 mi | Dusseldorf | |
| 30 km or 18 mi | Herdecke | |
| 30 km or 19 mi | Rheinberg | |
| 31 km or 20 mi | Hilden | |
| 32 km or 20 mi | Neukirchen-Vluyn | |
| 32 km or 20 mi | Waltrop | |
| 32 km or 20 mi | Solingen | |
| 32 km or 20 mi | Datteln |