Ashgabat vs Essen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ashgabat Essen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1806
$1561
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4178
$3822
🏠 One person rent
$887
$682
🏘️ Family rent
$1506
$1155
🍽️ Food expenses
$763
$545
🚐 Transport expenses
$49.3
$177
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$635
$3475
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
25 km
🎓 Higher education
7
96
😀 Quality of life
48
95
🏙️ Population
1.03M
587K

The cost of living in Ashgabat is 16% more expensive than in Essen. Cities ranked 2849th and 3860th ($1806 vs $1561) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 496th 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 Essen. Ashgabat ranked 1st best city to live in Turkmenistan vs Essen ranked 2nd in Germany, while ranked 6881st and 17th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ashgabat vs Essen

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Ashgabat Essen
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$28.8
$17
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$86.1
$66.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.9
$12.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.69
$5.31
☕ Cappuccino
$6.75
$3.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.82
$2.79
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1012
$602
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$667
$468
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1768
$1064
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1221
$848
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$48.7
$145
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$74.5
$223
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$102
$41.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.45%
3.92%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4069
$4998
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2839
$3089
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.14
$4.22
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.55
$71.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.63
$29.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.43
$1.94
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$4.71
$1.26
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.94
$1.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.24
$2.94
🥚 Eggs, x12
$6.15
$3.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.23
$14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.2
$12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$22.5
$24.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.06
$3.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.48
$2.3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.72
$4.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.27
$1.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.78
$0.82
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.07
$2.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$18.9
$7.03
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.21
$1
🚬 Cigarette pack
$25.5
$9.59
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.8
$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.88
$2.77
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.02
$1.6
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.81
$1.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.8
$33.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.3
$15.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$31.3
$90
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.46
$15.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$65.6
$96.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$92.4
$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$22.9
$471
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24723
$10028

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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 Essen

Distance City Cost of living
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Gelsenkirchen
$1508
9.6 km or 6 mi Mulheim
$1592
10 km or 6.3 mi Bottrop
$1481
11 km or 7.1 mi Oberhausen
$1642
12 km or 7.8 mi Velbert
$1579
13 km or 8.3 mi Hattingen
$1573
14 km or 8.4 mi Gladbeck
$1549
14 km or 8.8 mi Heiligenhaus
$1588
15 km or 9 mi Bochum
$1561
18 km or 11 mi Herne
$1638
18 km or 11 mi Duisburg
$1467
19 km or 12 mi Herten
$1570
19 km or 12 mi Wulfrath
$1588
19 km or 12 mi Sprockhovel
$1575
20 km or 13 mi Ratingen
$1639
22 km or 14 mi Witten
$1622
23 km or 14 mi Recklinghausen
$1548
23 km or 14 mi Mettmann
$1620
23 km or 14 mi Dinslaken
$1563
24 km or 15 mi Dorsten
$1567
24 km or 15 mi Castrop-Rauxel
$1584
24 km or 15 mi Wuppertal
$1486
25 km or 16 mi Marl
$1572
26 km or 16 mi Erkrath
$1661
27 km or 17 mi Schwelm
$1565
27 km or 17 mi Oer-Erkenschwick
$1570
27 km or 17 mi Moers
$1571
27 km or 17 mi Wetter
$1579
28 km or 17 mi Gevelsberg
$1574
28 km or 18 mi Voerde
$1578
28 km or 18 mi Ennepetal
$1564
29 km or 18 mi Haan
$1640
30 km or 18 mi Dusseldorf
$1944
30 km or 18 mi Herdecke
$1566
30 km or 19 mi Rheinberg
$1579
31 km or 20 mi Hilden
$1673
32 km or 20 mi Neukirchen-Vluyn
$1584
32 km or 20 mi Waltrop
$1614
32 km or 20 mi Solingen
$1663
32 km or 20 mi Datteln
$1587