Ashgabat vs Harare - Cost of Living Comparison

Ashgabat Harare
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1233
$951
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2878
$2659
🏠 One person rent
$531
$430
🏘️ Family rent
$949
$1046
🍽️ Food expenses
$540
$302
🚐 Transport expenses
$42.6
$156
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$562
$305
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
7
36
😀 Quality of life
30
47
🏙️ Population
828K
2.15M

The cost of living in Ashgabat is 30% more expensive than in Harare. Cities ranked 4068th and 5737th ($1233 vs $951) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 1st in Turkmenistan and Zimbabwe, respectively. Check Turkmenistan vs Zimbabwe comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Ashgabat compared to 0.3 months in Harare. Ashgabat ranked 1st best city to live in Turkmenistan vs Harare ranked 1st in Zimbabwe, while ranked 8436th and 6448th among best cities to live in the world.

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Ashgabat Harare
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$18.8
$7.46
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$68.6
$45.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.1
$6.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.1
$1.5
☕ Cappuccino
$3.75
$2.23
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$4.55
$0.67
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$635
$266
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$386
$271
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$933
$977
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$807
$836
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$40.5
$36.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$62.1
$57.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$54.5
$124
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.97%
14.91%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3243
$1338
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2384
$1273
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.14
$0.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.4
$30
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.27
$20.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.36
$1.53
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.43
$1.64
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.9
$1.01
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.1
$1.45
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.5
$1.8
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.3
$8.65
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.26
$4.89
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.4
$4.79
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.15
$3.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.08
$1.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$1.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.99
$1.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.92
$1.6
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$1.37
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.89
$0.61
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.08
$2.47
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.2
$8.07
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.99
$1.17
🚬 Cigarette pack
$18.9
$2.01
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.65
$5.97
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.82
$5.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.02
$2.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.79
$1.6
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50.9
$31.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$19.2
$6.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$26.2
$37.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.43
$8.04
👖 Brand Jeans
$80
$16.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$92.6
$40.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$22.7
$302
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4395
$8720

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12 km or 7.2 mi Anau
$1366
95 km or 59 mi Quchan
$687
99 km or 61 mi Baherden
$1362
107 km or 66 mi Bojnord
$540
197 km or 123 mi Nishapur
$640
203 km or 126 mi Sabzevar
$638
212 km or 132 mi Mashhad
$658
294 km or 183 mi Gonbad-e Kavus
$531
302 km or 187 mi Kashmar
$687
306 km or 190 mi Mary
$1305
307 km or 191 mi Torbat-e Heydarieh
$687
344 km or 213 mi Shahrud
$688
361 km or 224 mi Torbat-e Jam
$717
367 km or 228 mi Gorgan
$558
451 km or 280 mi Dasoguz
$1316
469 km or 291 mi Turkmenabat
$1331
496 km or 308 mi Sari
$568
513 km or 318 mi Nukus
$397
516 km or 321 mi Qaem Shahr
$693
517 km or 321 mi Semnan
$690
524 km or 325 mi Herat
$375
528 km or 328 mi Babol
$450
558 km or 347 mi Amol
$504
561 km or 349 mi Bukhara
$379
570 km or 354 mi Birjand
$691
634 km or 394 mi Pardis
$686
654 km or 406 mi Qarshi
$404
657 km or 408 mi Pakdasht
$694
660 km or 410 mi Golestan
$696
667 km or 414 mi Sheberghan
$326
668 km or 415 mi Qarchak
$694
668 km or 415 mi Tehran
$833
670 km or 417 mi Varamin
$836
671 km or 417 mi Ray
$693
693 km or 431 mi Qods
$699
694 km or 431 mi Eslamshahr
$636
695 km or 432 mi Nasimshahr
$695
700 km or 435 mi Shahriar
$696
701 km or 435 mi Karaj
$792
703 km or 437 mi Fardis
$689

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Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Chitungwiza
$826
66 km or 41 mi Marondera
$751
105 km or 65 mi Chinhoyi
$787
133 km or 83 mi Kadoma
$692
165 km or 103 mi Kwekwe
$677
213 km or 132 mi Mutare
$801
223 km or 138 mi Gweru
$787
251 km or 156 mi Masvingo
$785
291 km or 181 mi Chimoio
$1032
328 km or 204 mi Tete
$995
369 km or 229 mi Bulawayo
$709
399 km or 248 mi Lusaka
$725
447 km or 278 mi Choma
$1111
458 km or 284 mi Beira
$985
478 km or 297 mi Blantyre
$520
498 km or 309 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$1129
510 km or 317 mi Ntcheu
$585
514 km or 319 mi Mulanje
$593
518 km or 322 mi Lilongwe
$680
525 km or 326 mi Francistown
$536
531 km or 330 mi Zomba
$594
549 km or 341 mi Livingstone
$1080
584 km or 363 mi Mangochi
$587
588 km or 365 mi Monkey Bay
$594
599 km or 372 mi Ndola
$1176
618 km or 384 mi Quelimane
$1023
635 km or 394 mi Kitwe
$1144
659 km or 409 mi Mufulira
$1473
665 km or 413 mi Palapye
$532
679 km or 422 mi Serowe
$541
680 km or 422 mi Chingola
$1044
714 km or 444 mi Mzimba
$585
734 km or 456 mi Mahalapye
$546
775 km or 482 mi Mansa
$1076
778 km or 484 mi Mzuzu
$583
786 km or 489 mi Lubumbashi
$1052
847 km or 526 mi Xai-Xai
$1103
847 km or 526 mi Kasama
$1083
892 km or 554 mi Likasi
$998
898 km or 558 mi Middelburg
$908