Ashgabat vs Harare - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ashgabat Harare
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1806
$1024
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4178
$2516
🏠 One person rent
$887
$416
🏘️ Family rent
$1506
$676
🍽️ Food expenses
$763
$354
🚐 Transport expenses
$49.3
$179
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$635
$226
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
7
38
😀 Quality of life
48
48
🏙️ Population
1.03M
2.15M

The cost of living in Ashgabat is 76% more expensive than in Harare. Cities ranked 2849th and 5483rd ($1806 vs $1024) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Turkmenistan and Zimbabwe, respectively. Check Turkmenistan vs Zimbabwe comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Ashgabat compared to 0.2 months in Harare. Ashgabat ranked 1st best city to live in Turkmenistan vs Harare ranked 1st in Zimbabwe, while ranked 6881st and 6918th among best cities to live in the world.

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Ashgabat Harare
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$28.8
$11.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$86.1
$49.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.9
$5.95
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.69
$1.5
☕ Cappuccino
$6.75
$3.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.82
$0.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1012
$363
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$667
$284
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1768
$643
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1221
$513
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$48.7
$37.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$74.5
$58.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$102
$78.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.45%
13.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4069
$973
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2839
$494
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.14
$0.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.55
$47.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.63
$21.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.43
$1.57
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$4.71
$1.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.94
$1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.24
$1.93
🥚 Eggs, x12
$6.15
$2.09
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.23
$12.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.2
$6.41
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$22.5
$6.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.06
$2.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$1.78
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.48
$2.21
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.72
$1.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.27
$1.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.78
$0.68
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.07
$2.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$18.9
$9.02
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.21
$1.25
🚬 Cigarette pack
$25.5
$1.55
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.8
$6.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.88
$5.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.02
$2.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.81
$1.58
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.8
$56.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.3
$10
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$31.3
$36.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.46
$7.26
👖 Brand Jeans
$65.6
$22.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$92.4
$37
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$22.9
$295
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24723
$10145

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Chitungwiza
$770
66 km or 41 mi Marondera
$768
105 km or 65 mi Chinhoyi
$639
133 km or 83 mi Kadoma
$754
165 km or 103 mi Kwekwe
$706
213 km or 132 mi Mutare
$764
223 km or 138 mi Gweru
$577
251 km or 156 mi Masvingo
$861
291 km or 181 mi Chimoio
$924
328 km or 204 mi Tete
$828
369 km or 229 mi Bulawayo
$630
399 km or 248 mi Lusaka
$686
447 km or 278 mi Choma
$750
458 km or 284 mi Beira
$1000
478 km or 297 mi Blantyre
$505
498 km or 309 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$815
510 km or 317 mi Ntcheu
$495
514 km or 319 mi Mulanje
$461
518 km or 322 mi Lilongwe
$591
525 km or 326 mi Francistown
$633
531 km or 330 mi Zomba
$458
549 km or 341 mi Livingstone
$718
584 km or 363 mi Mangochi
$496
588 km or 365 mi Monkey Bay
$521
599 km or 372 mi Ndola
$613
618 km or 384 mi Quelimane
$692
635 km or 394 mi Kitwe
$1189
659 km or 409 mi Mufulira
$1473
665 km or 413 mi Palapye
$551
679 km or 422 mi Serowe
$583
680 km or 422 mi Chingola
$1229
714 km or 444 mi Mzimba
$530
734 km or 456 mi Mahalapye
$628
775 km or 482 mi Mansa
$1030
778 km or 484 mi Mzuzu
$527
786 km or 489 mi Lubumbashi
$1133
847 km or 526 mi Xai-Xai
$950
847 km or 526 mi Kasama
$1002
892 km or 554 mi Likasi
$1039
898 km or 558 mi Middelburg
$899