Ashgabat vs Harare - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ashgabat Harare
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1898
$1015
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4362
$2515
🏠 One person rent
$968
$415
🏘️ Family rent
$1668
$700
🍽️ Food expenses
$780
$338
🚐 Transport expenses
$50.9
$187
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$210
$223
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
7
38
😀 Quality of life
43
48
🏙️ Population
1.03M
2.15M

The cost of living in Ashgabat is 87% more expensive than in Harare. Cities ranked 2383rd and 5463rd ($1898 vs $1015) 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 0.1 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 7430th and 6892nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ashgabat vs Harare

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Ashgabat Harare
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$31.1
$9.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$85
$49.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.8
$5.99
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.76
$1.28
☕ Cappuccino
$6.83
$3.02
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.58
$0.73
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1017
$398
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$765
$292
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1798
$731
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1413
$540
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$49
$36.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$74.9
$56.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$104
$65.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.58%
13.63%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3536
$909
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2856
$415
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.14
$1.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.87
$53.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.74
$20.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.43
$1.67
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$4.53
$1.54
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.03
$1.01
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.85
$1.78
🥚 Eggs, x12
$6.02
$1.93
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.31
$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20
$5.63
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23.1
$6.38
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.09
$3.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$1.63
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.47
$2.09
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.64
$1.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.27
$1.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$1.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.74
$0.68
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.09
$2.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$19.1
$9.01
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.18
$1.3
🚬 Cigarette pack
$25.7
$1.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.88
$6.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.83
$5.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.04
$2.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.82
$1.59
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.7
$56.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.2
$9.94
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$31.1
$36.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.36
$7.14
👖 Brand Jeans
$56
$23.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.6
$37.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$22.7
$337
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24585
$8948

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Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.2 mi Anau
$1846
95 km or 59 mi Quchan
$475
99 km or 61 mi Baherden
$1864
107 km or 66 mi Bojnord
$466
197 km or 123 mi Nishapur
$469
203 km or 126 mi Sabzevar
$483
212 km or 132 mi Mashhad
$482
294 km or 183 mi Gonbad-e Kavus
$458
302 km or 187 mi Kashmar
$483
306 km or 190 mi Mary
$1726
307 km or 191 mi Torbat-e Heydarieh
$476
344 km or 213 mi Shahrud
$561
361 km or 224 mi Torbat-e Jam
$467
367 km or 228 mi Gorgan
$664
451 km or 280 mi Dasoguz
$1840
469 km or 291 mi Turkmenabat
$1795
496 km or 308 mi Sari
$612
513 km or 318 mi Nukus
$475
516 km or 321 mi Qaem Shahr
$474
517 km or 321 mi Semnan
$523
524 km or 325 mi Herat
$556
528 km or 328 mi Babol
$359
558 km or 347 mi Amol
$516
561 km or 349 mi Bukhara
$439
570 km or 354 mi Birjand
$542
634 km or 394 mi Pardis
$563
654 km or 406 mi Qarshi
$500
657 km or 408 mi Pakdasht
$570
660 km or 410 mi Golestan
$584
667 km or 414 mi Sheberghan
$470
668 km or 415 mi Qarchak
$570
668 km or 415 mi Tehran
$638
670 km or 417 mi Varamin
$557
671 km or 417 mi Ray
$584
693 km or 431 mi Qods
$614
694 km or 431 mi Eslamshahr
$590
695 km or 432 mi Nasimshahr
$587
700 km or 435 mi Shahriar
$611
701 km or 435 mi Karaj
$684
703 km or 437 mi Fardis
$616

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Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Chitungwiza
$780
66 km or 41 mi Marondera
$755
105 km or 65 mi Chinhoyi
$629
133 km or 83 mi Kadoma
$727
165 km or 103 mi Kwekwe
$677
213 km or 132 mi Mutare
$754
223 km or 138 mi Gweru
$565
251 km or 156 mi Masvingo
$840
291 km or 181 mi Chimoio
$875
328 km or 204 mi Tete
$792
369 km or 229 mi Bulawayo
$632
399 km or 248 mi Lusaka
$777
447 km or 278 mi Choma
$849
458 km or 284 mi Beira
$952
478 km or 297 mi Blantyre
$495
498 km or 309 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$925
510 km or 317 mi Ntcheu
$489
514 km or 319 mi Mulanje
$456
518 km or 322 mi Lilongwe
$587
525 km or 326 mi Francistown
$632
531 km or 330 mi Zomba
$452
549 km or 341 mi Livingstone
$813
584 km or 363 mi Mangochi
$494
588 km or 365 mi Monkey Bay
$516
599 km or 372 mi Ndola
$692
618 km or 384 mi Quelimane
$691
635 km or 394 mi Kitwe
$1304
659 km or 409 mi Mufulira
$1602
665 km or 413 mi Palapye
$549
679 km or 422 mi Serowe
$590
680 km or 422 mi Chingola
$1378
714 km or 444 mi Mzimba
$559
734 km or 456 mi Mahalapye
$615
775 km or 482 mi Mansa
$1166
778 km or 484 mi Mzuzu
$522
786 km or 489 mi Lubumbashi
$1125
847 km or 526 mi Xai-Xai
$965
847 km or 526 mi Kasama
$1132
892 km or 554 mi Likasi
$1029
898 km or 558 mi Middelburg
$875