Ashgabat vs Himeji - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ashgabat Himeji
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1584
$1181
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3634
$3908
🏠 One person rent
$798
$536
🏘️ Family rent
$1502
$1850
🍽️ Food expenses
$609
$426
🚐 Transport expenses
$49.1
$155
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$718
$2240
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
53 km
🎓 Higher education
7
60
😀 Quality of life
29
72
🏙️ Population
1.03M
528K

The cost of living in Ashgabat is 34% more expensive than in Himeji. Cities ranked 3105th and 4535th ($1584 vs $1181) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 50th in Turkmenistan and Japan, respectively. Check Turkmenistan vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Ashgabat compared to 1.9 months in Himeji. Ashgabat ranked 1st best city to live in Turkmenistan vs Himeji ranked 224th in Japan, while ranked 8250th and 1836th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ashgabat vs Himeji

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Ashgabat Himeji
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$25.9
$8.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$60.4
$33.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.1
$5.55
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.4
$3.23
 Cappuccino
$5.56
$3.23
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.25
$1.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$884
$609
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$607
$396
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1501
$2664
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1302
$1478
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$45.2
$72.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$70
$110
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$90.5
$24.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.58%
1.77%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3897
$5545
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3006
$3543
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.14
$4.05
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.52
$75.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.74
$26.9
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.38
$0.87
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3
$1.62
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.35
$1.83
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.49
$2.68
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.83
$2.08
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.29
$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.83
$7.61
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.9
$31.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.02
$6.1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$2.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.81
$3.36
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.06
$3.99
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$3.53
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$2.02
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.74
$0.91
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.08
$1.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$27.3
$7.34
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.79
$1.93
🚬 Cigarette pack
$25.2
$3.11
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.01
$10.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.8
$3.68
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3
$0.67
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.77
$1.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$112
$13.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$17.7
$9.94
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$31.8
$19.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.36
$5.65
👖 Brand Jeans
$69.9
$43.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$92.4
$44.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$22.7
$591
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6132
$16359

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Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.2 mi Anau
$1553
95 km or 59 mi Quchan
$515
99 km or 61 mi Baherden
$1541
107 km or 66 mi Bojnord
$510
197 km or 123 mi Nishapur
$509
203 km or 126 mi Sabzevar
$524
212 km or 132 mi Mashhad
$508
294 km or 183 mi Gonbad-e Kavus
$495
302 km or 187 mi Kashmar
$521
306 km or 190 mi Mary
$1503
307 km or 191 mi Torbat-e Heydarieh
$521
344 km or 213 mi Shahrud
$598
361 km or 224 mi Torbat-e Jam
$550
367 km or 228 mi Gorgan
$685
451 km or 280 mi Dasoguz
$1535
469 km or 291 mi Turkmenabat
$1523
496 km or 308 mi Sari
$658
513 km or 318 mi Nukus
$392
516 km or 321 mi Qaem Shahr
$554
517 km or 321 mi Semnan
$580
524 km or 325 mi Herat
$512
528 km or 328 mi Babol
$458
558 km or 347 mi Amol
$557
561 km or 349 mi Bukhara
$431
570 km or 354 mi Birjand
$574
634 km or 394 mi Pardis
$665
654 km or 406 mi Qarshi
$484
657 km or 408 mi Pakdasht
$680
660 km or 410 mi Golestan
$714
667 km or 414 mi Sheberghan
$414
668 km or 415 mi Qarchak
$681
668 km or 415 mi Tehran
$788
670 km or 417 mi Varamin
$651
671 km or 417 mi Ray
$710
693 km or 431 mi Qods
$698
694 km or 431 mi Eslamshahr
$700
695 km or 432 mi Nasimshahr
$697
700 km or 435 mi Shahriar
$698
701 km or 435 mi Karaj
$736
703 km or 437 mi Fardis
$688

Cities near Himeji

Distance City Cost of living
9.8 km or 6.1 mi Taishi
$1075
11 km or 7 mi Takasago
$1076
13 km or 8.3 mi Tatsuno
$1064
16 km or 9.9 mi Kakogawa
$1110
19 km or 12 mi Kasai
$1059
20 km or 12 mi Aioi
$1057
20 km or 13 mi Harima
$1073
22 km or 14 mi Inami
$1072
23 km or 14 mi Ono
$1057
24 km or 15 mi Shiso
$1042
28 km or 17 mi Ako
$1040
28 km or 17 mi Miki
$1057
29 km or 18 mi Kato
$1049
33 km or 20 mi Nishiwaki
$1046
35 km or 21 mi Akashi
$1158
46 km or 29 mi Bizen
$985
48 km or 30 mi Awaji
$1156
48 km or 30 mi Kobe
$1107
50 km or 31 mi Sanda
$1048
51 km or 32 mi Tanba
$1038
53 km or 33 mi Mimasaka
$991
56 km or 35 mi Sumoto
$1157
57 km or 35 mi Setouchi
$949
57 km or 35 mi Tamba-Sasayama
$1041
57 km or 36 mi Ashiya
$1049
59 km or 36 mi Asago
$1027
59 km or 36 mi Minamiawaji
$1212
60 km or 37 mi Nishinomiya
$1127
61 km or 38 mi Akaiwa
$937
62 km or 38 mi Takarazuka
$1072
64 km or 40 mi Inagawa
$1045
66 km or 41 mi Yabu
$1011
66 km or 41 mi Itami
$1062
66 km or 41 mi Amagasaki
$1111
67 km or 42 mi Fukuchiyama
$1045
67 km or 42 mi Kawanishi
$1056
68 km or 43 mi Ikeda
$1046
69 km or 43 mi Tsuyama
$978
70 km or 44 mi Higashikagawa
$1187
72 km or 45 mi Toyonaka
$1063