Ashgabat vs Jakarta - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ashgabat Jakarta
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1898
$627
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4362
$1503
🏠 One person rent
$968
$285
🏘️ Family rent
$1668
$478
🍽️ Food expenses
$780
$217
🚐 Transport expenses
$50.9
$60.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$210
$449
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
7
81
😀 Quality of life
43
71
🏙️ Population
1.03M
11.1M

The cost of living in Ashgabat is 203% more expensive than in Jakarta. Cities ranked 2383rd and 7756th ($1898 vs $627) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th in Turkmenistan and Indonesia, respectively. Check Turkmenistan vs Indonesia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Ashgabat compared to 0.7 months in Jakarta. Ashgabat ranked 1st best city to live in Turkmenistan vs Jakarta ranked 1st in Indonesia, while ranked 7430th and 3291st among best cities to live in the world.

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Ashgabat Jakarta
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$31.1
$2.19
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$85
$17
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.8
$3.38
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.76
$2.66
☕ Cappuccino
$6.83
$2.01
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.58
$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1017
$320
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$765
$178
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1798
$575
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1413
$316
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$49
$58.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$74.9
$90.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$104
$19.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.58%
9.2%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3536
$2279
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2856
$1308
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.14
$0.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.87
$18.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.74
$3.22
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.43
$0.71
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$4.53
$1.34
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.03
$1.09
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.85
$0.93
🥚 Eggs, x12
$6.02
$1.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.31
$8.79
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20
$3.07
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23.1
$7.57
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.09
$2.81
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$1.33
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.47
$2.34
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.64
$1.38
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.27
$1.42
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$2.23
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.74
$0.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.09
$1.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$19.1
$21.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.18
$2.19
🚬 Cigarette pack
$25.7
$2.81
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.88
$1.53
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.83
$2.25
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.04
$1.24
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.82
$0.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.7
$24.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.2
$3.09
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$31.1
$19
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.36
$5.61
👖 Brand Jeans
$56
$55.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.6
$72.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$22.7
$155
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24585
$7460

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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
16 km or 10 mi South Tangerang
$516
17 km or 11 mi Bekasi
$515
20 km or 12 mi Depok
$376
24 km or 15 mi Tangerang
$552
43 km or 27 mi Bogor
$466
78 km or 48 mi Serang
$472
79 km or 49 mi Sukabumi
$551
95 km or 59 mi Cilegon
$469
106 km or 66 mi Cimahi
$468
114 km or 71 mi Bandung
$502
195 km or 121 mi Tasikmalaya
$337
196 km or 122 mi Bandar Lampung
$345
198 km or 123 mi Cirebon
$494
210 km or 131 mi Metro
$424
226 km or 141 mi Banjar
$458
263 km or 163 mi Tegal
$457
292 km or 182 mi Cilacap
$446
321 km or 200 mi Pekalongan
$452
403 km or 251 mi Semarang
$490
423 km or 263 mi Salatiga
$400
423 km or 263 mi Prabumulih
$393
427 km or 265 mi Yogyakarta
$436
427 km or 265 mi Palembang
$371
463 km or 288 mi Surakarta
$381
467 km or 290 mi Pagar Alam
$428
540 km or 335 mi Madiun
$419
548 km or 340 mi Lubuklinggau
$422
575 km or 357 mi Bengkulu
$438
597 km or 371 mi Kediri
$428
622 km or 386 mi Blitar
$416
627 km or 390 mi Jambi
$417
633 km or 393 mi Mojokerto
$402
653 km or 406 mi Batu
$386
661 km or 411 mi Surabaya
$520
667 km or 414 mi Malang
$358
688 km or 427 mi Pasuruan
$437
724 km or 450 mi Probolinggo
$450
742 km or 461 mi Pontianak
$419
826 km or 513 mi Singkawang
$422
836 km or 520 mi Tanjung Pinang
$477