Ashgabat vs Johannesburg - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Ashgabat	Johannesburg
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1679	$908
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3854	$2207
🏠 One person rent	$836	$403
🏘️ Family rent	$1553	$738
🍽️ Food expenses	$658	$254
🚐 Transport expenses	$47.3	$173
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$573	$1428
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	7	72
😀 Quality of life	30	61
🏙️ Population	828K	4.43M

The cost of living in Ashgabat is 85% more expensive than in Johannesburg. Cities ranked 2737th and 5921st ($1679 vs $908) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Turkmenistan and South Africa, respectively. Check Turkmenistan vs South Africa comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Ashgabat compared to 1.6 months in Johannesburg. Ashgabat ranked 1st best city to live in Turkmenistan vs Johannesburg ranked 1st in South Africa, while ranked 8379th and 5184th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ashgabat vs Johannesburg

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	Ashgabat	Johannesburg
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$31.6	$7.41
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$55.7	$35.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10	$4.44
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.39	$2.09
☕ Cappuccino	$4.59	$1.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.91	$0.98
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$915	$350
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$647	$277
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1453	$667
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1376	$564
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$48.2	$71.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$73.7	$114
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$87.4	$39.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.98%	11.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4561	$840
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3442	$689
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.29	$1.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$9.98	$66
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.68	$9.26
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.38	$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.63	$1.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.85	$0.9
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.65	$1.35
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.07	$2.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.3	$7.94
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.9	$4.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$24.8	$5.88
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.66	$1.5
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.38	$1.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.31	$1.27
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.82	$1.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$1.31
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.83	$1.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.83	$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.09	$1.36
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$27.2	$5.33
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.61	$1.16
🚬 Cigarette pack	$25.4	$2.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.03	$3.76
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.84	$3.7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.02	$1.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.8	$1.11
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$65.9	$31.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16.5	$6.28
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$33.8	$27.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.42	$6.37
👖 Brand Jeans	$83.7	$45
👟 Brand Sneakers	$144	$83.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$22.6	$232
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6425	$4829

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Cities near Ashgabat

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.2 mi	Anau	$1648
95 km or 59 mi	Quchan	$487
99 km or 61 mi	Baherden	$1642
107 km or 66 mi	Bojnord	$427
197 km or 123 mi	Nishapur	$509
203 km or 126 mi	Sabzevar	$489
212 km or 132 mi	Mashhad	$532
294 km or 183 mi	Gonbad-e Kavus	$473
302 km or 187 mi	Kashmar	$507
306 km or 190 mi	Mary	$1644
307 km or 191 mi	Torbat-e Heydarieh	$520
344 km or 213 mi	Shahrud	$576
361 km or 224 mi	Torbat-e Jam	$558
367 km or 228 mi	Gorgan	$661
451 km or 280 mi	Dasoguz	$1657
469 km or 291 mi	Turkmenabat	$1662
496 km or 308 mi	Sari	$640
513 km or 318 mi	Nukus	$427
516 km or 321 mi	Qaem Shahr	$533
517 km or 321 mi	Semnan	$558
524 km or 325 mi	Herat	$514
528 km or 328 mi	Babol	$434
558 km or 347 mi	Amol	$519
561 km or 349 mi	Bukhara	$399
570 km or 354 mi	Birjand	$554
634 km or 394 mi	Pardis	$619
654 km or 406 mi	Qarshi	$416
657 km or 408 mi	Pakdasht	$633
660 km or 410 mi	Golestan	$655
667 km or 414 mi	Sheberghan	$446
668 km or 415 mi	Qarchak	$636
668 km or 415 mi	Tehran	$700
670 km or 417 mi	Varamin	$616
671 km or 417 mi	Ray	$653
693 km or 431 mi	Qods	$655
694 km or 431 mi	Eslamshahr	$655
695 km or 432 mi	Nasimshahr	$651
700 km or 435 mi	Shahriar	$653
701 km or 435 mi	Karaj	$693
703 km or 437 mi	Fardis	$651

Cities near Johannesburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi	Sandton	$889
13 km or 8 mi	Randburg	$776
19 km or 12 mi	Soweto	$875
28 km or 17 mi	Benoni	$741
40 km or 25 mi	Springs	$631
41 km or 25 mi	Centurion	$755
53 km or 33 mi	Pretoria	$783
53 km or 33 mi	Vereeniging	$637
59 km or 36 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$698
71 km or 44 mi	Brits	$751
101 km or 62 mi	Rustenburg	$845
109 km or 68 mi	Potchefstroom	$625
143 km or 89 mi	Bethal	$746
152 km or 94 mi	Middelburg	$866
155 km or 97 mi	Klerksdorp	$621
179 km or 111 mi	Kroonstad	$701
237 km or 147 mi	Welkom	$682
244 km or 152 mi	Mmabatho	$719
262 km or 163 mi	Lobatse	$631
275 km or 171 mi	Gaborone	$656
287 km or 179 mi	Butha-Buthe	$511
302 km or 188 mi	Kanye	$633
311 km or 193 mi	Mbabane	$558
323 km or 201 mi	Vryheid	$739
325 km or 202 mi	Molepolole	$603
329 km or 204 mi	Teyateyaneng	$511
333 km or 207 mi	Manzini	$447
350 km or 217 mi	Maseru	$535
366 km or 228 mi	Mahalapye	$605
369 km or 229 mi	Bloemfontein	$601
409 km or 254 mi	Mafeteng	$511
417 km or 259 mi	Palapye	$511
429 km or 267 mi	Kimberley	$753
442 km or 275 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$609
443 km or 275 mi	Matola	$978
446 km or 277 mi	Serowe	$554
454 km or 282 mi	Maputo	$1084
501 km or 311 mi	Durban	$780
562 km or 349 mi	Francistown	$550
577 km or 358 mi	Xai-Xai	$952