Ashgabat vs Johannesburg - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ashgabat Johannesburg
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1898
$1204
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4362
$2788
🏠 One person rent
$968
$547
🏘️ Family rent
$1668
$919
🍽️ Food expenses
$780
$351
🚐 Transport expenses
$50.9
$210
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$210
$420
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
7
73
😀 Quality of life
43
60
🏙️ Population
1.03M
4.8M

The cost of living in Ashgabat is 58% more expensive than in Johannesburg. Cities ranked 2383rd and 4745th ($1898 vs $1204) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th in Turkmenistan and South Africa, respectively. Check Turkmenistan vs South Africa comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Ashgabat compared to 0.3 months in Johannesburg. Ashgabat ranked 1st best city to live in Turkmenistan vs Johannesburg ranked 1st in South Africa, while ranked 7430th and 5850th 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
$31.1
$12.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$85
$46
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.8
$6.16
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.76
$2.44
☕ Cappuccino
$6.83
$2.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.58
$1.2
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1017
$473
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$765
$385
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1798
$862
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1413
$679
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$49
$106
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$74.9
$164
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$104
$38.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.58%
10.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3536
$1060
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2856
$777
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.14
$1.85
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.87
$92.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.74
$8.38
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.43
$1.42
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$4.53
$1.36
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.03
$1.24
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.85
$1.81
🥚 Eggs, x12
$6.02
$2.48
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.31
$8.99
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20
$5.77
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23.1
$9.11
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.09
$2.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$1.89
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.47
$1.93
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.64
$2.07
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.27
$1.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$1.75
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.74
$0.86
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.09
$1.58
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$19.1
$6.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.18
$1.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$25.7
$3.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.88
$5.66
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.83
$4.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.04
$2.25
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.82
$1.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.7
$37.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.2
$8.59
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$31.1
$31
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.36
$7.27
👖 Brand Jeans
$56
$57.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.6
$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$22.7
$244
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24585
$5103

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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

Cities near Johannesburg

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi Sandton
$1104
13 km or 8 mi Randburg
$912
19 km or 12 mi Soweto
$1031
28 km or 17 mi Benoni
$851
40 km or 25 mi Springs
$784
41 km or 25 mi Centurion
$997
53 km or 33 mi Pretoria
$1015
53 km or 33 mi Vereeniging
$742
59 km or 36 mi Vanderbijlpark
$867
71 km or 44 mi Brits
$950
101 km or 62 mi Rustenburg
$994
109 km or 68 mi Potchefstroom
$789
143 km or 89 mi Bethal
$902
152 km or 94 mi Middelburg
$875
155 km or 97 mi Klerksdorp
$860
179 km or 111 mi Kroonstad
$872
237 km or 147 mi Welkom
$811
244 km or 152 mi Mmabatho
$903
262 km or 163 mi Lobatse
$691
275 km or 171 mi Gaborone
$723
287 km or 179 mi Butha-Buthe
$589
302 km or 188 mi Kanye
$691
311 km or 193 mi Mbabane
$607
323 km or 201 mi Vryheid
$882
325 km or 202 mi Molepolole
$663
329 km or 204 mi Teyateyaneng
$558
333 km or 207 mi Manzini
$494
350 km or 217 mi Maseru
$660
366 km or 228 mi Mahalapye
$615
369 km or 229 mi Bloemfontein
$742
409 km or 254 mi Mafeteng
$611
417 km or 259 mi Palapye
$549
429 km or 267 mi Kimberley
$904
442 km or 275 mi Pietermaritzburg
$725
443 km or 275 mi Matola
$912
446 km or 277 mi Serowe
$590
454 km or 282 mi Maputo
$1014
501 km or 311 mi Durban
$938
562 km or 349 mi Francistown
$632
577 km or 358 mi Xai-Xai
$965