Ashgabat vs Kabul - Cost of Living Comparison

Ashgabat Kabul
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1233
$347
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2878
$869
🏠 One person rent
$531
$115
🏘️ Family rent
$949
$218
🍽️ Food expenses
$540
$130
🚐 Transport expenses
$42.6
$67.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$562
$192
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
7
31
😀 Quality of life
30
35
🏙️ Population
828K
4.27M

The cost of living in Ashgabat is 256% more expensive than in Kabul. Cities ranked 4068th and 8988th ($1233 vs $347) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 2nd in Turkmenistan and Afghanistan, respectively. Check Turkmenistan vs Afghanistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Ashgabat compared to 0.6 months in Kabul. Ashgabat ranked 1st best city to live in Turkmenistan vs Kabul ranked 1st in Afghanistan, while ranked 8436th and 7825th among best cities to live in the world.

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Ashgabat Kabul
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$18.8
$1.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$68.6
$8.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.1
$3.29
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.1
$2.22
☕ Cappuccino
$3.75
$1.11
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$4.55
$0.31
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$635
$99.5
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$386
$62.8
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$933
$241
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$807
$144
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$40.5
$19.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$62.1
$29.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$54.5
$25.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.97%
13.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3243
$659
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2384
$349
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.14
$0.22
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.4
$15
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.27
$5.52
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.36
$0.88
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.43
$0.59
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.9
$0.22
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.1
$1.21
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.5
$1.16
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.3
$3.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.26
$2.48
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.4
$5.28
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.15
$0.72
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.08
$0.9
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$1.08
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.99
$0.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.92
$0.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$0.23
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.89
$0.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.08
$0.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.2
$11.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.99
$0.85
🚬 Cigarette pack
$18.9
$1.83
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.65
$1.99
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.82
$2.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.02
$0.84
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.79
$1.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50.9
$13.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$19.2
$2.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$26.2
$19.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.43
$2.46
👖 Brand Jeans
$80
$17.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$92.6
$29.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$22.7
$25.4
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4395
$1473

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$1366
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$687
99 km or 61 mi Baherden
$1362
107 km or 66 mi Bojnord
$540
197 km or 123 mi Nishapur
$640
203 km or 126 mi Sabzevar
$638
212 km or 132 mi Mashhad
$658
294 km or 183 mi Gonbad-e Kavus
$531
302 km or 187 mi Kashmar
$687
306 km or 190 mi Mary
$1305
307 km or 191 mi Torbat-e Heydarieh
$687
344 km or 213 mi Shahrud
$688
361 km or 224 mi Torbat-e Jam
$717
367 km or 228 mi Gorgan
$558
451 km or 280 mi Dasoguz
$1316
469 km or 291 mi Turkmenabat
$1331
496 km or 308 mi Sari
$568
513 km or 318 mi Nukus
$397
516 km or 321 mi Qaem Shahr
$693
517 km or 321 mi Semnan
$690
524 km or 325 mi Herat
$375
528 km or 328 mi Babol
$450
558 km or 347 mi Amol
$504
561 km or 349 mi Bukhara
$379
570 km or 354 mi Birjand
$691
634 km or 394 mi Pardis
$686
654 km or 406 mi Qarshi
$404
657 km or 408 mi Pakdasht
$694
660 km or 410 mi Golestan
$696
667 km or 414 mi Sheberghan
$326
668 km or 415 mi Qarchak
$694
668 km or 415 mi Tehran
$833
670 km or 417 mi Varamin
$836
671 km or 417 mi Ray
$693
693 km or 431 mi Qods
$699
694 km or 431 mi Eslamshahr
$636
695 km or 432 mi Nasimshahr
$695
700 km or 435 mi Shahriar
$696
701 km or 435 mi Karaj
$792
703 km or 437 mi Fardis
$689

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Distance City Cost of living
105 km or 65 mi Gardez
$326
119 km or 74 mi Jalalabad
$336
129 km or 80 mi Ghazni
$323
150 km or 93 mi Khost
$324
163 km or 101 mi Puli Khumri
$323
223 km or 138 mi Peshawar
$223
235 km or 146 mi Kohat
$225
246 km or 153 mi Kunduz
$335
266 km or 166 mi Mardan
$216
293 km or 182 mi Mingora
$228
304 km or 189 mi Mazar-i-Sharif
$328
336 km or 209 mi Wah
$201
368 km or 229 mi Islamabad
$311
369 km or 229 mi Qurghonteppa
$530
374 km or 232 mi Rawalpindi
$249
389 km or 242 mi Sheberghan
$326
425 km or 264 mi Sargodha
$324
450 km or 280 mi Tursunzoda
$538
451 km or 280 mi Dushanbe
$523
451 km or 280 mi Mirpur
$255
456 km or 284 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$223
458 km or 285 mi Kandahar
$344
467 km or 290 mi Jhang
$217
474 km or 294 mi Chiniot
$205
476 km or 296 mi Baramulla
$358
499 km or 310 mi Gojra
$273
501 km or 312 mi Hafizabad
$219
503 km or 313 mi Faisalabad
$230
505 km or 314 mi Gujrat
$221
517 km or 321 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$208
520 km or 323 mi Srinagar
$392
523 km or 325 mi Quetta
$240
526 km or 327 mi Multan
$217
534 km or 332 mi Sahiwal
$187
536 km or 333 mi Gujranwala
$193
538 km or 334 mi Khanewal
$248
546 km or 340 mi Sialkot
$263
549 km or 341 mi Sheikhupura
$210
550 km or 342 mi Kamoke
$190
553 km or 344 mi Lashkargah
$328