Ashgabat vs Kananga - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Ashgabat	Kananga
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1584	$976
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3634	$2536
🏠 One person rent	$798	$413
🏘️ Family rent	$1502	$990
🍽️ Food expenses	$609	$302
🚐 Transport expenses	$49.1	$194
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$718	$816
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	2 km
🎓 Higher education	7	5
😀 Quality of life	29	14
🏙️ Population	1.03M	1.97M

The cost of living in Ashgabat is 62% more expensive than in Kananga. Cities ranked 3105th and 5651st ($1584 vs $976) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th in Turkmenistan and the DR Congo, respectively. Check Turkmenistan vs the DR Congo comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Ashgabat compared to 0.8 months in Kananga. Ashgabat ranked 1st best city to live in Turkmenistan vs Kananga ranked 5th in the DR Congo, while ranked 8250th and 9075th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ashgabat vs Kananga

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	Ashgabat	Kananga
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$25.9	$7.29
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$60.4	$38.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.1	$4.65
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.4	$1.72
☕ Cappuccino	$5.56	$4.18
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.25	$1.22
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$884	$505
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$607	$198
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1501	$1226
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1302	$648
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$45.2	$131
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$70	$202
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$90.5	$23.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.58%	12.05%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3897	$4060
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3006	$511
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.14	$0.62
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$8.52	$95.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.74	$15.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.38	$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3	$1.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.35	$1.65
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.49	$1.61
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.83	$2.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.29	$5.49
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.83	$4.09
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.9	$8.14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.02	$3.66
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$1.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.81	$2.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.06	$1.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$1.61
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$2.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.74	$0.94
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.08	$1.36
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$27.3	$8.84
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.79	$1.66
🚬 Cigarette pack	$25.2	$4.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.01	$3.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.8	$2.55
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3	$1.13
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.77	$0.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$112	$35.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17.7	$7.96
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$31.8	$30.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.36	$3.55
👖 Brand Jeans	$69.9	$24.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$92.4	$56.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$22.7	$88.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6132	$3312

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Cities near Ashgabat

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 Kananga

Distance	City	Cost of living
129 km or 80 mi	Mbuji-Mayi	$1011
165 km or 103 mi	Mwene-Ditu	$843
191 km or 119 mi	Tshikapa	$934
193 km or 120 mi	Gandajika	$828
413 km or 257 mi	Kikwit	$876
505 km or 314 mi	Kindu	$746
630 km or 392 mi	Kolwezi	$975
711 km or 442 mi	Luena	$634
736 km or 457 mi	Likasi	$961
746 km or 464 mi	Kalemie	$747
775 km or 482 mi	Kisangani	$910
791 km or 492 mi	Uvira	$803
804 km or 499 mi	Bukavu	$759
809 km or 502 mi	Mbandaka	$850
809 km or 503 mi	Kinshasa	$1120
809 km or 503 mi	Cyangugu	$496
814 km or 506 mi	Brazzaville	$580
815 km or 507 mi	Bujumbura	$719
832 km or 517 mi	Bubanza	$648
838 km or 520 mi	Makamba	$647
842 km or 523 mi	Mbanza-Ngungu	$812
845 km or 525 mi	Lubumbashi	$1050
865 km or 538 mi	Rutana	$648
869 km or 540 mi	Kinkala	$520
873 km or 543 mi	Gitega	$651
876 km or 544 mi	Kibuye	$479
882 km or 548 mi	Ngozi	$648
888 km or 551 mi	Gisenyi	$381
889 km or 552 mi	Butare	$413
899 km or 559 mi	Bumba	$806
901 km or 560 mi	Nyanza	$518
906 km or 563 mi	Ruyigi	$648
920 km or 571 mi	Mansa	$776
936 km or 582 mi	Ruhengeri	$492
937 km or 582 mi	Muyinga	$650
949 km or 590 mi	Chingola	$875
951 km or 591 mi	Kigali	$771
960 km or 597 mi	Gamboma	$522
972 km or 604 mi	Byumba	$613
977 km or 607 mi	Mufulira	$1018