Ashgabat vs Kano - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ashgabat Kano
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1833
$563
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4223
$1332
🏠 One person rent
$893
$207
🏘️ Family rent
$1483
$360
🍽️ Food expenses
$782
$218
🚐 Transport expenses
$49.8
$99.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$747
$66.7
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
7
24
😀 Quality of life
49
16
🏙️ Population
1.03M
4.35M

The cost of living in Ashgabat is 226% more expensive than in Kano. Cities ranked 2595th and 8160th ($1833 vs $563) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 28th in Turkmenistan and Nigeria, respectively. Check Turkmenistan vs Nigeria comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Ashgabat compared to 0.1 months in Kano. Ashgabat ranked 1st best city to live in Turkmenistan vs Kano ranked 21st in Nigeria, while ranked 6667th and 9173rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Ashgabat Kano
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$31.3
$2.67
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$85.3
$7.74
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.8
$4.21
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.48
$0.86
 Cappuccino
$7.08
$4.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.16
$0.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1020
$370
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$674
$133
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1780
$657
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1190
$244
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$47.3
$11.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$73.2
$18.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$102
$14.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.49%
22.1%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4806
$1625
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2978
$1342
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.14
$0.81
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.51
$26
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.77
$9.74
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.43
$0.34
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$4.77
$2.57
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.69
$1.4
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.3
$1.61
🥚 Eggs, x12
$6.17
$1.65
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.26
$2.16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.7
$1.94
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.4
$4.23
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.44
$4.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.58
$1.18
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.56
$0.97
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$1.75
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$3.52
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.78
$1.17
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.1
$0.87
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$19.1
$5.03
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.69
$0.78
🚬 Cigarette pack
$25.7
$1.82
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.19
$1.54
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.85
$1.25
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3
$0.82
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.81
$0.63
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41.2
$25.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.3
$3.44
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$33.8
$3.42
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.4
$1.81
👖 Brand Jeans
$65.8
$13.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.9
$61.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$23
$35.6
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$25686
$1804

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$1774
95 km or 59 mi Quchan
$500
99 km or 61 mi Baherden
$1796
107 km or 66 mi Bojnord
$489
197 km or 123 mi Nishapur
$496
203 km or 126 mi Sabzevar
$512
212 km or 132 mi Mashhad
$503
294 km or 183 mi Gonbad-e Kavus
$467
302 km or 187 mi Kashmar
$506
306 km or 190 mi Mary
$1654
307 km or 191 mi Torbat-e Heydarieh
$502
344 km or 213 mi Shahrud
$564
361 km or 224 mi Torbat-e Jam
$493
367 km or 228 mi Gorgan
$658
451 km or 280 mi Dasoguz
$1770
469 km or 291 mi Turkmenabat
$1716
496 km or 308 mi Sari
$643
513 km or 318 mi Nukus
$477
516 km or 321 mi Qaem Shahr
$501
517 km or 321 mi Semnan
$542
524 km or 325 mi Herat
$509
528 km or 328 mi Babol
$372
558 km or 347 mi Amol
$530
561 km or 349 mi Bukhara
$433
570 km or 354 mi Birjand
$588
634 km or 394 mi Pardis
$598
654 km or 406 mi Qarshi
$512
657 km or 408 mi Pakdasht
$604
660 km or 410 mi Golestan
$628
667 km or 414 mi Sheberghan
$432
668 km or 415 mi Qarchak
$607
668 km or 415 mi Tehran
$684
670 km or 417 mi Varamin
$588
671 km or 417 mi Ray
$622
693 km or 431 mi Qods
$638
694 km or 431 mi Eslamshahr
$623
695 km or 432 mi Nasimshahr
$624
700 km or 435 mi Shahriar
$635
701 km or 435 mi Karaj
$704
703 km or 437 mi Fardis
$640

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Distance City Cost of living
137 km or 85 mi Zaria
$652
148 km or 92 mi Katsina
$618
202 km or 125 mi Kaduna
$393
202 km or 126 mi Gusau
$638
206 km or 128 mi Zinder
$1131
227 km or 141 mi Maradi
$1131
233 km or 145 mi Jos
$810
237 km or 147 mi Bauchi
$781
341 km or 212 mi Minna
$852
346 km or 215 mi Abuja
$1514
375 km or 233 mi Sokoto
$466
376 km or 234 mi Damaturu
$555
504 km or 313 mi Maiduguri
$618
553 km or 344 mi Mubi
$644
583 km or 362 mi Ilorin
$526
607 km or 377 mi Ado Ekiti
$642
612 km or 380 mi Garoua
$621
625 km or 388 mi Owo
$664
628 km or 390 mi Enugu
$563
639 km or 397 mi Osogbo
$705
641 km or 399 mi Akure
$644
653 km or 406 mi Maroua
$596
664 km or 413 mi Awka
$878
664 km or 413 mi Ife
$778
676 km or 420 mi Onitsha
$1051
683 km or 424 mi Oyo
$664
692 km or 430 mi Bol
$505
698 km or 434 mi Bamenda
$698
708 km or 440 mi Benin
$632
711 km or 442 mi N'Djamena
$543
715 km or 444 mi Niamey
$1172
718 km or 446 mi Ibadan
$752
728 km or 452 mi Umuahia
$961
743 km or 461 mi Owerri
$1774
756 km or 470 mi Bafoussam
$793
761 km or 473 mi Ngaoundere
$571
772 km or 480 mi Bongor
$505
776 km or 482 mi Aba
$674
782 km or 486 mi Abeokuta
$1013
782 km or 486 mi Warri
$926