Ashgabat vs Karachi - Cost of Living Comparison

Ashgabat Karachi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1233
$321
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2878
$805
🏠 One person rent
$531
$123
🏘️ Family rent
$949
$238
🍽️ Food expenses
$540
$127
🚐 Transport expenses
$42.6
$43.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$562
$140
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
7
61
😀 Quality of life
30
53
🏙️ Population
828K
14.9M

The cost of living in Ashgabat is 285% more expensive than in Karachi. Cities ranked 4068th and 9122nd ($1233 vs $321) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 3rd in Turkmenistan and Pakistan, respectively. Check Turkmenistan vs Pakistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Ashgabat compared to 0.4 months in Karachi. Ashgabat ranked 1st best city to live in Turkmenistan vs Karachi ranked 1st in Pakistan, while ranked 8436th and 6079th among best cities to live in the world.

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Ashgabat Karachi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$18.8
$1.87
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$68.6
$9.27
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.1
$3.32
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.1
$1.85
☕ Cappuccino
$3.75
$1.25
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$4.55
$0.24
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$635
$92.9
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$386
$64.8
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$933
$224
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$807
$152
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$40.5
$35.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$62.1
$54.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$54.5
$17.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.97%
15.29%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3243
$637
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2384
$334
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.14
$0.19
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.4
$9.28
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.27
$1.93
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.36
$0.86
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.43
$0.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.9
$0.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.1
$0.93
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.5
$1.04
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.3
$4.41
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.26
$2.39
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.4
$3.42
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.15
$0.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.08
$0.45
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$0.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.99
$0.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.92
$0.25
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$0.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.89
$0.19
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.08
$0.72
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.2
$1.67
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.99
$1.2
🚬 Cigarette pack
$18.9
$1.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.65
$4.96
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.82
$2.67
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.02
$1.03
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.79
$0.85
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50.9
$13.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$19.2
$3.73
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$26.2
$5.98
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.43
$2.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$80
$13.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$92.6
$28.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$22.7
$39.3
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4395
$1023

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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
148 km or 92 mi Hyderabad
$231
208 km or 129 mi Nawabshah
$215
213 km or 132 mi Mirpur Khas
$213
324 km or 201 mi Larkana
$236
324 km or 201 mi Bhuj
$429
366 km or 227 mi Sukkur
$210
406 km or 252 mi Jacobabad
$226
445 km or 277 mi Porbandar
$331
480 km or 298 mi Rajkot
$379
564 km or 351 mi Mehsana
$331
593 km or 368 mi Quetta
$240
601 km or 374 mi Ahmedabad
$832
604 km or 375 mi Gandhinagar
$336
626 km or 389 mi Bhavnagar
$306
629 km or 391 mi Jodhpur
$370
643 km or 399 mi Pali
$333
643 km or 399 mi Nadiad
$333
645 km or 401 mi Chabahar
$687
675 km or 419 mi Udaipur
$388
679 km or 422 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$208
683 km or 425 mi Bahawalpur
$222
683 km or 425 mi Iranshahr
$687
692 km or 430 mi Vadodara
$333
711 km or 442 mi Godhra
$330
719 km or 447 mi Bikaner
$279
723 km or 449 mi Surat
$426
736 km or 457 mi Multan
$217
745 km or 463 mi Navsari
$234
761 km or 473 mi Kandahar
$344
769 km or 478 mi Bhilwara
$355
775 km or 482 mi Khanewal
$248
785 km or 488 mi Ajmer
$303
792 km or 492 mi Lashkargah
$328
796 km or 494 mi Zahedan
$863
812 km or 504 mi Burewala
$204
836 km or 519 mi Ratlam
$248
845 km or 525 mi Vasai
$359
865 km or 537 mi Muscat
$1150
866 km or 538 mi Sikar
$304
874 km or 543 mi Zabol
$687