Ashgabat vs Karachi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ashgabat Karachi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1833
$430
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4223
$1029
🏠 One person rent
$893
$168
🏘️ Family rent
$1483
$274
🍽️ Food expenses
$782
$146
🚐 Transport expenses
$49.8
$71.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$747
$132
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
7
63
😀 Quality of life
49
54
🏙️ Population
1.03M
14.9M

The cost of living in Ashgabat is 327% more expensive than in Karachi. Cities ranked 2595th and 8915th ($1833 vs $430) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Turkmenistan and Pakistan, respectively. Check Turkmenistan vs Pakistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Ashgabat compared to 0.3 months in Karachi. Ashgabat ranked 1st best city to live in Turkmenistan vs Karachi ranked 1st in Pakistan, while ranked 6667th and 6371st among best cities to live in the world.

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Ashgabat Karachi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$31.3
$1.75
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$85.3
$12.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.8
$4.41
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.48
$1.85
☕ Cappuccino
$7.08
$2.05
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.16
$0.39
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1020
$115
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$674
$71.8
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1780
$204
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1190
$133
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$47.3
$75.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$73.2
$115
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$102
$12.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.49%
16.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4806
$579
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2978
$371
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.14
$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.51
$8.76
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.77
$6.37
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.43
$0.92
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$4.77
$0.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.69
$0.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.3
$1.13
🥚 Eggs, x12
$6.17
$1.13
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.26
$6.72
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.7
$3.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.4
$5.37
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.44
$1.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$0.61
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.58
$0.95
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.56
$0.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$0.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$0.38
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.78
$0.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.1
$0.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$19.1
$1.24
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.69
$1.27
🚬 Cigarette pack
$25.7
$2.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.19
$1.76
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.85
$3.17
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3
$1.35
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.81
$0.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41.2
$15.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.3
$4.27
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$33.8
$11.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.4
$1.95
👖 Brand Jeans
$65.8
$18.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.9
$63.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$23
$67.6
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$25686
$1491

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Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.2 mi Anau
$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
148 km or 92 mi Hyderabad
$382
208 km or 129 mi Nawabshah
$324
213 km or 132 mi Mirpur Khas
$395
324 km or 201 mi Larkana
$336
324 km or 201 mi Bhuj
$290
366 km or 227 mi Sukkur
$340
406 km or 252 mi Jacobabad
$322
445 km or 277 mi Porbandar
$330
480 km or 298 mi Rajkot
$324
564 km or 351 mi Mehsana
$382
593 km or 368 mi Quetta
$291
601 km or 374 mi Ahmedabad
$442
604 km or 375 mi Gandhinagar
$407
626 km or 389 mi Bhavnagar
$291
629 km or 391 mi Jodhpur
$322
643 km or 399 mi Pali
$305
643 km or 399 mi Nadiad
$375
645 km or 401 mi Chabahar
$573
675 km or 419 mi Udaipur
$315
679 km or 422 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$254
683 km or 425 mi Bahawalpur
$301
683 km or 425 mi Iranshahr
$624
692 km or 430 mi Vadodara
$374
711 km or 442 mi Godhra
$366
719 km or 447 mi Bikaner
$290
723 km or 449 mi Surat
$705
736 km or 457 mi Multan
$403
745 km or 463 mi Navsari
$278
761 km or 473 mi Kandahar
$436
769 km or 478 mi Bhilwara
$328
775 km or 482 mi Khanewal
$362
785 km or 488 mi Ajmer
$274
792 km or 492 mi Lashkargah
$439
796 km or 494 mi Zahedan
$808
812 km or 504 mi Burewala
$347
836 km or 519 mi Ratlam
$303
845 km or 525 mi Vasai
$267
865 km or 537 mi Muscat
$1081
866 km or 538 mi Sikar
$335
874 km or 543 mi Zabol
$558