Ashgabat vs Karachi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ashgabat Karachi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1679
$417
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3854
$995
🏠 One person rent
$836
$174
🏘️ Family rent
$1553
$312
🍽️ Food expenses
$658
$142
🚐 Transport expenses
$47.3
$60.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$573
$184
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
7
63
😀 Quality of life
30
53
🏙️ Population
828K
14.9M

The cost of living in Ashgabat is 302% more expensive than in Karachi. Cities ranked 2737th and 8902nd ($1679 vs $417) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Turkmenistan and Pakistan, respectively. Check Turkmenistan vs Pakistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 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 8379th and 6078th among best cities to live in the world.

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Ashgabat Karachi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$31.6
$1.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$55.7
$12.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10
$4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.39
$2.13
☕ Cappuccino
$4.59
$1.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.91
$0.31
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$915
$142
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$647
$93.1
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1453
$316
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1376
$179
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$48.2
$60.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$73.7
$93.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$87.4
$11
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.98%
21.14%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4561
$584
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3442
$336
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.29
$0.23
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.98
$12.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.68
$3.45
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.38
$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.63
$0.79
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.85
$0.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.65
$1.01
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.07
$1.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.3
$5.94
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.9
$3.24
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$24.8
$3.76
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.66
$0.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$0.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.31
$0.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.82
$0.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$0.32
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$0.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.83
$0.25
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.09
$0.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$27.2
$4.22
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.61
$1.38
🚬 Cigarette pack
$25.4
$2.03
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.03
$1.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.84
$2.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.02
$1.03
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.8
$1.07
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$65.9
$17.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16.5
$4.05
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$33.8
$10.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.42
$2.64
👖 Brand Jeans
$83.7
$15.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$144
$53.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$22.6
$46.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6425
$1093

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Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.2 mi Anau
$1648
95 km or 59 mi Quchan
$487
99 km or 61 mi Baherden
$1642
107 km or 66 mi Bojnord
$427
197 km or 123 mi Nishapur
$509
203 km or 126 mi Sabzevar
$489
212 km or 132 mi Mashhad
$532
294 km or 183 mi Gonbad-e Kavus
$473
302 km or 187 mi Kashmar
$507
306 km or 190 mi Mary
$1644
307 km or 191 mi Torbat-e Heydarieh
$520
344 km or 213 mi Shahrud
$576
361 km or 224 mi Torbat-e Jam
$558
367 km or 228 mi Gorgan
$661
451 km or 280 mi Dasoguz
$1657
469 km or 291 mi Turkmenabat
$1662
496 km or 308 mi Sari
$640
513 km or 318 mi Nukus
$427
516 km or 321 mi Qaem Shahr
$533
517 km or 321 mi Semnan
$558
524 km or 325 mi Herat
$514
528 km or 328 mi Babol
$434
558 km or 347 mi Amol
$519
561 km or 349 mi Bukhara
$399
570 km or 354 mi Birjand
$554
634 km or 394 mi Pardis
$619
654 km or 406 mi Qarshi
$416
657 km or 408 mi Pakdasht
$633
660 km or 410 mi Golestan
$655
667 km or 414 mi Sheberghan
$446
668 km or 415 mi Qarchak
$636
668 km or 415 mi Tehran
$700
670 km or 417 mi Varamin
$616
671 km or 417 mi Ray
$653
693 km or 431 mi Qods
$655
694 km or 431 mi Eslamshahr
$655
695 km or 432 mi Nasimshahr
$651
700 km or 435 mi Shahriar
$653
701 km or 435 mi Karaj
$693
703 km or 437 mi Fardis
$651

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Distance City Cost of living
148 km or 92 mi Hyderabad
$297
208 km or 129 mi Nawabshah
$292
213 km or 132 mi Mirpur Khas
$326
324 km or 201 mi Larkana
$301
324 km or 201 mi Bhuj
$308
366 km or 227 mi Sukkur
$293
406 km or 252 mi Jacobabad
$289
445 km or 277 mi Porbandar
$358
480 km or 298 mi Rajkot
$353
564 km or 351 mi Mehsana
$377
593 km or 368 mi Quetta
$313
601 km or 374 mi Ahmedabad
$505
604 km or 375 mi Gandhinagar
$339
626 km or 389 mi Bhavnagar
$296
629 km or 391 mi Jodhpur
$360
643 km or 399 mi Pali
$336
643 km or 399 mi Nadiad
$396
645 km or 401 mi Chabahar
$779
675 km or 419 mi Udaipur
$338
679 km or 422 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$242
683 km or 425 mi Bahawalpur
$267
683 km or 425 mi Iranshahr
$672
692 km or 430 mi Vadodara
$399
711 km or 442 mi Godhra
$385
719 km or 447 mi Bikaner
$291
723 km or 449 mi Surat
$809
736 km or 457 mi Multan
$307
745 km or 463 mi Navsari
$301
761 km or 473 mi Kandahar
$513
769 km or 478 mi Bhilwara
$338
775 km or 482 mi Khanewal
$328
785 km or 488 mi Ajmer
$336
792 km or 492 mi Lashkargah
$484
796 km or 494 mi Zahedan
$822
812 km or 504 mi Burewala
$338
836 km or 519 mi Ratlam
$323
845 km or 525 mi Vasai
$315
865 km or 537 mi Muscat
$1126
866 km or 538 mi Sikar
$375
874 km or 543 mi Zabol
$546