Ashgabat vs Karachi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ashgabat Karachi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1806
$434
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4178
$1045
🏠 One person rent
$887
$163
🏘️ Family rent
$1506
$267
🍽️ Food expenses
$763
$154
🚐 Transport expenses
$49.3
$72.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$635
$152
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
7
63
😀 Quality of life
48
54
🏙️ Population
1.03M
14.9M

The cost of living in Ashgabat is 316% more expensive than in Karachi. Cities ranked 2849th and 8914th ($1806 vs $434) 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 0.4 months in Karachi. Ashgabat ranked 1st best city to live in Turkmenistan vs Karachi ranked 1st in Pakistan, while ranked 6881st and 6414th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ashgabat vs Karachi

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Ashgabat Karachi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$28.8
$1.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$86.1
$13.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.9
$5.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.69
$1.96
☕ Cappuccino
$6.75
$2.35
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.82
$0.37
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1012
$122
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$667
$71.5
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1768
$224
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1221
$129
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$48.7
$69.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$74.5
$107
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$102
$11.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.45%
13.94%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4069
$659
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2839
$422
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.14
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.55
$9.03
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.63
$6.48
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.43
$0.95
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$4.71
$0.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.94
$0.58
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.24
$1.14
🥚 Eggs, x12
$6.15
$1.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.23
$7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.2
$3.37
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$22.5
$5.73
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.06
$1.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$0.62
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.48
$1
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.72
$0.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.27
$0.35
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$0.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.78
$0.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.07
$0.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$18.9
$1.25
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.21
$1.25
🚬 Cigarette pack
$25.5
$2.13
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.8
$1.78
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.88
$3.24
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.02
$1.35
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.81
$0.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.8
$17.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.3
$4.26
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$31.3
$13.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.46
$1.99
👖 Brand Jeans
$65.6
$15.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$92.4
$62.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$22.9
$58.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24723
$1646

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Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.2 mi Anau
$1763
95 km or 59 mi Quchan
$501
99 km or 61 mi Baherden
$1769
107 km or 66 mi Bojnord
$487
197 km or 123 mi Nishapur
$496
203 km or 126 mi Sabzevar
$510
212 km or 132 mi Mashhad
$498
294 km or 183 mi Gonbad-e Kavus
$466
302 km or 187 mi Kashmar
$507
306 km or 190 mi Mary
$1640
307 km or 191 mi Torbat-e Heydarieh
$501
344 km or 213 mi Shahrud
$563
361 km or 224 mi Torbat-e Jam
$494
367 km or 228 mi Gorgan
$659
451 km or 280 mi Dasoguz
$1755
469 km or 291 mi Turkmenabat
$1709
496 km or 308 mi Sari
$635
513 km or 318 mi Nukus
$468
516 km or 321 mi Qaem Shahr
$502
517 km or 321 mi Semnan
$535
524 km or 325 mi Herat
$532
528 km or 328 mi Babol
$372
558 km or 347 mi Amol
$531
561 km or 349 mi Bukhara
$436
570 km or 354 mi Birjand
$589
634 km or 394 mi Pardis
$575
654 km or 406 mi Qarshi
$513
657 km or 408 mi Pakdasht
$583
660 km or 410 mi Golestan
$592
667 km or 414 mi Sheberghan
$457
668 km or 415 mi Qarchak
$586
668 km or 415 mi Tehran
$639
670 km or 417 mi Varamin
$571
671 km or 417 mi Ray
$591
693 km or 431 mi Qods
$631
694 km or 431 mi Eslamshahr
$602
695 km or 432 mi Nasimshahr
$601
700 km or 435 mi Shahriar
$627
701 km or 435 mi Karaj
$696
703 km or 437 mi Fardis
$639

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Distance City Cost of living
148 km or 92 mi Hyderabad
$365
208 km or 129 mi Nawabshah
$326
213 km or 132 mi Mirpur Khas
$392
324 km or 201 mi Larkana
$337
324 km or 201 mi Bhuj
$284
366 km or 227 mi Sukkur
$343
406 km or 252 mi Jacobabad
$327
445 km or 277 mi Porbandar
$324
480 km or 298 mi Rajkot
$310
564 km or 351 mi Mehsana
$378
593 km or 368 mi Quetta
$298
601 km or 374 mi Ahmedabad
$437
604 km or 375 mi Gandhinagar
$401
626 km or 389 mi Bhavnagar
$287
629 km or 391 mi Jodhpur
$330
643 km or 399 mi Pali
$317
643 km or 399 mi Nadiad
$373
645 km or 401 mi Chabahar
$575
675 km or 419 mi Udaipur
$326
679 km or 422 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$257
683 km or 425 mi Bahawalpur
$298
683 km or 425 mi Iranshahr
$627
692 km or 430 mi Vadodara
$382
711 km or 442 mi Godhra
$366
719 km or 447 mi Bikaner
$289
723 km or 449 mi Surat
$693
736 km or 457 mi Multan
$417
745 km or 463 mi Navsari
$286
761 km or 473 mi Kandahar
$463
769 km or 478 mi Bhilwara
$331
775 km or 482 mi Khanewal
$382
785 km or 488 mi Ajmer
$269
792 km or 492 mi Lashkargah
$467
796 km or 494 mi Zahedan
$813
812 km or 504 mi Burewala
$351
836 km or 519 mi Ratlam
$297
845 km or 525 mi Vasai
$294
865 km or 537 mi Muscat
$1135
866 km or 538 mi Sikar
$325
874 km or 543 mi Zabol
$561