Ashgabat vs Karachi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ashgabat Karachi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1898
$421
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4362
$1023
🏠 One person rent
$968
$146
🏘️ Family rent
$1668
$237
🍽️ Food expenses
$780
$158
🚐 Transport expenses
$50.9
$74.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$210
$142
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
7
63
😀 Quality of life
43
54
🏙️ Population
1.03M
14.9M

The cost of living in Ashgabat is 351% more expensive than in Karachi. Cities ranked 2383rd and 8923rd ($1898 vs $421) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 5th in Turkmenistan and Pakistan, respectively. Check Turkmenistan vs Pakistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 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 7430th and 6375th 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
$31.1
$1.81
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$85
$14.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.8
$5.41
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.76
$2.12
☕ Cappuccino
$6.83
$2.38
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.58
$0.35
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1017
$106
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$765
$65.8
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1798
$194
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1413
$117
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$49
$59.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$74.9
$91.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$104
$12.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.58%
13.72%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3536
$751
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2856
$469
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.14
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.87
$8.06
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.74
$6.48
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.43
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$4.53
$0.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.03
$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.85
$1.23
🥚 Eggs, x12
$6.02
$1.24
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.31
$6.46
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20
$3.14
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23.1
$5.97
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.09
$1.21
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$0.63
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.47
$1.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.64
$0.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.27
$0.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$0.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.74
$0.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.09
$0.81
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$19.1
$1.26
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.18
$1.44
🚬 Cigarette pack
$25.7
$1.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.88
$1.77
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.83
$3.62
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.04
$1.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.82
$0.91
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.7
$19.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.2
$4.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$31.1
$11.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.36
$2.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$56
$16.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.6
$57.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$22.7
$63.4
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24585
$1476

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Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.2 mi Anau
$1846
95 km or 59 mi Quchan
$475
99 km or 61 mi Baherden
$1864
107 km or 66 mi Bojnord
$466
197 km or 123 mi Nishapur
$469
203 km or 126 mi Sabzevar
$483
212 km or 132 mi Mashhad
$482
294 km or 183 mi Gonbad-e Kavus
$458
302 km or 187 mi Kashmar
$483
306 km or 190 mi Mary
$1726
307 km or 191 mi Torbat-e Heydarieh
$476
344 km or 213 mi Shahrud
$561
361 km or 224 mi Torbat-e Jam
$467
367 km or 228 mi Gorgan
$664
451 km or 280 mi Dasoguz
$1840
469 km or 291 mi Turkmenabat
$1795
496 km or 308 mi Sari
$612
513 km or 318 mi Nukus
$475
516 km or 321 mi Qaem Shahr
$474
517 km or 321 mi Semnan
$523
524 km or 325 mi Herat
$556
528 km or 328 mi Babol
$359
558 km or 347 mi Amol
$516
561 km or 349 mi Bukhara
$439
570 km or 354 mi Birjand
$542
634 km or 394 mi Pardis
$563
654 km or 406 mi Qarshi
$500
657 km or 408 mi Pakdasht
$570
660 km or 410 mi Golestan
$584
667 km or 414 mi Sheberghan
$470
668 km or 415 mi Qarchak
$570
668 km or 415 mi Tehran
$638
670 km or 417 mi Varamin
$557
671 km or 417 mi Ray
$584
693 km or 431 mi Qods
$614
694 km or 431 mi Eslamshahr
$590
695 km or 432 mi Nasimshahr
$587
700 km or 435 mi Shahriar
$611
701 km or 435 mi Karaj
$684
703 km or 437 mi Fardis
$616

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Distance City Cost of living
148 km or 92 mi Hyderabad
$355
208 km or 129 mi Nawabshah
$320
213 km or 132 mi Mirpur Khas
$385
324 km or 201 mi Larkana
$342
324 km or 201 mi Bhuj
$273
366 km or 227 mi Sukkur
$352
406 km or 252 mi Jacobabad
$337
445 km or 277 mi Porbandar
$312
480 km or 298 mi Rajkot
$298
564 km or 351 mi Mehsana
$367
593 km or 368 mi Quetta
$303
601 km or 374 mi Ahmedabad
$433
604 km or 375 mi Gandhinagar
$391
626 km or 389 mi Bhavnagar
$273
629 km or 391 mi Jodhpur
$312
643 km or 399 mi Pali
$299
643 km or 399 mi Nadiad
$360
645 km or 401 mi Chabahar
$530
675 km or 419 mi Udaipur
$314
679 km or 422 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$278
683 km or 425 mi Bahawalpur
$310
683 km or 425 mi Iranshahr
$559
692 km or 430 mi Vadodara
$358
711 km or 442 mi Godhra
$350
719 km or 447 mi Bikaner
$279
723 km or 449 mi Surat
$663
736 km or 457 mi Multan
$440
745 km or 463 mi Navsari
$267
761 km or 473 mi Kandahar
$473
769 km or 478 mi Bhilwara
$316
775 km or 482 mi Khanewal
$401
785 km or 488 mi Ajmer
$260
792 km or 492 mi Lashkargah
$469
796 km or 494 mi Zahedan
$717
812 km or 504 mi Burewala
$350
836 km or 519 mi Ratlam
$283
845 km or 525 mi Vasai
$252
865 km or 537 mi Muscat
$1193
866 km or 538 mi Sikar
$311
874 km or 543 mi Zabol
$525