Ashgabat vs Kathmandu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ashgabat Kathmandu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1806
$412
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4178
$1054
🏠 One person rent
$887
$122
🏘️ Family rent
$1506
$207
🍽️ Food expenses
$763
$175
🚐 Transport expenses
$49.3
$67.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$635
$214
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
7
29
😀 Quality of life
48
51
🏙️ Population
1.03M
846K

The cost of living in Ashgabat is 339% more expensive than in Kathmandu. Cities ranked 2849th and 8958th ($1806 vs $412) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Turkmenistan and Nepal, respectively. Check Turkmenistan vs Nepal comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Ashgabat compared to 0.5 months in Kathmandu. Ashgabat ranked 1st best city to live in Turkmenistan vs Kathmandu ranked 1st in Nepal, while ranked 6881st and 6657th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ashgabat vs Kathmandu

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Ashgabat Kathmandu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$28.8
$1.72
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$86.1
$17.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.9
$5.81
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.69
$2.53
☕ Cappuccino
$6.75
$1.69
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.82
$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1012
$163
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$667
$78.3
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1768
$289
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1221
$141
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$48.7
$18
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$74.5
$28
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$102
$8.24
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.45%
10.2%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4069
$2071
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2839
$1335
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.14
$0.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.55
$10.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.63
$12.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.43
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$4.71
$0.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.94
$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.24
$0.9
🥚 Eggs, x12
$6.15
$1.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.23
$7.82
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.2
$3.04
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$22.5
$5.56
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.06
$2.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$1.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.48
$1.36
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.72
$0.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.27
$0.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$0.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.78
$0.16
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.07
$1.67
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$18.9
$6.86
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.21
$2.32
🚬 Cigarette pack
$25.5
$2.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.8
$1.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.88
$2.43
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.02
$0.89
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.81
$0.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.8
$20
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.3
$3.13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$31.3
$21
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.46
$2.62
👖 Brand Jeans
$65.6
$21.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$92.4
$58.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$22.9
$69.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24723
$3536

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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
5 km or 3.1 mi Lalitpur
$340
47 km or 29 mi Hetauda
$285
94 km or 58 mi Birgunj
$319
124 km or 77 mi Janakpur
$284
146 km or 91 mi Pokhara
$395
183 km or 114 mi Muzaffarpur
$281
222 km or 138 mi Gorakhpur
$295
234 km or 145 mi Biratnagar
$315
235 km or 146 mi Patna
$308
238 km or 148 mi Saharsa
$278
261 km or 162 mi Damak
$310
300 km or 186 mi Purnia
$283
320 km or 199 mi Bhagalpur
$253
322 km or 200 mi Siliguri
$293
332 km or 206 mi Gaya
$282
346 km or 215 mi Jaunpur
$276
355 km or 220 mi Varanasi
$267
359 km or 223 mi Raiganj
$299
384 km or 239 mi Shigatse
$943
398 km or 247 mi Mirzapur
$273
400 km or 249 mi Paro
$443
410 km or 255 mi Malda
$300
411 km or 256 mi Saidpur
$320
421 km or 262 mi Thimphu
$412
431 km or 268 mi Allahabad
$300
438 km or 272 mi Balurghat
$299
443 km or 275 mi Rangpur
$307
447 km or 278 mi Lucknow
$340
449 km or 279 mi Dhanbad
$288
468 km or 291 mi Kulti
$285
476 km or 296 mi Asansol
$280
479 km or 298 mi Dhangadhi
$363
485 km or 301 mi Ranchi
$363
493 km or 306 mi Rajshahi
$281
495 km or 307 mi Berhampore
$298
503 km or 313 mi Durgapur
$284
510 km or 317 mi Bheemdatta
$347
510 km or 317 mi Bogra
$293
517 km or 321 mi Kanpur
$314
553 km or 344 mi Jamshedpur
$360