Ashgabat vs Kathmandu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ashgabat Kathmandu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1616
$443
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3750
$1153
🏠 One person rent
$798
$147
🏘️ Family rent
$1515
$283
🍽️ Food expenses
$620
$188
🚐 Transport expenses
$48.8
$62.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$756
$231
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
7
28
😀 Quality of life
29
45
🏙️ Population
1.03M
846K

The cost of living in Ashgabat is 265% more expensive than in Kathmandu. Cities ranked 3187th and 8885th ($1616 vs $443) 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 0.5 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 8245th and 6524th 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
$26.2
$1.48
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$59.7
$22.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.5
$6.71
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.44
$2.63
 Cappuccino
$5.58
$1.71
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.27
$0.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$894
$180
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$606
$97.7
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1482
$359
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1322
$208
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$49.3
$22.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$75.8
$34.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$85.1
$10.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.98%
12.76%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3870
$2306
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2996
$1201
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.14
$0.22
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.63
$8.86
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.69
$11.3
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.36
$1.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.17
$0.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.86
$0.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.17
$0.9
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.09
$1.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.13
$9.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.76
$3.29
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$25.2
$5.35
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.96
$2.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$1.04
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$1.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.29
$0.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$0.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.88
$0.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.84
$0.17
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.07
$1.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$27.1
$5.99
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.3
$2.21
🚬 Cigarette pack
$25.6
$2.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.35
$1.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.8
$2.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.97
$0.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.79
$0.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$112
$23.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$17.6
$3.33
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$35.5
$15.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.39
$2.84
👖 Brand Jeans
$83.8
$25.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$141
$53.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$23
$87.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6584
$4063

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Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.2 mi Anau
$1583
95 km or 59 mi Quchan
$500
99 km or 61 mi Baherden
$1578
107 km or 66 mi Bojnord
$458
197 km or 123 mi Nishapur
$517
203 km or 126 mi Sabzevar
$515
212 km or 132 mi Mashhad
$538
294 km or 183 mi Gonbad-e Kavus
$496
302 km or 187 mi Kashmar
$511
306 km or 190 mi Mary
$1531
307 km or 191 mi Torbat-e Heydarieh
$515
344 km or 213 mi Shahrud
$603
361 km or 224 mi Torbat-e Jam
$512
367 km or 228 mi Gorgan
$689
451 km or 280 mi Dasoguz
$1572
469 km or 291 mi Turkmenabat
$1554
496 km or 308 mi Sari
$670
513 km or 318 mi Nukus
$394
516 km or 321 mi Qaem Shahr
$564
517 km or 321 mi Semnan
$607
524 km or 325 mi Herat
$514
528 km or 328 mi Babol
$468
558 km or 347 mi Amol
$550
561 km or 349 mi Bukhara
$452
570 km or 354 mi Birjand
$553
634 km or 394 mi Pardis
$675
654 km or 406 mi Qarshi
$435
657 km or 408 mi Pakdasht
$689
660 km or 410 mi Golestan
$722
667 km or 414 mi Sheberghan
$450
668 km or 415 mi Qarchak
$693
668 km or 415 mi Tehran
$797
670 km or 417 mi Varamin
$673
671 km or 417 mi Ray
$720
693 km or 431 mi Qods
$706
694 km or 431 mi Eslamshahr
$716
695 km or 432 mi Nasimshahr
$706
700 km or 435 mi Shahriar
$708
701 km or 435 mi Karaj
$741
703 km or 437 mi Fardis
$699

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Distance City Cost of living
5 km or 3.1 mi Lalitpur
$350
47 km or 29 mi Hetauda
$311
94 km or 58 mi Birgunj
$335
124 km or 77 mi Janakpur
$321
146 km or 91 mi Pokhara
$377
183 km or 114 mi Muzaffarpur
$294
222 km or 138 mi Gorakhpur
$306
234 km or 145 mi Biratnagar
$339
235 km or 146 mi Patna
$356
238 km or 148 mi Saharsa
$297
261 km or 162 mi Damak
$331
300 km or 186 mi Purnia
$303
320 km or 199 mi Bhagalpur
$268
322 km or 200 mi Siliguri
$314
332 km or 206 mi Gaya
$337
346 km or 215 mi Jaunpur
$331
355 km or 220 mi Varanasi
$316
359 km or 223 mi Raiganj
$312
384 km or 239 mi Shigatse
$930
398 km or 247 mi Mirzapur
$365
400 km or 249 mi Paro
$455
410 km or 255 mi Malda
$311
411 km or 256 mi Saidpur
$293
421 km or 262 mi Thimphu
$387
431 km or 268 mi Allahabad
$461
438 km or 272 mi Balurghat
$311
443 km or 275 mi Rangpur
$298
447 km or 278 mi Lucknow
$393
449 km or 279 mi Dhanbad
$285
468 km or 291 mi Kulti
$284
476 km or 296 mi Asansol
$273
479 km or 298 mi Dhangadhi
$396
485 km or 301 mi Ranchi
$396
493 km or 306 mi Rajshahi
$279
495 km or 307 mi Berhampore
$309
503 km or 313 mi Durgapur
$288
510 km or 317 mi Bheemdatta
$379
510 km or 317 mi Bogra
$282
517 km or 321 mi Kanpur
$329
553 km or 344 mi Jamshedpur
$330