Ashgabat vs Kawaguchi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ashgabat Kawaguchi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1806
$1050
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4178
$2610
🏠 One person rent
$887
$497
🏘️ Family rent
$1506
$839
🍽️ Food expenses
$763
$291
🚐 Transport expenses
$49.3
$157
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$635
$2014
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
23 km
🎓 Higher education
7
100
😀 Quality of life
48
78
🏙️ Population
1.03M
594K

The cost of living in Ashgabat is 72% more expensive than in Kawaguchi. Cities ranked 2849th and 5298th ($1806 vs $1050) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 243rd in Turkmenistan and Japan, respectively. Check Turkmenistan vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Ashgabat compared to 1.9 months in Kawaguchi. Ashgabat ranked 1st best city to live in Turkmenistan vs Kawaguchi ranked 37th in Japan, while ranked 6881st and 939th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ashgabat vs Kawaguchi

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Ashgabat Kawaguchi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$28.8
$3.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$86.1
$33.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.9
$3.83
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.69
$2.79
☕ Cappuccino
$6.75
$3.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.82
$0.96
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1012
$524
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$667
$331
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1768
$922
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1221
$593
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$48.7
$95.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$74.5
$149
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$102
$31.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.45%
1.84%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4069
$6497
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2839
$3788
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.14
$2.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.55
$74.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.63
$27.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.43
$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$4.71
$1.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.94
$0.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.24
$1
🥚 Eggs, x12
$6.15
$1.33
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.23
$8.69
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.2
$3.25
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$22.5
$18.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.06
$3.15
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$2.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.48
$4.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.72
$1.92
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.27
$1.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$2.73
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.78
$0.55
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.07
$1.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$18.9
$4.95
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.21
$1.37
🚬 Cigarette pack
$25.5
$4.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.8
$9.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.88
$3.29
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.02
$1.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.81
$1.55
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.8
$59.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.3
$12.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$31.3
$38.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.46
$18
👖 Brand Jeans
$65.6
$46.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$92.4
$55
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$22.9
$360
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24723
$15104

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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

Cities near Kawaguchi

Distance City Cost of living
4.3 km or 2.7 mi Toda
$993
4.5 km or 2.8 mi Warabi
$979
7.6 km or 4.7 mi Soka
$1089
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Saitama
$1073
11 km or 6.5 mi Yashio
$1048
11 km or 6.9 mi Koshigaya
$1116
11 km or 6.9 mi Wako
$1074
12 km or 7.4 mi Asaka
$1056
13 km or 8.3 mi Shiki
$1011
13 km or 8.4 mi Tokyo
$1698
14 km or 8.5 mi Misato
$1046
14 km or 8.7 mi Yoshikawa
$1070
14 km or 9 mi Niiza
$1072
15 km or 9.6 mi Hirai
$1084
15 km or 9.6 mi Matsubushi
$1066
16 km or 10 mi Matsudo
$1070
17 km or 10 mi Fujimi
$1013
17 km or 11 mi Nagareyama
$1084
17 km or 11 mi Musashino
$1155
18 km or 11 mi Miyoshi
$1038
18 km or 11 mi Kiyose
$1063
18 km or 11 mi Higashikurume
$1088
19 km or 12 mi Kasukabe
$1077
19 km or 12 mi Nishitokyo
$1144
20 km or 12 mi Fujimino
$1005
20 km or 13 mi Mitaka
$1176
21 km or 13 mi Ichikawa
$1040
21 km or 13 mi Noda
$1102
21 km or 13 mi Hasuda
$1039
22 km or 14 mi Ageo
$1046
23 km or 14 mi Kashiwa
$1145
23 km or 14 mi Tokorozawa
$1090
23 km or 14 mi Ina
$1033
23 km or 14 mi Komae
$1154
23 km or 14 mi Koganei
$1116
23 km or 15 mi Urayasu
$1097
24 km or 15 mi Higashimurayama
$1086
24 km or 15 mi Shiraoka
$1042
24 km or 15 mi Miyashiro
$1049
24 km or 15 mi Kodaira
$1115