Ashgabat vs Kawaguchi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ashgabat Kawaguchi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1616
$1056
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3750
$2809
🏠 One person rent
$798
$502
🏘️ Family rent
$1515
$1064
🍽️ Food expenses
$620
$300
🚐 Transport expenses
$48.8
$151
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$756
$2198
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
23 km
🎓 Higher education
7
100
😀 Quality of life
29
79
🏙️ Population
1.03M
594K

The cost of living in Ashgabat is 53% more expensive than in Kawaguchi. Cities ranked 3187th and 5234th ($1616 vs $1056) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 362nd in Turkmenistan and Japan, respectively. Check Turkmenistan vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Ashgabat compared to 2.1 months in Kawaguchi. Ashgabat ranked 1st best city to live in Turkmenistan vs Kawaguchi ranked 21st in Japan, while ranked 8245th and 584th 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
$26.2
$3.86
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$59.7
$36
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.5
$4.12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.44
$2.68
 Cappuccino
$5.58
$2.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.27
$1.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$894
$528
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$606
$333
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1482
$1103
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1322
$830
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$49.3
$95.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$75.8
$145
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$85.1
$34.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.98%
1.9%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3870
$6874
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2996
$4013
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.14
$2.73
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.63
$67.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.69
$25.9
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.36
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.17
$1.24
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.86
$1.08
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.17
$1.07
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.09
$1.23
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.13
$9.55
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.76
$3.51
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$25.2
$15.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.96
$3.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$2.3
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$3.59
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.29
$2.08
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$2.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.88
$2.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.84
$0.55
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.07
$1.22
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$27.1
$5.42
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.3
$1.49
🚬 Cigarette pack
$25.6
$4.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.35
$9.87
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.8
$3.6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.97
$1.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.79
$1.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$112
$57.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$17.6
$13.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$35.5
$32
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.39
$19.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$83.8
$39.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$141
$60.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$23
$330
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6584
$12607

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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

Cities near Kawaguchi

Distance City Cost of living
4.3 km or 2.7 mi Toda
$980
4.5 km or 2.8 mi Warabi
$964
7.6 km or 4.7 mi Soka
$1077
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Saitama
$1038
11 km or 6.5 mi Yashio
$1050
11 km or 6.9 mi Koshigaya
$1116
11 km or 6.9 mi Wako
$1059
12 km or 7.4 mi Asaka
$1038
13 km or 8.3 mi Shiki
$1000
13 km or 8.4 mi Tokyo
$1641
14 km or 8.5 mi Misato
$1052
14 km or 8.7 mi Yoshikawa
$1060
14 km or 9 mi Niiza
$1061
15 km or 9.6 mi Hirai
$1090
15 km or 9.6 mi Matsubushi
$1056
16 km or 10 mi Matsudo
$1106
17 km or 10 mi Fujimi
$1016
17 km or 11 mi Nagareyama
$1078
17 km or 11 mi Musashino
$1121
18 km or 11 mi Miyoshi
$1037
18 km or 11 mi Kiyose
$1062
18 km or 11 mi Higashikurume
$1079
19 km or 12 mi Kasukabe
$1068
19 km or 12 mi Nishitokyo
$1113
20 km or 12 mi Fujimino
$1033
20 km or 13 mi Mitaka
$1133
21 km or 13 mi Ichikawa
$1119
21 km or 13 mi Noda
$1075
21 km or 13 mi Hasuda
$1031
22 km or 14 mi Ageo
$1060
23 km or 14 mi Kashiwa
$1124
23 km or 14 mi Tokorozawa
$1109
23 km or 14 mi Ina
$1033
23 km or 14 mi Komae
$1112
23 km or 14 mi Koganei
$1084
23 km or 15 mi Urayasu
$1096
24 km or 15 mi Higashimurayama
$1078
24 km or 15 mi Shiraoka
$1041
24 km or 15 mi Miyashiro
$1044
24 km or 15 mi Kodaira
$1095