Ashgabat vs Kawasaki - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ashgabat Kawasaki
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1806
$1399
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4178
$3286
🏠 One person rent
$887
$674
🏘️ Family rent
$1506
$1059
🍽️ Food expenses
$763
$421
🚐 Transport expenses
$49.3
$200
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$635
$2341
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
7
99
😀 Quality of life
48
93
🏙️ Population
1.03M
1.54M

The cost of living in Ashgabat is 29% more expensive than in Kawasaki. Cities ranked 2849th and 4342nd ($1806 vs $1399) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 16th 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 1.7 months in Kawasaki. Ashgabat ranked 1st best city to live in Turkmenistan vs Kawasaki ranked 4th in Japan, while ranked 6881st and 62nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ashgabat vs Kawasaki

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Ashgabat Kawasaki
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$28.8
$7.51
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$86.1
$42.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.9
$5.28
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.69
$3.29
☕ Cappuccino
$6.75
$2.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.82
$1.24
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1012
$712
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$667
$526
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1768
$1286
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1221
$804
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$48.7
$80.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$74.5
$128
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$102
$30.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.45%
1.7%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4069
$5332
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2839
$3319
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.14
$1.37
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.55
$52.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.63
$29.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.43
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$4.71
$1.5
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.94
$1.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.24
$4.63
🥚 Eggs, x12
$6.15
$2.24
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.23
$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.2
$6.69
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$22.5
$21.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.06
$5.59
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$2.42
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.48
$4.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.72
$4.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.27
$3.26
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$3.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.78
$0.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.07
$1.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$18.9
$9.82
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.21
$2.43
🚬 Cigarette pack
$25.5
$4.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.8
$6.95
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.88
$3.82
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.02
$1.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.81
$1.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.8
$56.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.3
$13.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$31.3
$43.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.46
$13.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$65.6
$47.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$92.4
$55.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$22.9
$523
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24723
$12261

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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 Kawasaki

Distance City Cost of living
1.5 km or 0.9 mi Kawasaki-ku
$1237
11 km or 6.9 mi Yokohama
$1343
17 km or 11 mi Komae
$1154
19 km or 12 mi Tokyo
$1698
21 km or 13 mi Chofu
$1160
22 km or 14 mi Yamato
$1034
22 km or 14 mi Inagi
$1104
22 km or 14 mi Mitaka
$1176
23 km or 14 mi Machida
$1066
24 km or 15 mi Urayasu
$1097
25 km or 15 mi Hirai
$1084
25 km or 16 mi Sodegaura
$1118
25 km or 16 mi Kisarazu
$1125
25 km or 16 mi Musashino
$1155
26 km or 16 mi Kamakura
$1127
26 km or 16 mi Tama
$1073
26 km or 16 mi Ayase
$957
26 km or 16 mi Fuchu
$1137
27 km or 17 mi Zama
$980
27 km or 17 mi Zushi
$1104
27 km or 17 mi Koganei
$1116
27 km or 17 mi Fujisawa
$1126
27 km or 17 mi Nishitokyo
$1144
28 km or 17 mi Futtsu
$1116
28 km or 17 mi Kimitsu
$1119
29 km or 18 mi Ebina
$909
29 km or 18 mi Hayama
$1100
30 km or 19 mi Yokosuka
$1138
30 km or 19 mi Kunitachi
$1102
30 km or 19 mi Kokubunji
$1107
31 km or 19 mi Wako
$1074
31 km or 19 mi Sagamihara
$992
31 km or 19 mi Higashikurume
$1088
31 km or 19 mi Ichikawa
$1040
31 km or 19 mi Kodaira
$1115
32 km or 20 mi Atsugi
$982
32 km or 20 mi Tachikawa
$1130
32 km or 20 mi Funabashi
$1130
32 km or 20 mi Kawaguchi
$1050
33 km or 20 mi Hino
$1144