Ashgabat vs Kazan - Cost of Living Comparison

Ashgabat Kazan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1233
$732
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2878
$1872
🏠 One person rent
$531
$323
🏘️ Family rent
$949
$621
🍽️ Food expenses
$540
$277
🚐 Transport expenses
$42.6
$48.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$562
$575
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
7
51
😀 Quality of life
30
61
🏙️ Population
828K
1.24M

The cost of living in Ashgabat is 69% more expensive than in Kazan. Cities ranked 4068th and 6473rd ($1233 vs $732) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 25th in Turkmenistan and Russia, respectively. Check Turkmenistan vs Russia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Ashgabat compared to 0.8 months in Kazan. Ashgabat ranked 1st best city to live in Turkmenistan vs Kazan ranked 4th in Russia, while ranked 8436th and 5077th among best cities to live in the world.

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Ashgabat Kazan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$18.8
$8.35
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$68.6
$37.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.1
$5.66
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.1
$2.83
☕ Cappuccino
$3.75
$2.21
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$4.55
$1.07
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$635
$377
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$386
$232
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$933
$709
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$807
$486
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$40.5
$55.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$62.1
$84.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$54.5
$6.23
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.97%
11.24%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3243
$2623
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2384
$1610
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.14
$0.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.4
$27.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.27
$2.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.36
$0.72
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.43
$1.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.9
$0.66
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.1
$1.6
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.5
$1.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.3
$10.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.26
$4.65
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.4
$8.87
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.15
$1.44
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.08
$1.29
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$1.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.99
$2.43
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.92
$0.74
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$0.64
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.89
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.08
$1.9
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.2
$8.54
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.99
$1.03
🚬 Cigarette pack
$18.9
$2.74
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.65
$5.22
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.82
$3.08
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.02
$0.61
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.79
$1.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50.9
$27
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$19.2
$4.61
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$26.2
$12
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.43
$7.26
👖 Brand Jeans
$80
$84
👟 Brand Sneakers
$92.6
$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$22.7
$294
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4395
$5715

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Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.2 mi Anau
$1366
95 km or 59 mi Quchan
$687
99 km or 61 mi Baherden
$1362
107 km or 66 mi Bojnord
$540
197 km or 123 mi Nishapur
$640
203 km or 126 mi Sabzevar
$638
212 km or 132 mi Mashhad
$658
294 km or 183 mi Gonbad-e Kavus
$531
302 km or 187 mi Kashmar
$687
306 km or 190 mi Mary
$1305
307 km or 191 mi Torbat-e Heydarieh
$687
344 km or 213 mi Shahrud
$688
361 km or 224 mi Torbat-e Jam
$717
367 km or 228 mi Gorgan
$558
451 km or 280 mi Dasoguz
$1316
469 km or 291 mi Turkmenabat
$1331
496 km or 308 mi Sari
$568
513 km or 318 mi Nukus
$397
516 km or 321 mi Qaem Shahr
$693
517 km or 321 mi Semnan
$690
524 km or 325 mi Herat
$375
528 km or 328 mi Babol
$450
558 km or 347 mi Amol
$504
561 km or 349 mi Bukhara
$379
570 km or 354 mi Birjand
$691
634 km or 394 mi Pardis
$686
654 km or 406 mi Qarshi
$404
657 km or 408 mi Pakdasht
$694
660 km or 410 mi Golestan
$696
667 km or 414 mi Sheberghan
$326
668 km or 415 mi Qarchak
$694
668 km or 415 mi Tehran
$833
670 km or 417 mi Varamin
$836
671 km or 417 mi Ray
$693
693 km or 431 mi Qods
$699
694 km or 431 mi Eslamshahr
$636
695 km or 432 mi Nasimshahr
$695
700 km or 435 mi Shahriar
$696
701 km or 435 mi Karaj
$792
703 km or 437 mi Fardis
$689

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Distance City Cost of living
120 km or 75 mi Yoshkar-Ola
$620
122 km or 76 mi Cheboksary
$520
170 km or 106 mi Nizhnekamsk
$703
171 km or 106 mi Ulyanovsk
$667
202 km or 125 mi Naberezhnye Chelny
$583
224 km or 139 mi Almetyevsk
$653
254 km or 158 mi Tolyatti
$597
279 km or 173 mi Izhevsk
$547
295 km or 183 mi Syzran
$654
297 km or 185 mi Samara
$714
308 km or 191 mi Saransk
$594
314 km or 195 mi Kirov
$580
323 km or 200 mi Nizhny Novgorod
$736
355 km or 221 mi Dzerzhinsk
$583
392 km or 243 mi Penza
$525
426 km or 265 mi Balakovo
$665
450 km or 279 mi Ufa
$631
498 km or 310 mi Perm
$609
500 km or 311 mi Sterlitamak
$618
515 km or 320 mi Salavat
$703
516 km or 321 mi Saratov
$634
517 km or 321 mi Ivanovo
$538
520 km or 323 mi Engels
$656
528 km or 328 mi Oral
$478
542 km or 337 mi Vladimir
$611
544 km or 338 mi Kostroma
$549
595 km or 370 mi Orenburg
$613
600 km or 373 mi Yaroslavl
$635
604 km or 375 mi Tambov
$606
610 km or 379 mi Ryazan
$641
661 km or 411 mi Syktyvkar
$609
666 km or 414 mi Elektrostal
$655
668 km or 415 mi Zlatoust
$647
669 km or 415 mi Vologda
$578
672 km or 417 mi Rybinsk
$700
692 km or 430 mi Magnitogorsk
$540
697 km or 433 mi Balashikha
$744
697 km or 433 mi Miass
$652
700 km or 435 mi Nizhny Tagil
$597
702 km or 436 mi Lyubertsy
$626