Ashgabat vs Kyiv - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ashgabat Kyiv
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1679
$760
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3854
$1995
🏠 One person rent
$836
$367
🏘️ Family rent
$1553
$737
🍽️ Food expenses
$658
$255
🚐 Transport expenses
$47.3
$58.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$573
$520
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
7
70
😀 Quality of life
30
65
🏙️ Population
828K
2.95M

The cost of living in Ashgabat is 121% more expensive than in Kyiv. Cities ranked 2737th and 6536th ($1679 vs $760) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Turkmenistan and Ukraine, respectively. Check Turkmenistan vs Ukraine comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Ashgabat compared to 0.7 months in Kyiv. Ashgabat ranked 1st best city to live in Turkmenistan vs Kyiv ranked 1st in Ukraine, while ranked 8379th and 4566th among best cities to live in the world.

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Ashgabat Kyiv
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$31.6
$7.71
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$55.7
$37.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10
$5.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.39
$1.26
☕ Cappuccino
$4.59
$1.44
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.91
$0.65
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$915
$459
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$647
$264
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1453
$953
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1376
$564
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$48.2
$57.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$73.7
$89.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$87.4
$5.88
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.98%
19.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4561
$2503
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3442
$1319
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.29
$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.98
$9.91
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.68
$4.19
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.38
$1.42
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.63
$1.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.85
$0.75
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.65
$1.53
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.07
$1.83
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.3
$9.06
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.9
$4.39
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$24.8
$6.71
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.66
$0.76
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$1.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.31
$1.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.82
$2.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$0.6
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$0.99
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.83
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.09
$1.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$27.2
$5.43
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.61
$0.94
🚬 Cigarette pack
$25.4
$2.35
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.03
$2.78
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.84
$4.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.02
$2.31
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.8
$1.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$65.9
$27
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16.5
$5.31
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$33.8
$18.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.42
$8.07
👖 Brand Jeans
$83.7
$68.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$144
$86.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$22.6
$386
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6425
$7179

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$1648
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$487
99 km or 61 mi Baherden
$1642
107 km or 66 mi Bojnord
$427
197 km or 123 mi Nishapur
$509
203 km or 126 mi Sabzevar
$489
212 km or 132 mi Mashhad
$532
294 km or 183 mi Gonbad-e Kavus
$473
302 km or 187 mi Kashmar
$507
306 km or 190 mi Mary
$1644
307 km or 191 mi Torbat-e Heydarieh
$520
344 km or 213 mi Shahrud
$576
361 km or 224 mi Torbat-e Jam
$558
367 km or 228 mi Gorgan
$661
451 km or 280 mi Dasoguz
$1657
469 km or 291 mi Turkmenabat
$1662
496 km or 308 mi Sari
$640
513 km or 318 mi Nukus
$427
516 km or 321 mi Qaem Shahr
$533
517 km or 321 mi Semnan
$558
524 km or 325 mi Herat
$514
528 km or 328 mi Babol
$434
558 km or 347 mi Amol
$519
561 km or 349 mi Bukhara
$399
570 km or 354 mi Birjand
$554
634 km or 394 mi Pardis
$619
654 km or 406 mi Qarshi
$416
657 km or 408 mi Pakdasht
$633
660 km or 410 mi Golestan
$655
667 km or 414 mi Sheberghan
$446
668 km or 415 mi Qarchak
$636
668 km or 415 mi Tehran
$700
670 km or 417 mi Varamin
$616
671 km or 417 mi Ray
$653
693 km or 431 mi Qods
$655
694 km or 431 mi Eslamshahr
$655
695 km or 432 mi Nasimshahr
$651
700 km or 435 mi Shahriar
$653
701 km or 435 mi Karaj
$693
703 km or 437 mi Fardis
$651

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Distance City Cost of living
78 km or 49 mi Bila Tserkva
$451
129 km or 80 mi Chernihiv
$443
134 km or 83 mi Zhytomyr
$495
157 km or 97 mi Cherkasy
$457
200 km or 124 mi Vinnytsia
$548
224 km or 139 mi Gomel
$406
250 km or 155 mi Kropyvnytskyi
$535
258 km or 160 mi Kremenchuk
$433
277 km or 172 mi Khmelnytskyi
$534
302 km or 188 mi Soroca
$892
302 km or 188 mi Rivne
$476
305 km or 189 mi Poltava
$504
305 km or 190 mi Sumy
$425
313 km or 195 mi Babruysk
$426
349 km or 217 mi Kryvyi Rih
$485
354 km or 220 mi Balti
$976
360 km or 224 mi Pinsk
$423
363 km or 226 mi Orhei
$820
365 km or 227 mi Ternopil
$470
366 km or 227 mi Kamianske
$560
368 km or 228 mi Dubasari
$767
368 km or 229 mi Lutsk
$518
385 km or 239 mi Mogilev
$472
392 km or 243 mi Dnipro
$637
402 km or 250 mi Chisinau
$810
402 km or 250 mi Mykolaiv
$369
406 km or 252 mi Tiraspol
$487
408 km or 254 mi Bryansk
$423
409 km or 254 mi Kharkiv
$535
409 km or 254 mi Bender
$464
410 km or 255 mi Chernivtsi
$527
411 km or 255 mi Botosani
$758
412 km or 256 mi Ungheni
$1111
420 km or 261 mi Kursk
$462
424 km or 263 mi Iasi
$839
430 km or 267 mi Belgorod
$439
431 km or 268 mi Baranavichy
$490
434 km or 269 mi Minsk
$649
440 km or 273 mi Suceava
$704
441 km or 274 mi Barysaw
$528