Ashgabat vs Kobe - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ashgabat Kobe
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1584
$1107
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3634
$2821
🏠 One person rent
$798
$460
🏘️ Family rent
$1502
$848
🍽️ Food expenses
$609
$400
🚐 Transport expenses
$49.1
$152
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$718
$1696
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
7
91
😀 Quality of life
29
78
🏙️ Population
1.03M
1.52M

The cost of living in Ashgabat is 43% more expensive than in Kobe. Cities ranked 3105th and 4793rd ($1584 vs $1107) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 127th 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 1.5 months in Kobe. Ashgabat ranked 1st best city to live in Turkmenistan vs Kobe ranked 31st in Japan, while ranked 8250th and 674th among best cities to live in the world.

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Ashgabat Kobe
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$25.9
$5.64
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$60.4
$24.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.1
$4.64
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.4
$2.86
☕ Cappuccino
$5.56
$3.12
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.25
$0.88
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$884
$437
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$607
$318
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1501
$846
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1302
$646
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$45.2
$86.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$70
$131
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$90.5
$31.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.58%
1.78%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3897
$4362
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3006
$3074
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.14
$1.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.52
$71.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.74
$13.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.38
$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3
$1.48
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.35
$1.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.49
$2.42
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.83
$1.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.29
$14.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.83
$7.17
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.9
$31.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.02
$5.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$2.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.81
$4.24
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.06
$4.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$3.24
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$2.4
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.74
$0.89
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.08
$1.48
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$27.3
$9.16
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.79
$2.01
🚬 Cigarette pack
$25.2
$5.32
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.01
$9.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.8
$3.47
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3
$1.06
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.77
$1.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$112
$60
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$17.7
$11.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$31.8
$20
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.36
$20.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$69.9
$50.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$92.4
$46.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$22.7
$342
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6132
$16179

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Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.2 mi Anau
$1553
95 km or 59 mi Quchan
$515
99 km or 61 mi Baherden
$1541
107 km or 66 mi Bojnord
$510
197 km or 123 mi Nishapur
$509
203 km or 126 mi Sabzevar
$524
212 km or 132 mi Mashhad
$508
294 km or 183 mi Gonbad-e Kavus
$495
302 km or 187 mi Kashmar
$521
306 km or 190 mi Mary
$1503
307 km or 191 mi Torbat-e Heydarieh
$521
344 km or 213 mi Shahrud
$598
361 km or 224 mi Torbat-e Jam
$550
367 km or 228 mi Gorgan
$685
451 km or 280 mi Dasoguz
$1535
469 km or 291 mi Turkmenabat
$1523
496 km or 308 mi Sari
$658
513 km or 318 mi Nukus
$392
516 km or 321 mi Qaem Shahr
$554
517 km or 321 mi Semnan
$580
524 km or 325 mi Herat
$512
528 km or 328 mi Babol
$458
558 km or 347 mi Amol
$557
561 km or 349 mi Bukhara
$431
570 km or 354 mi Birjand
$574
634 km or 394 mi Pardis
$665
654 km or 406 mi Qarshi
$484
657 km or 408 mi Pakdasht
$680
660 km or 410 mi Golestan
$714
667 km or 414 mi Sheberghan
$414
668 km or 415 mi Qarchak
$681
668 km or 415 mi Tehran
$788
670 km or 417 mi Varamin
$651
671 km or 417 mi Ray
$710
693 km or 431 mi Qods
$698
694 km or 431 mi Eslamshahr
$700
695 km or 432 mi Nasimshahr
$697
700 km or 435 mi Shahriar
$698
701 km or 435 mi Karaj
$736
703 km or 437 mi Fardis
$688

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Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi Ashiya
$1049
15 km or 9 mi Nishinomiya
$1127
18 km or 11 mi Akashi
$1158
20 km or 13 mi Takarazuka
$1072
20 km or 13 mi Amagasaki
$1111
21 km or 13 mi Miki
$1057
22 km or 14 mi Sanda
$1048
23 km or 14 mi Itami
$1062
25 km or 16 mi Inami
$1072
26 km or 16 mi Kawanishi
$1056
27 km or 17 mi Ikeda
$1046
28 km or 17 mi Toyonaka
$1063
29 km or 18 mi Inagawa
$1045
29 km or 18 mi Harima
$1073
29 km or 18 mi Osaka
$1242
29 km or 18 mi Ono
$1057
29 km or 18 mi Izumiotsu
$1051
30 km or 19 mi Minoh
$1059
30 km or 19 mi Takaishi
$1051
31 km or 19 mi Sakai
$1146
31 km or 19 mi Kishiwada
$1074
32 km or 20 mi Kato
$1049
32 km or 20 mi Suita
$1302
32 km or 20 mi Izumi
$1065
32 km or 20 mi Kakogawa
$1110
32 km or 20 mi Kaizuka
$1059
34 km or 21 mi Izumisano
$1062
35 km or 22 mi Moriguchi
$1117
36 km or 22 mi Kumatori
$1059
36 km or 22 mi Settsu
$1142
36 km or 22 mi Matsubara
$1049
37 km or 23 mi Takasago
$1076
37 km or 23 mi Kadoma
$1101
37 km or 23 mi Sennan
$1076
37 km or 23 mi Hannan
$1084
38 km or 23 mi Awaji
$1156
38 km or 24 mi Ibaraki
$1136
38 km or 24 mi Higashiosaka
$1106
39 km or 24 mi Nishiwaki
$1046
39 km or 24 mi Yao
$1079