Ashgabat vs Kocaeli - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Ashgabat	Kocaeli
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1679	$527
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3854	$1733
🏠 One person rent	$836	$192
🏘️ Family rent	$1553	$697
🍽️ Food expenses	$658	$210
🚐 Transport expenses	$47.3	$54.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$573	$644
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	22 km
🎓 Higher education	7	55
😀 Quality of life	30	53
🏙️ Population	828K	1.95M

The cost of living in Ashgabat is 218% more expensive than in Kocaeli. Cities ranked 2737th and 8298th ($1679 vs $527) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 85th in Turkmenistan and Turkey, respectively. Check Turkmenistan vs Turkey comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Ashgabat compared to 1.2 months in Kocaeli. Ashgabat ranked 1st best city to live in Turkmenistan vs Kocaeli ranked 11th in Turkey, while ranked 8379th and 6127th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ashgabat vs Kocaeli

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	Ashgabat	Kocaeli
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$31.6	$4.34
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$55.7	$19.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10	$5.66
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.39	$1.83
☕ Cappuccino	$4.59	$2.07
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.91	$0.82
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$915	$232
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$647	$145
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1453	$722
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1376	$640
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$48.2	$19.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$73.7	$29.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$87.4	$10.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.98%	28.9%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4561	$1282
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3442	$1022
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.29	$0.64
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$9.98	$8.05
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.68	$5.24
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.38	$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.63	$0.69
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.85	$0.72
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.65	$1.32
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.07	$1.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.3	$7.15
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.9	$6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$24.8	$12.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.66	$0.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.38	$1.28
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.31	$1.26
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.82	$0.64
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$0.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.83	$0.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.83	$0.16
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.09	$0.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$27.2	$4.83
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.61	$1.45
🚬 Cigarette pack	$25.4	$1.59
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.03	$3.88
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.84	$1.67
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.02	$0.86
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.8	$2.05
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$65.9	$12.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16.5	$3.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$33.8	$34.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.42	$3.66
👖 Brand Jeans	$83.7	$47.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$144	$83.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$22.6	$255
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6425	$3084

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Cities near Ashgabat

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.2 mi	Anau	$1648
95 km or 59 mi	Quchan	$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

Cities near Kocaeli

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi	Izmit	$618
13 km or 8.1 mi	Korfez	$558
21 km or 13 mi	Golcuk	$577
22 km or 13 mi	Kartepe	$577
38 km or 24 mi	Gebze	$582
42 km or 26 mi	Cayirova	$574
45 km or 28 mi	Adapazari	$421
45 km or 28 mi	Sakarya	$616
79 km or 49 mi	Istanbul	$1025
79 km or 49 mi	Bilecik	$646
91 km or 57 mi	Inegol	$642
101 km or 63 mi	Bursa	$772
108 km or 67 mi	Duzce	$438
131 km or 82 mi	Eskisehir	$558
137 km or 85 mi	Karadeniz Eregli	$530
146 km or 90 mi	Bolu	$519
159 km or 99 mi	Kutahya	$640
169 km or 105 mi	Kapakli	$550
170 km or 106 mi	Bandirma	$576
177 km or 110 mi	Corlu	$512
199 km or 124 mi	Tekirdag	$414
216 km or 134 mi	Balikesir	$665
220 km or 137 mi	Luleburgaz	$500
223 km or 139 mi	Bartin	$567
234 km or 146 mi	Karabuk	$519
239 km or 148 mi	Polatli	$591
240 km or 149 mi	Afyonkarahisar	$493
242 km or 151 mi	Kirklareli	$407
245 km or 152 mi	Usak	$576
268 km or 167 mi	Soma	$618
271 km or 169 mi	Burgas	$508
271 km or 169 mi	Uzunkopru	$561
272 km or 169 mi	Ankara	$800
292 km or 182 mi	Edirne	$665
303 km or 188 mi	Salihli	$606
304 km or 189 mi	Canakkale	$570
308 km or 191 mi	Varna	$851
316 km or 197 mi	Cankiri	$556
321 km or 200 mi	Turgutlu	$629
324 km or 201 mi	Manisa	$647