Ashgabat vs Kuwait City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ashgabat Kuwait City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1806
$1461
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4178
$3476
🏠 One person rent
$887
$716
🏘️ Family rent
$1506
$1240
🍽️ Food expenses
$763
$406
🚐 Transport expenses
$49.3
$207
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$635
$1981
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
7
43
😀 Quality of life
48
77
🏙️ Population
1.03M
2.99M

The cost of living in Ashgabat is 24% more expensive than in Kuwait City. Cities ranked 2849th and 4189th ($1806 vs $1461) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Turkmenistan and Kuwait, respectively. Check Turkmenistan vs Kuwait comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Ashgabat compared to 1.4 months in Kuwait City. Ashgabat ranked 1st best city to live in Turkmenistan vs Kuwait City ranked 1st in Kuwait, while ranked 6881st and 1096th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ashgabat vs Kuwait City

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Ashgabat Kuwait City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$28.8
$12.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$86.1
$81.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.9
$9.26
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.69
$3.24
☕ Cappuccino
$6.75
$5.67
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.82
$0.64
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1012
$831
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$667
$595
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1768
$1474
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1221
$1059
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$48.7
$41.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$74.5
$65.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$102
$32.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.45%
6.48%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4069
$7223
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2839
$2046
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.14
$0.81
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.55
$48.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.63
$27.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.43
$0.36
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$4.71
$1.56
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.94
$1.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.24
$1.9
🥚 Eggs, x12
$6.15
$1.97
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.23
$5.62
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.2
$6.82
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$22.5
$10.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.06
$2.3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$1.85
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.48
$1.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.72
$1.62
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.27
$1.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.78
$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.07
$1.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$18.9
$3.23
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.21
$1.05
🚬 Cigarette pack
$25.5
$2.77
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.8
$6.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.88
$5.5
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.02
$3.32
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.81
$3.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.8
$119
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.3
$11.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$31.3
$79.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.46
$7.95
👖 Brand Jeans
$65.6
$35.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$92.4
$93.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$22.9
$341
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24723
$8046

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$1763
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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
73 km or 46 mi Umm Qasr
$711
82 km or 51 mi Al Wafrah
$1281
82 km or 51 mi Al-Faw
$707
112 km or 69 mi Abadan
$556
116 km or 72 mi Az Zubayr
$698
119 km or 74 mi Khorramshahr
$551
125 km or 78 mi Basra
$861
176 km or 110 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$537
226 km or 141 mi Ahvaz
$571
250 km or 155 mi Nasiriyah
$664
257 km or 159 mi Behbahan
$492
281 km or 174 mi Bushehr
$465
285 km or 177 mi Amarah
$680
308 km or 192 mi Shushtar
$546
311 km or 193 mi Masjed Soleyman
$529
312 km or 194 mi Jubail
$928
314 km or 195 mi Borazjan
$489
328 km or 204 mi Izeh
$476
337 km or 209 mi Samawah
$581
337 km or 209 mi Qatif
$823
337 km or 210 mi Dezful
$574
344 km or 214 mi Andimeshk
$569
356 km or 221 mi Kazerun
$523
375 km or 233 mi Yasuj
$487
388 km or 241 mi Dammam
$1037
405 km or 252 mi Kut
$627
406 km or 252 mi Dhahran
$931
412 km or 256 mi Al Diwaniyah
$475
428 km or 266 mi Shahr-e Kord
$364
435 km or 270 mi Manama
$1309
436 km or 271 mi Isa Town
$1192
441 km or 274 mi Riffa
$1109
442 km or 275 mi Shiraz
$565
452 km or 281 mi Kufa
$554
456 km or 284 mi Najaf
$570
456 km or 284 mi Khorramabad
$546
468 km or 291 mi Al-Mubarraz
$793
469 km or 292 mi Marvdasht
$547
470 km or 292 mi Dorud
$513
473 km or 294 mi Shahreza
$479