Ashgabat vs Kuwait City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ashgabat Kuwait City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1679
$1424
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3854
$3690
🏠 One person rent
$836
$725
🏘️ Family rent
$1553
$1524
🍽️ Food expenses
$658
$339
🚐 Transport expenses
$47.3
$213
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$573
$2222
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
7
43
😀 Quality of life
30
73
🏙️ Population
828K
2.99M

The cost of living in Ashgabat is 18% more expensive than in Kuwait City. Cities ranked 2737th and 3697th ($1679 vs $1424) 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 0.3 months in Ashgabat compared to 1.6 months in Kuwait City. Ashgabat ranked 1st best city to live in Turkmenistan vs Kuwait City ranked 1st in Kuwait, while ranked 8379th and 1759th among best cities to live in the world.

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Ashgabat Kuwait City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$31.6
$8.22
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$55.7
$63.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10
$7.21
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.39
$2.25
 Cappuccino
$4.59
$5.35
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.91
$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$915
$827
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$647
$623
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1453
$1816
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1376
$1353
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$48.2
$32.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$73.7
$49.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$87.4
$28.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.98%
6.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4561
$6427
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3442
$3038
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.29
$0.96
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.98
$45.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.68
$29.1
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.38
$0.34
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.63
$1.57
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.85
$0.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.65
$1.95
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.07
$2.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.3
$5.14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.9
$5.85
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$24.8
$10.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.66
$2.3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$1.88
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.31
$1.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.82
$1.45
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$1.11
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$0.82
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.83
$0.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.09
$1.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$27.2
$3.54
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.61
$1.32
🚬 Cigarette pack
$25.4
$3.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.03
$7.01
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.84
$7.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.02
$2.03
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.8
$1.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$65.9
$120
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16.5
$11.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$33.8
$92.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.42
$12.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$83.7
$43
👟 Brand Sneakers
$144
$95
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$22.6
$531
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6425
$6644

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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
73 km or 46 mi Umm Qasr
$708
82 km or 51 mi Al Wafrah
$1256
82 km or 51 mi Al-Faw
$710
112 km or 69 mi Abadan
$543
116 km or 72 mi Az Zubayr
$698
119 km or 74 mi Khorramshahr
$540
125 km or 78 mi Basra
$875
176 km or 110 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$544
226 km or 141 mi Ahvaz
$559
250 km or 155 mi Nasiriyah
$671
257 km or 159 mi Behbahan
$541
281 km or 174 mi Bushehr
$646
285 km or 177 mi Amarah
$685
308 km or 192 mi Shushtar
$549
311 km or 193 mi Masjed Soleyman
$543
312 km or 194 mi Jubail
$910
314 km or 195 mi Borazjan
$621
328 km or 204 mi Izeh
$522
337 km or 209 mi Samawah
$594
337 km or 209 mi Qatif
$868
337 km or 210 mi Dezful
$577
344 km or 214 mi Andimeshk
$568
356 km or 221 mi Kazerun
$606
375 km or 233 mi Yasuj
$561
388 km or 241 mi Dammam
$1005
405 km or 252 mi Kut
$637
406 km or 252 mi Dhahran
$959
412 km or 256 mi Al Diwaniyah
$507
428 km or 266 mi Shahr-e Kord
$387
435 km or 270 mi Manama
$1375
436 km or 271 mi Isa Town
$1327
441 km or 274 mi Riffa
$1285
442 km or 275 mi Shiraz
$606
452 km or 281 mi Kufa
$559
456 km or 284 mi Najaf
$569
456 km or 284 mi Khorramabad
$550
468 km or 291 mi Al-Mubarraz
$768
469 km or 292 mi Marvdasht
$604
470 km or 292 mi Dorud
$511
473 km or 294 mi Shahreza
$531