Ashgabat vs Kuwait City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ashgabat Kuwait City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1898
$1437
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4362
$3460
🏠 One person rent
$968
$686
🏘️ Family rent
$1668
$1204
🍽️ Food expenses
$780
$393
🚐 Transport expenses
$50.9
$223
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$210
$2078
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
7
43
😀 Quality of life
43
77
🏙️ Population
1.03M
2.99M

The cost of living in Ashgabat is 32% more expensive than in Kuwait City. Cities ranked 2383rd and 4191st ($1898 vs $1437) 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 0.1 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 7430th and 1006th 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
$31.1
$12.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$85
$68.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.8
$8.92
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.76
$3.23
☕ Cappuccino
$6.83
$5.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.58
$0.72
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1017
$828
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$765
$562
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1798
$1529
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1413
$1008
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$49
$40.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$74.9
$62
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$104
$30.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.58%
6.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3536
$6113
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2856
$2371
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.14
$0.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.87
$48.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.74
$30.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.43
$0.35
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$4.53
$1.62
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.03
$1.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.85
$1.94
🥚 Eggs, x12
$6.02
$2.12
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.31
$4.84
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20
$6.77
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23.1
$10.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.09
$2.45
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$1.91
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.47
$1.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.64
$1.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.27
$1.35
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$1.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.74
$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.09
$1.72
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$19.1
$3.23
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.18
$1.05
🚬 Cigarette pack
$25.7
$2.74
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.88
$6.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.83
$5.56
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.04
$3.32
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.82
$3.97
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.7
$124
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.2
$11.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$31.1
$78.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.36
$8
👖 Brand Jeans
$56
$37.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.6
$99.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$22.7
$303
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24585
$9163

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Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.2 mi Anau
$1846
95 km or 59 mi Quchan
$475
99 km or 61 mi Baherden
$1864
107 km or 66 mi Bojnord
$466
197 km or 123 mi Nishapur
$469
203 km or 126 mi Sabzevar
$483
212 km or 132 mi Mashhad
$482
294 km or 183 mi Gonbad-e Kavus
$458
302 km or 187 mi Kashmar
$483
306 km or 190 mi Mary
$1726
307 km or 191 mi Torbat-e Heydarieh
$476
344 km or 213 mi Shahrud
$561
361 km or 224 mi Torbat-e Jam
$467
367 km or 228 mi Gorgan
$664
451 km or 280 mi Dasoguz
$1840
469 km or 291 mi Turkmenabat
$1795
496 km or 308 mi Sari
$612
513 km or 318 mi Nukus
$475
516 km or 321 mi Qaem Shahr
$474
517 km or 321 mi Semnan
$523
524 km or 325 mi Herat
$556
528 km or 328 mi Babol
$359
558 km or 347 mi Amol
$516
561 km or 349 mi Bukhara
$439
570 km or 354 mi Birjand
$542
634 km or 394 mi Pardis
$563
654 km or 406 mi Qarshi
$500
657 km or 408 mi Pakdasht
$570
660 km or 410 mi Golestan
$584
667 km or 414 mi Sheberghan
$470
668 km or 415 mi Qarchak
$570
668 km or 415 mi Tehran
$638
670 km or 417 mi Varamin
$557
671 km or 417 mi Ray
$584
693 km or 431 mi Qods
$614
694 km or 431 mi Eslamshahr
$590
695 km or 432 mi Nasimshahr
$587
700 km or 435 mi Shahriar
$611
701 km or 435 mi Karaj
$684
703 km or 437 mi Fardis
$616

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Distance City Cost of living
73 km or 46 mi Umm Qasr
$708
82 km or 51 mi Al Wafrah
$1247
82 km or 51 mi Al-Faw
$703
112 km or 69 mi Abadan
$522
116 km or 72 mi Az Zubayr
$694
119 km or 74 mi Khorramshahr
$509
125 km or 78 mi Basra
$861
176 km or 110 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$493
226 km or 141 mi Ahvaz
$548
250 km or 155 mi Nasiriyah
$655
257 km or 159 mi Behbahan
$469
281 km or 174 mi Bushehr
$454
285 km or 177 mi Amarah
$670
308 km or 192 mi Shushtar
$496
311 km or 193 mi Masjed Soleyman
$487
312 km or 194 mi Jubail
$917
314 km or 195 mi Borazjan
$457
328 km or 204 mi Izeh
$452
337 km or 209 mi Samawah
$573
337 km or 209 mi Qatif
$778
337 km or 210 mi Dezful
$517
344 km or 214 mi Andimeshk
$514
356 km or 221 mi Kazerun
$471
375 km or 233 mi Yasuj
$459
388 km or 241 mi Dammam
$1059
405 km or 252 mi Kut
$621
406 km or 252 mi Dhahran
$965
412 km or 256 mi Al Diwaniyah
$472
428 km or 266 mi Shahr-e Kord
$352
435 km or 270 mi Manama
$1340
436 km or 271 mi Isa Town
$1218
441 km or 274 mi Riffa
$1062
442 km or 275 mi Shiraz
$505
452 km or 281 mi Kufa
$556
456 km or 284 mi Najaf
$573
456 km or 284 mi Khorramabad
$484
468 km or 291 mi Al-Mubarraz
$821
469 km or 292 mi Marvdasht
$485
470 km or 292 mi Dorud
$469
473 km or 294 mi Shahreza
$451