Ashgabat vs Leipzig - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ashgabat Leipzig
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1584
$1516
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3634
$3783
🏠 One person rent
$798
$764
🏘️ Family rent
$1502
$1542
🍽️ Food expenses
$609
$505
🚐 Transport expenses
$49.1
$128
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$718
$2738
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
7
72
😀 Quality of life
29
92
🏙️ Population
1.03M
620K

The cost of living in Ashgabat is 5% more expensive than in Leipzig. Cities ranked 3105th and 3353rd ($1584 vs $1516) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 271st in Turkmenistan and Germany, respectively. Check Turkmenistan vs Germany comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Ashgabat compared to 1.8 months in Leipzig. Ashgabat ranked 1st best city to live in Turkmenistan vs Leipzig ranked 14th in Germany, while ranked 8250th and 87th among best cities to live in the world.

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Ashgabat Leipzig
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$25.9
$12.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$60.4
$63.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.1
$10.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.4
$4.42
☕ Cappuccino
$5.56
$3.66
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.25
$2.73
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$884
$687
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$607
$504
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1501
$1640
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1302
$1119
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$45.2
$176
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$70
$271
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$90.5
$47.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.58%
3.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3897
$3984
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3006
$2535
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.14
$3.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.52
$52.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.74
$17.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.38
$1.83
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3
$1.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.35
$2.01
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.49
$3.39
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.83
$3.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.29
$13.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.83
$14.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.9
$17.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.02
$2.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$1.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.81
$2.21
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.06
$4.91
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$1.58
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$1.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.74
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.08
$1.78
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$27.3
$6.29
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.79
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$25.2
$8.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.01
$9.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.8
$1.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3
$1.22
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.77
$1.29
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$112
$33.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$17.7
$12.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$31.8
$33.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.36
$18.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$69.9
$90.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$92.4
$82.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$22.7
$372
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6132
$9452

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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

Cities near Leipzig

Distance City Cost of living
6.2 km or 3.8 mi Markkleeberg
$1452
22 km or 13 mi Delitzsch
$1419
26 km or 16 mi Grimma
$1353
27 km or 17 mi Merseburg
$1269
32 km or 20 mi Bitterfeld-Wolfen
$1308
33 km or 20 mi Weienfels
$1284
33 km or 21 mi Halle
$1229
36 km or 22 mi Halle-Neustadt
$1261
36 km or 22 mi Zeitz
$1295
39 km or 24 mi Altenburg
$1281
45 km or 28 mi Naumburg
$1287
50 km or 31 mi Torgau
$1350
54 km or 34 mi Kothen
$1346
55 km or 34 mi Gera
$1109
56 km or 35 mi Dobeln
$1278
57 km or 35 mi Dessau-Rolau
$1340
58 km or 36 mi Glauchau
$1147
58 km or 36 mi Limbach-Oberfrohna
$1222
61 km or 38 mi Eisleben
$1306
62 km or 39 mi Wittenberg
$1354
63 km or 39 mi Riesa
$1309
67 km or 41 mi Werdau
$1118
67 km or 42 mi Chemnitz
$1187
69 km or 43 mi Bernburg
$1388
69 km or 43 mi Zwickau
$1011
70 km or 43 mi Apolda
$1221
72 km or 45 mi Jena
$1123
74 km or 46 mi Zerbst
$1332
77 km or 48 mi Greiz
$1215
77 km or 48 mi Sangerhausen
$1312
78 km or 49 mi Meissen
$1325
79 km or 49 mi Aschersleben
$1355
80 km or 50 mi Reichenbach im Vogtland
$1147
82 km or 51 mi Freiberg
$1202
82 km or 51 mi Stafurt
$1356
84 km or 52 mi Weimar
$1288
86 km or 54 mi Coswig
$1341
88 km or 54 mi Schonebeck
$1326
93 km or 58 mi Radebeul
$1351
94 km or 59 mi Annaberg-Buchholz
$1307