Ashgabat vs Leipzig - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ashgabat Leipzig
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1679
$1371
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3854
$3423
🏠 One person rent
$836
$641
🏘️ Family rent
$1553
$1212
🍽️ Food expenses
$658
$462
🚐 Transport expenses
$47.3
$156
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$573
$2399
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
7
72
😀 Quality of life
30
91
🏙️ Population
828K
625K

The cost of living in Ashgabat is 22% more expensive than in Leipzig. Cities ranked 2737th and 3960th ($1679 vs $1371) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 531st in Turkmenistan and Germany, respectively. Check Turkmenistan vs Germany comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Ashgabat compared to 1.8 months in Leipzig. Ashgabat ranked 1st best city to live in Turkmenistan vs Leipzig ranked 17th in Germany, while ranked 8379th and 106th among best cities to live in the world.

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Ashgabat Leipzig
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$31.6
$11.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$55.7
$51.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10
$9.36
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.39
$4.28
☕ Cappuccino
$4.59
$3.81
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.91
$2.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$915
$630
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$647
$426
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1453
$1202
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1376
$909
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$48.2
$131
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$73.7
$202
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$87.4
$42.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.98%
3.95%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4561
$5428
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3442
$3298
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.29
$3.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.98
$62.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.68
$24.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.38
$1.83
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.63
$1.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.85
$1.62
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.65
$2.62
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.07
$3.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.3
$13.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.9
$13.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$24.8
$16.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.66
$2.56
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$1.76
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.31
$2.32
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.82
$3.04
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$1.7
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$1.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.83
$0.69
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.09
$1.87
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$27.2
$5.95
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.61
$1.03
🚬 Cigarette pack
$25.4
$8.27
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.03
$10.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.84
$2.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.02
$1.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.8
$1.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$65.9
$28.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16.5
$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$33.8
$35.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.42
$19.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$83.7
$74.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$144
$84.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$22.6
$393
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6425
$10639

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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 Leipzig

Distance City Cost of living
6.2 km or 3.8 mi Markkleeberg
$1322
22 km or 13 mi Delitzsch
$1303
26 km or 16 mi Grimma
$1269
27 km or 17 mi Merseburg
$1267
32 km or 20 mi Bitterfeld-Wolfen
$1264
33 km or 20 mi Weienfels
$1263
33 km or 21 mi Halle
$1242
36 km or 22 mi Halle-Neustadt
$1270
36 km or 22 mi Zeitz
$1260
39 km or 24 mi Altenburg
$1253
45 km or 28 mi Naumburg
$1262
50 km or 31 mi Torgau
$1271
54 km or 34 mi Kothen
$1249
55 km or 34 mi Gera
$1214
56 km or 35 mi Dobeln
$1230
57 km or 35 mi Dessau-Rolau
$1253
58 km or 36 mi Glauchau
$1096
58 km or 36 mi Limbach-Oberfrohna
$1166
61 km or 38 mi Eisleben
$1255
62 km or 39 mi Wittenberg
$1258
63 km or 39 mi Riesa
$1269
67 km or 41 mi Werdau
$1069
67 km or 42 mi Chemnitz
$1134
69 km or 43 mi Bernburg
$1193
69 km or 43 mi Zwickau
$961
70 km or 43 mi Apolda
$1216
72 km or 45 mi Jena
$1135
74 km or 46 mi Zerbst
$1263
77 km or 48 mi Greiz
$1252
77 km or 48 mi Sangerhausen
$1260
78 km or 49 mi Meissen
$1296
79 km or 49 mi Aschersleben
$1250
80 km or 50 mi Reichenbach im Vogtland
$1099
82 km or 51 mi Freiberg
$1165
82 km or 51 mi Stafurt
$1248
84 km or 52 mi Weimar
$1278
86 km or 54 mi Coswig
$1329
88 km or 54 mi Schonebeck
$1295
93 km or 58 mi Radebeul
$1351
94 km or 59 mi Annaberg-Buchholz
$1204