Ashgabat vs Lusaka - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Ashgabat	Lusaka
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1616	$685
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3750	$1880
🏠 One person rent	$798	$250
🏘️ Family rent	$1515	$606
🍽️ Food expenses	$620	$245
🚐 Transport expenses	$48.8	$130
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$756	$332
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	7	36
😀 Quality of life	29	48
🏙️ Population	1.03M	2.47M

The cost of living in Ashgabat is 136% more expensive than in Lusaka. Cities ranked 3187th and 7016th ($1616 vs $685) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 9th in Turkmenistan and Zambia, respectively. Check Turkmenistan vs Zambia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Ashgabat compared to 0.5 months in Lusaka. Ashgabat ranked 1st best city to live in Turkmenistan vs Lusaka ranked 1st in Zambia, while ranked 8245th and 6308th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ashgabat vs Lusaka

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	Ashgabat	Lusaka
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$26.2	$6.96
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$59.7	$26.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.5	$3.84
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.44	$1.02
☕ Cappuccino	$5.58	$2.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.27	$0.9
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$894	$191
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$606	$103
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1482	$881
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1322	$330
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$49.3	$66.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$75.8	$102
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$85.1	$63.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.98%	21.22%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3870	$1988
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2996	$4865
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.14	$1.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$8.63	$37.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.69	$12.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.36	$1.29
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.17	$1.3
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.86	$0.76
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.17	$2.33
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.09	$1.97
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.13	$6.99
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.76	$3.87
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$25.2	$5.21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.96	$2.56
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$1.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.38	$2.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.29	$1.44
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.91	$1.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.88	$1.48
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.84	$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.07	$1.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$27.1	$6.63
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.3	$1.1
🚬 Cigarette pack	$25.6	$2.65
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.35	$2.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.8	$2.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.97	$1.27
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.79	$1.15
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$112	$42.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17.6	$3.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$35.5	$12.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.39	$4.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$83.8	$18.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$141	$89.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$23	$176
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6584	$5845

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Cities near Ashgabat

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.2 mi	Anau	$1583
95 km or 59 mi	Quchan	$500
99 km or 61 mi	Baherden	$1578
107 km or 66 mi	Bojnord	$458
197 km or 123 mi	Nishapur	$517
203 km or 126 mi	Sabzevar	$515
212 km or 132 mi	Mashhad	$538
294 km or 183 mi	Gonbad-e Kavus	$496
302 km or 187 mi	Kashmar	$511
306 km or 190 mi	Mary	$1531
307 km or 191 mi	Torbat-e Heydarieh	$515
344 km or 213 mi	Shahrud	$603
361 km or 224 mi	Torbat-e Jam	$512
367 km or 228 mi	Gorgan	$689
451 km or 280 mi	Dasoguz	$1572
469 km or 291 mi	Turkmenabat	$1554
496 km or 308 mi	Sari	$670
513 km or 318 mi	Nukus	$394
516 km or 321 mi	Qaem Shahr	$564
517 km or 321 mi	Semnan	$607
524 km or 325 mi	Herat	$514
528 km or 328 mi	Babol	$468
558 km or 347 mi	Amol	$550
561 km or 349 mi	Bukhara	$452
570 km or 354 mi	Birjand	$553
634 km or 394 mi	Pardis	$675
654 km or 406 mi	Qarshi	$435
657 km or 408 mi	Pakdasht	$689
660 km or 410 mi	Golestan	$722
667 km or 414 mi	Sheberghan	$450
668 km or 415 mi	Qarchak	$693
668 km or 415 mi	Tehran	$797
670 km or 417 mi	Varamin	$673
671 km or 417 mi	Ray	$720
693 km or 431 mi	Qods	$706
694 km or 431 mi	Eslamshahr	$716
695 km or 432 mi	Nasimshahr	$706
700 km or 435 mi	Shahriar	$708
701 km or 435 mi	Karaj	$741
703 km or 437 mi	Fardis	$699

Cities near Lusaka

Distance	City	Cost of living
166 km or 103 mi	Kapiri Mposhi	$894
209 km or 130 mi	Choma	$725
275 km or 171 mi	Ndola	$1139
289 km or 179 mi	Kitwe	$1116
297 km or 184 mi	Chinhoyi	$830
318 km or 198 mi	Mufulira	$1090
322 km or 200 mi	Chingola	$1028
370 km or 230 mi	Kadoma	$729
373 km or 232 mi	Livingstone	$670
399 km or 248 mi	Harare	$1012
411 km or 255 mi	Chitungwiza	$890
426 km or 265 mi	Lubumbashi	$1007
429 km or 267 mi	Kwekwe	$731
464 km or 288 mi	Marondera	$810
475 km or 295 mi	Mansa	$1017
478 km or 297 mi	Gweru	$761
521 km or 324 mi	Likasi	$939
529 km or 329 mi	Bulawayo	$756
574 km or 356 mi	Tete	$834
584 km or 363 mi	Masvingo	$871
605 km or 376 mi	Kolwezi	$947
611 km or 380 mi	Mutare	$662
613 km or 381 mi	Lilongwe	$582
645 km or 401 mi	Francistown	$585
658 km or 409 mi	Kasama	$1079
686 km or 426 mi	Chimoio	$953
688 km or 428 mi	Ntcheu	$515
694 km or 431 mi	Mzimba	$574
721 km or 448 mi	Blantyre	$591
729 km or 453 mi	Monkey Bay	$526
756 km or 470 mi	Zomba	$498
757 km or 471 mi	Mangochi	$516
762 km or 474 mi	Mzuzu	$534
775 km or 482 mi	Mulanje	$500
792 km or 492 mi	Serowe	$600
802 km or 499 mi	Palapye	$554
852 km or 529 mi	Beira	$1000
869 km or 540 mi	Mahalapye	$663
917 km or 570 mi	Mbeya	$433
956 km or 594 mi	Quelimane	$670