Ashgabat vs Lusaka - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Ashgabat	Lusaka
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1584	$738
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3634	$2249
🏠 One person rent	$798	$312
🏘️ Family rent	$1502	$948
🍽️ Food expenses	$609	$239
🚐 Transport expenses	$49.1	$127
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$718	$333
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	7	37
😀 Quality of life	29	49
🏙️ Population	1.03M	2.47M

The cost of living in Ashgabat is 115% more expensive than in Lusaka. Cities ranked 3105th and 6726th ($1584 vs $738) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 6th 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 8250th and 6269th 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	$25.9	$6.95
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$60.4	$27
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.1	$3.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.4	$0.91
☕ Cappuccino	$5.56	$2.02
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.25	$0.64
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$884	$194
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$607	$109
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1501	$1082
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1302	$641
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$45.2	$60.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$70	$94.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$90.5	$125
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.58%	21.29%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3897	$2003
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3006	$4875
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.14	$1.23
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$8.52	$36.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.74	$12
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.38	$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3	$1.34
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.35	$0.75
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.49	$1.7
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.83	$1.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.29	$7.27
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.83	$3.63
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.9	$4.83
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.02	$2.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$1.42
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.81	$2.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.06	$1.15
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$1.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$1.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.74	$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.08	$0.97
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$27.3	$6.86
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.79	$1.09
🚬 Cigarette pack	$25.2	$2.37
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.01	$4.66
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.8	$2.39
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3	$1.17
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.77	$1.07
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$112	$44.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17.7	$4.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$31.8	$12.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.36	$4.45
👖 Brand Jeans	$69.9	$18.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$92.4	$89.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$22.7	$176
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6132	$9642

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Ashgabat

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 Lusaka

Distance	City	Cost of living
166 km or 103 mi	Kapiri Mposhi	$687
209 km or 130 mi	Choma	$700
275 km or 171 mi	Ndola	$541
289 km or 179 mi	Kitwe	$917
297 km or 184 mi	Chinhoyi	$646
318 km or 198 mi	Mufulira	$1018
322 km or 200 mi	Chingola	$875
370 km or 230 mi	Kadoma	$723
373 km or 232 mi	Livingstone	$688
399 km or 248 mi	Harare	$992
411 km or 255 mi	Chitungwiza	$873
426 km or 265 mi	Lubumbashi	$1050
429 km or 267 mi	Kwekwe	$730
464 km or 288 mi	Marondera	$794
475 km or 295 mi	Mansa	$776
478 km or 297 mi	Gweru	$597
521 km or 324 mi	Likasi	$961
529 km or 329 mi	Bulawayo	$766
574 km or 356 mi	Tete	$825
584 km or 363 mi	Masvingo	$854
605 km or 376 mi	Kolwezi	$975
611 km or 380 mi	Mutare	$752
613 km or 381 mi	Lilongwe	$587
645 km or 401 mi	Francistown	$624
658 km or 409 mi	Kasama	$748
686 km or 426 mi	Chimoio	$947
688 km or 428 mi	Ntcheu	$492
694 km or 431 mi	Mzimba	$566
721 km or 448 mi	Blantyre	$507
729 km or 453 mi	Monkey Bay	$518
756 km or 470 mi	Zomba	$457
757 km or 471 mi	Mangochi	$493
762 km or 474 mi	Mzuzu	$525
775 km or 482 mi	Mulanje	$461
792 km or 492 mi	Serowe	$583
802 km or 499 mi	Palapye	$540
852 km or 529 mi	Beira	$1003
869 km or 540 mi	Mahalapye	$631
917 km or 570 mi	Mbeya	$461
956 km or 594 mi	Quelimane	$675