Ashgabat vs Manama - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ashgabat Manama
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1806
$1309
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4178
$3020
🏠 One person rent
$887
$724
🏘️ Family rent
$1506
$1242
🍽️ Food expenses
$763
$382
🚐 Transport expenses
$49.3
$101
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$635
$2278
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
7
45
😀 Quality of life
48
76
🏙️ Population
1.03M
298K

The cost of living in Ashgabat is 38% more expensive than in Manama. Cities ranked 2849th and 4555th ($1806 vs $1309) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Turkmenistan and Bahrain, respectively. Check Turkmenistan vs Bahrain comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Ashgabat compared to 1.7 months in Manama. Ashgabat ranked 1st best city to live in Turkmenistan vs Manama ranked 1st in Bahrain, while ranked 6881st and 1317th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ashgabat vs Manama

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Ashgabat Manama
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$28.8
$6.78
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$86.1
$52.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.9
$7.44
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.69
$8.02
☕ Cappuccino
$6.75
$5.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.82
$0.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1012
$789
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$667
$548
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1768
$1454
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1221
$971
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$48.7
$89.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$74.5
$135
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$102
$38.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.45%
7.23%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4069
$2606
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2839
$2317
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.14
$0.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.55
$36.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.63
$32.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.43
$0.55
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$4.71
$1.57
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.94
$1.21
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.24
$2.36
🥚 Eggs, x12
$6.15
$2.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.23
$7.67
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.2
$6.98
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$22.5
$8.34
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.06
$2.47
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$2.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.48
$1.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.72
$1.49
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.27
$1.05
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.4
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.78
$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.07
$2.79
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$18.9
$19.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.21
$3.43
🚬 Cigarette pack
$25.5
$5.31
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.8
$5.43
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.88
$6.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.02
$2.82
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.81
$3.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.8
$67.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.3
$10.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$31.3
$40.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.46
$5.56
👖 Brand Jeans
$65.6
$51.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$92.4
$88.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$22.9
$350
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24723
$10032

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$1763
95 km or 59 mi Quchan
$501
99 km or 61 mi Baherden
$1769
107 km or 66 mi Bojnord
$487
197 km or 123 mi Nishapur
$496
203 km or 126 mi Sabzevar
$510
212 km or 132 mi Mashhad
$498
294 km or 183 mi Gonbad-e Kavus
$466
302 km or 187 mi Kashmar
$507
306 km or 190 mi Mary
$1640
307 km or 191 mi Torbat-e Heydarieh
$501
344 km or 213 mi Shahrud
$563
361 km or 224 mi Torbat-e Jam
$494
367 km or 228 mi Gorgan
$659
451 km or 280 mi Dasoguz
$1755
469 km or 291 mi Turkmenabat
$1709
496 km or 308 mi Sari
$635
513 km or 318 mi Nukus
$468
516 km or 321 mi Qaem Shahr
$502
517 km or 321 mi Semnan
$535
524 km or 325 mi Herat
$532
528 km or 328 mi Babol
$372
558 km or 347 mi Amol
$531
561 km or 349 mi Bukhara
$436
570 km or 354 mi Birjand
$589
634 km or 394 mi Pardis
$575
654 km or 406 mi Qarshi
$513
657 km or 408 mi Pakdasht
$583
660 km or 410 mi Golestan
$592
667 km or 414 mi Sheberghan
$457
668 km or 415 mi Qarchak
$586
668 km or 415 mi Tehran
$639
670 km or 417 mi Varamin
$571
671 km or 417 mi Ray
$591
693 km or 431 mi Qods
$631
694 km or 431 mi Eslamshahr
$602
695 km or 432 mi Nasimshahr
$601
700 km or 435 mi Shahriar
$627
701 km or 435 mi Karaj
$696
703 km or 437 mi Fardis
$639

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Distance City Cost of living
5.9 km or 3.7 mi Isa Town
$1192
10 km or 6.2 mi Riffa
$1109
44 km or 27 mi Dhahran
$931
54 km or 33 mi Dammam
$1037
98 km or 61 mi Qatif
$823
110 km or 68 mi Al Khor
$1923
126 km or 78 mi Al-Mubarraz
$793
126 km or 78 mi Jubail
$928
139 km or 87 mi Doha
$2014
307 km or 191 mi Bushehr
$465
345 km or 214 mi Borazjan
$489
376 km or 233 mi Al Wafrah
$1281
388 km or 241 mi Jahrom
$545
392 km or 244 mi Kazerun
$523
421 km or 262 mi Madinat Zayed
$1710
424 km or 263 mi Shiraz
$565
426 km or 265 mi Riyadh
$1632
427 km or 265 mi Abu Dhabi
$2070
428 km or 266 mi Fasa
$541
435 km or 270 mi Kuwait City
$1461
461 km or 287 mi Marvdasht
$547
467 km or 290 mi Al-Faw
$707
485 km or 301 mi Dubai
$2420
488 km or 303 mi Behbahan
$492
491 km or 305 mi Sharjah
$1473
498 km or 309 mi Umm Qasr
$711
498 km or 310 mi Ajman
$2183
501 km or 312 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$537
503 km or 312 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1148
504 km or 313 mi Yasuj
$487
510 km or 317 mi Abadan
$556
524 km or 326 mi Khorramshahr
$551
543 km or 337 mi Az Zubayr
$698
547 km or 340 mi Basra
$861
555 km or 345 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1373
565 km or 351 mi Al Ain
$1457
573 km or 356 mi Bandar Abbas
$635
589 km or 366 mi Fujairah
$1214
597 km or 371 mi Ahvaz
$571
617 km or 383 mi Sirjan
$545