Ashgabat vs Manama - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ashgabat Manama
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1679
$1375
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3854
$3148
🏠 One person rent
$836
$807
🏘️ Family rent
$1553
$1414
🍽️ Food expenses
$658
$396
🚐 Transport expenses
$47.3
$61.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$573
$2188
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
7
44
😀 Quality of life
30
70
🏙️ Population
828K
157K

The cost of living in Ashgabat is 22% more expensive than in Manama. Cities ranked 2737th and 3950th ($1679 vs $1375) 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 0.3 months in Ashgabat compared to 1.6 months in Manama. Ashgabat ranked 1st best city to live in Turkmenistan vs Manama ranked 1st in Bahrain, while ranked 8379th and 3031st among best cities to live in the world.

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Ashgabat Manama
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$31.6
$8.12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$55.7
$54.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10
$7.49
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.39
$11.4
 Cappuccino
$4.59
$5.68
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.91
$0.82
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$915
$798
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$647
$612
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1453
$1690
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1376
$1068
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$48.2
$120
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$73.7
$183
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$87.4
$38.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.98%
7.85%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4561
$2294
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3442
$1484
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.29
$0.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.98
$37.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.68
$25.8
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.38
$0.41
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.63
$1.79
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.85
$1.2
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.65
$1.52
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.07
$2.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.3
$8.82
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.9
$7.49
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$24.8
$9.47
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.66
$2.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$2.06
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.31
$1.6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.82
$1.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$0.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$0.93
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.83
$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.09
$2.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$27.2
$21.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.61
$3.29
🚬 Cigarette pack
$25.4
$8.29
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.03
$5.48
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.84
$6.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.02
$2.8
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.8
$4.16
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$65.9
$74.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16.5
$10.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$33.8
$46.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.42
$5.56
👖 Brand Jeans
$83.7
$54.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$144
$97.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$22.6
$404
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6425
$10676

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
5.9 km or 3.7 mi Isa Town
$1327
10 km or 6.2 mi Riffa
$1285
44 km or 27 mi Dhahran
$959
54 km or 33 mi Dammam
$1005
98 km or 61 mi Qatif
$868
110 km or 68 mi Al Khor
$1810
126 km or 78 mi Al-Mubarraz
$768
126 km or 78 mi Jubail
$910
139 km or 87 mi Doha
$1872
307 km or 191 mi Bushehr
$646
345 km or 214 mi Borazjan
$621
376 km or 233 mi Al Wafrah
$1256
388 km or 241 mi Jahrom
$798
392 km or 244 mi Kazerun
$606
421 km or 262 mi Madinat Zayed
$1673
424 km or 263 mi Shiraz
$606
426 km or 265 mi Riyadh
$1642
427 km or 265 mi Abu Dhabi
$1936
428 km or 266 mi Fasa
$890
435 km or 270 mi Kuwait City
$1424
461 km or 287 mi Marvdasht
$604
467 km or 290 mi Al-Faw
$710
485 km or 301 mi Dubai
$2229
488 km or 303 mi Behbahan
$541
491 km or 305 mi Sharjah
$1612
498 km or 309 mi Umm Qasr
$708
498 km or 310 mi Ajman
$1841
501 km or 312 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$544
503 km or 312 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1577
504 km or 313 mi Yasuj
$561
510 km or 317 mi Abadan
$543
524 km or 326 mi Khorramshahr
$540
543 km or 337 mi Az Zubayr
$698
547 km or 340 mi Basra
$875
555 km or 345 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1584
565 km or 351 mi Al Ain
$1132
573 km or 356 mi Bandar Abbas
$758
589 km or 366 mi Fujairah
$1191
597 km or 371 mi Ahvaz
$559
617 km or 383 mi Sirjan
$604