Ashgabat vs Manama - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ashgabat Manama
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1898
$1340
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4362
$3091
🏠 One person rent
$968
$765
🏘️ Family rent
$1668
$1313
🍽️ Food expenses
$780
$372
🚐 Transport expenses
$50.9
$102
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$210
$2321
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
7
45
😀 Quality of life
43
76
🏙️ Population
1.03M
298K

The cost of living in Ashgabat is 42% more expensive than in Manama. Cities ranked 2383rd and 4453rd ($1898 vs $1340) 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 0.1 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 7430th and 1297th 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
$31.1
$6.61
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$85
$52.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.8
$7.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.76
$6.74
☕ Cappuccino
$6.83
$4.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.58
$0.87
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1017
$904
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$765
$568
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1798
$1636
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1413
$1009
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$49
$94.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$74.9
$143
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$104
$35.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.58%
6.26%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3536
$2618
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2856
$1965
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.14
$0.69
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.87
$37
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.74
$33.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.43
$0.59
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$4.53
$1.5
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.03
$1.08
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.85
$2.34
🥚 Eggs, x12
$6.02
$2.22
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.31
$8.65
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20
$6.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23.1
$8.69
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.09
$2.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$2.31
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.47
$1.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.64
$1.41
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.27
$1.04
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$1.38
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.74
$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.09
$2.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$19.1
$18.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.18
$3.56
🚬 Cigarette pack
$25.7
$5.31
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.88
$5.42
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.83
$6.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.04
$2.8
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.82
$3.41
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.7
$63.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.2
$10.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$31.1
$39.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.36
$5.56
👖 Brand Jeans
$56
$51.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.6
$88.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$22.7
$403
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24585
$10985

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Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.2 mi Anau
$1846
95 km or 59 mi Quchan
$475
99 km or 61 mi Baherden
$1864
107 km or 66 mi Bojnord
$466
197 km or 123 mi Nishapur
$469
203 km or 126 mi Sabzevar
$483
212 km or 132 mi Mashhad
$482
294 km or 183 mi Gonbad-e Kavus
$458
302 km or 187 mi Kashmar
$483
306 km or 190 mi Mary
$1726
307 km or 191 mi Torbat-e Heydarieh
$476
344 km or 213 mi Shahrud
$561
361 km or 224 mi Torbat-e Jam
$467
367 km or 228 mi Gorgan
$664
451 km or 280 mi Dasoguz
$1840
469 km or 291 mi Turkmenabat
$1795
496 km or 308 mi Sari
$612
513 km or 318 mi Nukus
$475
516 km or 321 mi Qaem Shahr
$474
517 km or 321 mi Semnan
$523
524 km or 325 mi Herat
$556
528 km or 328 mi Babol
$359
558 km or 347 mi Amol
$516
561 km or 349 mi Bukhara
$439
570 km or 354 mi Birjand
$542
634 km or 394 mi Pardis
$563
654 km or 406 mi Qarshi
$500
657 km or 408 mi Pakdasht
$570
660 km or 410 mi Golestan
$584
667 km or 414 mi Sheberghan
$470
668 km or 415 mi Qarchak
$570
668 km or 415 mi Tehran
$638
670 km or 417 mi Varamin
$557
671 km or 417 mi Ray
$584
693 km or 431 mi Qods
$614
694 km or 431 mi Eslamshahr
$590
695 km or 432 mi Nasimshahr
$587
700 km or 435 mi Shahriar
$611
701 km or 435 mi Karaj
$684
703 km or 437 mi Fardis
$616

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Distance City Cost of living
5.9 km or 3.7 mi Isa Town
$1218
10 km or 6.2 mi Riffa
$1062
44 km or 27 mi Dhahran
$965
54 km or 33 mi Dammam
$1059
98 km or 61 mi Qatif
$778
110 km or 68 mi Al Khor
$2015
126 km or 78 mi Al-Mubarraz
$821
126 km or 78 mi Jubail
$917
139 km or 87 mi Doha
$2100
307 km or 191 mi Bushehr
$454
345 km or 214 mi Borazjan
$457
376 km or 233 mi Al Wafrah
$1247
388 km or 241 mi Jahrom
$494
392 km or 244 mi Kazerun
$471
421 km or 262 mi Madinat Zayed
$1791
424 km or 263 mi Shiraz
$505
426 km or 265 mi Riyadh
$1628
427 km or 265 mi Abu Dhabi
$2133
428 km or 266 mi Fasa
$497
435 km or 270 mi Kuwait City
$1437
461 km or 287 mi Marvdasht
$485
467 km or 290 mi Al-Faw
$703
485 km or 301 mi Dubai
$2470
488 km or 303 mi Behbahan
$469
491 km or 305 mi Sharjah
$1543
498 km or 309 mi Umm Qasr
$708
498 km or 310 mi Ajman
$2356
501 km or 312 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$493
503 km or 312 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1170
504 km or 313 mi Yasuj
$459
510 km or 317 mi Abadan
$522
524 km or 326 mi Khorramshahr
$509
543 km or 337 mi Az Zubayr
$694
547 km or 340 mi Basra
$861
555 km or 345 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1355
565 km or 351 mi Al Ain
$1455
573 km or 356 mi Bandar Abbas
$620
589 km or 366 mi Fujairah
$1173
597 km or 371 mi Ahvaz
$548
617 km or 383 mi Sirjan
$521