Ashgabat vs Manchester - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ashgabat Manchester
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1898
$2348
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4362
$5497
🏠 One person rent
$968
$1452
🏘️ Family rent
$1668
$2508
🍽️ Food expenses
$780
$573
🚐 Transport expenses
$50.9
$170
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$210
$3236
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
7
90
😀 Quality of life
43
92
🏙️ Population
1.03M
548K

The cost of living in Ashgabat is 19% less expensive than in Manchester. Cities ranked 2383rd and 1193rd ($1898 vs $2348) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 30th in Turkmenistan and the United Kingdom, respectively. Check Turkmenistan vs the United Kingdom comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Ashgabat compared to 1.4 months in Manchester. Ashgabat ranked 1st best city to live in Turkmenistan vs Manchester ranked 12th in the United Kingdom, while ranked 7430th and 84th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ashgabat vs Manchester

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Ashgabat Manchester
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$31.1
$20.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$85
$93.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.8
$10.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.76
$7.78
☕ Cappuccino
$6.83
$4.69
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.58
$2.59
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1017
$1619
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$765
$1133
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1798
$2982
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1413
$1988
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$49
$180
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$74.9
$280
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$104
$41.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.58%
5.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3536
$4975
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2856
$4650
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.14
$2.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.87
$107
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.74
$22
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.43
$1.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$4.53
$1.5
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.03
$1.85
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.85
$1.93
🥚 Eggs, x12
$6.02
$3.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.31
$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20
$8.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23.1
$15.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.09
$3.18
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$1.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.47
$3.09
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.64
$3.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.27
$1.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$1.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.74
$1.01
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.09
$2.79
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$19.1
$10.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.18
$2.5
🚬 Cigarette pack
$25.7
$23.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.88
$9.01
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.83
$5.14
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.04
$2.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.82
$2.06
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.7
$53.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.2
$13.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$31.1
$90.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.36
$14.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$56
$90.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.6
$96.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$22.7
$1414
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24585
$20557

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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

Cities near Manchester

Distance City Cost of living
4.3 km or 2.7 mi Salford
$2043
5.3 km or 3.3 mi Droylsden
$1975
5.5 km or 3.4 mi Stretford
$2025
7.5 km or 4.7 mi Sale
$1993
9.1 km or 5.7 mi Ashton-under-Lyne
$1862
12 km or 7.2 mi Oldham
$1689
12 km or 7.6 mi Altrincham
$1945
15 km or 9.1 mi Bury
$1784
17 km or 11 mi Rochdale
$1838
19 km or 12 mi Bolton
$1987
24 km or 15 mi Macclesfield
$1880
26 km or 16 mi Warrington
$2022
28 km or 17 mi Wigan
$1742
34 km or 21 mi Chorley
$1832
34 km or 21 mi St Helens
$1682
35 km or 22 mi Widnes
$1885
35 km or 22 mi Blackburn
$1781
35 km or 22 mi Runcorn
$1890
36 km or 22 mi Burnley
$1501
36 km or 22 mi Huddersfield
$1833
38 km or 23 mi Halifax
$1961
39 km or 25 mi Brighouse
$1894
42 km or 26 mi Leek
$1827
43 km or 27 mi Crewe
$1694
45 km or 28 mi Preston
$1733
46 km or 29 mi Dewsbury
$1831
48 km or 30 mi Bradford
$1774
49 km or 30 mi Batley
$1847
49 km or 30 mi Ellesmere Port
$1922
49 km or 31 mi Keighley
$1808
50 km or 31 mi Bootle
$1853
51 km or 31 mi Newcastle-under-Lyme
$1535
51 km or 32 mi Barnsley
$1559
51 km or 32 mi Liverpool
$1942
51 km or 32 mi Sheffield
$1948
52 km or 32 mi Stoke-on-Trent
$1710
52 km or 33 mi Chester
$2035
53 km or 33 mi Bebington
$1860
53 km or 33 mi Birkenhead
$1854
53 km or 33 mi Crosby
$1831