Ashgabat vs Manchester - Cost of Living Comparison

Ashgabat Manchester
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1233
$1706
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2878
$4151
🏠 One person rent
$531
$977
🏘️ Family rent
$949
$1719
🍽️ Food expenses
$540
$456
🚐 Transport expenses
$42.6
$135
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$562
$2717
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
7
91
😀 Quality of life
30
92
🏙️ Population
828K
548K

The cost of living in Ashgabat is 28% less expensive than in Manchester. Cities ranked 4068th and 2252nd ($1233 vs $1706) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 40th 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 0.5 months in Ashgabat compared to 1.6 months in Manchester. Ashgabat ranked 1st best city to live in Turkmenistan vs Manchester ranked 7th in the United Kingdom, while ranked 8436th and 73rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Ashgabat Manchester
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$18.8
$18.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$68.6
$72.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.1
$7.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.1
$5.47
☕ Cappuccino
$3.75
$3.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$4.55
$2.16
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$635
$985
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$386
$736
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$933
$2092
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$807
$1275
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$40.5
$159
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$62.1
$248
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$54.5
$32.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.97%
2.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3243
$4758
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2384
$3105
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.14
$2.43
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.4
$84.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.27
$15.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.36
$2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.43
$1.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.9
$1.37
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.1
$1.99
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.5
$2.83
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.3
$7.34
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.26
$7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.4
$10
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.15
$2.34
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.08
$1.63
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$2.65
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.99
$1.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.92
$1.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$1.38
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.89
$0.92
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.08
$2.47
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.2
$9.69
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.99
$2.31
🚬 Cigarette pack
$18.9
$14.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.65
$6.95
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.82
$5.14
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.02
$2.16
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.79
$2.06
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50.9
$30.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$19.2
$12
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$26.2
$95.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.43
$13.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$80
$77.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$92.6
$75.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$22.7
$1252
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4395
$12177

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Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.2 mi Anau
$1366
95 km or 59 mi Quchan
$687
99 km or 61 mi Baherden
$1362
107 km or 66 mi Bojnord
$540
197 km or 123 mi Nishapur
$640
203 km or 126 mi Sabzevar
$638
212 km or 132 mi Mashhad
$658
294 km or 183 mi Gonbad-e Kavus
$531
302 km or 187 mi Kashmar
$687
306 km or 190 mi Mary
$1305
307 km or 191 mi Torbat-e Heydarieh
$687
344 km or 213 mi Shahrud
$688
361 km or 224 mi Torbat-e Jam
$717
367 km or 228 mi Gorgan
$558
451 km or 280 mi Dasoguz
$1316
469 km or 291 mi Turkmenabat
$1331
496 km or 308 mi Sari
$568
513 km or 318 mi Nukus
$397
516 km or 321 mi Qaem Shahr
$693
517 km or 321 mi Semnan
$690
524 km or 325 mi Herat
$375
528 km or 328 mi Babol
$450
558 km or 347 mi Amol
$504
561 km or 349 mi Bukhara
$379
570 km or 354 mi Birjand
$691
634 km or 394 mi Pardis
$686
654 km or 406 mi Qarshi
$404
657 km or 408 mi Pakdasht
$694
660 km or 410 mi Golestan
$696
667 km or 414 mi Sheberghan
$326
668 km or 415 mi Qarchak
$694
668 km or 415 mi Tehran
$833
670 km or 417 mi Varamin
$836
671 km or 417 mi Ray
$693
693 km or 431 mi Qods
$699
694 km or 431 mi Eslamshahr
$636
695 km or 432 mi Nasimshahr
$695
700 km or 435 mi Shahriar
$696
701 km or 435 mi Karaj
$792
703 km or 437 mi Fardis
$689

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Distance City Cost of living
4.3 km or 2.7 mi Salford
$1626
5.3 km or 3.3 mi Droylsden
$1503
5.5 km or 3.4 mi Stretford
$1513
7.5 km or 4.7 mi Sale
$1513
9.1 km or 5.7 mi Ashton-under-Lyne
$1415
12 km or 7.2 mi Oldham
$1191
12 km or 7.6 mi Altrincham
$1508
15 km or 9.1 mi Bury
$1270
17 km or 11 mi Rochdale
$1047
19 km or 12 mi Bolton
$1198
24 km or 15 mi Macclesfield
$1511
26 km or 16 mi Warrington
$1395
28 km or 17 mi Wigan
$1377
34 km or 21 mi Chorley
$1503
34 km or 21 mi St Helens
$1242
35 km or 22 mi Widnes
$1509
35 km or 22 mi Blackburn
$1126
35 km or 22 mi Runcorn
$1512
36 km or 22 mi Burnley
$1120
36 km or 22 mi Huddersfield
$1268
38 km or 23 mi Halifax
$1251
39 km or 25 mi Brighouse
$1509
42 km or 26 mi Leek
$1505
43 km or 27 mi Crewe
$1441
45 km or 28 mi Preston
$1176
46 km or 29 mi Dewsbury
$1507
48 km or 30 mi Bradford
$1202
49 km or 30 mi Batley
$1512
49 km or 30 mi Ellesmere Port
$1506
49 km or 31 mi Keighley
$1506
50 km or 31 mi Bootle
$1506
51 km or 31 mi Newcastle-under-Lyme
$1319
51 km or 32 mi Barnsley
$1244
51 km or 32 mi Liverpool
$1494
51 km or 32 mi Sheffield
$1481
52 km or 32 mi Stoke-on-Trent
$1317
52 km or 33 mi Chester
$1621
53 km or 33 mi Bebington
$1505
53 km or 33 mi Birkenhead
$1512
53 km or 33 mi Crosby
$1509