Ashgabat vs Manchester - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ashgabat Manchester
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1679
$1998
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3854
$4556
🏠 One person rent
$836
$1204
🏘️ Family rent
$1553
$1870
🍽️ Food expenses
$658
$491
🚐 Transport expenses
$47.3
$167
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$573
$2742
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
7
91
😀 Quality of life
30
91
🏙️ Population
828K
548K

The cost of living in Ashgabat is 16% less expensive than in Manchester. Cities ranked 2737th and 1798th ($1679 vs $1998) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 57th 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 0.3 months in Ashgabat compared to 1.4 months in Manchester. Ashgabat ranked 1st best city to live in Turkmenistan vs Manchester ranked 11th in the United Kingdom, while ranked 8379th and 110th among best cities to live in the world.

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Ashgabat Manchester
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$31.6
$17
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$55.7
$66.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10
$9.35
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.39
$6.11
☕ Cappuccino
$4.59
$4.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.91
$2.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$915
$1274
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$647
$892
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1453
$2104
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1376
$1386
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$48.2
$198
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$73.7
$303
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$87.4
$36.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.98%
6.15%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4561
$5073
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3442
$3410
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.29
$2.54
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.98
$97.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.68
$23.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.38
$2.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.63
$1.47
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.85
$1.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.65
$1.98
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.07
$3.97
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.3
$8.66
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.9
$7.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$24.8
$13.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.66
$3.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$1.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.31
$3.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.82
$3.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$1.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$1.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.83
$0.8
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.09
$2.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$27.2
$10.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.61
$3.12
🚬 Cigarette pack
$25.4
$14.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.03
$6.91
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.84
$5.37
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.02
$2.3
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.8
$1.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$65.9
$32.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16.5
$11.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$33.8
$86
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.42
$12.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$83.7
$82.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$144
$87.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$22.6
$1559
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6425
$13845

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Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.2 mi Anau
$1648
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$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
4.3 km or 2.7 mi Salford
$1819
5.3 km or 3.3 mi Droylsden
$1793
5.5 km or 3.4 mi Stretford
$1807
7.5 km or 4.7 mi Sale
$1795
9.1 km or 5.7 mi Ashton-under-Lyne
$1753
12 km or 7.2 mi Oldham
$1652
12 km or 7.6 mi Altrincham
$1758
15 km or 9.1 mi Bury
$1526
17 km or 11 mi Rochdale
$1607
19 km or 12 mi Bolton
$1711
24 km or 15 mi Macclesfield
$1703
26 km or 16 mi Warrington
$1932
28 km or 17 mi Wigan
$1588
34 km or 21 mi Chorley
$1644
34 km or 21 mi St Helens
$1358
35 km or 22 mi Widnes
$1708
35 km or 22 mi Blackburn
$1689
35 km or 22 mi Runcorn
$1733
36 km or 22 mi Burnley
$1613
36 km or 22 mi Huddersfield
$1527
38 km or 23 mi Halifax
$1455
39 km or 25 mi Brighouse
$1574
42 km or 26 mi Leek
$1675
43 km or 27 mi Crewe
$1487
45 km or 28 mi Preston
$1467
46 km or 29 mi Dewsbury
$1623
48 km or 30 mi Bradford
$1564
49 km or 30 mi Batley
$1640
49 km or 30 mi Ellesmere Port
$1746
49 km or 31 mi Keighley
$1628
50 km or 31 mi Bootle
$1656
51 km or 31 mi Newcastle-under-Lyme
$1564
51 km or 32 mi Barnsley
$1392
51 km or 32 mi Liverpool
$1713
51 km or 32 mi Sheffield
$1715
52 km or 32 mi Stoke-on-Trent
$1497
52 km or 33 mi Chester
$1867
53 km or 33 mi Bebington
$1652
53 km or 33 mi Birkenhead
$1652
53 km or 33 mi Crosby
$1629