Ashgabat vs Manchester - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ashgabat Manchester
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1806
$2365
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4178
$5609
🏠 One person rent
$887
$1445
🏘️ Family rent
$1506
$2498
🍽️ Food expenses
$763
$583
🚐 Transport expenses
$49.3
$180
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$635
$3421
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
7
90
😀 Quality of life
48
93
🏙️ Population
1.03M
548K

The cost of living in Ashgabat is 24% less expensive than in Manchester. Cities ranked 2849th and 1156th ($1806 vs $2365) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 33rd 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 0.4 months in Ashgabat compared to 1.4 months in Manchester. Ashgabat ranked 1st best city to live in Turkmenistan vs Manchester ranked 9th in the United Kingdom, while ranked 6881st and 78th 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
$28.8
$19.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$86.1
$93.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.9
$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.69
$7.56
☕ Cappuccino
$6.75
$4.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.82
$2.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1012
$1540
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$667
$1148
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1768
$2808
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1221
$2033
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$48.7
$176
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$74.5
$267
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$102
$43
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.45%
5.2%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4069
$4797
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2839
$4525
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.14
$2.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.55
$120
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.63
$22.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.43
$1.86
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$4.71
$1.53
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.94
$1.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.24
$2.08
🥚 Eggs, x12
$6.15
$3.72
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.23
$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.2
$8.97
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$22.5
$18.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.06
$3.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$1.87
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.48
$3.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.72
$4.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.27
$1.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.74
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.78
$1.12
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.07
$2.85
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$18.9
$10.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.21
$2.69
🚬 Cigarette pack
$25.5
$20.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.8
$7.89
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.88
$5.3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.02
$2.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.81
$2.12
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.8
$49.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.3
$13.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$31.3
$92.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.46
$14.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$65.6
$99.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$92.4
$93.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$22.9
$1658
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24723
$21096

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Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.2 mi Anau
$1763
95 km or 59 mi Quchan
$501
99 km or 61 mi Baherden
$1769
107 km or 66 mi Bojnord
$487
197 km or 123 mi Nishapur
$496
203 km or 126 mi Sabzevar
$510
212 km or 132 mi Mashhad
$498
294 km or 183 mi Gonbad-e Kavus
$466
302 km or 187 mi Kashmar
$507
306 km or 190 mi Mary
$1640
307 km or 191 mi Torbat-e Heydarieh
$501
344 km or 213 mi Shahrud
$563
361 km or 224 mi Torbat-e Jam
$494
367 km or 228 mi Gorgan
$659
451 km or 280 mi Dasoguz
$1755
469 km or 291 mi Turkmenabat
$1709
496 km or 308 mi Sari
$635
513 km or 318 mi Nukus
$468
516 km or 321 mi Qaem Shahr
$502
517 km or 321 mi Semnan
$535
524 km or 325 mi Herat
$532
528 km or 328 mi Babol
$372
558 km or 347 mi Amol
$531
561 km or 349 mi Bukhara
$436
570 km or 354 mi Birjand
$589
634 km or 394 mi Pardis
$575
654 km or 406 mi Qarshi
$513
657 km or 408 mi Pakdasht
$583
660 km or 410 mi Golestan
$592
667 km or 414 mi Sheberghan
$457
668 km or 415 mi Qarchak
$586
668 km or 415 mi Tehran
$639
670 km or 417 mi Varamin
$571
671 km or 417 mi Ray
$591
693 km or 431 mi Qods
$631
694 km or 431 mi Eslamshahr
$602
695 km or 432 mi Nasimshahr
$601
700 km or 435 mi Shahriar
$627
701 km or 435 mi Karaj
$696
703 km or 437 mi Fardis
$639

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Distance City Cost of living
4.3 km or 2.7 mi Salford
$2080
5.3 km or 3.3 mi Droylsden
$2002
5.5 km or 3.4 mi Stretford
$2055
7.5 km or 4.7 mi Sale
$2033
9.1 km or 5.7 mi Ashton-under-Lyne
$1866
12 km or 7.2 mi Oldham
$1741
12 km or 7.6 mi Altrincham
$1974
15 km or 9.1 mi Bury
$1818
17 km or 11 mi Rochdale
$1827
19 km or 12 mi Bolton
$2079
24 km or 15 mi Macclesfield
$1904
26 km or 16 mi Warrington
$2046
28 km or 17 mi Wigan
$1718
34 km or 21 mi Chorley
$1870
34 km or 21 mi St Helens
$1686
35 km or 22 mi Widnes
$1907
35 km or 22 mi Blackburn
$1846
35 km or 22 mi Runcorn
$1928
36 km or 22 mi Burnley
$1496
36 km or 22 mi Huddersfield
$1857
38 km or 23 mi Halifax
$1991
39 km or 25 mi Brighouse
$1925
42 km or 26 mi Leek
$1841
43 km or 27 mi Crewe
$1674
45 km or 28 mi Preston
$1754
46 km or 29 mi Dewsbury
$1861
48 km or 30 mi Bradford
$1787
49 km or 30 mi Batley
$1882
49 km or 30 mi Ellesmere Port
$1951
49 km or 31 mi Keighley
$1855
50 km or 31 mi Bootle
$1893
51 km or 31 mi Newcastle-under-Lyme
$1519
51 km or 32 mi Barnsley
$1567
51 km or 32 mi Liverpool
$1998
51 km or 32 mi Sheffield
$1940
52 km or 32 mi Stoke-on-Trent
$1730
52 km or 33 mi Chester
$2047
53 km or 33 mi Bebington
$1888
53 km or 33 mi Birkenhead
$1895
53 km or 33 mi Crosby
$1862