Ashgabat vs Manchester - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ashgabat Manchester
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1584
$2071
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3634
$5081
🏠 One person rent
$798
$1241
🏘️ Family rent
$1502
$2185
🍽️ Food expenses
$609
$510
🚐 Transport expenses
$49.1
$179
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$718
$2923
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
7
91
😀 Quality of life
29
92
🏙️ Population
1.03M
548K

The cost of living in Ashgabat is 23% less expensive than in Manchester. Cities ranked 3105th and 1662nd ($1584 vs $2071) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 46th 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 1.4 months in Manchester. Ashgabat ranked 1st best city to live in Turkmenistan vs Manchester ranked 13th in the United Kingdom, while ranked 8250th and 85th among best cities to live in the world.

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Ashgabat Manchester
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$25.9
$16.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$60.4
$73.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.1
$9.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.4
$6.16
☕ Cappuccino
$5.56
$4.46
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.25
$2.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$884
$1351
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$607
$936
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1501
$2179
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1302
$1788
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$45.2
$186
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$70
$283
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$90.5
$35.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.58%
5.9%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3897
$5330
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3006
$3723
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.14
$2.54
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.52
$110
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.74
$24.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.38
$1.94
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3
$1.49
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.35
$1.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.49
$1.8
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.83
$3.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.29
$10.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.83
$8.71
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.9
$15.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.02
$3.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$1.77
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.81
$3.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.06
$3.4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$1.72
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$1.7
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.74
$0.92
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.08
$2.58
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$27.3
$10.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.79
$2.45
🚬 Cigarette pack
$25.2
$16.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.01
$7.03
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.8
$4.47
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3
$2.35
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.77
$1.79
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$112
$43.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$17.7
$11.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$31.8
$84.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.36
$13.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$69.9
$86.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$92.4
$88
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$22.7
$1818
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6132
$19551

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Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.2 mi Anau
$1553
95 km or 59 mi Quchan
$515
99 km or 61 mi Baherden
$1541
107 km or 66 mi Bojnord
$510
197 km or 123 mi Nishapur
$509
203 km or 126 mi Sabzevar
$524
212 km or 132 mi Mashhad
$508
294 km or 183 mi Gonbad-e Kavus
$495
302 km or 187 mi Kashmar
$521
306 km or 190 mi Mary
$1503
307 km or 191 mi Torbat-e Heydarieh
$521
344 km or 213 mi Shahrud
$598
361 km or 224 mi Torbat-e Jam
$550
367 km or 228 mi Gorgan
$685
451 km or 280 mi Dasoguz
$1535
469 km or 291 mi Turkmenabat
$1523
496 km or 308 mi Sari
$658
513 km or 318 mi Nukus
$392
516 km or 321 mi Qaem Shahr
$554
517 km or 321 mi Semnan
$580
524 km or 325 mi Herat
$512
528 km or 328 mi Babol
$458
558 km or 347 mi Amol
$557
561 km or 349 mi Bukhara
$431
570 km or 354 mi Birjand
$574
634 km or 394 mi Pardis
$665
654 km or 406 mi Qarshi
$484
657 km or 408 mi Pakdasht
$680
660 km or 410 mi Golestan
$714
667 km or 414 mi Sheberghan
$414
668 km or 415 mi Qarchak
$681
668 km or 415 mi Tehran
$788
670 km or 417 mi Varamin
$651
671 km or 417 mi Ray
$710
693 km or 431 mi Qods
$698
694 km or 431 mi Eslamshahr
$700
695 km or 432 mi Nasimshahr
$697
700 km or 435 mi Shahriar
$698
701 km or 435 mi Karaj
$736
703 km or 437 mi Fardis
$688

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Distance City Cost of living
4.3 km or 2.7 mi Salford
$1948
5.3 km or 3.3 mi Droylsden
$1800
5.5 km or 3.4 mi Stretford
$1874
7.5 km or 4.7 mi Sale
$1845
9.1 km or 5.7 mi Ashton-under-Lyne
$1720
12 km or 7.2 mi Oldham
$1602
12 km or 7.6 mi Altrincham
$1788
15 km or 9.1 mi Bury
$1806
17 km or 11 mi Rochdale
$1672
19 km or 12 mi Bolton
$1806
24 km or 15 mi Macclesfield
$1720
26 km or 16 mi Warrington
$1962
28 km or 17 mi Wigan
$1574
34 km or 21 mi Chorley
$1675
34 km or 21 mi St Helens
$1497
35 km or 22 mi Widnes
$1753
35 km or 22 mi Blackburn
$1686
35 km or 22 mi Runcorn
$1762
36 km or 22 mi Burnley
$1376
36 km or 22 mi Huddersfield
$1680
38 km or 23 mi Halifax
$1793
39 km or 25 mi Brighouse
$1737
42 km or 26 mi Leek
$1686
43 km or 27 mi Crewe
$1486
45 km or 28 mi Preston
$1456
46 km or 29 mi Dewsbury
$1693
48 km or 30 mi Bradford
$1598
49 km or 30 mi Batley
$1707
49 km or 30 mi Ellesmere Port
$1774
49 km or 31 mi Keighley
$1680
50 km or 31 mi Bootle
$1706
51 km or 31 mi Newcastle-under-Lyme
$1465
51 km or 32 mi Barnsley
$1401
51 km or 32 mi Liverpool
$1774
51 km or 32 mi Sheffield
$1764
52 km or 32 mi Stoke-on-Trent
$1552
52 km or 33 mi Chester
$1897
53 km or 33 mi Bebington
$1710
53 km or 33 mi Birkenhead
$1697
53 km or 33 mi Crosby
$1681