Ashgabat vs Medan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ashgabat Medan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1679
$500
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3854
$1369
🏠 One person rent
$836
$200
🏘️ Family rent
$1553
$417
🍽️ Food expenses
$658
$185
🚐 Transport expenses
$47.3
$39.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$573
$269
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
7
52
😀 Quality of life
30
45
🏙️ Population
828K
2.11M

The cost of living in Ashgabat is 236% more expensive than in Medan. Cities ranked 2737th and 8502nd ($1679 vs $500) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 35th in Turkmenistan and Indonesia, respectively. Check Turkmenistan vs Indonesia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Ashgabat compared to 0.5 months in Medan. Ashgabat ranked 1st best city to live in Turkmenistan vs Medan ranked 14th in Indonesia, while ranked 8379th and 6617th among best cities to live in the world.

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Ashgabat Medan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$31.6
$2.34
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$55.7
$11.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10
$3.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.39
$2.77
☕ Cappuccino
$4.59
$1.79
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.91
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$915
$190
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$647
$115
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1453
$449
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1376
$296
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$48.2
$41
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$73.7
$62.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$87.4
$28.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.98%
11.04%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4561
$1660
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3442
$636
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.29
$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.98
$6.93
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.68
$3.93
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.38
$0.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.63
$1.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.85
$1.16
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.65
$0.91
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.07
$1.42
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.3
$5.62
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.9
$2.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$24.8
$8.78
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.66
$2.5
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$1.05
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.31
$1.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.82
$0.9
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$0.79
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$1.59
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.83
$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.09
$1.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$27.2
$17.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.61
$1.39
🚬 Cigarette pack
$25.4
$2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.03
$2.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.84
$2.51
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.02
$0.86
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.8
$0.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$65.9
$25.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16.5
$3.27
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$33.8
$14.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.42
$2.87
👖 Brand Jeans
$83.7
$58.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$144
$120
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$22.6
$63.3
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6425
$11223

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$1648
95 km or 59 mi Quchan
$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
21 km or 13 mi Binjai
$483
67 km or 41 mi Tebing Tinggi
$485
90 km or 56 mi Pematangsiantar
$499
119 km or 74 mi Langsa
$472
148 km or 92 mi Tanjungbalai
$515
238 km or 148 mi Lhokseumawe
$443
264 km or 164 mi Teluk Intan
$565
264 km or 164 mi Taiping
$638
264 km or 164 mi Padangsidempuan
$596
268 km or 166 mi George Town
$566
269 km or 167 mi Butterworth
$578
286 km or 178 mi Ipoh
$550
298 km or 185 mi Sungai Petani
$544
307 km or 191 mi Gunungsitoli
$587
317 km or 197 mi Klang
$553
322 km or 200 mi Ko Lipe
$650
324 km or 201 mi Langkawi
$496
325 km or 202 mi Shah Alam
$582
331 km or 206 mi Alor Setar
$453
332 km or 206 mi Subang Jaya
$644
332 km or 206 mi Petaling Jaya
$645
341 km or 212 mi Kuala Lumpur
$743
342 km or 212 mi Cyberjaya
$539
345 km or 215 mi Putrajaya
$480
352 km or 219 mi Kangar
$487
378 km or 235 mi Seremban
$545
381 km or 237 mi Dumai
$554
422 km or 262 mi Hat Yai
$520
426 km or 265 mi Banda Aceh
$403
431 km or 268 mi Malacca
$602
445 km or 277 mi Ko Lanta
$697
466 km or 289 mi Pekanbaru
$558
468 km or 291 mi Muar
$611
470 km or 292 mi Phuket
$870
483 km or 300 mi Kota Bharu
$455
487 km or 303 mi Ao Nang
$653
489 km or 304 mi Krabi
$739
515 km or 320 mi Batu Pahat
$609
518 km or 322 mi Kuantan
$482
529 km or 329 mi Kuala Terengganu
$465