Ashgabat vs Medan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ashgabat Medan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1806
$461
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4178
$1179
🏠 One person rent
$887
$185
🏘️ Family rent
$1506
$299
🍽️ Food expenses
$763
$174
🚐 Transport expenses
$49.3
$34
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$635
$230
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
7
55
😀 Quality of life
48
48
🏙️ Population
1.03M
2.11M

The cost of living in Ashgabat is 291% more expensive than in Medan. Cities ranked 2849th and 8850th ($1806 vs $461) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 48th in Turkmenistan and Indonesia, respectively. Check Turkmenistan vs Indonesia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 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 6881st and 6907th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ashgabat vs Medan

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Ashgabat Medan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$28.8
$1.73
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$86.1
$11.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.9
$3.13
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.69
$1.74
☕ Cappuccino
$6.75
$1.8
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.82
$0.39
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1012
$169
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$667
$101
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1768
$308
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1221
$179
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$48.7
$43.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$74.5
$66.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$102
$28.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.45%
9.23%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4069
$1205
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2839
$591
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.14
$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.55
$8.11
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.63
$2.58
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.43
$0.75
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$4.71
$1.24
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.94
$1.17
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.24
$0.95
🥚 Eggs, x12
$6.15
$1.42
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.23
$7.93
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.2
$3.46
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$22.5
$6.63
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.06
$2.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$1.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.48
$1.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.72
$0.9
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.27
$0.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.78
$0.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.07
$1.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$18.9
$7.62
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.21
$1.56
🚬 Cigarette pack
$25.5
$2.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.8
$1.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.88
$2.34
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.02
$0.8
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.81
$0.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.8
$19.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.3
$3.37
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$31.3
$14.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.46
$2.66
👖 Brand Jeans
$65.6
$55.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$92.4
$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$22.9
$122
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24723
$9091

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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

Cities near Medan

Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Binjai
$458
67 km or 41 mi Tebing Tinggi
$461
90 km or 56 mi Pematangsiantar
$470
119 km or 74 mi Langsa
$451
148 km or 92 mi Tanjungbalai
$485
238 km or 148 mi Lhokseumawe
$438
264 km or 164 mi Teluk Intan
$701
264 km or 164 mi Taiping
$572
264 km or 164 mi Padangsidempuan
$558
268 km or 166 mi George Town
$792
269 km or 167 mi Butterworth
$740
286 km or 178 mi Ipoh
$696
298 km or 185 mi Sungai Petani
$663
307 km or 191 mi Gunungsitoli
$551
317 km or 197 mi Klang
$762
322 km or 200 mi Ko Lipe
$790
324 km or 201 mi Langkawi
$634
325 km or 202 mi Shah Alam
$750
331 km or 206 mi Alor Setar
$564
332 km or 206 mi Subang Jaya
$831
332 km or 206 mi Petaling Jaya
$813
341 km or 212 mi Kuala Lumpur
$981
342 km or 212 mi Cyberjaya
$664
345 km or 215 mi Putrajaya
$627
352 km or 219 mi Kangar
$628
378 km or 235 mi Seremban
$678
381 km or 237 mi Dumai
$513
422 km or 262 mi Hat Yai
$622
426 km or 265 mi Banda Aceh
$407
431 km or 268 mi Malacca
$736
445 km or 277 mi Ko Lanta
$846
466 km or 289 mi Pekanbaru
$495
468 km or 291 mi Muar
$788
470 km or 292 mi Phuket
$1059
483 km or 300 mi Kota Bharu
$551
487 km or 303 mi Ao Nang
$808
489 km or 304 mi Krabi
$891
515 km or 320 mi Batu Pahat
$780
518 km or 322 mi Kuantan
$588
529 km or 329 mi Kuala Terengganu
$572