Ashgabat vs Meru - Cost of Living Comparison

Ashgabat Meru
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1233
$412
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2878
$1070
🏠 One person rent
$531
$90.1
🏘️ Family rent
$949
$164
🍽️ Food expenses
$540
$184
🚐 Transport expenses
$42.6
$95.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$562
$341
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
69 km
🎓 Higher education
7
29
😀 Quality of life
30
34
🏙️ Population
828K
1.83M

The cost of living in Ashgabat is 199% more expensive than in Meru. Cities ranked 4068th and 8761st ($1233 vs $412) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 7th in Turkmenistan and Kenya, respectively. Check Turkmenistan vs Kenya comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Ashgabat compared to 0.8 months in Meru. Ashgabat ranked 1st best city to live in Turkmenistan vs Meru ranked 4th in Kenya, while ranked 8436th and 8001st among best cities to live in the world.

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Ashgabat Meru
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$18.8
$3.19
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$68.6
$16.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.1
$3.97
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.1
$1.61
☕ Cappuccino
$3.75
$0.8
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$4.55
$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$635
$83.7
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$386
$50.4
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$933
$180
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$807
$112
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$40.5
$9.83
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$62.1
$15.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$54.5
$23.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.97%
13.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3243
$2386
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2384
$1366
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.14
$1.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.4
$29.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.27
$9.65
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.36
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.43
$0.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.9
$0.4
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.1
$0.87
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.5
$1.35
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.3
$4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.26
$6.74
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.4
$3.83
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.15
$1.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.08
$1.61
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$1.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.99
$0.61
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.92
$0.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$0.59
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.89
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.08
$1.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.2
$4.82
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.99
$1.55
🚬 Cigarette pack
$18.9
$1.71
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.65
$2.32
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.82
$3.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.02
$0.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.79
$1.15
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50.9
$36.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$19.2
$4.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$26.2
$17.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.43
$2.88
👖 Brand Jeans
$80
$13.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$92.6
$33.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$22.7
$40.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4395
$3024

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$540
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$640
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$638
212 km or 132 mi Mashhad
$658
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$531
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$687
306 km or 190 mi Mary
$1305
307 km or 191 mi Torbat-e Heydarieh
$687
344 km or 213 mi Shahrud
$688
361 km or 224 mi Torbat-e Jam
$717
367 km or 228 mi Gorgan
$558
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$1316
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$1331
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$568
513 km or 318 mi Nukus
$397
516 km or 321 mi Qaem Shahr
$693
517 km or 321 mi Semnan
$690
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$375
528 km or 328 mi Babol
$450
558 km or 347 mi Amol
$504
561 km or 349 mi Bukhara
$379
570 km or 354 mi Birjand
$691
634 km or 394 mi Pardis
$686
654 km or 406 mi Qarshi
$404
657 km or 408 mi Pakdasht
$694
660 km or 410 mi Golestan
$696
667 km or 414 mi Sheberghan
$326
668 km or 415 mi Qarchak
$694
668 km or 415 mi Tehran
$833
670 km or 417 mi Varamin
$836
671 km or 417 mi Ray
$693
693 km or 431 mi Qods
$699
694 km or 431 mi Eslamshahr
$636
695 km or 432 mi Nasimshahr
$695
700 km or 435 mi Shahriar
$696
701 km or 435 mi Karaj
$792
703 km or 437 mi Fardis
$689

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$389
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$811
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$412
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$439
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$469
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$471
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$440
378 km or 235 mi Moshi
$725
392 km or 244 mi Tororo
$528
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$560
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$497
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$348
496 km or 308 mi Jinja
$455
508 km or 316 mi Mombasa
$567
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$515
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$671
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$544
591 km or 367 mi Tanga
$633
600 km or 373 mi Mwanza
$552
666 km or 414 mi Gulu
$455
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$664
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$833
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$643
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$603
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$687
783 km or 486 mi Dar es Salaam
$963
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$609
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$501
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$925
852 km or 529 mi Jimma
$569
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$427
858 km or 533 mi Juba
$515
862 km or 536 mi Byumba
$647
873 km or 542 mi Kigali
$709
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$459
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$840
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$580
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$459
911 km or 566 mi Beni
$915
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$572