Ashgabat vs Meru - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ashgabat Meru
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1806
$542
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4178
$1408
🏠 One person rent
$887
$179
🏘️ Family rent
$1506
$284
🍽️ Food expenses
$763
$263
🚐 Transport expenses
$49.3
$39.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$635
$415
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
69 km
🎓 Higher education
7
27
😀 Quality of life
48
32
🏙️ Population
1.03M
42.7K

The cost of living in Ashgabat is 233% more expensive than in Meru. Cities ranked 2849th and 8447th ($1806 vs $542) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th in Turkmenistan and Kenya, respectively. Check Turkmenistan vs Kenya comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Ashgabat compared to 0.8 months in Meru. Ashgabat ranked 1st best city to live in Turkmenistan vs Meru ranked 9th in Kenya, while ranked 6881st and 8725th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ashgabat vs Meru

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Ashgabat Meru
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$28.8
$5.42
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$86.1
$39
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.9
$6.65
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.69
$2.34
☕ Cappuccino
$6.75
$2.47
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.82
$0.66
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1012
$165
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$667
$103
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1768
$304
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1221
$183
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$48.7
$25.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$74.5
$39.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$102
$37.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.45%
15.21%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4069
$1070
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2839
$1158
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.14
$0.88
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.55
$28.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.63
$14.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.43
$1.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$4.71
$0.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.94
$0.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.24
$1.08
🥚 Eggs, x12
$6.15
$1.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.23
$10.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.2
$6.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$22.5
$4.99
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.06
$3.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$0.78
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.48
$0.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.72
$0.79
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.27
$1.05
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$0.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.78
$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.07
$1.37
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$18.9
$11.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.21
$2.14
🚬 Cigarette pack
$25.5
$3.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.8
$2.59
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.88
$3.59
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.02
$1.17
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.81
$1.13
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.8
$39.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.3
$7.68
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$31.3
$21.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.46
$3.51
👖 Brand Jeans
$65.6
$19.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$92.4
$59.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$22.9
$220
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24723
$9031

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$501
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$487
197 km or 123 mi Nishapur
$496
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$510
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$498
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$466
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$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
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$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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$455
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$797
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$419
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$508
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$520
323 km or 201 mi Kisumu
$533
354 km or 220 mi Mumias
$505
378 km or 235 mi Moshi
$523
392 km or 244 mi Tororo
$624
395 km or 245 mi Arusha
$602
403 km or 250 mi Mbale
$651
455 km or 283 mi Malindi
$553
496 km or 308 mi Jinja
$593
508 km or 316 mi Mombasa
$604
559 km or 347 mi Kira Town
$670
564 km or 351 mi Kampala
$722
577 km or 359 mi Entebbe
$563
591 km or 367 mi Tanga
$544
600 km or 373 mi Mwanza
$623
666 km or 414 mi Gulu
$627
712 km or 442 mi Stone Town
$551
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$588
732 km or 455 mi Dodoma
$506
749 km or 465 mi Baidoa
$743
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$408
783 km or 486 mi Dar es Salaam
$763
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$996
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$617
840 km or 522 mi Bunia
$825
852 km or 529 mi Jimma
$775
852 km or 530 mi Kasese
$572
858 km or 533 mi Juba
$528
862 km or 536 mi Byumba
$620
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$811
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$691
883 km or 549 mi Mogadishu
$724
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$518
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$693
911 km or 566 mi Beni
$810
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$544