Ashgabat vs Meru - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ashgabat Meru
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1898
$543
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4362
$1430
🏠 One person rent
$968
$185
🏘️ Family rent
$1668
$300
🍽️ Food expenses
$780
$258
🚐 Transport expenses
$50.9
$40.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$210
$173
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
69 km
🎓 Higher education
7
27
😀 Quality of life
43
28
🏙️ Population
1.03M
42.7K

The cost of living in Ashgabat is 250% more expensive than in Meru. Cities ranked 2383rd and 8425th ($1898 vs $543) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 5th in Turkmenistan and Kenya, respectively. Check Turkmenistan vs Kenya comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Ashgabat compared to 0.3 months in Meru. Ashgabat ranked 1st best city to live in Turkmenistan vs Meru ranked 10th in Kenya, while ranked 7430th and 8855th 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
$31.1
$5.46
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$85
$35
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.8
$6.16
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.76
$2.3
☕ Cappuccino
$6.83
$2.67
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.58
$0.6
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1017
$165
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$765
$109
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1798
$304
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1413
$199
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$49
$29.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$74.9
$45.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$104
$35.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.58%
14.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3536
$1039
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2856
$1138
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.14
$0.94
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.87
$33.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.74
$13.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.43
$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$4.53
$0.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.03
$0.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.85
$1.09
🥚 Eggs, x12
$6.02
$1.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.31
$10.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20
$6.19
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23.1
$5.04
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.09
$3.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$0.78
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.47
$0.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.64
$0.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.27
$0.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$0.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.74
$0.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.09
$1.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$19.1
$11.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.18
$2.28
🚬 Cigarette pack
$25.7
$3.45
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.88
$2.96
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.83
$4.11
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.04
$1.27
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.82
$1.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.7
$36.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.2
$7.77
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$31.1
$20.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.36
$3.58
👖 Brand Jeans
$56
$22.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.6
$54.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$22.7
$254
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24585
$10408

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$1846
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$475
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$1864
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$466
197 km or 123 mi Nishapur
$469
203 km or 126 mi Sabzevar
$483
212 km or 132 mi Mashhad
$482
294 km or 183 mi Gonbad-e Kavus
$458
302 km or 187 mi Kashmar
$483
306 km or 190 mi Mary
$1726
307 km or 191 mi Torbat-e Heydarieh
$476
344 km or 213 mi Shahrud
$561
361 km or 224 mi Torbat-e Jam
$467
367 km or 228 mi Gorgan
$664
451 km or 280 mi Dasoguz
$1840
469 km or 291 mi Turkmenabat
$1795
496 km or 308 mi Sari
$612
513 km or 318 mi Nukus
$475
516 km or 321 mi Qaem Shahr
$474
517 km or 321 mi Semnan
$523
524 km or 325 mi Herat
$556
528 km or 328 mi Babol
$359
558 km or 347 mi Amol
$516
561 km or 349 mi Bukhara
$439
570 km or 354 mi Birjand
$542
634 km or 394 mi Pardis
$563
654 km or 406 mi Qarshi
$500
657 km or 408 mi Pakdasht
$570
660 km or 410 mi Golestan
$584
667 km or 414 mi Sheberghan
$470
668 km or 415 mi Qarchak
$570
668 km or 415 mi Tehran
$638
670 km or 417 mi Varamin
$557
671 km or 417 mi Ray
$584
693 km or 431 mi Qods
$614
694 km or 431 mi Eslamshahr
$590
695 km or 432 mi Nasimshahr
$587
700 km or 435 mi Shahriar
$611
701 km or 435 mi Karaj
$684
703 km or 437 mi Fardis
$616

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$448
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$807
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$415
180 km or 112 mi Nakuru
$532
268 km or 167 mi Eldoret
$513
323 km or 201 mi Kisumu
$549
354 km or 220 mi Mumias
$524
378 km or 235 mi Moshi
$540
392 km or 244 mi Tororo
$603
395 km or 245 mi Arusha
$618
403 km or 250 mi Mbale
$624
455 km or 283 mi Malindi
$563
496 km or 308 mi Jinja
$573
508 km or 316 mi Mombasa
$611
559 km or 347 mi Kira Town
$635
564 km or 351 mi Kampala
$697
577 km or 359 mi Entebbe
$531
591 km or 367 mi Tanga
$533
600 km or 373 mi Mwanza
$613
666 km or 414 mi Gulu
$591
712 km or 442 mi Stone Town
$546
712 km or 443 mi Zanzibar
$586
732 km or 455 mi Dodoma
$495
749 km or 465 mi Baidoa
$745
764 km or 475 mi Morogoro
$417
783 km or 486 mi Dar es Salaam
$735
784 km or 487 mi Awasa
$910
819 km or 509 mi Arua
$577
840 km or 522 mi Bunia
$810
852 km or 529 mi Jimma
$746
852 km or 530 mi Kasese
$541
858 km or 533 mi Juba
$513
862 km or 536 mi Byumba
$671
873 km or 542 mi Kigali
$872
875 km or 544 mi Muyinga
$688
883 km or 549 mi Mogadishu
$721
907 km or 563 mi Ruhengeri
$553
911 km or 566 mi Ruyigi
$688
911 km or 566 mi Beni
$795
918 km or 570 mi Nyanza
$583