Ashgabat vs Nairobi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ashgabat Nairobi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1833
$811
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4223
$2043
🏠 One person rent
$893
$286
🏘️ Family rent
$1483
$478
🍽️ Food expenses
$782
$286
🚐 Transport expenses
$49.8
$176
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$747
$181
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
7
68
😀 Quality of life
49
58
🏙️ Population
1.03M
5.55M

The cost of living in Ashgabat is 126% more expensive than in Nairobi. Cities ranked 2595th and 6622nd ($1833 vs $811) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st 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 0.2 months in Nairobi. Ashgabat ranked 1st best city to live in Turkmenistan vs Nairobi ranked 1st in Kenya, while ranked 6667th and 6071st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ashgabat vs Nairobi

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Ashgabat Nairobi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$31.3
$5.85
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$85.3
$38.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.8
$6.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.48
$2.33
 Cappuccino
$7.08
$2.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.16
$0.7
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1020
$399
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$674
$179
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1780
$726
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1190
$322
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$47.3
$23.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$73.2
$35.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$102
$39.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.49%
15%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4806
$1979
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2978
$1111
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.14
$0.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.51
$31.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.77
$17
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.43
$1.43
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$4.77
$0.9
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.69
$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.3
$1.7
🥚 Eggs, x12
$6.17
$1.66
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.26
$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.7
$6.51
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.4
$5.68
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.44
$3.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$1.05
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.58
$1.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.56
$0.95
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$1.04
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.78
$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.1
$1.49
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$19.1
$11.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.69
$2.2
🚬 Cigarette pack
$25.7
$3.29
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.19
$2.64
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.85
$3.73
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3
$1.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.81
$1.16
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41.2
$44.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.3
$7.42
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$33.8
$17.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.4
$4.81
👖 Brand Jeans
$65.8
$19.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.9
$67.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$23
$225
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$25686
$8707

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Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.2 mi Anau
$1774
95 km or 59 mi Quchan
$500
99 km or 61 mi Baherden
$1796
107 km or 66 mi Bojnord
$489
197 km or 123 mi Nishapur
$496
203 km or 126 mi Sabzevar
$512
212 km or 132 mi Mashhad
$503
294 km or 183 mi Gonbad-e Kavus
$467
302 km or 187 mi Kashmar
$506
306 km or 190 mi Mary
$1654
307 km or 191 mi Torbat-e Heydarieh
$502
344 km or 213 mi Shahrud
$564
361 km or 224 mi Torbat-e Jam
$493
367 km or 228 mi Gorgan
$658
451 km or 280 mi Dasoguz
$1770
469 km or 291 mi Turkmenabat
$1716
496 km or 308 mi Sari
$643
513 km or 318 mi Nukus
$477
516 km or 321 mi Qaem Shahr
$501
517 km or 321 mi Semnan
$542
524 km or 325 mi Herat
$509
528 km or 328 mi Babol
$372
558 km or 347 mi Amol
$530
561 km or 349 mi Bukhara
$433
570 km or 354 mi Birjand
$588
634 km or 394 mi Pardis
$598
654 km or 406 mi Qarshi
$512
657 km or 408 mi Pakdasht
$604
660 km or 410 mi Golestan
$628
667 km or 414 mi Sheberghan
$432
668 km or 415 mi Qarchak
$607
668 km or 415 mi Tehran
$684
670 km or 417 mi Varamin
$588
671 km or 417 mi Ray
$622
693 km or 431 mi Qods
$638
694 km or 431 mi Eslamshahr
$623
695 km or 432 mi Nasimshahr
$624
700 km or 435 mi Shahriar
$635
701 km or 435 mi Karaj
$704
703 km or 437 mi Fardis
$640

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Distance City Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi Thika
$460
56 km or 35 mi Machakos
$420
139 km or 87 mi Nakuru
$503
175 km or 109 mi Meru
$549
232 km or 144 mi Arusha
$612
235 km or 146 mi Moshi
$533
263 km or 164 mi Eldoret
$528
265 km or 165 mi Kisumu
$543
316 km or 196 mi Mumias
$511
367 km or 228 mi Tororo
$623
394 km or 245 mi Mbale
$654
425 km or 264 mi Malindi
$548
441 km or 274 mi Mombasa
$596
444 km or 276 mi Jinja
$582
456 km or 284 mi Mwanza
$656
491 km or 305 mi Tanga
$552
501 km or 311 mi Kira Town
$658
503 km or 313 mi Kampala
$717
507 km or 315 mi Entebbe
$578
564 km or 351 mi Dodoma
$526
603 km or 375 mi Stone Town
$567
604 km or 375 mi Zanzibar
$609
623 km or 387 mi Morogoro
$421
671 km or 417 mi Dar es Salaam
$799
674 km or 419 mi Gulu
$627
741 km or 461 mi Muyinga
$687
751 km or 467 mi Byumba
$597
755 km or 469 mi Kigali
$758
769 km or 478 mi Ruyigi
$687
778 km or 483 mi Kasese
$567
794 km or 494 mi Nyanza
$524
796 km or 495 mi Bunia
$833
798 km or 496 mi Ruhengeri
$499
798 km or 496 mi Ngozi
$686
799 km or 496 mi Butare
$412
801 km or 498 mi Gitega
$689
811 km or 504 mi Rutana
$688
813 km or 505 mi Arua
$617
835 km or 519 mi Kibuye
$491
841 km or 523 mi Beni
$820