Ashgabat vs Nairobi - Cost of Living Comparison

Ashgabat Nairobi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1233
$811
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2878
$2024
🏠 One person rent
$531
$364
🏘️ Family rent
$949
$686
🍽️ Food expenses
$540
$239
🚐 Transport expenses
$42.6
$154
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$562
$451
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
7
69
😀 Quality of life
30
60
🏙️ Population
828K
5.55M

The cost of living in Ashgabat is 52% more expensive than in Nairobi. Cities ranked 4068th and 6169th ($1233 vs $811) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 1st in Turkmenistan and Kenya, respectively. Check Turkmenistan vs Kenya comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Ashgabat compared to 0.6 months in Nairobi. Ashgabat ranked 1st best city to live in Turkmenistan vs Nairobi ranked 1st in Kenya, while ranked 8436th and 5266th 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
$18.8
$4.24
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$68.6
$24.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.1
$5.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.1
$1.96
☕ Cappuccino
$3.75
$2.25
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$4.55
$0.56
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$635
$482
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$386
$248
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$933
$1029
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$807
$494
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$40.5
$30.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$62.1
$46.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$54.5
$37.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.97%
12.43%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3243
$1831
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2384
$588
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.14
$0.79
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.4
$35.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.27
$12.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.36
$1.3
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.43
$0.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.9
$0.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.1
$0.94
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.5
$1.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.3
$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.26
$6.52
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.4
$4.54
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.15
$2.23
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.08
$0.84
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$1.72
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.99
$0.91
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.92
$0.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$0.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.89
$0.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.08
$1.37
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.2
$11.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.99
$1.74
🚬 Cigarette pack
$18.9
$2.46
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.65
$2.55
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.82
$3.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.02
$1.12
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.79
$1.26
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50.9
$39.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$19.2
$4.99
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$26.2
$23.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.43
$4.77
👖 Brand Jeans
$80
$26.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$92.6
$44.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$22.7
$171
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4395
$9062

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$1366
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$687
99 km or 61 mi Baherden
$1362
107 km or 66 mi Bojnord
$540
197 km or 123 mi Nishapur
$640
203 km or 126 mi Sabzevar
$638
212 km or 132 mi Mashhad
$658
294 km or 183 mi Gonbad-e Kavus
$531
302 km or 187 mi Kashmar
$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
451 km or 280 mi Dasoguz
$1316
469 km or 291 mi Turkmenabat
$1331
496 km or 308 mi Sari
$568
513 km or 318 mi Nukus
$397
516 km or 321 mi Qaem Shahr
$693
517 km or 321 mi Semnan
$690
524 km or 325 mi Herat
$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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Distance City Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi Thika
$389
56 km or 35 mi Machakos
$412
139 km or 87 mi Nakuru
$439
175 km or 109 mi Meru
$412
232 km or 144 mi Arusha
$560
235 km or 146 mi Moshi
$725
263 km or 164 mi Eldoret
$469
265 km or 165 mi Kisumu
$471
316 km or 196 mi Mumias
$440
367 km or 228 mi Tororo
$528
394 km or 245 mi Mbale
$497
425 km or 264 mi Malindi
$348
441 km or 274 mi Mombasa
$567
444 km or 276 mi Jinja
$455
456 km or 284 mi Mwanza
$552
491 km or 305 mi Tanga
$633
501 km or 311 mi Kira Town
$515
503 km or 313 mi Kampala
$671
507 km or 315 mi Entebbe
$544
564 km or 351 mi Dodoma
$643
603 km or 375 mi Stone Town
$664
604 km or 375 mi Zanzibar
$833
623 km or 387 mi Morogoro
$687
671 km or 417 mi Dar es Salaam
$963
674 km or 419 mi Gulu
$455
741 km or 461 mi Muyinga
$459
751 km or 467 mi Byumba
$647
755 km or 469 mi Kigali
$709
769 km or 478 mi Ruyigi
$459
778 km or 483 mi Kasese
$427
794 km or 494 mi Nyanza
$572
796 km or 495 mi Bunia
$925
798 km or 496 mi Ruhengeri
$580
798 km or 496 mi Ngozi
$461
799 km or 496 mi Butare
$554
801 km or 498 mi Gitega
$453
811 km or 504 mi Rutana
$460
813 km or 505 mi Arua
$501
835 km or 519 mi Kibuye
$648
841 km or 523 mi Beni
$915