Ashgabat vs Nairobi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ashgabat Nairobi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1679
$646
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3854
$1766
🏠 One person rent
$836
$239
🏘️ Family rent
$1553
$565
🍽️ Food expenses
$658
$224
🚐 Transport expenses
$47.3
$131
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$573
$399
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
7
67
😀 Quality of life
30
59
🏙️ Population
828K
5.55M

The cost of living in Ashgabat is 160% more expensive than in Nairobi. Cities ranked 2737th and 7242nd ($1679 vs $646) 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 0.3 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 8379th and 5517th 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
$31.6
$3.87
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$55.7
$22
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10
$5.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.39
$1.91
 Cappuccino
$4.59
$2.08
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.91
$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$915
$301
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$647
$147
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1453
$848
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1376
$401
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$48.2
$24.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$73.7
$37.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$87.4
$36.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.98%
13.2%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4561
$1086
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3442
$641
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.29
$0.67
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.98
$29.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.68
$10.1
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.38
$1.4
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.63
$0.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.85
$0.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.65
$1.24
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.07
$1.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.3
$9.99
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.9
$5.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$24.8
$4.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.66
$2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$0.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.31
$1.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.82
$0.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$0.82
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$0.86
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.83
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.09
$1.3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$27.2
$10.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.61
$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack
$25.4
$2.39
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.03
$3.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.84
$4.52
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.02
$1.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.8
$0.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$65.9
$37.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16.5
$5.43
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$33.8
$18.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.42
$4.48
👖 Brand Jeans
$83.7
$16.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$144
$46.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$22.6
$138
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6425
$6839

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Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.2 mi Anau
$1648
95 km or 59 mi Quchan
$487
99 km or 61 mi Baherden
$1642
107 km or 66 mi Bojnord
$427
197 km or 123 mi Nishapur
$509
203 km or 126 mi Sabzevar
$489
212 km or 132 mi Mashhad
$532
294 km or 183 mi Gonbad-e Kavus
$473
302 km or 187 mi Kashmar
$507
306 km or 190 mi Mary
$1644
307 km or 191 mi Torbat-e Heydarieh
$520
344 km or 213 mi Shahrud
$576
361 km or 224 mi Torbat-e Jam
$558
367 km or 228 mi Gorgan
$661
451 km or 280 mi Dasoguz
$1657
469 km or 291 mi Turkmenabat
$1662
496 km or 308 mi Sari
$640
513 km or 318 mi Nukus
$427
516 km or 321 mi Qaem Shahr
$533
517 km or 321 mi Semnan
$558
524 km or 325 mi Herat
$514
528 km or 328 mi Babol
$434
558 km or 347 mi Amol
$519
561 km or 349 mi Bukhara
$399
570 km or 354 mi Birjand
$554
634 km or 394 mi Pardis
$619
654 km or 406 mi Qarshi
$416
657 km or 408 mi Pakdasht
$633
660 km or 410 mi Golestan
$655
667 km or 414 mi Sheberghan
$446
668 km or 415 mi Qarchak
$636
668 km or 415 mi Tehran
$700
670 km or 417 mi Varamin
$616
671 km or 417 mi Ray
$653
693 km or 431 mi Qods
$655
694 km or 431 mi Eslamshahr
$655
695 km or 432 mi Nasimshahr
$651
700 km or 435 mi Shahriar
$653
701 km or 435 mi Karaj
$693
703 km or 437 mi Fardis
$651

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Distance City Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi Thika
$530
56 km or 35 mi Machakos
$524
139 km or 87 mi Nakuru
$439
175 km or 109 mi Meru
$486
232 km or 144 mi Arusha
$571
235 km or 146 mi Moshi
$536
263 km or 164 mi Eldoret
$405
265 km or 165 mi Kisumu
$441
316 km or 196 mi Mumias
$424
367 km or 228 mi Tororo
$557
394 km or 245 mi Mbale
$557
425 km or 264 mi Malindi
$452
441 km or 274 mi Mombasa
$493
444 km or 276 mi Jinja
$542
456 km or 284 mi Mwanza
$493
491 km or 305 mi Tanga
$622
501 km or 311 mi Kira Town
$600
503 km or 313 mi Kampala
$654
507 km or 315 mi Entebbe
$547
564 km or 351 mi Dodoma
$581
603 km or 375 mi Stone Town
$706
604 km or 375 mi Zanzibar
$762
623 km or 387 mi Morogoro
$600
671 km or 417 mi Dar es Salaam
$720
674 km or 419 mi Gulu
$556
741 km or 461 mi Muyinga
$449
751 km or 467 mi Byumba
$599
755 km or 469 mi Kigali
$677
769 km or 478 mi Ruyigi
$446
778 km or 483 mi Kasese
$543
794 km or 494 mi Nyanza
$539
796 km or 495 mi Bunia
$748
798 km or 496 mi Ruhengeri
$575
798 km or 496 mi Ngozi
$448
799 km or 496 mi Butare
$458
801 km or 498 mi Gitega
$445
811 km or 504 mi Rutana
$448
813 km or 505 mi Arua
$553
835 km or 519 mi Kibuye
$566
841 km or 523 mi Beni
$747