Ashgabat vs Nairobi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ashgabat Nairobi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1584
$760
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3634
$2089
🏠 One person rent
$798
$262
🏘️ Family rent
$1502
$619
🍽️ Food expenses
$609
$281
🚐 Transport expenses
$49.1
$160
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$718
$399
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
7
68
😀 Quality of life
29
59
🏙️ Population
1.03M
5.55M

The cost of living in Ashgabat is 108% more expensive than in Nairobi. Cities ranked 3105th and 6622nd ($1584 vs $760) 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 0.5 months in Ashgabat compared to 0.5 months in Nairobi. Ashgabat ranked 1st best city to live in Turkmenistan vs Nairobi ranked 1st in Kenya, while ranked 8250th and 5369th 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
$25.9
$5.45
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$60.4
$38.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.1
$6.64
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.4
$2.34
☕ Cappuccino
$5.56
$2.28
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.25
$0.73
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$884
$395
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$607
$156
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1501
$1080
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1302
$418
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$45.2
$20
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$70
$31.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$90.5
$37.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.58%
14.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3897
$1743
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3006
$998
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.14
$0.77
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.52
$31
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.74
$13.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.38
$1.56
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3
$0.92
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.35
$0.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.49
$1.65
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.83
$1.63
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.29
$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.83
$6.33
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.9
$5.36
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.02
$2.97
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$1.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.81
$2.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.06
$1.03
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$1.07
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$1.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.74
$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.08
$1.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$27.3
$12.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.79
$2.13
🚬 Cigarette pack
$25.2
$3.08
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.01
$2.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.8
$3.72
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3
$1.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.77
$1.14
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$112
$42
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$17.7
$6.17
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$31.8
$15.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.36
$4.79
👖 Brand Jeans
$69.9
$19.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$92.4
$59.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$22.7
$187
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6132
$7984

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Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.2 mi Anau
$1553
95 km or 59 mi Quchan
$515
99 km or 61 mi Baherden
$1541
107 km or 66 mi Bojnord
$510
197 km or 123 mi Nishapur
$509
203 km or 126 mi Sabzevar
$524
212 km or 132 mi Mashhad
$508
294 km or 183 mi Gonbad-e Kavus
$495
302 km or 187 mi Kashmar
$521
306 km or 190 mi Mary
$1503
307 km or 191 mi Torbat-e Heydarieh
$521
344 km or 213 mi Shahrud
$598
361 km or 224 mi Torbat-e Jam
$550
367 km or 228 mi Gorgan
$685
451 km or 280 mi Dasoguz
$1535
469 km or 291 mi Turkmenabat
$1523
496 km or 308 mi Sari
$658
513 km or 318 mi Nukus
$392
516 km or 321 mi Qaem Shahr
$554
517 km or 321 mi Semnan
$580
524 km or 325 mi Herat
$512
528 km or 328 mi Babol
$458
558 km or 347 mi Amol
$557
561 km or 349 mi Bukhara
$431
570 km or 354 mi Birjand
$574
634 km or 394 mi Pardis
$665
654 km or 406 mi Qarshi
$484
657 km or 408 mi Pakdasht
$680
660 km or 410 mi Golestan
$714
667 km or 414 mi Sheberghan
$414
668 km or 415 mi Qarchak
$681
668 km or 415 mi Tehran
$788
670 km or 417 mi Varamin
$651
671 km or 417 mi Ray
$710
693 km or 431 mi Qods
$698
694 km or 431 mi Eslamshahr
$700
695 km or 432 mi Nasimshahr
$697
700 km or 435 mi Shahriar
$698
701 km or 435 mi Karaj
$736
703 km or 437 mi Fardis
$688

Cities near Nairobi

Distance City Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi Thika
$589
56 km or 35 mi Machakos
$408
139 km or 87 mi Nakuru
$500
175 km or 109 mi Meru
$541
232 km or 144 mi Arusha
$638
235 km or 146 mi Moshi
$561
263 km or 164 mi Eldoret
$483
265 km or 165 mi Kisumu
$522
316 km or 196 mi Mumias
$490
367 km or 228 mi Tororo
$602
394 km or 245 mi Mbale
$605
425 km or 264 mi Malindi
$498
441 km or 274 mi Mombasa
$580
444 km or 276 mi Jinja
$562
456 km or 284 mi Mwanza
$625
491 km or 305 mi Tanga
$545
501 km or 311 mi Kira Town
$646
503 km or 313 mi Kampala
$698
507 km or 315 mi Entebbe
$558
564 km or 351 mi Dodoma
$502
603 km or 375 mi Stone Town
$523
604 km or 375 mi Zanzibar
$552
623 km or 387 mi Morogoro
$486
671 km or 417 mi Dar es Salaam
$811
674 km or 419 mi Gulu
$594
741 km or 461 mi Muyinga
$650
751 km or 467 mi Byumba
$613
755 km or 469 mi Kigali
$771
769 km or 478 mi Ruyigi
$648
778 km or 483 mi Kasese
$573
794 km or 494 mi Nyanza
$518
796 km or 495 mi Bunia
$801
798 km or 496 mi Ruhengeri
$492
798 km or 496 mi Ngozi
$648
799 km or 496 mi Butare
$413
801 km or 498 mi Gitega
$651
811 km or 504 mi Rutana
$648
813 km or 505 mi Arua
$585
835 km or 519 mi Kibuye
$479
841 km or 523 mi Beni
$785