Ashgabat vs Nairobi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ashgabat Nairobi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1616
$745
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3750
$2030
🏠 One person rent
$798
$269
🏘️ Family rent
$1515
$619
🍽️ Food expenses
$620
$254
🚐 Transport expenses
$48.8
$161
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$756
$394
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
7
67
😀 Quality of life
29
57
🏙️ Population
1.03M
5.55M

The cost of living in Ashgabat is 117% more expensive than in Nairobi. Cities ranked 3187th and 6689th ($1616 vs $745) 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 8245th and 5632nd 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
$26.2
$3.67
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$59.7
$26.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.5
$5.77
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.44
$2.2
 Cappuccino
$5.58
$2.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.27
$0.65
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$894
$366
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$606
$164
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1482
$1021
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1322
$420
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$49.3
$25.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$75.8
$38.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$85.1
$39.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.98%
14.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3870
$1536
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2996
$1125
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.14
$0.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.63
$34.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.69
$13
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.36
$1.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.17
$0.91
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.86
$0.48
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.17
$1.28
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.09
$1.84
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.13
$12.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.76
$6.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$25.2
$5.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.96
$2.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$1.05
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$1.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.29
$0.98
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$1.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.88
$1.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.84
$0.47
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.07
$1.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$27.1
$12.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.3
$2.1
🚬 Cigarette pack
$25.6
$2.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.35
$3.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.8
$3.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.97
$0.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.79
$1.2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$112
$40.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$17.6
$6.09
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$35.5
$23.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.39
$5.57
👖 Brand Jeans
$83.8
$19.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$141
$58.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$23
$168
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6584
$8325

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Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.2 mi Anau
$1583
95 km or 59 mi Quchan
$500
99 km or 61 mi Baherden
$1578
107 km or 66 mi Bojnord
$458
197 km or 123 mi Nishapur
$517
203 km or 126 mi Sabzevar
$515
212 km or 132 mi Mashhad
$538
294 km or 183 mi Gonbad-e Kavus
$496
302 km or 187 mi Kashmar
$511
306 km or 190 mi Mary
$1531
307 km or 191 mi Torbat-e Heydarieh
$515
344 km or 213 mi Shahrud
$603
361 km or 224 mi Torbat-e Jam
$512
367 km or 228 mi Gorgan
$689
451 km or 280 mi Dasoguz
$1572
469 km or 291 mi Turkmenabat
$1554
496 km or 308 mi Sari
$670
513 km or 318 mi Nukus
$394
516 km or 321 mi Qaem Shahr
$564
517 km or 321 mi Semnan
$607
524 km or 325 mi Herat
$514
528 km or 328 mi Babol
$468
558 km or 347 mi Amol
$550
561 km or 349 mi Bukhara
$452
570 km or 354 mi Birjand
$553
634 km or 394 mi Pardis
$675
654 km or 406 mi Qarshi
$435
657 km or 408 mi Pakdasht
$689
660 km or 410 mi Golestan
$722
667 km or 414 mi Sheberghan
$450
668 km or 415 mi Qarchak
$693
668 km or 415 mi Tehran
$797
670 km or 417 mi Varamin
$673
671 km or 417 mi Ray
$720
693 km or 431 mi Qods
$706
694 km or 431 mi Eslamshahr
$716
695 km or 432 mi Nasimshahr
$706
700 km or 435 mi Shahriar
$708
701 km or 435 mi Karaj
$741
703 km or 437 mi Fardis
$699

Cities near Nairobi

Distance City Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi Thika
$571
56 km or 35 mi Machakos
$482
139 km or 87 mi Nakuru
$493
175 km or 109 mi Meru
$535
232 km or 144 mi Arusha
$543
235 km or 146 mi Moshi
$548
263 km or 164 mi Eldoret
$460
265 km or 165 mi Kisumu
$518
316 km or 196 mi Mumias
$483
367 km or 228 mi Tororo
$581
394 km or 245 mi Mbale
$583
425 km or 264 mi Malindi
$502
441 km or 274 mi Mombasa
$560
444 km or 276 mi Jinja
$511
456 km or 284 mi Mwanza
$466
491 km or 305 mi Tanga
$601
501 km or 311 mi Kira Town
$643
503 km or 313 mi Kampala
$707
507 km or 315 mi Entebbe
$559
564 km or 351 mi Dodoma
$564
603 km or 375 mi Stone Town
$675
604 km or 375 mi Zanzibar
$736
623 km or 387 mi Morogoro
$639
671 km or 417 mi Dar es Salaam
$722
674 km or 419 mi Gulu
$579
741 km or 461 mi Muyinga
$509
751 km or 467 mi Byumba
$622
755 km or 469 mi Kigali
$723
769 km or 478 mi Ruyigi
$509
778 km or 483 mi Kasese
$568
794 km or 494 mi Nyanza
$545
796 km or 495 mi Bunia
$784
798 km or 496 mi Ruhengeri
$598
798 km or 496 mi Ngozi
$509
799 km or 496 mi Butare
$441
801 km or 498 mi Gitega
$510
811 km or 504 mi Rutana
$509
813 km or 505 mi Arua
$576
835 km or 519 mi Kibuye
$579
841 km or 523 mi Beni
$768