Ashgabat vs Nairobi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ashgabat Nairobi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1898
$807
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4362
$2035
🏠 One person rent
$968
$305
🏘️ Family rent
$1668
$518
🍽️ Food expenses
$780
$276
🚐 Transport expenses
$50.9
$165
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$210
$228
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
7
67
😀 Quality of life
43
59
🏙️ Population
1.03M
5.55M

The cost of living in Ashgabat is 135% more expensive than in Nairobi. Cities ranked 2383rd and 6736th ($1898 vs $807) 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 0.1 months in Ashgabat compared to 0.3 months in Nairobi. Ashgabat ranked 1st best city to live in Turkmenistan vs Nairobi ranked 1st in Kenya, while ranked 7430th and 6034th 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
$31.1
$5.36
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$85
$34.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.8
$6.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.76
$2.32
☕ Cappuccino
$6.83
$2.71
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.58
$0.6
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1017
$383
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$765
$205
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1798
$704
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1413
$371
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$49
$29.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$74.9
$45.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$104
$35.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.58%
14.79%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3536
$1533
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2856
$900
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.14
$0.77
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.87
$35.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.74
$13.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.43
$1.48
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$4.53
$0.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.03
$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.85
$2
🥚 Eggs, x12
$6.02
$1.64
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.31
$10.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20
$6.19
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23.1
$6.14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.09
$3.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$0.98
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.47
$1.94
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.64
$0.96
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.27
$0.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$0.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.74
$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.09
$1.48
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$19.1
$11.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.18
$2.27
🚬 Cigarette pack
$25.7
$3.48
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.88
$3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.83
$4.22
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.04
$1.32
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.82
$1.3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.7
$47.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.2
$7.69
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$31.1
$15.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.36
$4.82
👖 Brand Jeans
$56
$22.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.6
$54.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$22.7
$255
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24585
$10471

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Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.2 mi Anau
$1846
95 km or 59 mi Quchan
$475
99 km or 61 mi Baherden
$1864
107 km or 66 mi Bojnord
$466
197 km or 123 mi Nishapur
$469
203 km or 126 mi Sabzevar
$483
212 km or 132 mi Mashhad
$482
294 km or 183 mi Gonbad-e Kavus
$458
302 km or 187 mi Kashmar
$483
306 km or 190 mi Mary
$1726
307 km or 191 mi Torbat-e Heydarieh
$476
344 km or 213 mi Shahrud
$561
361 km or 224 mi Torbat-e Jam
$467
367 km or 228 mi Gorgan
$664
451 km or 280 mi Dasoguz
$1840
469 km or 291 mi Turkmenabat
$1795
496 km or 308 mi Sari
$612
513 km or 318 mi Nukus
$475
516 km or 321 mi Qaem Shahr
$474
517 km or 321 mi Semnan
$523
524 km or 325 mi Herat
$556
528 km or 328 mi Babol
$359
558 km or 347 mi Amol
$516
561 km or 349 mi Bukhara
$439
570 km or 354 mi Birjand
$542
634 km or 394 mi Pardis
$563
654 km or 406 mi Qarshi
$500
657 km or 408 mi Pakdasht
$570
660 km or 410 mi Golestan
$584
667 km or 414 mi Sheberghan
$470
668 km or 415 mi Qarchak
$570
668 km or 415 mi Tehran
$638
670 km or 417 mi Varamin
$557
671 km or 417 mi Ray
$584
693 km or 431 mi Qods
$614
694 km or 431 mi Eslamshahr
$590
695 km or 432 mi Nasimshahr
$587
700 km or 435 mi Shahriar
$611
701 km or 435 mi Karaj
$684
703 km or 437 mi Fardis
$616

Cities near Nairobi

Distance City Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi Thika
$448
56 km or 35 mi Machakos
$415
139 km or 87 mi Nakuru
$532
175 km or 109 mi Meru
$543
232 km or 144 mi Arusha
$618
235 km or 146 mi Moshi
$540
263 km or 164 mi Eldoret
$513
265 km or 165 mi Kisumu
$549
316 km or 196 mi Mumias
$524
367 km or 228 mi Tororo
$603
394 km or 245 mi Mbale
$624
425 km or 264 mi Malindi
$563
441 km or 274 mi Mombasa
$611
444 km or 276 mi Jinja
$573
456 km or 284 mi Mwanza
$613
491 km or 305 mi Tanga
$533
501 km or 311 mi Kira Town
$635
503 km or 313 mi Kampala
$697
507 km or 315 mi Entebbe
$531
564 km or 351 mi Dodoma
$495
603 km or 375 mi Stone Town
$546
604 km or 375 mi Zanzibar
$586
623 km or 387 mi Morogoro
$417
671 km or 417 mi Dar es Salaam
$735
674 km or 419 mi Gulu
$591
741 km or 461 mi Muyinga
$688
751 km or 467 mi Byumba
$671
755 km or 469 mi Kigali
$872
769 km or 478 mi Ruyigi
$688
778 km or 483 mi Kasese
$541
794 km or 494 mi Nyanza
$583
796 km or 495 mi Bunia
$810
798 km or 496 mi Ruhengeri
$553
798 km or 496 mi Ngozi
$689
799 km or 496 mi Butare
$447
801 km or 498 mi Gitega
$691
811 km or 504 mi Rutana
$690
813 km or 505 mi Arua
$577
835 km or 519 mi Kibuye
$533
841 km or 523 mi Beni
$795