Ashgabat vs Niigata - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ashgabat Niigata
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1679
$1056
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3854
$2899
🏠 One person rent
$836
$425
🏘️ Family rent
$1553
$938
🍽️ Food expenses
$658
$378
🚐 Transport expenses
$47.3
$145
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$573
$1539
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
7
52
😀 Quality of life
30
68
🏙️ Population
828K
791K

The cost of living in Ashgabat is 59% more expensive than in Niigata. Cities ranked 2737th and 4949th ($1679 vs $1056) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 172nd in Turkmenistan and Japan, respectively. Check Turkmenistan vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Ashgabat compared to 1.5 months in Niigata. Ashgabat ranked 1st best city to live in Turkmenistan vs Niigata ranked 599th in Japan, while ranked 8379th and 3500th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ashgabat vs Niigata

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Ashgabat Niigata
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$31.6
$5.19
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$55.7
$41.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10
$4.52
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.39
$2.82
 Cappuccino
$4.59
$2.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.91
$1.05
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$915
$308
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$647
$238
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1453
$845
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1376
$653
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$48.2
$141
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$73.7
$213
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$87.4
$32.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.98%
1.25%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4561
$2812
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3442
$2341
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.29
$1.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.98
$52.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.68
$24.4
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.38
$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.63
$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.85
$1.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.65
$2.6
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.07
$1.93
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.3
$7.31
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.9
$5.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$24.8
$18.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.66
$3.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$2.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.31
$3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.82
$3.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$2.41
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$2.15
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.83
$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.09
$1.32
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$27.2
$8.18
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.61
$1.99
🚬 Cigarette pack
$25.4
$3.66
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.03
$21.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.84
$1.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.02
$0.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.8
$1.35
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$65.9
$51.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16.5
$12.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$33.8
$38.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.42
$25.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$83.7
$44.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$144
$44.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$22.6
$83.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6425
$15169

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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

Cities near Niigata

Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Agano
$988
26 km or 16 mi Shibata
$991
28 km or 17 mi Kamo
$1002
28 km or 18 mi Tsubame
$1004
32 km or 20 mi Sanjo
$1009
33 km or 21 mi Gosen
$1005
37 km or 23 mi Tainai
$997
44 km or 27 mi Mitsuke
$1018
52 km or 32 mi Murakami
$999
57 km or 35 mi Nagaoka
$1071
60 km or 37 mi Sado
$1013
70 km or 43 mi Ojiya
$1049
74 km or 46 mi Kashiwazaki
$1036
76 km or 47 mi Uonuma
$1060
79 km or 49 mi Kitakata
$988
91 km or 56 mi Nagai
$965
91 km or 56 mi Tokamachi
$1072
91 km or 57 mi Aizuwakamatsu
$977
95 km or 59 mi Yonezawa
$966
95 km or 59 mi Minamiuonuma
$1086
99 km or 61 mi Nan'yo
$961
102 km or 63 mi Takahata
$956
111 km or 69 mi Joetsu
$1050
111 km or 69 mi Kaminoyama
$939
113 km or 70 mi Tsuruoka
$1006
119 km or 74 mi Yamagata
$957
120 km or 75 mi Sagae
$952
120 km or 75 mi Myoko
$1032
124 km or 77 mi Koriyama
$943
127 km or 79 mi Fukushima
$988
127 km or 79 mi Tendo
$944
128 km or 79 mi Motomiya
$939
128 km or 80 mi Nihonmatsu
$954
128 km or 80 mi Shonai
$1013
131 km or 81 mi Sakata
$1015
132 km or 82 mi Higashine
$957
134 km or 83 mi Murayama
$961
134 km or 84 mi Date
$958
136 km or 84 mi Shirakawa
$986
137 km or 85 mi Sukagawa
$942