Ashgabat vs Niigata - Cost of Living Comparison

Ashgabat Niigata
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1233
$1070
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2878
$2943
🏠 One person rent
$531
$432
🏘️ Family rent
$949
$1006
🍽️ Food expenses
$540
$381
🚐 Transport expenses
$42.6
$139
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$562
$1751
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
7
53
😀 Quality of life
30
70
🏙️ Population
828K
791K

The cost of living in Ashgabat is 15% more expensive than in Niigata. Cities ranked 4068th and 4585th ($1233 vs $1070) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 112th in Turkmenistan and Japan, respectively. Check Turkmenistan vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Ashgabat compared to 1.6 months in Niigata. Ashgabat ranked 1st best city to live in Turkmenistan vs Niigata ranked 567th in Japan, while ranked 8436th and 2578th 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
$18.8
$6.26
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$68.6
$30.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.1
$5.19
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.1
$3.19
☕ Cappuccino
$3.75
$3.44
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$4.55
$1.2
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$635
$340
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$386
$272
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$933
$1035
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$807
$741
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$40.5
$110
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$62.1
$170
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$54.5
$36.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.97%
1.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3243
$3269
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2384
$2600
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.14
$1.61
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.4
$61.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.27
$20.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.36
$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.43
$1.5
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.9
$1.2
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.1
$2.3
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.5
$1.71
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.3
$8.44
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.26
$6.48
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.4
$23.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.15
$4.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.08
$3.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$3.45
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.99
$4.11
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.92
$2.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$2.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.89
$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.08
$1.52
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.2
$10.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.99
$2.15
🚬 Cigarette pack
$18.9
$3.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.65
$11.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.82
$1.19
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.02
$0.89
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.79
$1.55
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50.9
$59.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$19.2
$13.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$26.2
$36.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.43
$29.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$80
$53.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$92.6
$51.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$22.7
$96
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4395
$16490

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Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.2 mi Anau
$1366
95 km or 59 mi Quchan
$687
99 km or 61 mi Baherden
$1362
107 km or 66 mi Bojnord
$540
197 km or 123 mi Nishapur
$640
203 km or 126 mi Sabzevar
$638
212 km or 132 mi Mashhad
$658
294 km or 183 mi Gonbad-e Kavus
$531
302 km or 187 mi Kashmar
$687
306 km or 190 mi Mary
$1305
307 km or 191 mi Torbat-e Heydarieh
$687
344 km or 213 mi Shahrud
$688
361 km or 224 mi Torbat-e Jam
$717
367 km or 228 mi Gorgan
$558
451 km or 280 mi Dasoguz
$1316
469 km or 291 mi Turkmenabat
$1331
496 km or 308 mi Sari
$568
513 km or 318 mi Nukus
$397
516 km or 321 mi Qaem Shahr
$693
517 km or 321 mi Semnan
$690
524 km or 325 mi Herat
$375
528 km or 328 mi Babol
$450
558 km or 347 mi Amol
$504
561 km or 349 mi Bukhara
$379
570 km or 354 mi Birjand
$691
634 km or 394 mi Pardis
$686
654 km or 406 mi Qarshi
$404
657 km or 408 mi Pakdasht
$694
660 km or 410 mi Golestan
$696
667 km or 414 mi Sheberghan
$326
668 km or 415 mi Qarchak
$694
668 km or 415 mi Tehran
$833
670 km or 417 mi Varamin
$836
671 km or 417 mi Ray
$693
693 km or 431 mi Qods
$699
694 km or 431 mi Eslamshahr
$636
695 km or 432 mi Nasimshahr
$695
700 km or 435 mi Shahriar
$696
701 km or 435 mi Karaj
$792
703 km or 437 mi Fardis
$689

Cities near Niigata

Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Agano
$1047
26 km or 16 mi Shibata
$1052
28 km or 17 mi Kamo
$1046
28 km or 18 mi Tsubame
$1049
32 km or 20 mi Sanjo
$1052
33 km or 21 mi Gosen
$1045
37 km or 23 mi Tainai
$1047
44 km or 27 mi Mitsuke
$1047
52 km or 32 mi Murakami
$1044
57 km or 35 mi Nagaoka
$1093
60 km or 37 mi Sado
$1047
70 km or 43 mi Ojiya
$1042
74 km or 46 mi Kashiwazaki
$1049
76 km or 47 mi Uonuma
$1048
79 km or 49 mi Kitakata
$1046
91 km or 56 mi Nagai
$1044
91 km or 56 mi Tokamachi
$1048
91 km or 57 mi Aizuwakamatsu
$1054
95 km or 59 mi Yonezawa
$1046
95 km or 59 mi Minamiuonuma
$1048
99 km or 61 mi Nan'yo
$1049
102 km or 63 mi Takahata
$1044
111 km or 69 mi Joetsu
$1071
111 km or 69 mi Kaminoyama
$1048
113 km or 70 mi Tsuruoka
$1053
119 km or 74 mi Yamagata
$1065
120 km or 75 mi Sagae
$1045
120 km or 75 mi Myoko
$1045
124 km or 77 mi Koriyama
$1168
127 km or 79 mi Fukushima
$1177
127 km or 79 mi Tendo
$1050
128 km or 79 mi Motomiya
$1049
128 km or 80 mi Nihonmatsu
$1049
128 km or 80 mi Shonai
$1047
131 km or 81 mi Sakata
$1055
132 km or 82 mi Higashine
$1047
134 km or 83 mi Murayama
$1044
134 km or 84 mi Date
$1047
136 km or 84 mi Shirakawa
$1047
137 km or 85 mi Sukagawa
$1048