Ashgabat vs Niigata - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ashgabat Niigata
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1806
$1024
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4178
$2607
🏠 One person rent
$887
$414
🏘️ Family rent
$1506
$695
🍽️ Food expenses
$763
$347
🚐 Transport expenses
$49.3
$159
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$635
$1617
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
7
54
😀 Quality of life
48
74
🏙️ Population
1.03M
791K

The cost of living in Ashgabat is 76% more expensive than in Niigata. Cities ranked 2849th and 5487th ($1806 vs $1024) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 361st in Turkmenistan and Japan, respectively. Check Turkmenistan vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Ashgabat compared to 1.6 months in Niigata. Ashgabat ranked 1st best city to live in Turkmenistan vs Niigata ranked 214th in Japan, while ranked 6881st and 2415th 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
$28.8
$5.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$86.1
$22.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.9
$4.84
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.69
$3.67
☕ Cappuccino
$6.75
$3.13
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.82
$1.26
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1012
$301
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$667
$242
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1768
$538
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1221
$444
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$48.7
$130
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$74.5
$203
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$102
$30.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.45%
1.48%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4069
$2772
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2839
$2779
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.14
$1.39
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.55
$52.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.63
$28.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.43
$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$4.71
$1.25
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.94
$0.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.24
$2.07
🥚 Eggs, x12
$6.15
$2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.23
$7.85
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.2
$6.08
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$22.5
$19.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.06
$3.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$1.32
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.48
$2.6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.72
$2.93
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.27
$2.18
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.78
$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.07
$1.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$18.9
$6.35
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.21
$1.98
🚬 Cigarette pack
$25.5
$3.64
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.8
$21
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.88
$1
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.02
$0.74
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.81
$1.3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.8
$48.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.3
$12.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$31.3
$39.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.46
$24.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$65.6
$38.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$92.4
$45.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$22.9
$65.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24723
$16483

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Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.2 mi Anau
$1763
95 km or 59 mi Quchan
$501
99 km or 61 mi Baherden
$1769
107 km or 66 mi Bojnord
$487
197 km or 123 mi Nishapur
$496
203 km or 126 mi Sabzevar
$510
212 km or 132 mi Mashhad
$498
294 km or 183 mi Gonbad-e Kavus
$466
302 km or 187 mi Kashmar
$507
306 km or 190 mi Mary
$1640
307 km or 191 mi Torbat-e Heydarieh
$501
344 km or 213 mi Shahrud
$563
361 km or 224 mi Torbat-e Jam
$494
367 km or 228 mi Gorgan
$659
451 km or 280 mi Dasoguz
$1755
469 km or 291 mi Turkmenabat
$1709
496 km or 308 mi Sari
$635
513 km or 318 mi Nukus
$468
516 km or 321 mi Qaem Shahr
$502
517 km or 321 mi Semnan
$535
524 km or 325 mi Herat
$532
528 km or 328 mi Babol
$372
558 km or 347 mi Amol
$531
561 km or 349 mi Bukhara
$436
570 km or 354 mi Birjand
$589
634 km or 394 mi Pardis
$575
654 km or 406 mi Qarshi
$513
657 km or 408 mi Pakdasht
$583
660 km or 410 mi Golestan
$592
667 km or 414 mi Sheberghan
$457
668 km or 415 mi Qarchak
$586
668 km or 415 mi Tehran
$639
670 km or 417 mi Varamin
$571
671 km or 417 mi Ray
$591
693 km or 431 mi Qods
$631
694 km or 431 mi Eslamshahr
$602
695 km or 432 mi Nasimshahr
$601
700 km or 435 mi Shahriar
$627
701 km or 435 mi Karaj
$696
703 km or 437 mi Fardis
$639

Cities near Niigata

Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Agano
$984
26 km or 16 mi Shibata
$999
28 km or 17 mi Kamo
$1011
28 km or 18 mi Tsubame
$1016
32 km or 20 mi Sanjo
$1024
33 km or 21 mi Gosen
$1031
37 km or 23 mi Tainai
$1015
44 km or 27 mi Mitsuke
$1056
52 km or 32 mi Murakami
$1023
57 km or 35 mi Nagaoka
$1099
60 km or 37 mi Sado
$1037
70 km or 43 mi Ojiya
$1072
74 km or 46 mi Kashiwazaki
$1060
76 km or 47 mi Uonuma
$1083
79 km or 49 mi Kitakata
$1018
91 km or 56 mi Nagai
$975
91 km or 56 mi Tokamachi
$1085
91 km or 57 mi Aizuwakamatsu
$1031
95 km or 59 mi Yonezawa
$968
95 km or 59 mi Minamiuonuma
$1100
99 km or 61 mi Nan'yo
$961
102 km or 63 mi Takahata
$954
111 km or 69 mi Joetsu
$1058
111 km or 69 mi Kaminoyama
$941
113 km or 70 mi Tsuruoka
$1022
119 km or 74 mi Yamagata
$948
120 km or 75 mi Sagae
$958
120 km or 75 mi Myoko
$1035
124 km or 77 mi Koriyama
$1058
127 km or 79 mi Fukushima
$942
127 km or 79 mi Tendo
$948
128 km or 79 mi Motomiya
$983
128 km or 80 mi Nihonmatsu
$961
128 km or 80 mi Shonai
$1035
131 km or 81 mi Sakata
$1041
132 km or 82 mi Higashine
$958
134 km or 83 mi Murayama
$969
134 km or 84 mi Date
$926
136 km or 84 mi Shirakawa
$1045
137 km or 85 mi Sukagawa
$1032