Ashgabat vs Nizhny Novgorod - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ashgabat Nizhny Novgorod
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1898
$1051
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4362
$2514
🏠 One person rent
$968
$528
🏘️ Family rent
$1668
$928
🍽️ Food expenses
$780
$371
🚐 Transport expenses
$50.9
$56.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$210
$928
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
7
48
😀 Quality of life
43
63
🏙️ Population
1.03M
1.2M

The cost of living in Ashgabat is 81% more expensive than in Nizhny Novgorod. Cities ranked 2383rd and 5192nd ($1898 vs $1051) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 14th in Turkmenistan and Russia, respectively. Check Turkmenistan vs Russia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Ashgabat compared to 0.9 months in Nizhny Novgorod. Ashgabat ranked 1st best city to live in Turkmenistan vs Nizhny Novgorod ranked 6th in Russia, while ranked 7430th and 5476th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ashgabat vs Nizhny Novgorod

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Ashgabat Nizhny Novgorod
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$31.1
$14.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$85
$48.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.8
$7.57
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.76
$1.27
☕ Cappuccino
$6.83
$3.13
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.58
$1.58
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1017
$603
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$765
$395
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1798
$1089
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1413
$717
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$49
$82.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$74.9
$128
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$104
$9.07
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.58%
20.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3536
$3459
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2856
$2313
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.14
$0.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.87
$18.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.74
$6.24
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.43
$0.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$4.53
$1.34
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.03
$0.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.85
$1.46
🥚 Eggs, x12
$6.02
$1.68
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.31
$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20
$5.39
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23.1
$11.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.09
$1.94
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$1.94
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.47
$2.11
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.64
$3.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.27
$0.78
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$0.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.74
$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.09
$1.68
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$19.1
$9.76
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.18
$1.32
🚬 Cigarette pack
$25.7
$3.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.88
$9.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.83
$3.45
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.04
$1.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.82
$1.41
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.7
$31.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.2
$7.47
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$31.1
$18
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.36
$6.34
👖 Brand Jeans
$56
$70.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.6
$128
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$22.7
$332
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24585
$5021

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
36 km or 22 mi Dzerzhinsk
$800
198 km or 123 mi Ivanovo
$705
202 km or 125 mi Cheboksary
$749
223 km or 139 mi Vladimir
$821
241 km or 150 mi Yoshkar-Ola
$754
245 km or 152 mi Kostroma
$804
250 km or 155 mi Saransk
$834
290 km or 180 mi Yaroslavl
$781
323 km or 200 mi Kazan
$981
331 km or 205 mi Ryazan
$771
350 km or 217 mi Elektrostal
$1066
353 km or 220 mi Penza
$614
355 km or 221 mi Ulyanovsk
$705
366 km or 227 mi Rybinsk
$786
380 km or 236 mi Balashikha
$1055
386 km or 240 mi Korolyov
$1030
387 km or 240 mi Lyubertsy
$1077
391 km or 243 mi Mytishchi
$1014
402 km or 250 mi Moscow
$1678
403 km or 250 mi Vologda
$626
410 km or 255 mi Khimki
$1084
415 km or 258 mi Podolsk
$1068
418 km or 260 mi Krasnogorsk
$1056
421 km or 262 mi Kirov
$648
434 km or 270 mi Tambov
$694
453 km or 281 mi Syzran
$792
466 km or 289 mi Tolyatti
$789
469 km or 291 mi Tula
$974
477 km or 297 mi Cherepovets
$604
482 km or 300 mi Obninsk
$791
492 km or 305 mi Nizhnekamsk
$771
498 km or 310 mi Tver
$775
501 km or 311 mi Lipetsk
$635
522 km or 324 mi Naberezhnye Chelny
$868
525 km or 326 mi Samara
$845
527 km or 328 mi Kaluga
$691
536 km or 333 mi Balakovo
$748
544 km or 338 mi Almetyevsk
$830
549 km or 341 mi Saratov
$895
558 km or 347 mi Engels
$873