Ashgabat vs Novosibirsk - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ashgabat Novosibirsk
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1679
$657
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3854
$1672
🏠 One person rent
$836
$302
🏘️ Family rent
$1553
$592
🍽️ Food expenses
$658
$232
🚐 Transport expenses
$47.3
$52.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$573
$510
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
7
49
😀 Quality of life
30
58
🏙️ Population
828K
1.63M

The cost of living in Ashgabat is 156% more expensive than in Novosibirsk. Cities ranked 2737th and 7138th ($1679 vs $657) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 15th in Turkmenistan and Russia, respectively. Check Turkmenistan vs Russia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Ashgabat compared to 0.8 months in Novosibirsk. Ashgabat ranked 1st best city to live in Turkmenistan vs Novosibirsk ranked 7th in Russia, while ranked 8379th and 5709th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ashgabat vs Novosibirsk

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Ashgabat Novosibirsk
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$31.6
$6.62
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$55.7
$32.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10
$3.83
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.39
$1.54
☕ Cappuccino
$4.59
$1.96
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.91
$0.79
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$915
$340
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$647
$221
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1453
$717
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1376
$458
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$48.2
$49.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$73.7
$75
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$87.4
$7.24
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.98%
10.95%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4561
$1887
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3442
$1186
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.29
$0.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.98
$29.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.68
$2.85
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.38
$0.58
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.63
$0.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.85
$0.47
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.65
$1.12
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.07
$1.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.3
$8.33
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.9
$3.95
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$24.8
$6.68
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.66
$1.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$1.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.31
$1.3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.82
$2.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$0.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$0.55
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.83
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.09
$1.61
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$27.2
$6.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.61
$0.78
🚬 Cigarette pack
$25.4
$2.21
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.03
$6.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.84
$2.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.02
$0.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.8
$1.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$65.9
$27.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16.5
$4.37
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$33.8
$18
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.42
$4.14
👖 Brand Jeans
$83.7
$66.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$144
$77
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$22.6
$232
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6425
$4125

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
195 km or 121 mi Barnaul
$558
203 km or 126 mi Kemerovo
$487
206 km or 128 mi Tomsk
$411
277 km or 172 mi Prokopyevsk
$537
307 km or 191 mi Novokuznetsk
$566
316 km or 197 mi Biysk
$347
495 km or 308 mi Pavlodar
$628
518 km or 322 mi Aksu
$620
545 km or 339 mi Semey
$637
566 km or 351 mi Oskemen
$551
569 km or 354 mi Abakan
$543
608 km or 378 mi Omsk
$402
623 km or 387 mi Ekibastuz
$669
635 km or 395 mi Krasnoyarsk
$634
754 km or 469 mi Nizhnevartovsk
$632
869 km or 540 mi Temirtau
$628
876 km or 545 mi Altay
$638
879 km or 546 mi Petropavl
$605
880 km or 547 mi Nur-Sultan
$814
882 km or 548 mi Karaganda
$550
886 km or 550 mi Surgut
$614
900 km or 559 mi Kokshetau
$660
910 km or 565 mi Tacheng
$651
1059 km or 658 mi Karamay
$667
1064 km or 661 mi Balkhash
$641
1100 km or 684 mi Tyumen
$636
1112 km or 691 mi Kurgan
$488
1129 km or 701 mi Bole
$641
1160 km or 721 mi Taldiqorgan
$593
1178 km or 732 mi Bratsk
$444
1186 km or 737 mi Wusu
$673
1189 km or 739 mi Kuytun
$669
1214 km or 754 mi Shihezi
$735
1241 km or 771 mi Yining
$738
1263 km or 785 mi Fukang
$582
1264 km or 785 mi Changji
$595
1269 km or 789 mi Kostanay
$734
1291 km or 802 mi Urumqi
$590
1308 km or 813 mi Kapchagay
$878
1318 km or 819 mi Kamensk-Uralsky
$556