Ashgabat vs Onitsha - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ashgabat Onitsha
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1584
$972
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3634
$2129
🏠 One person rent
$798
$590
🏘️ Family rent
$1502
$1043
🍽️ Food expenses
$609
$238
🚐 Transport expenses
$49.1
$82.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$718
$103
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
7
36
😀 Quality of life
29
12
🏙️ Population
1.03M
1.48M

The cost of living in Ashgabat is 63% more expensive than in Onitsha. Cities ranked 3105th and 5680th ($1584 vs $972) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 5th in Turkmenistan and Nigeria, respectively. Check Turkmenistan vs Nigeria comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Ashgabat compared to 0.1 months in Onitsha. Ashgabat ranked 1st best city to live in Turkmenistan vs Onitsha ranked 15th in Nigeria, while ranked 8250th and 9148th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ashgabat vs Onitsha

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Ashgabat Onitsha
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$25.9
$3.36
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$60.4
$22.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.1
$5.08
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.4
$0.92
 Cappuccino
$5.56
$1.69
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.25
$0.37
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$884
$496
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$607
$524
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1501
$1843
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1302
$738
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$45.2
$22.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$70
$35.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$90.5
$49.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.58%
16.21%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3897
$642
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3006
$1019
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.14
$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.52
$17.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.74
$13.5
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.38
$0.53
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3
$1.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.35
$1.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.49
$0.89
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.83
$1.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.29
$4.21
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.83
$6.16
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.9
$6.24
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.02
$3.69
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$2.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.81
$1.44
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.06
$2.7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$1.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$1.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.74
$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.08
$0.7
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$27.3
$1.97
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.79
$0.99
🚬 Cigarette pack
$25.2
$1.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.01
$3.68
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.8
$1.7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3
$0.76
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.77
$0.55
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$112
$99.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$17.7
$7.42
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$31.8
$8.22
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.36
$1.62
👖 Brand Jeans
$69.9
$17.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$92.4
$51.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$22.7
$198
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6132
$1617

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$515
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$510
197 km or 123 mi Nishapur
$509
203 km or 126 mi Sabzevar
$524
212 km or 132 mi Mashhad
$508
294 km or 183 mi Gonbad-e Kavus
$495
302 km or 187 mi Kashmar
$521
306 km or 190 mi Mary
$1503
307 km or 191 mi Torbat-e Heydarieh
$521
344 km or 213 mi Shahrud
$598
361 km or 224 mi Torbat-e Jam
$550
367 km or 228 mi Gorgan
$685
451 km or 280 mi Dasoguz
$1535
469 km or 291 mi Turkmenabat
$1523
496 km or 308 mi Sari
$658
513 km or 318 mi Nukus
$392
516 km or 321 mi Qaem Shahr
$554
517 km or 321 mi Semnan
$580
524 km or 325 mi Herat
$512
528 km or 328 mi Babol
$458
558 km or 347 mi Amol
$557
561 km or 349 mi Bukhara
$431
570 km or 354 mi Birjand
$574
634 km or 394 mi Pardis
$665
654 km or 406 mi Qarshi
$484
657 km or 408 mi Pakdasht
$680
660 km or 410 mi Golestan
$714
667 km or 414 mi Sheberghan
$414
668 km or 415 mi Qarchak
$681
668 km or 415 mi Tehran
$788
670 km or 417 mi Varamin
$651
671 km or 417 mi Ray
$710
693 km or 431 mi Qods
$698
694 km or 431 mi Eslamshahr
$700
695 km or 432 mi Nasimshahr
$697
700 km or 435 mi Shahriar
$698
701 km or 435 mi Karaj
$736
703 km or 437 mi Fardis
$688

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Distance City Cost of living
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$805
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$1611
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$462
105 km or 65 mi Umuahia
$883
130 km or 81 mi Benin
$558
133 km or 83 mi Aba
$621
135 km or 84 mi Warri
$881
159 km or 99 mi Port Harcourt
$679
174 km or 108 mi Owo
$651
213 km or 132 mi Akure
$634
218 km or 135 mi Calabar
$384
236 km or 147 mi Ado Ekiti
$666
284 km or 177 mi Ife
$779
303 km or 188 mi Osogbo
$695
331 km or 205 mi Abuja
$1502
341 km or 212 mi Kumba
$764
345 km or 214 mi Ibadan
$776
347 km or 216 mi Malabo
$741
351 km or 218 mi Buea
$601
358 km or 222 mi Ilorin
$535
360 km or 224 mi Limbe
$655
365 km or 227 mi Oyo
$677
375 km or 233 mi Bamenda
$553
375 km or 233 mi Lagos
$1113
384 km or 239 mi Minna
$743
395 km or 245 mi Abeokuta
$1030
400 km or 248 mi Douala
$1265
409 km or 254 mi Bafoussam
$555
462 km or 287 mi Porto-Novo
$670
478 km or 297 mi Jos
$820
483 km or 300 mi Cotonou
$709
490 km or 304 mi Kaduna
$371
518 km or 322 mi Save
$613
541 km or 336 mi Abomey
$590
554 km or 344 mi Zaria
$526
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$759
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$1121
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$747
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$755
643 km or 399 mi Atakpame
$647