Ashgabat vs Onitsha - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ashgabat Onitsha
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1616
$1036
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3750
$2173
🏠 One person rent
$798
$648
🏘️ Family rent
$1515
$1067
🍽️ Food expenses
$620
$245
🚐 Transport expenses
$48.8
$79.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$756
$101
😷 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 56% more expensive than in Onitsha. Cities ranked 3187th and 5406th ($1616 vs $1036) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th 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 8245th and 9136th 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
$26.2
$3.83
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$59.7
$21.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.5
$4.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.44
$0.96
 Cappuccino
$5.58
$1.8
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.27
$0.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$894
$715
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$606
$535
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1482
$1975
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1322
$727
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$49.3
$24.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$75.8
$36.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$85.1
$52.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.98%
17.15%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3870
$592
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2996
$908
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.14
$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.63
$12.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.69
$12.9
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.36
$0.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.17
$1.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.86
$1.83
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.17
$0.94
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.09
$1.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.13
$3.94
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.76
$6.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$25.2
$6.59
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.96
$3.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$2.43
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$1.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.29
$2.9
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$1.12
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.88
$1.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.84
$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.07
$0.56
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$27.1
$2.04
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.3
$1.06
🚬 Cigarette pack
$25.6
$1.35
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.35
$3.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.8
$1.56
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.97
$0.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.79
$0.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$112
$105
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$17.6
$7.85
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$35.5
$7.55
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.39
$1.46
👖 Brand Jeans
$83.8
$18.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$141
$56.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$23
$210
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6584
$1688

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Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.2 mi Anau
$1583
95 km or 59 mi Quchan
$500
99 km or 61 mi Baherden
$1578
107 km or 66 mi Bojnord
$458
197 km or 123 mi Nishapur
$517
203 km or 126 mi Sabzevar
$515
212 km or 132 mi Mashhad
$538
294 km or 183 mi Gonbad-e Kavus
$496
302 km or 187 mi Kashmar
$511
306 km or 190 mi Mary
$1531
307 km or 191 mi Torbat-e Heydarieh
$515
344 km or 213 mi Shahrud
$603
361 km or 224 mi Torbat-e Jam
$512
367 km or 228 mi Gorgan
$689
451 km or 280 mi Dasoguz
$1572
469 km or 291 mi Turkmenabat
$1554
496 km or 308 mi Sari
$670
513 km or 318 mi Nukus
$394
516 km or 321 mi Qaem Shahr
$564
517 km or 321 mi Semnan
$607
524 km or 325 mi Herat
$514
528 km or 328 mi Babol
$468
558 km or 347 mi Amol
$550
561 km or 349 mi Bukhara
$452
570 km or 354 mi Birjand
$553
634 km or 394 mi Pardis
$675
654 km or 406 mi Qarshi
$435
657 km or 408 mi Pakdasht
$689
660 km or 410 mi Golestan
$722
667 km or 414 mi Sheberghan
$450
668 km or 415 mi Qarchak
$693
668 km or 415 mi Tehran
$797
670 km or 417 mi Varamin
$673
671 km or 417 mi Ray
$720
693 km or 431 mi Qods
$706
694 km or 431 mi Eslamshahr
$716
695 km or 432 mi Nasimshahr
$706
700 km or 435 mi Shahriar
$708
701 km or 435 mi Karaj
$741
703 km or 437 mi Fardis
$699

Cities near Onitsha

Distance City Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi Awka
$846
81 km or 50 mi Owerri
$1686
84 km or 52 mi Enugu
$469
105 km or 65 mi Umuahia
$906
130 km or 81 mi Benin
$537
133 km or 83 mi Aba
$638
135 km or 84 mi Warri
$886
159 km or 99 mi Port Harcourt
$651
174 km or 108 mi Owo
$658
213 km or 132 mi Akure
$635
218 km or 135 mi Calabar
$374
236 km or 147 mi Ado Ekiti
$681
284 km or 177 mi Ife
$774
303 km or 188 mi Osogbo
$704
331 km or 205 mi Abuja
$1262
341 km or 212 mi Kumba
$933
345 km or 214 mi Ibadan
$759
347 km or 216 mi Malabo
$812
351 km or 218 mi Buea
$655
358 km or 222 mi Ilorin
$526
360 km or 224 mi Limbe
$710
365 km or 227 mi Oyo
$699
375 km or 233 mi Bamenda
$714
375 km or 233 mi Lagos
$1133
384 km or 239 mi Minna
$787
395 km or 245 mi Abeokuta
$1019
400 km or 248 mi Douala
$1368
409 km or 254 mi Bafoussam
$794
462 km or 287 mi Porto-Novo
$710
478 km or 297 mi Jos
$757
483 km or 300 mi Cotonou
$755
490 km or 304 mi Kaduna
$377
518 km or 322 mi Save
$644
541 km or 336 mi Abomey
$617
554 km or 344 mi Zaria
$621
571 km or 355 mi Bauchi
$735
582 km or 362 mi Bata
$1201
584 km or 363 mi Yaounde
$764
615 km or 382 mi Lome
$711
643 km or 399 mi Atakpame
$655