Ashgabat vs Onitsha - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ashgabat Onitsha
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1806
$922
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4178
$1849
🏠 One person rent
$887
$549
🏘️ Family rent
$1506
$787
🍽️ Food expenses
$763
$230
🚐 Transport expenses
$49.3
$83.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$635
$69.9
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
7
37
😀 Quality of life
48
24
🏙️ Population
1.03M
1.48M

The cost of living in Ashgabat is 96% more expensive than in Onitsha. Cities ranked 2849th and 6203rd ($1806 vs $922) 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 0.4 months in Ashgabat compared to 0.1 months in Onitsha. Ashgabat ranked 1st best city to live in Turkmenistan vs Onitsha ranked 7th in Nigeria, while ranked 6881st and 9020th 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
$28.8
$2.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$86.1
$20.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.9
$4.31
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.69
$0.93
 Cappuccino
$6.75
$1.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.82
$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1012
$464
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$667
$485
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1768
$834
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1221
$675
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$48.7
$21.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$74.5
$32.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$102
$46.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.45%
17.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4069
$813
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2839
$1084
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.14
$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.55
$21.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.63
$12.9
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.43
$0.49
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$4.71
$1.78
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.94
$1.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.24
$0.84
🥚 Eggs, x12
$6.15
$1.52
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.23
$8.59
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.2
$5.84
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$22.5
$5.82
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.06
$3.51
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$1.91
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.48
$1.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.72
$2.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.27
$1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.38
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.78
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.07
$0.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$18.9
$1.84
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.21
$0.93
🚬 Cigarette pack
$25.5
$1.21
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.8
$4.08
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.88
$1.93
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.02
$0.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.81
$0.64
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.8
$92.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.3
$7.12
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$31.3
$9.13
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.46
$2.09
👖 Brand Jeans
$65.6
$17.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$92.4
$51.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$22.9
$185
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24723
$1640

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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 Onitsha

Distance City Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi Awka
$785
81 km or 50 mi Owerri
$1555
84 km or 52 mi Enugu
$587
105 km or 65 mi Umuahia
$849
130 km or 81 mi Benin
$655
133 km or 83 mi Aba
$601
135 km or 84 mi Warri
$878
159 km or 99 mi Port Harcourt
$618
174 km or 108 mi Owo
$594
213 km or 132 mi Akure
$578
218 km or 135 mi Calabar
$386
236 km or 147 mi Ado Ekiti
$631
284 km or 177 mi Ife
$775
303 km or 188 mi Osogbo
$659
331 km or 205 mi Abuja
$1551
341 km or 212 mi Kumba
$834
345 km or 214 mi Ibadan
$759
347 km or 216 mi Malabo
$1344
351 km or 218 mi Buea
$641
358 km or 222 mi Ilorin
$538
360 km or 224 mi Limbe
$750
365 km or 227 mi Oyo
$665
375 km or 233 mi Bamenda
$687
375 km or 233 mi Lagos
$1022
384 km or 239 mi Minna
$785
395 km or 245 mi Abeokuta
$1017
400 km or 248 mi Douala
$1254
409 km or 254 mi Bafoussam
$750
462 km or 287 mi Porto-Novo
$741
478 km or 297 mi Jos
$830
483 km or 300 mi Cotonou
$796
490 km or 304 mi Kaduna
$353
518 km or 322 mi Save
$650
541 km or 336 mi Abomey
$612
554 km or 344 mi Zaria
$584
571 km or 355 mi Bauchi
$750
582 km or 362 mi Bata
$1239
584 km or 363 mi Yaounde
$668
615 km or 382 mi Lome
$802
643 km or 399 mi Atakpame
$673