Ashgabat vs Onitsha - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ashgabat Onitsha
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1833
$1051
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4223
$2062
🏠 One person rent
$893
$647
🏘️ Family rent
$1483
$915
🍽️ Food expenses
$782
$254
🚐 Transport expenses
$49.8
$84.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$747
$81.5
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
7
36
😀 Quality of life
49
18
🏙️ Population
1.03M
1.48M

The cost of living in Ashgabat is 74% more expensive than in Onitsha. Cities ranked 2595th and 5196th ($1833 vs $1051) 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 0.4 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 6667th and 9140th 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
$31.3
$3.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$85.3
$24.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.8
$4.56
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.48
$1.03
 Cappuccino
$7.08
$1.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.16
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1020
$543
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$674
$572
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1780
$972
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1190
$784
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$47.3
$24.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$73.2
$38.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$102
$55
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.49%
19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4806
$713
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2978
$1061
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.14
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.51
$20.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.77
$13.1
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.43
$0.58
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$4.77
$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.69
$1.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.3
$0.99
🥚 Eggs, x12
$6.17
$1.8
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.26
$7.55
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.7
$6.87
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.4
$6.82
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.44
$4.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$1.97
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.58
$1.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.56
$3.04
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$1.13
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$1.64
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.78
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.1
$0.67
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$19.1
$2.15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.69
$1.1
🚬 Cigarette pack
$25.7
$1.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.19
$3.71
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.85
$1.82
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3
$0.77
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.81
$0.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41.2
$110
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.3
$8.26
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$33.8
$8.54
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.4
$1.81
👖 Brand Jeans
$65.8
$18
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.9
$52.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$23
$221
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$25686
$1418

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Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.2 mi Anau
$1774
95 km or 59 mi Quchan
$500
99 km or 61 mi Baherden
$1796
107 km or 66 mi Bojnord
$489
197 km or 123 mi Nishapur
$496
203 km or 126 mi Sabzevar
$512
212 km or 132 mi Mashhad
$503
294 km or 183 mi Gonbad-e Kavus
$467
302 km or 187 mi Kashmar
$506
306 km or 190 mi Mary
$1654
307 km or 191 mi Torbat-e Heydarieh
$502
344 km or 213 mi Shahrud
$564
361 km or 224 mi Torbat-e Jam
$493
367 km or 228 mi Gorgan
$658
451 km or 280 mi Dasoguz
$1770
469 km or 291 mi Turkmenabat
$1716
496 km or 308 mi Sari
$643
513 km or 318 mi Nukus
$477
516 km or 321 mi Qaem Shahr
$501
517 km or 321 mi Semnan
$542
524 km or 325 mi Herat
$509
528 km or 328 mi Babol
$372
558 km or 347 mi Amol
$530
561 km or 349 mi Bukhara
$433
570 km or 354 mi Birjand
$588
634 km or 394 mi Pardis
$598
654 km or 406 mi Qarshi
$512
657 km or 408 mi Pakdasht
$604
660 km or 410 mi Golestan
$628
667 km or 414 mi Sheberghan
$432
668 km or 415 mi Qarchak
$607
668 km or 415 mi Tehran
$684
670 km or 417 mi Varamin
$588
671 km or 417 mi Ray
$622
693 km or 431 mi Qods
$638
694 km or 431 mi Eslamshahr
$623
695 km or 432 mi Nasimshahr
$624
700 km or 435 mi Shahriar
$635
701 km or 435 mi Karaj
$704
703 km or 437 mi Fardis
$640

Cities near Onitsha

Distance City Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi Awka
$878
81 km or 50 mi Owerri
$1774
84 km or 52 mi Enugu
$563
105 km or 65 mi Umuahia
$961
130 km or 81 mi Benin
$632
133 km or 83 mi Aba
$674
135 km or 84 mi Warri
$926
159 km or 99 mi Port Harcourt
$676
174 km or 108 mi Owo
$664
213 km or 132 mi Akure
$644
218 km or 135 mi Calabar
$397
236 km or 147 mi Ado Ekiti
$642
284 km or 177 mi Ife
$778
303 km or 188 mi Osogbo
$705
331 km or 205 mi Abuja
$1514
341 km or 212 mi Kumba
$849
345 km or 214 mi Ibadan
$752
347 km or 216 mi Malabo
$1413
351 km or 218 mi Buea
$665
358 km or 222 mi Ilorin
$526
360 km or 224 mi Limbe
$755
365 km or 227 mi Oyo
$664
375 km or 233 mi Bamenda
$698
375 km or 233 mi Lagos
$1102
384 km or 239 mi Minna
$852
395 km or 245 mi Abeokuta
$1013
400 km or 248 mi Douala
$1363
409 km or 254 mi Bafoussam
$793
462 km or 287 mi Porto-Novo
$743
478 km or 297 mi Jos
$810
483 km or 300 mi Cotonou
$793
490 km or 304 mi Kaduna
$393
518 km or 322 mi Save
$646
541 km or 336 mi Abomey
$598
554 km or 344 mi Zaria
$652
571 km or 355 mi Bauchi
$781
582 km or 362 mi Bata
$1241
584 km or 363 mi Yaounde
$671
615 km or 382 mi Lome
$835
643 km or 399 mi Atakpame
$699