Ashgabat vs Onitsha - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ashgabat Onitsha
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1679
$354
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3854
$765
🏠 One person rent
$836
$204
🏘️ Family rent
$1553
$343
🍽️ Food expenses
$658
$90
🚐 Transport expenses
$47.3
$34
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$573
$109
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
7
36
😀 Quality of life
30
17
🏙️ Population
828K
1.48M

The cost of living in Ashgabat is 375% more expensive than in Onitsha. Cities ranked 2737th and 9080th ($1679 vs $354) 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 0.3 months in Ashgabat compared to 0.3 months in Onitsha. Ashgabat ranked 1st best city to live in Turkmenistan vs Onitsha ranked 14th in Nigeria, while ranked 8379th and 9077th among best cities to live in the world.

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Ashgabat Onitsha
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$31.6
$1.29
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$55.7
$7.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10
$1.78
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.39
$0.43
☕ Cappuccino
$4.59
$0.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.91
$0.18
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$915
$170
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$647
$189
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1453
$479
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1376
$282
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$48.2
$5.82
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$73.7
$8.94
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$87.4
$12.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.98%
17.87%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4561
$553
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3442
$255
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.29
$0.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.98
$9.07
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.68
$5.19
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.38
$0.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.63
$0.72
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.85
$0.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.65
$0.28
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.07
$0.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.3
$2.82
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.9
$1.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$24.8
$2.12
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.66
$0.94
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$0.77
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.31
$0.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.82
$0.7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$0.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$0.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.83
$0.11
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.09
$0.56
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$27.2
$0.73
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.61
$2.33
🚬 Cigarette pack
$25.4
$0.87
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.03
$1.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.84
$0.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.02
$0.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.8
$0.42
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$65.9
$25.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16.5
$1.88
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$33.8
$7
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.42
$1.61
👖 Brand Jeans
$83.7
$11.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$144
$27.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$22.6
$50.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6425
$704

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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

Cities near Onitsha

Distance City Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi Awka
$325
81 km or 50 mi Owerri
$507
84 km or 52 mi Enugu
$290
105 km or 65 mi Umuahia
$330
130 km or 81 mi Benin
$315
133 km or 83 mi Aba
$233
135 km or 84 mi Warri
$351
159 km or 99 mi Port Harcourt
$327
174 km or 108 mi Owo
$272
213 km or 132 mi Akure
$243
218 km or 135 mi Calabar
$237
236 km or 147 mi Ado Ekiti
$247
284 km or 177 mi Ife
$250
303 km or 188 mi Osogbo
$310
331 km or 205 mi Abuja
$288
341 km or 212 mi Kumba
$860
345 km or 214 mi Ibadan
$262
347 km or 216 mi Malabo
$990
351 km or 218 mi Buea
$587
358 km or 222 mi Ilorin
$314
360 km or 224 mi Limbe
$683
365 km or 227 mi Oyo
$407
375 km or 233 mi Bamenda
$436
375 km or 233 mi Lagos
$448
384 km or 239 mi Minna
$313
395 km or 245 mi Abeokuta
$826
400 km or 248 mi Douala
$1300
409 km or 254 mi Bafoussam
$761
462 km or 287 mi Porto-Novo
$697
478 km or 297 mi Jos
$269
483 km or 300 mi Cotonou
$732
490 km or 304 mi Kaduna
$210
518 km or 322 mi Save
$676
541 km or 336 mi Abomey
$677
554 km or 344 mi Zaria
$265
571 km or 355 mi Bauchi
$272
582 km or 362 mi Bata
$1242
584 km or 363 mi Yaounde
$567
615 km or 382 mi Lome
$678
643 km or 399 mi Atakpame
$617