Ashgabat vs Palembang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ashgabat Palembang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1898
$371
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4362
$961
🏠 One person rent
$968
$105
🏘️ Family rent
$1668
$154
🍽️ Food expenses
$780
$181
🚐 Transport expenses
$50.9
$45
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$210
$309
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
7
38
😀 Quality of life
43
44
🏙️ Population
1.03M
1.54M

The cost of living in Ashgabat is 411% more expensive than in Palembang. Cities ranked 2383rd and 9016th ($1898 vs $371) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 79th in Turkmenistan and Indonesia, respectively. Check Turkmenistan vs Indonesia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Ashgabat compared to 0.8 months in Palembang. Ashgabat ranked 1st best city to live in Turkmenistan vs Palembang ranked 30th in Indonesia, while ranked 7430th and 7352nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ashgabat vs Palembang

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Ashgabat Palembang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$31.1
$1.14
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$85
$13.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.8
$2.61
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.76
$3.43
☕ Cappuccino
$6.83
$1.54
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.58
$0.87
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1017
$60.1
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$765
$56.3
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1798
$107
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1413
$89.4
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$49
$23.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$74.9
$37
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$104
$23.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.58%
7.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3536
$975
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2856
$626
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.14
$0.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.87
$17.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.74
$3.99
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.43
$0.64
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$4.53
$1.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.03
$1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.85
$1.4
🥚 Eggs, x12
$6.02
$1.25
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.31
$9.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20
$2.75
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23.1
$8.51
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.09
$2.32
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$1.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.47
$1.91
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.64
$0.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.27
$1.05
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$1.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.74
$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.09
$0.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$19.1
$12.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.18
$2.01
🚬 Cigarette pack
$25.7
$1.84
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.88
$2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.83
$0.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.04
$0.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.82
$0.64
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.7
$15.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.2
$2.67
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$31.1
$15.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.36
$1.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$56
$29.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.6
$46.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$22.7
$111
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24585
$7055

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Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.2 mi Anau
$1846
95 km or 59 mi Quchan
$475
99 km or 61 mi Baherden
$1864
107 km or 66 mi Bojnord
$466
197 km or 123 mi Nishapur
$469
203 km or 126 mi Sabzevar
$483
212 km or 132 mi Mashhad
$482
294 km or 183 mi Gonbad-e Kavus
$458
302 km or 187 mi Kashmar
$483
306 km or 190 mi Mary
$1726
307 km or 191 mi Torbat-e Heydarieh
$476
344 km or 213 mi Shahrud
$561
361 km or 224 mi Torbat-e Jam
$467
367 km or 228 mi Gorgan
$664
451 km or 280 mi Dasoguz
$1840
469 km or 291 mi Turkmenabat
$1795
496 km or 308 mi Sari
$612
513 km or 318 mi Nukus
$475
516 km or 321 mi Qaem Shahr
$474
517 km or 321 mi Semnan
$523
524 km or 325 mi Herat
$556
528 km or 328 mi Babol
$359
558 km or 347 mi Amol
$516
561 km or 349 mi Bukhara
$439
570 km or 354 mi Birjand
$542
634 km or 394 mi Pardis
$563
654 km or 406 mi Qarshi
$500
657 km or 408 mi Pakdasht
$570
660 km or 410 mi Golestan
$584
667 km or 414 mi Sheberghan
$470
668 km or 415 mi Qarchak
$570
668 km or 415 mi Tehran
$638
670 km or 417 mi Varamin
$557
671 km or 417 mi Ray
$584
693 km or 431 mi Qods
$614
694 km or 431 mi Eslamshahr
$590
695 km or 432 mi Nasimshahr
$587
700 km or 435 mi Shahriar
$611
701 km or 435 mi Karaj
$684
703 km or 437 mi Fardis
$616

Cities near Palembang

Distance City Cost of living
77 km or 48 mi Prabumulih
$393
201 km or 125 mi Jambi
$417
204 km or 127 mi Pagar Alam
$428
214 km or 133 mi Lubuklinggau
$422
245 km or 152 mi Metro
$424
278 km or 172 mi Bandar Lampung
$345
292 km or 182 mi Bengkulu
$438
363 km or 226 mi Cilegon
$469
381 km or 237 mi Serang
$472
411 km or 255 mi Tangerang
$552
427 km or 265 mi South Tangerang
$516
427 km or 265 mi Jakarta
$627
435 km or 270 mi Tanjung Pinang
$477
438 km or 272 mi Bekasi
$515
443 km or 275 mi Depok
$376
458 km or 285 mi Batam
$501
461 km or 286 mi Bogor
$466
486 km or 302 mi Bukit Merah
$2823
488 km or 303 mi Singapore City
$3105
499 km or 310 mi Sukabumi
$551
506 km or 314 mi Johor Bahru
$843
531 km or 330 mi Cimahi
$468
537 km or 334 mi Pekanbaru
$466
539 km or 335 mi Padang
$794
539 km or 335 mi Bandung
$502
575 km or 357 mi Batu Pahat
$737
581 km or 361 mi Kluang
$717
591 km or 367 mi Cirebon
$494
606 km or 377 mi Pontianak
$419
611 km or 380 mi Muar
$759
615 km or 382 mi Tasikmalaya
$337
635 km or 395 mi Dumai
$488
637 km or 396 mi Singkawang
$422
639 km or 397 mi Malacca
$707
642 km or 399 mi Banjar
$458
649 km or 403 mi Tegal
$457
696 km or 432 mi Pekalongan
$452
706 km or 439 mi Cilacap
$446
709 km or 440 mi Seremban
$617
741 km or 460 mi Putrajaya
$610