Ashgabat vs Rotterdam - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ashgabat Rotterdam
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1806
$2637
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4178
$6349
🏠 One person rent
$887
$1608
🏘️ Family rent
$1506
$2828
🍽️ Food expenses
$763
$656
🚐 Transport expenses
$49.3
$218
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$635
$4180
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
7
94
😀 Quality of life
48
95
🏙️ Population
1.03M
664K

The cost of living in Ashgabat is 32% less expensive than in Rotterdam. Cities ranked 2849th and 676th ($1806 vs $2637) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 7th in Turkmenistan and the Netherlands, respectively. Check Turkmenistan vs the Netherlands comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Ashgabat compared to 1.6 months in Rotterdam. Ashgabat ranked 1st best city to live in Turkmenistan vs Rotterdam ranked 4th in the Netherlands, while ranked 6881st and 24th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ashgabat vs Rotterdam

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Ashgabat Rotterdam
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$28.8
$24
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$86.1
$95.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.9
$14.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.69
$7.15
☕ Cappuccino
$6.75
$4.51
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.82
$4.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1012
$1621
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$667
$1308
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1768
$2889
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1221
$2391
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$48.7
$183
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$74.5
$283
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$102
$54.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.45%
3.78%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4069
$5975
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2839
$4252
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.14
$4.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.55
$88.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.63
$33.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.43
$2.34
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$4.71
$1.46
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.94
$2.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.24
$3.02
🥚 Eggs, x12
$6.15
$5.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.23
$14.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.2
$14.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$22.5
$17.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.06
$3.17
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$2.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.48
$2.34
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.72
$4.95
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.27
$1.99
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.78
$1.02
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.07
$4.22
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$18.9
$7.32
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.21
$1.66
🚬 Cigarette pack
$25.5
$14.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.8
$7.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.88
$5.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.02
$1.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.81
$2.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.8
$49.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.3
$16.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$31.3
$47.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.46
$22.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$65.6
$95.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$92.4
$125
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$22.9
$2442
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24723
$13439

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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 Rotterdam

Distance City Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi Ridderkerk
$2403
13 km or 8 mi Delft
$2389
19 km or 12 mi Leidschendam
$2481
21 km or 13 mi The Hague
$2701
23 km or 14 mi Sliedrecht
$2332
25 km or 16 mi Scheveningen
$2471
26 km or 16 mi Leiden
$2348
27 km or 17 mi Oegstgeest
$2258
41 km or 25 mi Etten-Leur
$2110
43 km or 27 mi Breda
$2206
43 km or 27 mi Roosendaal
$2264
47 km or 29 mi Utrecht
$2669
49 km or 30 mi Bergen op Zoom
$2295
50 km or 31 mi Zandvoort
$1907
52 km or 32 mi Haarlem
$2822
54 km or 34 mi Zaltbommel
$2369
55 km or 34 mi Zeist
$2457
56 km or 35 mi Tilburg
$2340
59 km or 36 mi Amsterdam
$3203
59 km or 37 mi Hilversum
$2636
60 km or 38 mi IJmuiden
$2383
61 km or 38 mi Hoogstraten
$1770
62 km or 39 mi Goes
$2471
63 km or 39 mi 's-Hertogenbosch
$2337
66 km or 41 mi Tiel
$2721
67 km or 42 mi Huizen
$2383
72 km or 45 mi Almere
$2440
73 km or 45 mi Purmerend
$2223
74 km or 46 mi Veenendaal
$1822
74 km or 46 mi Turnhout
$1730
76 km or 47 mi Middelburg
$2132
79 km or 49 mi Antwerp
$1857
81 km or 51 mi Wageningen
$2360
82 km or 51 mi Beveren
$1849
82 km or 51 mi Ede
$1848
83 km or 52 mi Uden
$2409
84 km or 52 mi Mortsel
$1734
85 km or 53 mi Veldhoven
$2231
87 km or 54 mi Herentals
$1523
88 km or 54 mi Sint-Niklaas
$1727