Ashgabat vs Saitama - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ashgabat Saitama
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1616
$1038
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3750
$3066
🏠 One person rent
$798
$368
🏘️ Family rent
$1515
$1034
🍽️ Food expenses
$620
$362
🚐 Transport expenses
$48.8
$212
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$756
$1869
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
21 km
🎓 Higher education
7
99
😀 Quality of life
29
79
🏙️ Population
1.03M
1.33M

The cost of living in Ashgabat is 56% more expensive than in Saitama. Cities ranked 3187th and 5386th ($1616 vs $1038) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 468th in Turkmenistan and Japan, respectively. Check Turkmenistan vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Ashgabat compared to 1.8 months in Saitama. Ashgabat ranked 1st best city to live in Turkmenistan vs Saitama ranked 24th in Japan, while ranked 8245th and 592nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Ashgabat Saitama
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$26.2
$6.58
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$59.7
$35
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.5
$4.94
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.44
$2.29
☕ Cappuccino
$5.58
$2.66
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.27
$0.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$894
$378
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$606
$208
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1482
$1155
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1322
$784
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$49.3
$90.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$75.8
$140
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$85.1
$35.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.98%
1.85%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3870
$5623
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2996
$3881
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.14
$5.25
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.63
$69.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.69
$25.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.36
$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.17
$1.53
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.86
$1.64
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.17
$3.06
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.09
$2.34
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.13
$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.76
$4.64
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$25.2
$14.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.96
$5.46
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$1.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$3.19
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.29
$4.96
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$3.07
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.88
$1.77
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.84
$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.07
$1.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$27.1
$7.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.3
$1.88
🚬 Cigarette pack
$25.6
$4.19
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.35
$9.47
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.8
$3.62
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.97
$1.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.79
$1.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$112
$60.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$17.6
$12.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$35.5
$33.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.39
$19.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$83.8
$23
👟 Brand Sneakers
$141
$53
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$23
$286
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6584
$12701

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Cities near Ashgabat

Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.2 mi Anau
$1583
95 km or 59 mi Quchan
$500
99 km or 61 mi Baherden
$1578
107 km or 66 mi Bojnord
$458
197 km or 123 mi Nishapur
$517
203 km or 126 mi Sabzevar
$515
212 km or 132 mi Mashhad
$538
294 km or 183 mi Gonbad-e Kavus
$496
302 km or 187 mi Kashmar
$511
306 km or 190 mi Mary
$1531
307 km or 191 mi Torbat-e Heydarieh
$515
344 km or 213 mi Shahrud
$603
361 km or 224 mi Torbat-e Jam
$512
367 km or 228 mi Gorgan
$689
451 km or 280 mi Dasoguz
$1572
469 km or 291 mi Turkmenabat
$1554
496 km or 308 mi Sari
$670
513 km or 318 mi Nukus
$394
516 km or 321 mi Qaem Shahr
$564
517 km or 321 mi Semnan
$607
524 km or 325 mi Herat
$514
528 km or 328 mi Babol
$468
558 km or 347 mi Amol
$550
561 km or 349 mi Bukhara
$452
570 km or 354 mi Birjand
$553
634 km or 394 mi Pardis
$675
654 km or 406 mi Qarshi
$435
657 km or 408 mi Pakdasht
$689
660 km or 410 mi Golestan
$722
667 km or 414 mi Sheberghan
$450
668 km or 415 mi Qarchak
$693
668 km or 415 mi Tehran
$797
670 km or 417 mi Varamin
$673
671 km or 417 mi Ray
$720
693 km or 431 mi Qods
$706
694 km or 431 mi Eslamshahr
$716
695 km or 432 mi Nasimshahr
$706
700 km or 435 mi Shahriar
$708
701 km or 435 mi Karaj
$741
703 km or 437 mi Fardis
$699

Cities near Saitama

Distance City Cost of living
5.1 km or 3.1 mi Warabi
$964
5.7 km or 3.6 mi Toda
$980
6.5 km or 4 mi Shiki
$1000
8.5 km or 5.3 mi Asaka
$1038
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Fujimi
$1016
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Kawaguchi
$1056
9.6 km or 6 mi Wako
$1059
10 km or 6.5 mi Niiza
$1061
11 km or 7 mi Miyoshi
$1037
11 km or 7.1 mi Fujimino
$1033
14 km or 8.4 mi Koshigaya
$1116
14 km or 8.5 mi Kiyose
$1062
14 km or 8.5 mi Ageo
$1060
15 km or 9.2 mi Hasuda
$1031
15 km or 9.3 mi Soka
$1077
16 km or 9.6 mi Ina
$1033
16 km or 9.7 mi Higashikurume
$1079
16 km or 9.9 mi Kasukabe
$1068
17 km or 10 mi Kawagoe
$1095
17 km or 10 mi Matsubushi
$1056
17 km or 11 mi Tokorozawa
$1109
18 km or 11 mi Musashino
$1121
18 km or 11 mi Okegawa
$1041
18 km or 11 mi Shiraoka
$1041
18 km or 11 mi Nishitokyo
$1113
18 km or 11 mi Yoshikawa
$1060
18 km or 11 mi Yashio
$1050
19 km or 12 mi Miyashiro
$1044
20 km or 12 mi Tokyo
$1641
20 km or 12 mi Higashimurayama
$1078
20 km or 12 mi Sugito
$1040
21 km or 13 mi Misato
$1052
21 km or 13 mi Sayama
$1062
21 km or 13 mi Kitamoto
$1049
21 km or 13 mi Kodaira
$1095
21 km or 13 mi Mitaka
$1133
22 km or 14 mi Koganei
$1084
22 km or 14 mi Kuki
$1057
23 km or 14 mi Iruma
$1065
23 km or 14 mi Noda
$1075