Ashgabat vs Saitama - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ashgabat Saitama
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1679
$1063
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3854
$3283
🏠 One person rent
$836
$429
🏘️ Family rent
$1553
$1287
🍽️ Food expenses
$658
$390
🚐 Transport expenses
$47.3
$163
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$573
$1764
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
21 km
🎓 Higher education
7
99
😀 Quality of life
30
79
🏙️ Population
828K
1.33M

The cost of living in Ashgabat is 58% more expensive than in Saitama. Cities ranked 2737th and 4896th ($1679 vs $1063) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 145th in Turkmenistan and Japan, respectively. Check Turkmenistan vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Ashgabat compared to 1.7 months in Saitama. Ashgabat ranked 1st best city to live in Turkmenistan vs Saitama ranked 35th in Japan, while ranked 8379th and 484th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ashgabat vs Saitama

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Ashgabat Saitama
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$31.6
$9.41
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$55.7
$28.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10
$4.17
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.39
$4.97
☕ Cappuccino
$4.59
$3.1
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.91
$0.91
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$915
$361
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$647
$209
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1453
$1192
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1376
$973
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$48.2
$155
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$73.7
$236
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$87.4
$34.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.98%
1.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4561
$4560
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3442
$3226
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.29
$3.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.98
$26.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.68
$24.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.38
$1.44
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.63
$1.49
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.85
$1.79
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.65
$2.66
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.07
$2.64
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.3
$13.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.9
$4.07
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$24.8
$4.48
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.66
$4.35
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$3.63
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.31
$7.95
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.82
$3.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$4.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$1.25
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.83
$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.09
$1.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$27.2
$9.88
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.61
$1.85
🚬 Cigarette pack
$25.4
$5.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.03
$10.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.84
$3.69
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.02
$1.44
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.8
$1.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$65.9
$36.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16.5
$8.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$33.8
$33.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.42
$17.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$83.7
$22.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$144
$52
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$22.6
$443
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6425
$13860

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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 Saitama

Distance City Cost of living
5.1 km or 3.1 mi Warabi
$973
5.7 km or 3.6 mi Toda
$988
6.5 km or 4 mi Shiki
$1009
8.5 km or 5.3 mi Asaka
$1041
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Fujimi
$1031
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Kawaguchi
$1052
9.6 km or 6 mi Wako
$1052
10 km or 6.5 mi Niiza
$1053
11 km or 7 mi Miyoshi
$1036
11 km or 7.1 mi Fujimino
$1063
14 km or 8.4 mi Koshigaya
$1133
14 km or 8.5 mi Kiyose
$1052
14 km or 8.5 mi Ageo
$1069
15 km or 9.2 mi Hasuda
$1035
15 km or 9.3 mi Soka
$1071
16 km or 9.6 mi Ina
$1043
16 km or 9.7 mi Higashikurume
$1066
16 km or 9.9 mi Kasukabe
$1058
17 km or 10 mi Kawagoe
$1192
17 km or 10 mi Matsubushi
$1057
17 km or 11 mi Tokorozawa
$1102
18 km or 11 mi Musashino
$1105
18 km or 11 mi Okegawa
$1061
18 km or 11 mi Shiraoka
$1037
18 km or 11 mi Nishitokyo
$1101
18 km or 11 mi Yoshikawa
$1060
18 km or 11 mi Yashio
$1045
19 km or 12 mi Miyashiro
$1036
20 km or 12 mi Tokyo
$1556
20 km or 12 mi Higashimurayama
$1062
20 km or 12 mi Sugito
$1030
21 km or 13 mi Misato
$1049
21 km or 13 mi Sayama
$1069
21 km or 13 mi Kitamoto
$1067
21 km or 13 mi Kodaira
$1078
21 km or 13 mi Mitaka
$1117
22 km or 14 mi Koganei
$1067
22 km or 14 mi Kuki
$1051
23 km or 14 mi Iruma
$1062
23 km or 14 mi Noda
$1039