Ashgabat vs Saitama - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ashgabat Saitama
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1898
$1055
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4362
$2709
🏠 One person rent
$968
$378
🏘️ Family rent
$1668
$631
🍽️ Food expenses
$780
$376
🚐 Transport expenses
$50.9
$202
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$210
$1511
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
21 km
🎓 Higher education
7
99
😀 Quality of life
43
77
🏙️ Population
1.03M
1.33M

The cost of living in Ashgabat is 80% more expensive than in Saitama. Cities ranked 2383rd and 5168th ($1898 vs $1055) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 148th in Turkmenistan and Japan, respectively. Check Turkmenistan vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Ashgabat compared to 1.4 months in Saitama. Ashgabat ranked 1st best city to live in Turkmenistan vs Saitama ranked 70th in Japan, while ranked 7430th and 1050th 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
$31.1
$5.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$85
$31.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.8
$4.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.76
$2.59
☕ Cappuccino
$6.83
$2.96
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.58
$0.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1017
$352
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$765
$205
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1798
$643
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1413
$377
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$49
$110
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$74.9
$166
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$104
$34.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.58%
2.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3536
$5095
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2856
$2901
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.14
$3.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.87
$69.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.74
$25.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.43
$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$4.53
$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.03
$1.75
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.85
$2.68
🥚 Eggs, x12
$6.02
$2.55
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.31
$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20
$5.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23.1
$18.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.09
$7.44
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$2.18
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.47
$4.19
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.64
$4.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.27
$3.12
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$1.55
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.74
$0.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.09
$1.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$19.1
$8.77
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.18
$1.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$25.7
$3.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.88
$9.38
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.83
$3.25
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.04
$1.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.82
$1.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.7
$62.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.2
$10.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$31.1
$40
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.36
$17.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$56
$34.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.6
$55
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$22.7
$355
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24585
$14598

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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 Saitama

Distance City Cost of living
5.1 km or 3.1 mi Warabi
$973
5.7 km or 3.6 mi Toda
$985
6.5 km or 4 mi Shiki
$1004
8.5 km or 5.3 mi Asaka
$1051
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Fujimi
$1009
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Kawaguchi
$1045
9.6 km or 6 mi Wako
$1073
10 km or 6.5 mi Niiza
$1068
11 km or 7 mi Miyoshi
$1033
11 km or 7.1 mi Fujimino
$1006
14 km or 8.4 mi Koshigaya
$1107
14 km or 8.5 mi Kiyose
$1064
14 km or 8.5 mi Ageo
$1040
15 km or 9.2 mi Hasuda
$1029
15 km or 9.3 mi Soka
$1075
16 km or 9.6 mi Ina
$1028
16 km or 9.7 mi Higashikurume
$1086
16 km or 9.9 mi Kasukabe
$1065
17 km or 10 mi Kawagoe
$998
17 km or 10 mi Matsubushi
$1051
17 km or 11 mi Tokorozawa
$1091
18 km or 11 mi Musashino
$1131
18 km or 11 mi Okegawa
$1020
18 km or 11 mi Shiraoka
$1036
18 km or 11 mi Nishitokyo
$1123
18 km or 11 mi Yoshikawa
$1053
18 km or 11 mi Yashio
$1037
19 km or 12 mi Miyashiro
$1035
20 km or 12 mi Tokyo
$1679
20 km or 12 mi Higashimurayama
$1085
20 km or 12 mi Sugito
$1038
21 km or 13 mi Misato
$1038
21 km or 13 mi Sayama
$1046
21 km or 13 mi Kitamoto
$1027
21 km or 13 mi Kodaira
$1101
21 km or 13 mi Mitaka
$1144
22 km or 14 mi Koganei
$1087
22 km or 14 mi Kuki
$1039
23 km or 14 mi Iruma
$1055
23 km or 14 mi Noda
$1096