Ashgabat vs Sakai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ashgabat Sakai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1806
$1127
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4178
$2704
🏠 One person rent
$887
$530
🏘️ Family rent
$1506
$892
🍽️ Food expenses
$763
$368
🚐 Transport expenses
$49.3
$127
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$635
$2113
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
7
95
😀 Quality of life
48
80
🏙️ Population
1.03M
824K

The cost of living in Ashgabat is 60% more expensive than in Sakai. Cities ranked 2849th and 4967th ($1806 vs $1127) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 70th in Turkmenistan and Japan, respectively. Check Turkmenistan vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Ashgabat compared to 1.9 months in Sakai. Ashgabat ranked 1st best city to live in Turkmenistan vs Sakai ranked 17th in Japan, while ranked 6881st and 701st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ashgabat vs Sakai

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Ashgabat Sakai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$28.8
$6.59
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$86.1
$32.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.9
$4.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.69
$2.8
☕ Cappuccino
$6.75
$3.19
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.82
$1.31
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1012
$521
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$667
$393
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1768
$921
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1221
$690
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$48.7
$83.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$74.5
$128
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$102
$28.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.45%
2.05%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4069
$4437
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2839
$2255
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.14
$1.53
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.55
$47.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.63
$19.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.43
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$4.71
$1.47
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.94
$1.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.24
$5.52
🥚 Eggs, x12
$6.15
$2.22
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.23
$9.89
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.2
$6.37
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$22.5
$18.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.06
$3.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$2.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.48
$2.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.72
$4.21
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.27
$1.6
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.78
$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.07
$1.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$18.9
$9.88
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.21
$1.98
🚬 Cigarette pack
$25.5
$4.09
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.8
$9.47
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.88
$3.82
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.02
$1.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.81
$1.47
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.8
$58.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.3
$12.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$31.3
$27.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.46
$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$65.6
$43.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$92.4
$70.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$22.9
$186
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24723
$13407

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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 Sakai

Distance City Cost of living
6.4 km or 4 mi Takaishi
$1041
6.4 km or 4 mi Matsubara
$1051
9.6 km or 6 mi Izumiotsu
$1037
9.6 km or 6 mi Osakasayama
$1036
10 km or 6.5 mi Fujiidera
$1037
11 km or 6.7 mi Izumi
$1047
11 km or 7 mi Habikino
$1029
13 km or 7.9 mi Yao
$1071
13 km or 8 mi Tondabayashi
$1029
13 km or 8.3 mi Kashiwara
$1025
14 km or 8.8 mi Kawachinagano
$1029
14 km or 8.8 mi Osaka
$1274
16 km or 9.7 mi Kishiwada
$1049
17 km or 10 mi Higashiosaka
$1084
18 km or 11 mi Kaizuka
$1040
20 km or 12 mi Sango
$996
20 km or 12 mi Kashiba
$1005
20 km or 12 mi Amagasaki
$1078
20 km or 13 mi Moriguchi
$1075
21 km or 13 mi Daito
$1031
21 km or 13 mi Kadoma
$1057
21 km or 13 mi Oji
$994
21 km or 13 mi Kanmaki
$999
22 km or 14 mi Kumatori
$1045
22 km or 14 mi Suita
$1162
23 km or 14 mi Izumisano
$1044
23 km or 14 mi Nishinomiya
$1093
24 km or 15 mi Ikaruga
$981
24 km or 15 mi Yamatotakada
$1004
24 km or 15 mi Katsuragi
$1007
24 km or 15 mi Shijonawate
$1016
24 km or 15 mi Toyonaka
$1061
24 km or 15 mi Ikoma
$979
24 km or 15 mi Ashiya
$1029
24 km or 15 mi Settsu
$1046
25 km or 15 mi Koryo
$996
25 km or 16 mi Itami
$1041
26 km or 16 mi Neyagawa
$1037
26 km or 16 mi Gose
$1008
28 km or 18 mi Ikeda
$1029