Ashgabat vs Sanaa - Cost of Living Comparison
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| Ashgabat | Sanaa | |
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The cost of living in Ashgabat is 190% more expensive than in Sanaa. Cities ranked 3105th and 8272nd ($1584 vs $546) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Turkmenistan and Yemen, respectively. Check Turkmenistan vs Yemen comparison.
The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Ashgabat compared to 0.7 months in Sanaa. Ashgabat ranked 1st best city to live in Turkmenistan vs Sanaa ranked 1st in Yemen, while ranked 8250th and 7504th among best cities to live in the world.
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Prices in Ashgabat vs Sanaa
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| Ashgabat | Sanaa | |
|---|---|---|
| Eating Out | ||
| 🍱 Lunch Menu | ||
| 🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2 | ||
| 🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's | ||
| 🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| ☕ Cappuccino | ||
| 🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz | ||
| Rent & Utilities | ||
| 🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited | ||
| 🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years | ||
| 🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| Transportation | ||
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| 🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport | ||
| 🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi | ||
| ⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal | ||
| Groceries | ||
| 🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb | ||
| 🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥚 Eggs, x12 | ||
| 🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz | ||
| 🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle | ||
| 🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| 🚬 Cigarette pack | ||
| 💊 Cold medicince, 1 week | ||
| 🧴 Hair Shampoo | ||
| 🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls | ||
| 👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube | ||
| Other | ||
| 🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month | ||
| 🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person | ||
| 👩⚕️ Doctor's visit | ||
| 💇 Haircut, simple | ||
| 👖 Brand Jeans | ||
| 👟 Brand Sneakers | ||
| 👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month | ||
| 🏫 International Primary School, 1 year | ||
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|---|---|---|
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| 99 km or 61 mi | Baherden | |
| 107 km or 66 mi | Bojnord | |
| 197 km or 123 mi | Nishapur | |
| 203 km or 126 mi | Sabzevar | |
| 212 km or 132 mi | Mashhad | |
| 294 km or 183 mi | Gonbad-e Kavus | |
| 302 km or 187 mi | Kashmar | |
| 306 km or 190 mi | Mary | |
| 307 km or 191 mi | Torbat-e Heydarieh | |
| 344 km or 213 mi | Shahrud | |
| 361 km or 224 mi | Torbat-e Jam | |
| 367 km or 228 mi | Gorgan | |
| 451 km or 280 mi | Dasoguz | |
| 469 km or 291 mi | Turkmenabat | |
| 496 km or 308 mi | Sari | |
| 513 km or 318 mi |  Nukus | |
| 516 km or 321 mi | Qaem Shahr | |
| 517 km or 321 mi | Semnan | |
| 524 km or 325 mi |  Herat | |
| 528 km or 328 mi | Babol | |
| 558 km or 347 mi | Amol | |
| 561 km or 349 mi | Bukhara | |
| 570 km or 354 mi | Birjand | |
| 634 km or 394 mi | Pardis | |
| 654 km or 406 mi | Qarshi | |
| 657 km or 408 mi | Pakdasht | |
| 660 km or 410 mi | Golestan | |
| 667 km or 414 mi | Sheberghan | |
| 668 km or 415 mi | Qarchak | |
| 668 km or 415 mi | Tehran | |
| 670 km or 417 mi | Varamin | |
| 671 km or 417 mi | Ray | |
| 693 km or 431 mi | Qods | |
| 694 km or 431 mi | Eslamshahr | |
| 695 km or 432 mi | Nasimshahr | |
| 700 km or 435 mi | Shahriar | |
| 701 km or 435 mi | Karaj | |
| 703 km or 437 mi | Fardis |
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| Distance | City | Cost of living |
|---|---|---|
| 24 km or 15 mi |  Sayyan | |
| 92 km or 57 mi | Dhamar | |
| 147 km or 92 mi | Al Hudaydah | |
| 154 km or 96 mi | Ibb | |
| 159 km or 99 mi | Zabid | |
| 182 km or 113 mi | Sa'dah | |
| 198 km or 123 mi | Taiz | |
| 238 km or 148 mi |  Najran | |
| 297 km or 185 mi | Aden | |
| 367 km or 228 mi | Abha | |
| 389 km or 242 mi |  Obock | |
| 433 km or 269 mi | Djibouti City | |
| 465 km or 289 mi | Bareq | |
| 493 km or 307 mi | Ali Sabieh | |
| 512 km or 318 mi |  Massawa | |
| 512 km or 318 mi | Dikhil | |
| 538 km or 334 mi | Mukalla | |
| 544 km or 338 mi | Bisha | |
| 550 km or 342 mi |  Mekelle | |
| 567 km or 352 mi | Asmara | |
| 580 km or 361 mi | Mendefera | |
| 586 km or 364 mi | As Sulayyil | |
| 612 km or 381 mi |  Borama | |
| 618 km or 384 mi | Keren | |
| 643 km or 400 mi | Hargeisa | |
| 681 km or 423 mi | Dessie | |
| 684 km or 425 mi | Jijiga | |
| 689 km or 428 mi | Dire Dawa | |
| 708 km or 440 mi | Harar | |
| 788 km or 490 mi | Gondar | |
| 818 km or 508 mi | Mecca | |
| 836 km or 520 mi |  Kassala | |
| 847 km or 526 mi | Bahir Dar | |
| 869 km or 540 mi | Jeddah | |
| 879 km or 546 mi | Port Sudan | |
| 920 km or 572 mi | Addis Ababa | |
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| 1072 km or 666 mi |  Salalah | |
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