Ashgabat vs Sanaa - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ashgabat Sanaa
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1616
$550
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3750
$1377
🏠 One person rent
$798
$241
🏘️ Family rent
$1515
$486
🍽️ Food expenses
$620
$198
🚐 Transport expenses
$48.8
$60.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$756
$406
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
7
35
😀 Quality of life
29
19
🏙️ Population
1.03M
2.96M

The cost of living in Ashgabat is 194% more expensive than in Sanaa. Cities ranked 3187th and 8269th ($1616 vs $550) 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 8245th and 8890th 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
$26.2
$2.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$59.7
$19.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.5
$4.46
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.44
$1.88
 Cappuccino
$5.58
$1.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.27
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$894
$251
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$606
$160
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1482
$591
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1322
$356
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$49.3
$36.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$75.8
$56.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$85.1
$26.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.98%
12.91%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3870
$1730
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2996
$908
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.14
$0.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.63
$11.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.69
$5.5
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.36
$1.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.17
$1.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.86
$0.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.17
$1.12
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.09
$1.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.13
$6.71
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.76
$4.22
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$25.2
$6.46
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.96
$2.29
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$1.17
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$1.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.29
$0.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$0.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.88
$0.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.84
$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.07
$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$27.1
$7.97
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.3
$1.5
🚬 Cigarette pack
$25.6
$2.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.35
$2.96
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.8
$2.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.97
$1.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.79
$1.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$112
$23.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$17.6
$4.11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$35.5
$13
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.39
$4
👖 Brand Jeans
$83.8
$25.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$141
$60.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$23
$80.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6584
$2963

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
24 km or 15 mi Sayyan
$491
92 km or 57 mi Dhamar
$491
147 km or 92 mi Al Hudaydah
$513
154 km or 96 mi Ibb
$504
159 km or 99 mi Zabid
$489
182 km or 113 mi Sa'dah
$488
198 km or 123 mi Taiz
$514
238 km or 148 mi Najran
$934
297 km or 185 mi Aden
$509
367 km or 228 mi Abha
$915
389 km or 242 mi Obock
$553
433 km or 269 mi Djibouti City
$584
465 km or 289 mi Bareq
$895
493 km or 307 mi Ali Sabieh
$555
512 km or 318 mi Massawa
$492
512 km or 318 mi Dikhil
$554
538 km or 334 mi Mukalla
$491
544 km or 338 mi Bisha
$895
550 km or 342 mi Mekelle
$686
567 km or 352 mi Asmara
$524
580 km or 361 mi Mendefera
$490
586 km or 364 mi As Sulayyil
$1021
612 km or 381 mi Borama
$527
618 km or 384 mi Keren
$491
643 km or 400 mi Hargeisa
$684
681 km or 423 mi Dessie
$814
684 km or 425 mi Jijiga
$671
689 km or 428 mi Dire Dawa
$667
708 km or 440 mi Harar
$626
788 km or 490 mi Gondar
$946
818 km or 508 mi Mecca
$940
836 km or 520 mi Kassala
$988
847 km or 526 mi Bahir Dar
$799
869 km or 540 mi Jeddah
$1123
879 km or 546 mi Port Sudan
$1096
920 km or 572 mi Addis Ababa
$1103
959 km or 596 mi El-Gadarif
$935
1067 km or 663 mi Riyadh
$1586
1072 km or 666 mi Salalah
$806
1114 km or 693 mi Awasa
$810