Ashgabat vs Sapporo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ashgabat Sapporo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1679
$1173
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3854
$2837
🏠 One person rent
$836
$526
🏘️ Family rent
$1553
$901
🍽️ Food expenses
$658
$407
🚐 Transport expenses
$47.3
$144
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$573
$1651
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
7
73
😀 Quality of life
30
89
🏙️ Population
828K
1.96M

The cost of living in Ashgabat is 43% more expensive than in Sapporo. Cities ranked 2737th and 4509th ($1679 vs $1173) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 30th 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 1.4 months in Sapporo. Ashgabat ranked 1st best city to live in Turkmenistan vs Sapporo ranked 9th in Japan, while ranked 8379th and 170th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ashgabat vs Sapporo

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Ashgabat Sapporo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$31.6
$9.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$55.7
$26.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10
$4.51
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.39
$2.31
☕ Cappuccino
$4.59
$3.36
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.91
$1.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$915
$433
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$647
$266
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1453
$714
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1376
$537
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$48.2
$185
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$73.7
$288
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$87.4
$41.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.98%
1.76%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4561
$2557
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3442
$1835
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.29
$1.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.98
$33.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.68
$18.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.38
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.63
$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.85
$1.27
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.65
$8.33
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.07
$1.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.3
$8.24
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.9
$7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$24.8
$20.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.66
$3.32
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$2.28
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.31
$4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.82
$3.35
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$3.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$2.17
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.83
$0.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.09
$1.85
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$27.2
$6.69
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.61
$2
🚬 Cigarette pack
$25.4
$2.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.03
$8.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.84
$7.93
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.02
$3.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.8
$2.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$65.9
$52.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16.5
$12
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$33.8
$26.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.42
$19.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$83.7
$42.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$144
$53.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$22.6
$264
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6425
$10328

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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 Sapporo

Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.4 mi Ishikari
$1050
15 km or 9.6 mi Ebetsu
$1052
19 km or 12 mi Kitahiroshima
$1048
27 km or 17 mi Eniwa
$1050
32 km or 20 mi Otaru
$1046
36 km or 23 mi Chitose
$1043
37 km or 23 mi Iwamizawa
$1033
50 km or 31 mi Bibai
$1003
52 km or 32 mi Tomakomai
$1056
71 km or 44 mi Takikawa
$958
75 km or 47 mi Noboribetsu
$1058
77 km or 48 mi Date
$1062
89 km or 55 mi Muroran
$1069
89 km or 55 mi Furano
$953
93 km or 58 mi Fukagawa
$929
100 km or 62 mi Rumoi
$959
113 km or 70 mi Asahikawa
$943
115 km or 72 mi Shinhidaka
$1034
141 km or 87 mi Nanae
$1086
149 km or 93 mi Hokuto
$1086
150 km or 93 mi Otofuke
$986
151 km or 94 mi Obihiro
$999
152 km or 95 mi Hakodate
$1125
164 km or 102 mi Makubetsu
$994
169 km or 105 mi Nayoro
$947
197 km or 123 mi Mutsu
$1090
216 km or 134 mi Monbetsu
$955
220 km or 137 mi Kushiro
$992
221 km or 137 mi Kitami
$967
254 km or 158 mi Aomori
$1164
258 km or 160 mi Abashiri
$973
261 km or 162 mi Wakkanai
$972
262 km or 163 mi Goshogawara
$1093
263 km or 164 mi Tsugaru
$1085
265 km or 164 mi Misawa
$1085
273 km or 169 mi Towada
$1090
274 km or 170 mi Oirase
$1081
276 km or 172 mi Kuroishi
$1111
283 km or 176 mi Hirakawa
$1106
283 km or 176 mi Hirosaki
$1117