Ashgabat vs Sapporo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ashgabat Sapporo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1898
$1137
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4362
$2691
🏠 One person rent
$968
$510
🏘️ Family rent
$1668
$833
🍽️ Food expenses
$780
$385
🚐 Transport expenses
$50.9
$152
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$210
$1763
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
7
75
😀 Quality of life
43
90
🏙️ Population
1.03M
1.96M

The cost of living in Ashgabat is 67% more expensive than in Sapporo. Cities ranked 2383rd and 4901st ($1898 vs $1137) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 42nd 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 1.6 months in Sapporo. Ashgabat ranked 1st best city to live in Turkmenistan vs Sapporo ranked 8th in Japan, while ranked 7430th and 196th 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
$31.1
$5.74
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$85
$27.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.8
$5.77
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.76
$3.74
☕ Cappuccino
$6.83
$3.75
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.58
$1.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1017
$404
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$765
$247
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1798
$743
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1413
$443
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$49
$185
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$74.9
$283
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$104
$46.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.58%
2.23%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3536
$2166
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2856
$1568
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.14
$1.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.87
$46.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.74
$17.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.43
$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$4.53
$1.56
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.03
$1.37
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.85
$5.03
🥚 Eggs, x12
$6.02
$1.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.31
$9.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20
$6.81
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23.1
$24.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.09
$3.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$3.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.47
$3.54
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.64
$4.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.27
$2.17
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$1.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.74
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.09
$1.47
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$19.1
$9.37
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.18
$1.88
🚬 Cigarette pack
$25.7
$3.81
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.88
$8.07
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.83
$7.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.04
$3.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.82
$2.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.7
$48.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.2
$11.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$31.1
$25.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.36
$18.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$56
$37.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.6
$46.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$22.7
$248
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24585
$9894

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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 Sapporo

Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.4 mi Ishikari
$1015
15 km or 9.6 mi Ebetsu
$1020
19 km or 12 mi Kitahiroshima
$1022
27 km or 17 mi Eniwa
$1022
32 km or 20 mi Otaru
$1017
36 km or 23 mi Chitose
$1016
37 km or 23 mi Iwamizawa
$1017
50 km or 31 mi Bibai
$1016
52 km or 32 mi Tomakomai
$1020
71 km or 44 mi Takikawa
$1014
75 km or 47 mi Noboribetsu
$988
77 km or 48 mi Date
$983
89 km or 55 mi Muroran
$954
89 km or 55 mi Furano
$1008
93 km or 58 mi Fukagawa
$1010
100 km or 62 mi Rumoi
$1009
113 km or 70 mi Asahikawa
$1040
115 km or 72 mi Shinhidaka
$988
141 km or 87 mi Nanae
$914
149 km or 93 mi Hokuto
$909
150 km or 93 mi Otofuke
$992
151 km or 94 mi Obihiro
$1001
152 km or 95 mi Hakodate
$914
164 km or 102 mi Makubetsu
$993
169 km or 105 mi Nayoro
$1000
197 km or 123 mi Mutsu
$964
216 km or 134 mi Monbetsu
$990
220 km or 137 mi Kushiro
$972
221 km or 137 mi Kitami
$984
254 km or 158 mi Aomori
$1055
258 km or 160 mi Abashiri
$979
261 km or 162 mi Wakkanai
$986
262 km or 163 mi Goshogawara
$1017
263 km or 164 mi Tsugaru
$1017
265 km or 164 mi Misawa
$991
273 km or 169 mi Towada
$1000
274 km or 170 mi Oirase
$995
276 km or 172 mi Kuroishi
$1051
283 km or 176 mi Hirakawa
$1051
283 km or 176 mi Hirosaki
$1061