Ashgabat vs Sapporo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ashgabat Sapporo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1806
$1121
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4178
$2679
🏠 One person rent
$887
$482
🏘️ Family rent
$1506
$785
🍽️ Food expenses
$763
$393
🚐 Transport expenses
$49.3
$154
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$635
$1657
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
7
75
😀 Quality of life
48
75
🏙️ Population
1.03M
1.96M

The cost of living in Ashgabat is 61% more expensive than in Sapporo. Cities ranked 2849th and 4988th ($1806 vs $1121) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 79th 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 1.5 months in Sapporo. Ashgabat ranked 1st best city to live in Turkmenistan vs Sapporo ranked 110th in Japan, while ranked 6881st and 1640th 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
$28.8
$6.32
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$86.1
$26.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.9
$5.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.69
$3.49
☕ Cappuccino
$6.75
$3.25
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.82
$0.88
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1012
$397
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$667
$248
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1768
$703
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1221
$442
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$48.7
$161
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$74.5
$248
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$102
$42.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.45%
2.09%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4069
$2308
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2839
$1648
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.14
$1.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.55
$53.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.63
$15.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.43
$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$4.71
$1.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.94
$1.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.24
$5.87
🥚 Eggs, x12
$6.15
$1.7
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.23
$9.41
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.2
$6.56
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$22.5
$21.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.06
$3.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$3.18
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.48
$4.2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.72
$4.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.27
$2.32
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.78
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.07
$1.49
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$18.9
$11.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.21
$1.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$25.5
$3.33
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.8
$8.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.88
$7.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.02
$3.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.81
$2.39
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.8
$48.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.3
$11.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$31.3
$25.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.46
$19.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$65.6
$42
👟 Brand Sneakers
$92.4
$48.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$22.9
$259
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24723
$10501

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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 Sapporo

Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.4 mi Ishikari
$1004
15 km or 9.6 mi Ebetsu
$1005
19 km or 12 mi Kitahiroshima
$1005
27 km or 17 mi Eniwa
$1005
32 km or 20 mi Otaru
$1005
36 km or 23 mi Chitose
$1005
37 km or 23 mi Iwamizawa
$1001
50 km or 31 mi Bibai
$1004
52 km or 32 mi Tomakomai
$1019
71 km or 44 mi Takikawa
$1004
75 km or 47 mi Noboribetsu
$982
77 km or 48 mi Date
$978
89 km or 55 mi Muroran
$957
89 km or 55 mi Furano
$1002
93 km or 58 mi Fukagawa
$1004
100 km or 62 mi Rumoi
$1002
113 km or 70 mi Asahikawa
$1040
115 km or 72 mi Shinhidaka
$1001
141 km or 87 mi Nanae
$933
149 km or 93 mi Hokuto
$927
150 km or 93 mi Otofuke
$998
151 km or 94 mi Obihiro
$1006
152 km or 95 mi Hakodate
$936
164 km or 102 mi Makubetsu
$996
169 km or 105 mi Nayoro
$990
197 km or 123 mi Mutsu
$969
216 km or 134 mi Monbetsu
$986
220 km or 137 mi Kushiro
$986
221 km or 137 mi Kitami
$982
254 km or 158 mi Aomori
$1067
258 km or 160 mi Abashiri
$982
261 km or 162 mi Wakkanai
$986
262 km or 163 mi Goshogawara
$1029
263 km or 164 mi Tsugaru
$1029
265 km or 164 mi Misawa
$1009
273 km or 169 mi Towada
$1016
274 km or 170 mi Oirase
$1007
276 km or 172 mi Kuroishi
$1054
283 km or 176 mi Hirakawa
$1057
283 km or 176 mi Hirosaki
$1070