Ashgabat vs Sarajevo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ashgabat Sarajevo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1833
$932
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4223
$2195
🏠 One person rent
$893
$443
🏘️ Family rent
$1483
$741
🍽️ Food expenses
$782
$342
🚐 Transport expenses
$49.8
$50
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$747
$746
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
7
47
😀 Quality of life
49
66
🏙️ Population
1.03M
276K

The cost of living in Ashgabat is 97% more expensive than in Sarajevo. Cities ranked 2595th and 6050th ($1833 vs $932) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Turkmenistan and Bosnia and Herzegovina, respectively. Check Turkmenistan vs Bosnia and Herzegovina comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Ashgabat compared to 0.8 months in Sarajevo. Ashgabat ranked 1st best city to live in Turkmenistan vs Sarajevo ranked 1st in Bosnia and Herzegovina, while ranked 6667th and 5081st among best cities to live in the world.

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Ashgabat Sarajevo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$31.3
$8.93
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$85.3
$29.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.8
$8.33
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.48
$2.8
 Cappuccino
$7.08
$2.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.16
$2.16
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1020
$387
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$674
$272
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1780
$710
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1190
$482
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$47.3
$123
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$73.2
$189
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$102
$25.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.49%
4.18%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4806
$3478
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2978
$2305
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.14
$1.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.51
$31.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.77
$8.39
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.43
$1.58
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$4.77
$1.36
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.69
$1.07
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.3
$1.63
🥚 Eggs, x12
$6.17
$3.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.26
$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.7
$7.81
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.4
$13.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.44
$1.48
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$1.87
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.58
$1.97
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.56
$2.15
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$1.07
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$1.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.78
$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.1
$1.68
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$19.1
$8.82
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.69
$1.02
🚬 Cigarette pack
$25.7
$3.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.19
$9.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.85
$3.29
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3
$1.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.81
$2.16
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41.2
$33.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.3
$6.45
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$33.8
$29.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.4
$4.28
👖 Brand Jeans
$65.8
$90.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.9
$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$23
$247
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$25686
$3470

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Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.2 mi Anau
$1774
95 km or 59 mi Quchan
$500
99 km or 61 mi Baherden
$1796
107 km or 66 mi Bojnord
$489
197 km or 123 mi Nishapur
$496
203 km or 126 mi Sabzevar
$512
212 km or 132 mi Mashhad
$503
294 km or 183 mi Gonbad-e Kavus
$467
302 km or 187 mi Kashmar
$506
306 km or 190 mi Mary
$1654
307 km or 191 mi Torbat-e Heydarieh
$502
344 km or 213 mi Shahrud
$564
361 km or 224 mi Torbat-e Jam
$493
367 km or 228 mi Gorgan
$658
451 km or 280 mi Dasoguz
$1770
469 km or 291 mi Turkmenabat
$1716
496 km or 308 mi Sari
$643
513 km or 318 mi Nukus
$477
516 km or 321 mi Qaem Shahr
$501
517 km or 321 mi Semnan
$542
524 km or 325 mi Herat
$509
528 km or 328 mi Babol
$372
558 km or 347 mi Amol
$530
561 km or 349 mi Bukhara
$433
570 km or 354 mi Birjand
$588
634 km or 394 mi Pardis
$598
654 km or 406 mi Qarshi
$512
657 km or 408 mi Pakdasht
$604
660 km or 410 mi Golestan
$628
667 km or 414 mi Sheberghan
$432
668 km or 415 mi Qarchak
$607
668 km or 415 mi Tehran
$684
670 km or 417 mi Varamin
$588
671 km or 417 mi Ray
$622
693 km or 431 mi Qods
$638
694 km or 431 mi Eslamshahr
$623
695 km or 432 mi Nasimshahr
$624
700 km or 435 mi Shahriar
$635
701 km or 435 mi Karaj
$704
703 km or 437 mi Fardis
$640

Cities near Sarajevo

Distance City Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi Zenica
$618
75 km or 47 mi Mostar
$760
77 km or 48 mi Tuzla
$707
99 km or 61 mi Doboj
$669
117 km or 73 mi Bijeljina
$734
125 km or 78 mi Valjevo
$883
138 km or 86 mi Mojkovac
$1164
139 km or 86 mi Dubrovnik
$1610
140 km or 87 mi Banja Luka
$920
144 km or 89 mi Cavtat
$1539
147 km or 91 mi Slavonski Brod
$970
155 km or 96 mi Cacak
$858
163 km or 101 mi Kotor
$1261
163 km or 101 mi Split
$1623
163 km or 101 mi Berane
$1107
169 km or 105 mi Cetinje
$967
171 km or 106 mi Kastela
$1515
171 km or 107 mi Sanski Most
$617
173 km or 107 mi Podgorica
$1047
177 km or 110 mi Hvar
$1503
179 km or 111 mi Budva
$1195
183 km or 114 mi Prijedor
$685
187 km or 116 mi Novi Pazar
$828
188 km or 117 mi Plav
$1111
189 km or 118 mi Osijek
$1072
192 km or 119 mi Novi Sad
$1141
194 km or 121 mi Belgrade
$1335
203 km or 126 mi Kragujevac
$918
203 km or 126 mi Sibenik
$1153
204 km or 127 mi Bar
$1115
219 km or 136 mi Shkoder
$819
225 km or 140 mi Ulcinj
$1107
226 km or 141 mi Mitrovica
$557
229 km or 142 mi Bihac
$665
246 km or 153 mi Pecs
$1033
257 km or 160 mi Zadar
$1322
258 km or 160 mi Bjelovar
$1113
260 km or 161 mi Pristina
$655
261 km or 162 mi Baja
$965
267 km or 166 mi Subotica
$832