Ashgabat vs Sarajevo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ashgabat Sarajevo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1806
$956
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4178
$2264
🏠 One person rent
$887
$451
🏘️ Family rent
$1506
$763
🍽️ Food expenses
$763
$356
🚐 Transport expenses
$49.3
$51.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$635
$744
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
7
47
😀 Quality of life
48
66
🏙️ Population
1.03M
276K

The cost of living in Ashgabat is 89% more expensive than in Sarajevo. Cities ranked 2849th and 5994th ($1806 vs $956) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd 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 6881st and 5011th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ashgabat vs Sarajevo

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Ashgabat Sarajevo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$28.8
$9.32
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$86.1
$32.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.9
$8.77
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.69
$2.86
☕ Cappuccino
$6.75
$2.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.82
$2.24
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1012
$391
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$667
$276
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1768
$704
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1221
$501
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$48.7
$127
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$74.5
$197
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$102
$24.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.45%
4.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4069
$3347
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2839
$2388
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.14
$1.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.55
$34.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.63
$8.45
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.43
$1.56
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$4.71
$1.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.94
$1.09
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.24
$1.79
🥚 Eggs, x12
$6.15
$3.01
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.23
$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.2
$8.08
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$22.5
$14.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.06
$1.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$1.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.48
$2.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.72
$2.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.27
$1.05
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.25
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.78
$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.07
$1.72
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$18.9
$8.99
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.21
$1.02
🚬 Cigarette pack
$25.5
$4.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.8
$9.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.88
$3.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.02
$1.41
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.81
$2.19
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.8
$33.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.3
$6.57
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$31.3
$29.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.46
$4.27
👖 Brand Jeans
$65.6
$92.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$92.4
$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$22.9
$247
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24723
$3948

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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 Sarajevo

Distance City Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi Zenica
$631
75 km or 47 mi Mostar
$819
77 km or 48 mi Tuzla
$721
99 km or 61 mi Doboj
$682
117 km or 73 mi Bijeljina
$741
125 km or 78 mi Valjevo
$924
138 km or 86 mi Mojkovac
$1193
139 km or 86 mi Dubrovnik
$1744
140 km or 87 mi Banja Luka
$965
144 km or 89 mi Cavtat
$1661
147 km or 91 mi Slavonski Brod
$992
155 km or 96 mi Cacak
$888
163 km or 101 mi Kotor
$1288
163 km or 101 mi Split
$1673
163 km or 101 mi Berane
$1156
169 km or 105 mi Cetinje
$990
171 km or 106 mi Kastela
$1566
171 km or 107 mi Sanski Most
$629
173 km or 107 mi Podgorica
$1066
177 km or 110 mi Hvar
$1571
179 km or 111 mi Budva
$1206
183 km or 114 mi Prijedor
$723
187 km or 116 mi Novi Pazar
$851
188 km or 117 mi Plav
$1150
189 km or 118 mi Osijek
$1160
192 km or 119 mi Novi Sad
$1173
194 km or 121 mi Belgrade
$1378
203 km or 126 mi Kragujevac
$948
203 km or 126 mi Sibenik
$1191
204 km or 127 mi Bar
$1150
219 km or 136 mi Shkoder
$839
225 km or 140 mi Ulcinj
$1119
226 km or 141 mi Mitrovica
$571
229 km or 142 mi Bihac
$676
246 km or 153 mi Pecs
$1124
257 km or 160 mi Zadar
$1457
258 km or 160 mi Bjelovar
$1171
260 km or 161 mi Pristina
$694
261 km or 162 mi Baja
$1031
267 km or 166 mi Subotica
$923