Ashgabat vs Sendai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ashgabat Sendai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1616
$1111
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3750
$2813
🏠 One person rent
$798
$459
🏘️ Family rent
$1515
$861
🍽️ Food expenses
$620
$400
🚐 Transport expenses
$48.8
$130
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$756
$2543
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
7
73
😀 Quality of life
29
92
🏙️ Population
1.03M
1.06M

The cost of living in Ashgabat is 45% more expensive than in Sendai. Cities ranked 3187th and 4890th ($1616 vs $1111) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 142nd in Turkmenistan and Japan, respectively. Check Turkmenistan vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Ashgabat compared to 2.3 months in Sendai. Ashgabat ranked 1st best city to live in Turkmenistan vs Sendai ranked 6th in Japan, while ranked 8245th and 91st among best cities to live in the world.

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Ashgabat Sendai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$26.2
$6.64
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$59.7
$35
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.5
$4.89
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.44
$3.51
 Cappuccino
$5.58
$3.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.27
$1.6
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$894
$415
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$606
$301
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1482
$852
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1322
$628
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$49.3
$102
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$75.8
$155
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$85.1
$32.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.98%
2.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3870
$2390
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2996
$1362
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.14
$1.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.63
$49.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.69
$16.9
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.36
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.17
$1.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.86
$1.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.17
$3.31
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.09
$1.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.13
$9.71
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.76
$7.68
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$25.2
$12.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.96
$5.56
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$2.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$5.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.29
$3.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$2.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.88
$2.05
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.84
$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.07
$1.36
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$27.1
$8.38
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.3
$2.12
🚬 Cigarette pack
$25.6
$4.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.35
$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.8
$4.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.97
$1.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.79
$1.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$112
$55.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$17.6
$13.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$35.5
$69.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.39
$14.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$83.8
$63.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$141
$54.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$23
$320
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6584
$6369

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Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.2 mi Anau
$1583
95 km or 59 mi Quchan
$500
99 km or 61 mi Baherden
$1578
107 km or 66 mi Bojnord
$458
197 km or 123 mi Nishapur
$517
203 km or 126 mi Sabzevar
$515
212 km or 132 mi Mashhad
$538
294 km or 183 mi Gonbad-e Kavus
$496
302 km or 187 mi Kashmar
$511
306 km or 190 mi Mary
$1531
307 km or 191 mi Torbat-e Heydarieh
$515
344 km or 213 mi Shahrud
$603
361 km or 224 mi Torbat-e Jam
$512
367 km or 228 mi Gorgan
$689
451 km or 280 mi Dasoguz
$1572
469 km or 291 mi Turkmenabat
$1554
496 km or 308 mi Sari
$670
513 km or 318 mi Nukus
$394
516 km or 321 mi Qaem Shahr
$564
517 km or 321 mi Semnan
$607
524 km or 325 mi Herat
$514
528 km or 328 mi Babol
$468
558 km or 347 mi Amol
$550
561 km or 349 mi Bukhara
$452
570 km or 354 mi Birjand
$553
634 km or 394 mi Pardis
$675
654 km or 406 mi Qarshi
$435
657 km or 408 mi Pakdasht
$689
660 km or 410 mi Golestan
$722
667 km or 414 mi Sheberghan
$450
668 km or 415 mi Qarchak
$693
668 km or 415 mi Tehran
$797
670 km or 417 mi Varamin
$673
671 km or 417 mi Ray
$720
693 km or 431 mi Qods
$706
694 km or 431 mi Eslamshahr
$716
695 km or 432 mi Nasimshahr
$706
700 km or 435 mi Shahriar
$708
701 km or 435 mi Karaj
$741
703 km or 437 mi Fardis
$699

Cities near Sendai

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi Natori
$1026
12 km or 7.2 mi Rifu
$1030
12 km or 7.5 mi Tagajo
$1029
14 km or 8.7 mi Tomiya
$1026
14 km or 8.9 mi Shiogama
$1027
18 km or 11 mi Iwanuma
$1027
20 km or 12 mi Taiwa
$1029
25 km or 16 mi Shibata
$1019
26 km or 16 mi Watari
$1022
27 km or 17 mi Ogawara
$1016
33 km or 21 mi Kakuda
$1015
34 km or 21 mi Kami
$1031
35 km or 21 mi Higashimatsushima
$1034
35 km or 22 mi Misato
$1035
35 km or 22 mi Osaki
$1035
37 km or 23 mi Shiroishi
$1004
42 km or 26 mi Ishinomaki
$1041
44 km or 27 mi Tendo
$998
45 km or 28 mi Higashine
$1008
47 km or 29 mi Yamagata
$1002
49 km or 30 mi Murayama
$1016
53 km or 33 mi Soma
$1021
53 km or 33 mi Kurihara
$1045
53 km or 33 mi Sagae
$1004
54 km or 34 mi Kaminoyama
$988
55 km or 34 mi Tome
$1042
57 km or 35 mi Date
$989
66 km or 41 mi Fukushima
$1012
66 km or 41 mi Takahata
$1000
67 km or 42 mi Nan'yo
$1007
70 km or 44 mi Minamisoma
$1027
74 km or 46 mi Shinjo
$1048
75 km or 46 mi Nagai
$1015
77 km or 48 mi Yonezawa
$1011
77 km or 48 mi Ichinoseki
$1052
85 km or 53 mi Nihonmatsu
$1000
94 km or 58 mi Kesennuma
$1053
94 km or 58 mi Motomiya
$1017
96 km or 59 mi Tamura
$1022
100 km or 62 mi Oshu
$1057