Ashgabat vs Sendai - Cost of Living Comparison

Ashgabat Sendai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1233
$1128
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2878
$2869
🏠 One person rent
$531
$443
🏘️ Family rent
$949
$851
🍽️ Food expenses
$540
$412
🚐 Transport expenses
$42.6
$157
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$562
$2837
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
7
74
😀 Quality of life
30
80
🏙️ Population
828K
1.06M

The cost of living in Ashgabat is 9% more expensive than in Sendai. Cities ranked 4068th and 4354th ($1233 vs $1128) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 40th 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 2.5 months in Sendai. Ashgabat ranked 1st best city to live in Turkmenistan vs Sendai ranked 53rd in Japan, while ranked 8436th and 391st among best cities to live in the world.

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Ashgabat Sendai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$18.8
$5.36
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$68.6
$31.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.1
$4.87
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.1
$4.54
☕ Cappuccino
$3.75
$3.49
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$4.55
$0.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$635
$483
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$386
$295
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$933
$926
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$807
$645
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$40.5
$76.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$62.1
$117
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$54.5
$33.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.97%
1.39%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3243
$1226
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2384
$984
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.14
$1.9
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.4
$83.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.27
$15.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.36
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.43
$1.53
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.9
$1.61
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.1
$1.93
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.5
$1.94
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.3
$18.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.26
$7.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.4
$24.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.15
$5.7
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.08
$2.35
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$6.54
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.99
$4.15
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.92
$2.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.89
$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.08
$1.49
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.2
$9.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.99
$2.34
🚬 Cigarette pack
$18.9
$4.11
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.65
$12.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.82
$5.34
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.02
$1.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.79
$1.53
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50.9
$60.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$19.2
$13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$26.2
$75.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.43
$16.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$80
$26.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$92.6
$54.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$22.7
$208
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4395
$9058

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Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.2 mi Anau
$1366
95 km or 59 mi Quchan
$687
99 km or 61 mi Baherden
$1362
107 km or 66 mi Bojnord
$540
197 km or 123 mi Nishapur
$640
203 km or 126 mi Sabzevar
$638
212 km or 132 mi Mashhad
$658
294 km or 183 mi Gonbad-e Kavus
$531
302 km or 187 mi Kashmar
$687
306 km or 190 mi Mary
$1305
307 km or 191 mi Torbat-e Heydarieh
$687
344 km or 213 mi Shahrud
$688
361 km or 224 mi Torbat-e Jam
$717
367 km or 228 mi Gorgan
$558
451 km or 280 mi Dasoguz
$1316
469 km or 291 mi Turkmenabat
$1331
496 km or 308 mi Sari
$568
513 km or 318 mi Nukus
$397
516 km or 321 mi Qaem Shahr
$693
517 km or 321 mi Semnan
$690
524 km or 325 mi Herat
$375
528 km or 328 mi Babol
$450
558 km or 347 mi Amol
$504
561 km or 349 mi Bukhara
$379
570 km or 354 mi Birjand
$691
634 km or 394 mi Pardis
$686
654 km or 406 mi Qarshi
$404
657 km or 408 mi Pakdasht
$694
660 km or 410 mi Golestan
$696
667 km or 414 mi Sheberghan
$326
668 km or 415 mi Qarchak
$694
668 km or 415 mi Tehran
$833
670 km or 417 mi Varamin
$836
671 km or 417 mi Ray
$693
693 km or 431 mi Qods
$699
694 km or 431 mi Eslamshahr
$636
695 km or 432 mi Nasimshahr
$695
700 km or 435 mi Shahriar
$696
701 km or 435 mi Karaj
$792
703 km or 437 mi Fardis
$689

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi Natori
$1051
12 km or 7.2 mi Rifu
$1047
12 km or 7.5 mi Tagajo
$1051
14 km or 8.7 mi Tomiya
$1049
14 km or 8.9 mi Shiogama
$1046
18 km or 11 mi Iwanuma
$1045
20 km or 12 mi Taiwa
$1048
25 km or 16 mi Shibata
$1049
26 km or 16 mi Watari
$1048
27 km or 17 mi Ogawara
$1044
33 km or 21 mi Kakuda
$1047
34 km or 21 mi Kami
$1046
35 km or 21 mi Higashimatsushima
$1048
35 km or 22 mi Misato
$1048
35 km or 22 mi Osaki
$1052
37 km or 23 mi Shiroishi
$1048
42 km or 26 mi Ishinomaki
$1053
44 km or 27 mi Tendo
$1050
45 km or 28 mi Higashine
$1047
47 km or 29 mi Yamagata
$1065
49 km or 30 mi Murayama
$1044
53 km or 33 mi Soma
$1046
53 km or 33 mi Kurihara
$1050
53 km or 33 mi Sagae
$1045
54 km or 34 mi Kaminoyama
$1048
55 km or 34 mi Tome
$1051
57 km or 35 mi Date
$1047
66 km or 41 mi Fukushima
$1177
66 km or 41 mi Takahata
$1044
67 km or 42 mi Nan'yo
$1049
70 km or 44 mi Minamisoma
$1046
74 km or 46 mi Shinjo
$1047
75 km or 46 mi Nagai
$1044
77 km or 48 mi Yonezawa
$1046
77 km or 48 mi Ichinoseki
$1053
85 km or 53 mi Nihonmatsu
$1049
94 km or 58 mi Kesennuma
$1048
94 km or 58 mi Motomiya
$1049
96 km or 59 mi Tamura
$1044
100 km or 62 mi Oshu
$1050