Ashgabat vs Sendai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ashgabat Sendai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1679
$1026
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3854
$2624
🏠 One person rent
$836
$402
🏘️ Family rent
$1553
$782
🍽️ Food expenses
$658
$352
🚐 Transport expenses
$47.3
$161
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$573
$2382
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
7
73
😀 Quality of life
30
78
🏙️ Population
828K
1.06M

The cost of living in Ashgabat is 64% more expensive than in Sendai. Cities ranked 2737th and 5135th ($1679 vs $1026) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 282nd in Turkmenistan and Japan, respectively. Check Turkmenistan vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Ashgabat compared to 2.3 months in Sendai. Ashgabat ranked 1st best city to live in Turkmenistan vs Sendai ranked 66th in Japan, while ranked 8379th and 603rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Ashgabat Sendai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$31.6
$5.28
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$55.7
$31.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10
$4.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.39
$3.29
☕ Cappuccino
$4.59
$2.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.91
$0.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$915
$399
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$647
$259
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1453
$783
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1376
$578
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$48.2
$85.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$73.7
$133
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$87.4
$29.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.98%
2.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4561
$2219
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3442
$1298
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.29
$1.64
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.98
$90.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.68
$16
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.38
$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.63
$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.85
$1.1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.65
$2.29
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.07
$1.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.3
$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.9
$6.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$24.8
$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.66
$4.48
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$2.14
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.31
$4.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.82
$3.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$2.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$1.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.83
$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.09
$1.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$27.2
$7.94
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.61
$2.02
🚬 Cigarette pack
$25.4
$4.35
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.03
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.84
$4.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.02
$1.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.8
$1.33
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$65.9
$52.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16.5
$11.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$33.8
$66.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.42
$14.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$83.7
$45.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$144
$51.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$22.6
$303
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6425
$6030

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Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.2 mi Anau
$1648
95 km or 59 mi Quchan
$487
99 km or 61 mi Baherden
$1642
107 km or 66 mi Bojnord
$427
197 km or 123 mi Nishapur
$509
203 km or 126 mi Sabzevar
$489
212 km or 132 mi Mashhad
$532
294 km or 183 mi Gonbad-e Kavus
$473
302 km or 187 mi Kashmar
$507
306 km or 190 mi Mary
$1644
307 km or 191 mi Torbat-e Heydarieh
$520
344 km or 213 mi Shahrud
$576
361 km or 224 mi Torbat-e Jam
$558
367 km or 228 mi Gorgan
$661
451 km or 280 mi Dasoguz
$1657
469 km or 291 mi Turkmenabat
$1662
496 km or 308 mi Sari
$640
513 km or 318 mi Nukus
$427
516 km or 321 mi Qaem Shahr
$533
517 km or 321 mi Semnan
$558
524 km or 325 mi Herat
$514
528 km or 328 mi Babol
$434
558 km or 347 mi Amol
$519
561 km or 349 mi Bukhara
$399
570 km or 354 mi Birjand
$554
634 km or 394 mi Pardis
$619
654 km or 406 mi Qarshi
$416
657 km or 408 mi Pakdasht
$633
660 km or 410 mi Golestan
$655
667 km or 414 mi Sheberghan
$446
668 km or 415 mi Qarchak
$636
668 km or 415 mi Tehran
$700
670 km or 417 mi Varamin
$616
671 km or 417 mi Ray
$653
693 km or 431 mi Qods
$655
694 km or 431 mi Eslamshahr
$655
695 km or 432 mi Nasimshahr
$651
700 km or 435 mi Shahriar
$653
701 km or 435 mi Karaj
$693
703 km or 437 mi Fardis
$651

Cities near Sendai

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi Natori
$941
12 km or 7.2 mi Rifu
$941
12 km or 7.5 mi Tagajo
$940
14 km or 8.7 mi Tomiya
$943
14 km or 8.9 mi Shiogama
$942
18 km or 11 mi Iwanuma
$947
20 km or 12 mi Taiwa
$946
25 km or 16 mi Shibata
$949
26 km or 16 mi Watari
$953
27 km or 17 mi Ogawara
$949
33 km or 21 mi Kakuda
$954
34 km or 21 mi Kami
$959
35 km or 21 mi Higashimatsushima
$965
35 km or 22 mi Misato
$963
35 km or 22 mi Osaki
$963
37 km or 23 mi Shiroishi
$949
42 km or 26 mi Ishinomaki
$972
44 km or 27 mi Tendo
$944
45 km or 28 mi Higashine
$957
47 km or 29 mi Yamagata
$957
49 km or 30 mi Murayama
$961
53 km or 33 mi Soma
$966
53 km or 33 mi Kurihara
$982
53 km or 33 mi Sagae
$952
54 km or 34 mi Kaminoyama
$939
55 km or 34 mi Tome
$983
57 km or 35 mi Date
$958
66 km or 41 mi Fukushima
$988
66 km or 41 mi Takahata
$956
67 km or 42 mi Nan'yo
$961
70 km or 44 mi Minamisoma
$977
74 km or 46 mi Shinjo
$991
75 km or 46 mi Nagai
$965
77 km or 48 mi Yonezawa
$966
77 km or 48 mi Ichinoseki
$1000
85 km or 53 mi Nihonmatsu
$954
94 km or 58 mi Kesennuma
$1009
94 km or 58 mi Motomiya
$939
96 km or 59 mi Tamura
$955
100 km or 62 mi Oshu
$1011