Ashgabat vs Sendai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ashgabat Sendai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1806
$1010
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4178
$2419
🏠 One person rent
$887
$416
🏘️ Family rent
$1506
$661
🍽️ Food expenses
$763
$353
🚐 Transport expenses
$49.3
$137
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$635
$1272
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
7
73
😀 Quality of life
48
74
🏙️ Population
1.03M
1.06M

The cost of living in Ashgabat is 79% more expensive than in Sendai. Cities ranked 2849th and 5585th ($1806 vs $1010) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 415th in Turkmenistan and Japan, respectively. Check Turkmenistan vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Ashgabat compared to 1.3 months in Sendai. Ashgabat ranked 1st best city to live in Turkmenistan vs Sendai ranked 169th in Japan, while ranked 6881st and 2145th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ashgabat vs Sendai

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Ashgabat Sendai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$28.8
$5.58
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$86.1
$31.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.9
$4.34
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.69
$3.84
 Cappuccino
$6.75
$3.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.82
$1.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1012
$488
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$667
$246
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1768
$723
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1221
$433
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$48.7
$89.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$74.5
$137
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$102
$32.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.45%
2.75%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4069
$2579
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2839
$1456
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.14
$1.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.55
$53.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.63
$18
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.43
$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$4.71
$1.46
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.94
$0.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.24
$3.3
🥚 Eggs, x12
$6.15
$1.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.23
$8.08
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.2
$6.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$22.5
$7.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.06
$4.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$2.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.48
$5.45
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.72
$3.11
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.27
$2.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.78
$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.07
$1.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$18.9
$9.09
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.21
$1.76
🚬 Cigarette pack
$25.5
$4.27
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.8
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.88
$4.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.02
$1.26
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.81
$1.28
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.8
$51.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.3
$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$31.3
$63.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.46
$13.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$65.6
$50
👟 Brand Sneakers
$92.4
$40.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$22.9
$256
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24723
$5002

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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 Sendai

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi Natori
$940
12 km or 7.2 mi Rifu
$941
12 km or 7.5 mi Tagajo
$942
14 km or 8.7 mi Tomiya
$941
14 km or 8.9 mi Shiogama
$942
18 km or 11 mi Iwanuma
$945
20 km or 12 mi Taiwa
$944
25 km or 16 mi Shibata
$947
26 km or 16 mi Watari
$950
27 km or 17 mi Ogawara
$949
33 km or 21 mi Kakuda
$953
34 km or 21 mi Kami
$965
35 km or 21 mi Higashimatsushima
$966
35 km or 22 mi Misato
$970
35 km or 22 mi Osaki
$970
37 km or 23 mi Shiroishi
$943
42 km or 26 mi Ishinomaki
$982
44 km or 27 mi Tendo
$948
45 km or 28 mi Higashine
$958
47 km or 29 mi Yamagata
$948
49 km or 30 mi Murayama
$969
53 km or 33 mi Soma
$976
53 km or 33 mi Kurihara
$991
53 km or 33 mi Sagae
$958
54 km or 34 mi Kaminoyama
$941
55 km or 34 mi Tome
$993
57 km or 35 mi Date
$926
66 km or 41 mi Fukushima
$942
66 km or 41 mi Takahata
$954
67 km or 42 mi Nan'yo
$961
70 km or 44 mi Minamisoma
$997
74 km or 46 mi Shinjo
$1014
75 km or 46 mi Nagai
$975
77 km or 48 mi Yonezawa
$968
77 km or 48 mi Ichinoseki
$1016
85 km or 53 mi Nihonmatsu
$961
94 km or 58 mi Kesennuma
$1022
94 km or 58 mi Motomiya
$983
96 km or 59 mi Tamura
$999
100 km or 62 mi Oshu
$1022