Ashgabat vs Sendai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ashgabat Sendai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1833
$1069
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4223
$2571
🏠 One person rent
$893
$460
🏘️ Family rent
$1483
$750
🍽️ Food expenses
$782
$374
🚐 Transport expenses
$49.8
$122
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$747
$1516
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
7
72
😀 Quality of life
49
90
🏙️ Population
1.03M
1.06M

The cost of living in Ashgabat is 72% more expensive than in Sendai. Cities ranked 2595th and 5094th ($1833 vs $1069) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 139th 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 1.4 months in Sendai. Ashgabat ranked 1st best city to live in Turkmenistan vs Sendai ranked 7th in Japan, while ranked 6667th and 242nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Ashgabat Sendai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$31.3
$6.27
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$85.3
$33.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.8
$4.59
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.48
$3.32
☕ Cappuccino
$7.08
$3.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.16
$1.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1020
$497
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$674
$282
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1780
$798
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1190
$503
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$47.3
$102
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$73.2
$155
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$102
$33.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.49%
2.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4806
$2230
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2978
$1261
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.14
$1.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.51
$46.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.77
$15.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.43
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$4.77
$1.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.69
$1.15
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.3
$3.6
🥚 Eggs, x12
$6.17
$1.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.26
$9.54
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.7
$7.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.4
$9.13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.44
$5.16
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$2.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.58
$4.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.56
$3.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$2.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$1.93
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.78
$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.1
$1.28
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$19.1
$7.88
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.69
$2
🚬 Cigarette pack
$25.7
$4.63
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.19
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.85
$4.67
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3
$1.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.81
$1.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41.2
$52
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.3
$11.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$33.8
$66.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.4
$14.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$65.8
$58.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.9
$48.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$23
$303
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$25686
$5899

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Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.2 mi Anau
$1774
95 km or 59 mi Quchan
$500
99 km or 61 mi Baherden
$1796
107 km or 66 mi Bojnord
$489
197 km or 123 mi Nishapur
$496
203 km or 126 mi Sabzevar
$512
212 km or 132 mi Mashhad
$503
294 km or 183 mi Gonbad-e Kavus
$467
302 km or 187 mi Kashmar
$506
306 km or 190 mi Mary
$1654
307 km or 191 mi Torbat-e Heydarieh
$502
344 km or 213 mi Shahrud
$564
361 km or 224 mi Torbat-e Jam
$493
367 km or 228 mi Gorgan
$658
451 km or 280 mi Dasoguz
$1770
469 km or 291 mi Turkmenabat
$1716
496 km or 308 mi Sari
$643
513 km or 318 mi Nukus
$477
516 km or 321 mi Qaem Shahr
$501
517 km or 321 mi Semnan
$542
524 km or 325 mi Herat
$509
528 km or 328 mi Babol
$372
558 km or 347 mi Amol
$530
561 km or 349 mi Bukhara
$433
570 km or 354 mi Birjand
$588
634 km or 394 mi Pardis
$598
654 km or 406 mi Qarshi
$512
657 km or 408 mi Pakdasht
$604
660 km or 410 mi Golestan
$628
667 km or 414 mi Sheberghan
$432
668 km or 415 mi Qarchak
$607
668 km or 415 mi Tehran
$684
670 km or 417 mi Varamin
$588
671 km or 417 mi Ray
$622
693 km or 431 mi Qods
$638
694 km or 431 mi Eslamshahr
$623
695 km or 432 mi Nasimshahr
$624
700 km or 435 mi Shahriar
$635
701 km or 435 mi Karaj
$704
703 km or 437 mi Fardis
$640

Cities near Sendai

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi Natori
$989
12 km or 7.2 mi Rifu
$992
12 km or 7.5 mi Tagajo
$986
14 km or 8.7 mi Tomiya
$988
14 km or 8.9 mi Shiogama
$989
18 km or 11 mi Iwanuma
$983
20 km or 12 mi Taiwa
$988
25 km or 16 mi Shibata
$972
26 km or 16 mi Watari
$979
27 km or 17 mi Ogawara
$969
33 km or 21 mi Kakuda
$966
34 km or 21 mi Kami
$995
35 km or 21 mi Higashimatsushima
$997
35 km or 22 mi Misato
$992
35 km or 22 mi Osaki
$994
37 km or 23 mi Shiroishi
$951
42 km or 26 mi Ishinomaki
$1002
44 km or 27 mi Tendo
$955
45 km or 28 mi Higashine
$967
47 km or 29 mi Yamagata
$953
49 km or 30 mi Murayama
$972
53 km or 33 mi Soma
$969
53 km or 33 mi Kurihara
$1001
53 km or 33 mi Sagae
$959
54 km or 34 mi Kaminoyama
$938
55 km or 34 mi Tome
$1001
57 km or 35 mi Date
$921
66 km or 41 mi Fukushima
$929
66 km or 41 mi Takahata
$950
67 km or 42 mi Nan'yo
$951
70 km or 44 mi Minamisoma
$980
74 km or 46 mi Shinjo
$1006
75 km or 46 mi Nagai
$964
77 km or 48 mi Yonezawa
$959
77 km or 48 mi Ichinoseki
$1010
85 km or 53 mi Nihonmatsu
$942
94 km or 58 mi Kesennuma
$1011
94 km or 58 mi Motomiya
$963
96 km or 59 mi Tamura
$977
100 km or 62 mi Oshu
$1013