Ashgabat vs Sofia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ashgabat Sofia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1679
$951
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3854
$2371
🏠 One person rent
$836
$436
🏘️ Family rent
$1553
$747
🍽️ Food expenses
$658
$342
🚐 Transport expenses
$47.3
$83
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$573
$1259
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
7
69
😀 Quality of life
30
76
🏙️ Population
828K
1.38M

The cost of living in Ashgabat is 77% more expensive than in Sofia. Cities ranked 2737th and 5668th ($1679 vs $951) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Turkmenistan and Bulgaria, respectively. Check Turkmenistan vs Bulgaria comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Ashgabat compared to 1.3 months in Sofia. Ashgabat ranked 1st best city to live in Turkmenistan vs Sofia ranked 1st in Bulgaria, while ranked 8379th and 907th among best cities to live in the world.

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Ashgabat Sofia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$31.6
$9.47
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$55.7
$33.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10
$8.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.39
$2.23
 Cappuccino
$4.59
$2.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.91
$1.35
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$915
$438
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$647
$319
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1453
$803
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1376
$562
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$48.2
$80.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$73.7
$125
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$87.4
$12
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.98%
3.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4561
$2806
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3442
$1728
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.29
$0.89
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.98
$26.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.68
$7.79
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.38
$1.55
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.63
$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.85
$0.97
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.65
$1.66
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.07
$3.51
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.3
$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.9
$8.28
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$24.8
$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.66
$1.5
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$1.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.31
$1.67
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.82
$2.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$1.07
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$1.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.83
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.09
$1.49
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$27.2
$7.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.61
$1.01
🚬 Cigarette pack
$25.4
$3.59
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.03
$8.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.84
$3.5
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.02
$1.84
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.8
$2.7
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$65.9
$28.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16.5
$7.76
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$33.8
$23.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.42
$8.79
👖 Brand Jeans
$83.7
$63
👟 Brand Sneakers
$144
$97.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$22.6
$497
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6425
$7940

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi Pernik
$598
59 km or 37 mi Vratsa
$865
77 km or 48 mi Blagoevgrad
$533
97 km or 60 mi Bansko
$852
100 km or 62 mi Pazardzhik
$660
132 km or 82 mi Pleven
$719
132 km or 82 mi Plovdiv
$712
135 km or 84 mi Nis
$702
142 km or 88 mi Stip
$602
146 km or 91 mi Kumanovo
$563
148 km or 92 mi Vidin
$661
149 km or 92 mi Asenovgrad
$626
151 km or 94 mi Strumica
$581
164 km or 102 mi Gabrovo
$495
168 km or 104 mi Veles
$531
175 km or 108 mi Skopje
$760
176 km or 110 mi Pristina
$691
178 km or 110 mi Kavadarci
$576
180 km or 112 mi Serres
$1027
185 km or 115 mi Drama
$977
186 km or 116 mi Craiova
$813
191 km or 119 mi Stara Zagora
$641
193 km or 120 mi Veliko Tarnovo
$654
202 km or 125 mi Mitrovica
$664
202 km or 126 mi Haskovo
$697
208 km or 129 mi Tetovo
$570
210 km or 130 mi Prilep
$534
210 km or 131 mi Slatina
$610
215 km or 134 mi Kavala
$827
215 km or 134 mi Alexandria
$681
217 km or 135 mi Xanthi
$1027
222 km or 138 mi Drobeta-Turnu Severin
$713
224 km or 139 mi Giannitsa
$1057
232 km or 144 mi Thessaloniki
$1177
234 km or 145 mi Novi Pazar
$704
242 km or 150 mi Kragujevac
$733
245 km or 152 mi Sliven
$616
246 km or 153 mi Komotini
$1001
248 km or 154 mi Bitola
$692
248 km or 154 mi Ruse
$619