Ashgabat vs Soweto - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ashgabat Soweto
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1679
$875
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3854
$1598
🏠 One person rent
$836
$511
🏘️ Family rent
$1553
$523
🍽️ Food expenses
$658
$215
🚐 Transport expenses
$47.3
$89.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$573
$1509
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
29 km
🎓 Higher education
7
62
😀 Quality of life
30
44
🏙️ Population
828K
1.27M

The cost of living in Ashgabat is 92% more expensive than in Soweto. Cities ranked 2737th and 6110th ($1679 vs $875) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th in Turkmenistan and South Africa, respectively. Check Turkmenistan vs South Africa comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Ashgabat compared to 1.7 months in Soweto. Ashgabat ranked 1st best city to live in Turkmenistan vs Soweto ranked 9th in South Africa, while ranked 8379th and 6750th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ashgabat vs Soweto

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Ashgabat Soweto
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$31.6
$5.93
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$55.7
$25.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10
$3.62
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.39
$1.84
☕ Cappuccino
$4.59
$1.81
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.91
$0.87
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$915
$793
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$647
$327
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1453
$488
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1376
$379
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$48.2
$57.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$73.7
$88.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$87.4
$34
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.98%
11.13%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4561
$731
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3442
$624
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.29
$1.98
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.98
$28.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.68
$9.38
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.38
$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.63
$0.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.85
$0.84
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.65
$1.09
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.07
$2.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.3
$7.01
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.9
$3.79
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$24.8
$5.78
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.66
$1.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$1.3
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.31
$1.27
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.82
$1.32
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$1.14
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$1.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.83
$0.55
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.09
$1.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$27.2
$7.15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.61
$1.25
🚬 Cigarette pack
$25.4
$2.39
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.03
$2.71
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.84
$2.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.02
$1.12
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.8
$0.47
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$65.9
$12.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16.5
$5.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$33.8
$20
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.42
$2.84
👖 Brand Jeans
$83.7
$43.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$144
$67.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$22.6
$202
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6425
$2867

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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
19 km or 12 mi Johannesburg
$908
24 km or 15 mi Randburg
$776
26 km or 16 mi Sandton
$889
46 km or 28 mi Vereeniging
$637
46 km or 29 mi Benoni
$741
48 km or 30 mi Vanderbijlpark
$698
56 km or 34 mi Centurion
$755
58 km or 36 mi Springs
$631
66 km or 41 mi Pretoria
$783
73 km or 45 mi Brits
$751
91 km or 56 mi Potchefstroom
$625
92 km or 57 mi Rustenburg
$845
137 km or 85 mi Klerksdorp
$621
159 km or 99 mi Bethal
$746
166 km or 103 mi Kroonstad
$701
170 km or 106 mi Middelburg
$866
222 km or 138 mi Welkom
$682
228 km or 142 mi Mmabatho
$719
249 km or 155 mi Lobatse
$631
266 km or 165 mi Gaborone
$656
282 km or 175 mi Butha-Buthe
$511
290 km or 180 mi Kanye
$633
315 km or 196 mi Molepolole
$603
321 km or 199 mi Teyateyaneng
$511
329 km or 204 mi Mbabane
$558
335 km or 208 mi Vryheid
$739
341 km or 212 mi Maseru
$535
350 km or 217 mi Manzini
$447
354 km or 220 mi Bloemfontein
$601
367 km or 228 mi Mahalapye
$605
399 km or 248 mi Mafeteng
$511
412 km or 256 mi Kimberley
$753
420 km or 261 mi Palapye
$511
446 km or 277 mi Pietermaritzburg
$609
447 km or 278 mi Serowe
$554
461 km or 286 mi Matola
$978
472 km or 293 mi Maputo
$1084
506 km or 314 mi Durban
$780
567 km or 353 mi Francistown
$550
595 km or 370 mi Xai-Xai
$952