Ashgabat vs Soweto - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Ashgabat	Soweto
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1616	$971
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3750	$1777
🏠 One person rent	$798	$568
🏘️ Family rent	$1515	$574
🍽️ Food expenses	$620	$243
🚐 Transport expenses	$48.8	$92.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$756	$1724
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	29 km
🎓 Higher education	7	62
😀 Quality of life	29	39
🏙️ Population	1.03M	1.27M

The cost of living in Ashgabat is 66% more expensive than in Soweto. Cities ranked 3187th and 5883rd ($1616 vs $971) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 5th in Turkmenistan and South Africa, respectively. Check Turkmenistan vs South Africa comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Ashgabat compared to 1.8 months in Soweto. Ashgabat ranked 1st best city to live in Turkmenistan vs Soweto ranked 11th in South Africa, while ranked 8245th and 7063rd 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	$26.2	$6.55
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$59.7	$28
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.5	$4.09
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.44	$2.03
☕ Cappuccino	$5.58	$2
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.27	$1.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$894	$883
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$606	$368
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1482	$544
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1322	$421
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$49.3	$61.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$75.8	$92.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$85.1	$35.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.98%	11.43%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3870	$917
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2996	$735
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.14	$2.22
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$8.63	$32.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.69	$8.62
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.36	$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.17	$1.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.86	$0.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.17	$1.29
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.09	$2.68
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.13	$7.79
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.76	$4.33
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$25.2	$6.47
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.96	$1.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$1.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.38	$1.48
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.29	$1.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.91	$1.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.88	$1.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.84	$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.07	$1.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$27.1	$7.71
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.3	$1.52
🚬 Cigarette pack	$25.6	$2.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.35	$3.04
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.8	$2.59
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.97	$1.25
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.79	$0.52
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$112	$13.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17.6	$6.19
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$35.5	$22
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.39	$3.15
👖 Brand Jeans	$83.8	$50.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$141	$74.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$23	$216
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6584	$4830

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Cities near Ashgabat

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.2 mi	Anau	$1583
95 km or 59 mi	Quchan	$500
99 km or 61 mi	Baherden	$1578
107 km or 66 mi	Bojnord	$458
197 km or 123 mi	Nishapur	$517
203 km or 126 mi	Sabzevar	$515
212 km or 132 mi	Mashhad	$538
294 km or 183 mi	Gonbad-e Kavus	$496
302 km or 187 mi	Kashmar	$511
306 km or 190 mi	Mary	$1531
307 km or 191 mi	Torbat-e Heydarieh	$515
344 km or 213 mi	Shahrud	$603
361 km or 224 mi	Torbat-e Jam	$512
367 km or 228 mi	Gorgan	$689
451 km or 280 mi	Dasoguz	$1572
469 km or 291 mi	Turkmenabat	$1554
496 km or 308 mi	Sari	$670
513 km or 318 mi	Nukus	$394
516 km or 321 mi	Qaem Shahr	$564
517 km or 321 mi	Semnan	$607
524 km or 325 mi	Herat	$514
528 km or 328 mi	Babol	$468
558 km or 347 mi	Amol	$550
561 km or 349 mi	Bukhara	$452
570 km or 354 mi	Birjand	$553
634 km or 394 mi	Pardis	$675
654 km or 406 mi	Qarshi	$435
657 km or 408 mi	Pakdasht	$689
660 km or 410 mi	Golestan	$722
667 km or 414 mi	Sheberghan	$450
668 km or 415 mi	Qarchak	$693
668 km or 415 mi	Tehran	$797
670 km or 417 mi	Varamin	$673
671 km or 417 mi	Ray	$720
693 km or 431 mi	Qods	$706
694 km or 431 mi	Eslamshahr	$716
695 km or 432 mi	Nasimshahr	$706
700 km or 435 mi	Shahriar	$708
701 km or 435 mi	Karaj	$741
703 km or 437 mi	Fardis	$699

Cities near Soweto

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Johannesburg	$1079
24 km or 15 mi	Randburg	$874
26 km or 16 mi	Sandton	$997
46 km or 28 mi	Vereeniging	$717
46 km or 29 mi	Benoni	$822
48 km or 30 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$768
56 km or 34 mi	Centurion	$838
58 km or 36 mi	Springs	$696
66 km or 41 mi	Pretoria	$909
73 km or 45 mi	Brits	$848
91 km or 56 mi	Potchefstroom	$717
92 km or 57 mi	Rustenburg	$943
137 km or 85 mi	Klerksdorp	$689
159 km or 99 mi	Bethal	$819
166 km or 103 mi	Kroonstad	$788
170 km or 106 mi	Middelburg	$841
222 km or 138 mi	Welkom	$774
228 km or 142 mi	Mmabatho	$809
249 km or 155 mi	Lobatse	$692
266 km or 165 mi	Gaborone	$718
282 km or 175 mi	Butha-Buthe	$559
290 km or 180 mi	Kanye	$690
315 km or 196 mi	Molepolole	$654
321 km or 199 mi	Teyateyaneng	$533
329 km or 204 mi	Mbabane	$623
335 km or 208 mi	Vryheid	$791
341 km or 212 mi	Maseru	$627
350 km or 217 mi	Manzini	$459
354 km or 220 mi	Bloemfontein	$696
367 km or 228 mi	Mahalapye	$663
399 km or 248 mi	Mafeteng	$581
412 km or 256 mi	Kimberley	$859
420 km or 261 mi	Palapye	$554
446 km or 277 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$674
447 km or 278 mi	Serowe	$600
461 km or 286 mi	Matola	$1003
472 km or 293 mi	Maputo	$1116
506 km or 314 mi	Durban	$834
567 km or 353 mi	Francistown	$585
595 km or 370 mi	Xai-Xai	$1045