Ashgabat vs Soweto - Cost of Living Comparison

Ashgabat Soweto
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1233
$860
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2878
$1546
🏠 One person rent
$531
$509
🏘️ Family rent
$949
$521
🍽️ Food expenses
$540
$202
🚐 Transport expenses
$42.6
$98.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$562
$1274
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
29 km
🎓 Higher education
7
63
😀 Quality of life
30
45
🏙️ Population
828K
1.27M

The cost of living in Ashgabat is 43% more expensive than in Soweto. Cities ranked 4068th and 6020th ($1233 vs $860) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 6th 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 1.5 months in Soweto. Ashgabat ranked 1st best city to live in Turkmenistan vs Soweto ranked 9th in South Africa, while ranked 8436th and 6605th 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
$18.8
$4.74
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$68.6
$21.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.1
$3.33
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.1
$1.28
☕ Cappuccino
$3.75
$1.71
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$4.55
$1.05
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$635
$565
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$386
$384
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$933
$500
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$807
$380
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$40.5
$54.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$62.1
$83.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$54.5
$34.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.97%
9.96%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3243
$1023
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2384
$864
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.14
$1.51
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.4
$16.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.27
$15.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.36
$1.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.43
$0.89
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.9
$0.76
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.1
$0.93
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.5
$2.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.3
$7.04
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.26
$3.62
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.4
$5.69
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.15
$1.45
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.08
$1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$1.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.99
$1.21
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.92
$1.16
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$1.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.89
$0.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.08
$1.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.2
$8.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.99
$1.39
🚬 Cigarette pack
$18.9
$2.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.65
$3.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.82
$2.56
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.02
$1.22
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.79
$0.52
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50.9
$13.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$19.2
$4.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$26.2
$21.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.43
$3.11
👖 Brand Jeans
$80
$39.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$92.6
$46
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$22.7
$85.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4395
$2771

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Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.2 mi Anau
$1366
95 km or 59 mi Quchan
$687
99 km or 61 mi Baherden
$1362
107 km or 66 mi Bojnord
$540
197 km or 123 mi Nishapur
$640
203 km or 126 mi Sabzevar
$638
212 km or 132 mi Mashhad
$658
294 km or 183 mi Gonbad-e Kavus
$531
302 km or 187 mi Kashmar
$687
306 km or 190 mi Mary
$1305
307 km or 191 mi Torbat-e Heydarieh
$687
344 km or 213 mi Shahrud
$688
361 km or 224 mi Torbat-e Jam
$717
367 km or 228 mi Gorgan
$558
451 km or 280 mi Dasoguz
$1316
469 km or 291 mi Turkmenabat
$1331
496 km or 308 mi Sari
$568
513 km or 318 mi Nukus
$397
516 km or 321 mi Qaem Shahr
$693
517 km or 321 mi Semnan
$690
524 km or 325 mi Herat
$375
528 km or 328 mi Babol
$450
558 km or 347 mi Amol
$504
561 km or 349 mi Bukhara
$379
570 km or 354 mi Birjand
$691
634 km or 394 mi Pardis
$686
654 km or 406 mi Qarshi
$404
657 km or 408 mi Pakdasht
$694
660 km or 410 mi Golestan
$696
667 km or 414 mi Sheberghan
$326
668 km or 415 mi Qarchak
$694
668 km or 415 mi Tehran
$833
670 km or 417 mi Varamin
$836
671 km or 417 mi Ray
$693
693 km or 431 mi Qods
$699
694 km or 431 mi Eslamshahr
$636
695 km or 432 mi Nasimshahr
$695
700 km or 435 mi Shahriar
$696
701 km or 435 mi Karaj
$792
703 km or 437 mi Fardis
$689

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Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Johannesburg
$905
24 km or 15 mi Randburg
$732
26 km or 16 mi Sandton
$896
46 km or 28 mi Vereeniging
$726
46 km or 29 mi Benoni
$808
48 km or 30 mi Vanderbijlpark
$814
56 km or 34 mi Centurion
$778
58 km or 36 mi Springs
$747
66 km or 41 mi Pretoria
$792
73 km or 45 mi Brits
$748
91 km or 56 mi Potchefstroom
$644
92 km or 57 mi Rustenburg
$1073
137 km or 85 mi Klerksdorp
$596
159 km or 99 mi Bethal
$751
166 km or 103 mi Kroonstad
$757
170 km or 106 mi Middelburg
$908
222 km or 138 mi Welkom
$696
228 km or 142 mi Mmabatho
$748
249 km or 155 mi Lobatse
$613
266 km or 165 mi Gaborone
$720
282 km or 175 mi Butha-Buthe
$594
290 km or 180 mi Kanye
$667
315 km or 196 mi Molepolole
$605
321 km or 199 mi Teyateyaneng
$597
329 km or 204 mi Mbabane
$675
335 km or 208 mi Vryheid
$811
341 km or 212 mi Maseru
$619
350 km or 217 mi Manzini
$480
354 km or 220 mi Bloemfontein
$665
367 km or 228 mi Mahalapye
$546
399 km or 248 mi Mafeteng
$595
412 km or 256 mi Kimberley
$773
420 km or 261 mi Palapye
$532
446 km or 277 mi Pietermaritzburg
$656
447 km or 278 mi Serowe
$541
461 km or 286 mi Matola
$1043
472 km or 293 mi Maputo
$1066
506 km or 314 mi Durban
$796
567 km or 353 mi Francistown
$536
595 km or 370 mi Xai-Xai
$1103