Ashgabat vs Soweto - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ashgabat Soweto
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1833
$984
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4223
$1812
🏠 One person rent
$893
$567
🏘️ Family rent
$1483
$581
🍽️ Food expenses
$782
$247
🚐 Transport expenses
$49.8
$104
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$747
$1672
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
29 km
🎓 Higher education
7
63
😀 Quality of life
49
45
🏙️ Population
1.03M
1.27M

The cost of living in Ashgabat is 86% more expensive than in Soweto. Cities ranked 2595th and 5704th ($1833 vs $984) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 7th in Turkmenistan and South Africa, respectively. Check Turkmenistan vs South Africa comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 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 6667th and 7050th 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
$31.3
$6.53
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$85.3
$28.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.8
$4.24
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.48
$2
☕ Cappuccino
$7.08
$2.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.16
$1.07
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1020
$867
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$674
$362
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1780
$538
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1190
$415
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$47.3
$69.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$73.2
$108
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$102
$33.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.49%
11.64%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4806
$907
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2978
$724
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.14
$2.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.51
$32.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.77
$11.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.43
$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$4.77
$1.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.69
$0.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.3
$1.33
🥚 Eggs, x12
$6.17
$2.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.26
$8.24
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.7
$4.25
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.4
$6.66
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.44
$1.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$1.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.58
$1.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.56
$1.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$1.31
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$1.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.78
$0.66
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.1
$1.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$19.1
$7.85
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.69
$1.65
🚬 Cigarette pack
$25.7
$2.69
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.19
$2.99
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.85
$2.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3
$1.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.81
$0.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41.2
$13.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.3
$6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$33.8
$21.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.4
$3.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$65.8
$49.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.9
$75.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$23
$202
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$25686
$3811

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Johannesburg
$1082
24 km or 15 mi Randburg
$890
26 km or 16 mi Sandton
$984
46 km or 28 mi Vereeniging
$706
46 km or 29 mi Benoni
$826
48 km or 30 mi Vanderbijlpark
$799
56 km or 34 mi Centurion
$892
58 km or 36 mi Springs
$740
66 km or 41 mi Pretoria
$975
73 km or 45 mi Brits
$875
91 km or 56 mi Potchefstroom
$731
92 km or 57 mi Rustenburg
$940
137 km or 85 mi Klerksdorp
$762
159 km or 99 mi Bethal
$838
166 km or 103 mi Kroonstad
$808
170 km or 106 mi Middelburg
$830
222 km or 138 mi Welkom
$762
228 km or 142 mi Mmabatho
$833
249 km or 155 mi Lobatse
$637
266 km or 165 mi Gaborone
$668
282 km or 175 mi Butha-Buthe
$570
290 km or 180 mi Kanye
$637
315 km or 196 mi Molepolole
$607
321 km or 199 mi Teyateyaneng
$533
329 km or 204 mi Mbabane
$599
335 km or 208 mi Vryheid
$827
341 km or 212 mi Maseru
$650
350 km or 217 mi Manzini
$469
354 km or 220 mi Bloemfontein
$698
367 km or 228 mi Mahalapye
$577
399 km or 248 mi Mafeteng
$598
412 km or 256 mi Kimberley
$861
420 km or 261 mi Palapye
$514
446 km or 277 mi Pietermaritzburg
$705
447 km or 278 mi Serowe
$536
461 km or 286 mi Matola
$908
472 km or 293 mi Maputo
$915
506 km or 314 mi Durban
$892
567 km or 353 mi Francistown
$587
595 km or 370 mi Xai-Xai
$915