Ashgabat vs Tokyo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ashgabat Tokyo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1833
$1698
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4223
$4089
🏠 One person rent
$893
$829
🏘️ Family rent
$1483
$1453
🍽️ Food expenses
$782
$435
🚐 Transport expenses
$49.8
$322
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$747
$2574
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
7
100
😀 Quality of life
49
99
🏙️ Population
1.03M
14.3M

The cost of living in Ashgabat is 8% more expensive than in Tokyo. Cities ranked 2595th and 3130th ($1833 vs $1698) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd in Turkmenistan and Japan, respectively. Check Turkmenistan vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Ashgabat compared to 1.5 months in Tokyo. Ashgabat ranked 1st best city to live in Turkmenistan vs Tokyo ranked 1st in Japan, while ranked 6667th and 4th among best cities to live in the world.

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Ashgabat Tokyo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$31.3
$7.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$85.3
$39.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.8
$5.04
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.48
$3.96
☕ Cappuccino
$7.08
$3.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.16
$1.19
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1020
$1001
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$674
$631
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1780
$1794
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1190
$1151
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$47.3
$93.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$73.2
$143
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$102
$30.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.49%
1.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4806
$10581
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2978
$5243
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.14
$1.45
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.51
$75.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.77
$30.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.43
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$4.77
$1.51
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.69
$1.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.3
$4.16
🥚 Eggs, x12
$6.17
$2.27
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.26
$14.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.7
$7.33
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.4
$20.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.44
$5.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$2.57
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.58
$5.39
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.56
$5.06
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$3.15
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$3.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.78
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.1
$1.7
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$19.1
$9.55
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.69
$2.13
🚬 Cigarette pack
$25.7
$4.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.19
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.85
$3.32
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3
$1.44
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.81
$1.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41.2
$60.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.3
$13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$33.8
$29.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.4
$22.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$65.8
$55
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.9
$63.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$23
$518
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$25686
$14795

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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
12 km or 7.3 mi Musashino
$1110
12 km or 7.4 mi Komae
$1115
12 km or 7.5 mi Mitaka
$1125
13 km or 8 mi Wako
$1035
13 km or 8.4 mi Kawaguchi
$1025
14 km or 8.5 mi Hirai
$1055
14 km or 8.9 mi Toda
$961
14 km or 8.9 mi Chofu
$1113
14 km or 9 mi Nishitokyo
$1094
15 km or 9.3 mi Asaka
$1020
15 km or 9.4 mi Warabi
$945
16 km or 10 mi Niiza
$1033
17 km or 10 mi Higashikurume
$1049
17 km or 11 mi Koganei
$1066
18 km or 11 mi Kawasaki-ku
$1198
18 km or 11 mi Inagi
$1058
18 km or 11 mi Soka
$1047
18 km or 11 mi Kiyose
$1025
19 km or 12 mi Shiki
$972
19 km or 12 mi Kawasaki
$1354
19 km or 12 mi Urayasu
$1068
20 km or 12 mi Fuchu
$1088
20 km or 12 mi Saitama
$1037
20 km or 12 mi Kodaira
$1066
20 km or 12 mi Yashio
$1002
21 km or 13 mi Kokubunji
$1050
21 km or 13 mi Higashimurayama
$1040
21 km or 13 mi Miyoshi
$997
22 km or 14 mi Ichikawa
$1041
22 km or 14 mi Matsudo
$1024
23 km or 14 mi Misato
$1005
23 km or 14 mi Fujimi
$975
23 km or 14 mi Kunitachi
$1050
23 km or 14 mi Tama
$1040
24 km or 15 mi Tokorozawa
$1061
24 km or 15 mi Koshigaya
$1078
25 km or 15 mi Tachikawa
$1073
25 km or 15 mi Higashiyamato
$1044
26 km or 16 mi Yoshikawa
$1031
26 km or 16 mi Fujimino
$961