Ashgabat vs Tokyo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ashgabat Tokyo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1584
$1607
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3634
$4239
🏠 One person rent
$798
$789
🏘️ Family rent
$1502
$1714
🍽️ Food expenses
$609
$423
🚐 Transport expenses
$49.1
$282
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$718
$2474
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
7
100
😀 Quality of life
29
99
🏙️ Population
1.03M
14.3M

The cost of living in Ashgabat is 1% less expensive than in Tokyo. Cities ranked 3105th and 3019th ($1584 vs $1607) 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 0.5 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 8250th and 3rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Ashgabat Tokyo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$25.9
$6.11
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$60.4
$42.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.1
$5.36
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.4
$3.62
☕ Cappuccino
$5.56
$3.42
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.25
$1.13
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$884
$1018
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$607
$562
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1501
$2660
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1302
$1239
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$45.2
$104
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$70
$159
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$90.5
$32
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.58%
1.77%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3897
$10251
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3006
$5162
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.14
$1.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.52
$58.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.74
$27.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.38
$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3
$1.53
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.35
$1.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.49
$3.36
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.83
$2.12
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.29
$15
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.83
$7.35
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.9
$21.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.02
$4.81
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$2.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.81
$5.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.06
$4.99
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$2.78
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$2.86
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.74
$0.63
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.08
$1.39
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$27.3
$7.98
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.79
$2.08
🚬 Cigarette pack
$25.2
$4.05
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.01
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.8
$3.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3
$1.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.77
$1.45
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$112
$63.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$17.7
$12.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$31.8
$29.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.36
$22.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$69.9
$54.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$92.4
$65.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$22.7
$553
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6132
$15235

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$1553
95 km or 59 mi Quchan
$515
99 km or 61 mi Baherden
$1541
107 km or 66 mi Bojnord
$510
197 km or 123 mi Nishapur
$509
203 km or 126 mi Sabzevar
$524
212 km or 132 mi Mashhad
$508
294 km or 183 mi Gonbad-e Kavus
$495
302 km or 187 mi Kashmar
$521
306 km or 190 mi Mary
$1503
307 km or 191 mi Torbat-e Heydarieh
$521
344 km or 213 mi Shahrud
$598
361 km or 224 mi Torbat-e Jam
$550
367 km or 228 mi Gorgan
$685
451 km or 280 mi Dasoguz
$1535
469 km or 291 mi Turkmenabat
$1523
496 km or 308 mi Sari
$658
513 km or 318 mi Nukus
$392
516 km or 321 mi Qaem Shahr
$554
517 km or 321 mi Semnan
$580
524 km or 325 mi Herat
$512
528 km or 328 mi Babol
$458
558 km or 347 mi Amol
$557
561 km or 349 mi Bukhara
$431
570 km or 354 mi Birjand
$574
634 km or 394 mi Pardis
$665
654 km or 406 mi Qarshi
$484
657 km or 408 mi Pakdasht
$680
660 km or 410 mi Golestan
$714
667 km or 414 mi Sheberghan
$414
668 km or 415 mi Qarchak
$681
668 km or 415 mi Tehran
$788
670 km or 417 mi Varamin
$651
671 km or 417 mi Ray
$710
693 km or 431 mi Qods
$698
694 km or 431 mi Eslamshahr
$700
695 km or 432 mi Nasimshahr
$697
700 km or 435 mi Shahriar
$698
701 km or 435 mi Karaj
$736
703 km or 437 mi Fardis
$688

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Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi Musashino
$1136
12 km or 7.4 mi Komae
$1124
12 km or 7.5 mi Mitaka
$1150
13 km or 8 mi Wako
$1098
13 km or 8.4 mi Kawaguchi
$1081
14 km or 8.5 mi Hirai
$1089
14 km or 8.9 mi Toda
$1041
14 km or 8.9 mi Chofu
$1138
14 km or 9 mi Nishitokyo
$1137
15 km or 9.3 mi Asaka
$1088
15 km or 9.4 mi Warabi
$1033
16 km or 10 mi Niiza
$1107
17 km or 10 mi Higashikurume
$1111
17 km or 11 mi Koganei
$1103
18 km or 11 mi Kawasaki-ku
$1128
18 km or 11 mi Inagi
$1084
18 km or 11 mi Soka
$1104
18 km or 11 mi Kiyose
$1105
19 km or 12 mi Shiki
$1066
19 km or 12 mi Kawasaki
$1249
19 km or 12 mi Urayasu
$1099
20 km or 12 mi Fuchu
$1122
20 km or 12 mi Saitama
$1196
20 km or 12 mi Kodaira
$1124
20 km or 12 mi Yashio
$1071
21 km or 13 mi Kokubunji
$1099
21 km or 13 mi Higashimurayama
$1114
21 km or 13 mi Miyoshi
$1088
22 km or 14 mi Ichikawa
$1045
22 km or 14 mi Matsudo
$1164
23 km or 14 mi Misato
$1071
23 km or 14 mi Fujimi
$1084
23 km or 14 mi Kunitachi
$1089
23 km or 14 mi Tama
$1065
24 km or 15 mi Tokorozawa
$1169
24 km or 15 mi Koshigaya
$1164
25 km or 15 mi Tachikawa
$1109
25 km or 15 mi Higashiyamato
$1103
26 km or 16 mi Yoshikawa
$1090
26 km or 16 mi Fujimino
$1101