Ashgabat vs Tokyo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ashgabat Tokyo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1806
$1698
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4178
$4139
🏠 One person rent
$887
$825
🏘️ Family rent
$1506
$1461
🍽️ Food expenses
$763
$441
🚐 Transport expenses
$49.3
$321
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$635
$2676
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
7
100
😀 Quality of life
48
96
🏙️ Population
1.03M
14.3M

The cost of living in Ashgabat is 6% more expensive than in Tokyo. Cities ranked 2849th and 3249th ($1806 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 1.6 months in Tokyo. Ashgabat ranked 1st best city to live in Turkmenistan vs Tokyo ranked 1st in Japan, while ranked 6881st and 8th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ashgabat vs Tokyo

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Ashgabat Tokyo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$28.8
$7.69
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$86.1
$42.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.9
$5.25
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.69
$3.41
☕ Cappuccino
$6.75
$3.35
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.82
$1.24
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1012
$1078
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$667
$600
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1768
$1993
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1221
$1098
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$48.7
$98.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$74.5
$153
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$102
$30.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.45%
1.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4069
$11264
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2839
$5199
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.14
$1.39
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.55
$79.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.63
$29.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.43
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$4.71
$1.5
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.94
$1.37
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.24
$4.74
🥚 Eggs, x12
$6.15
$2.32
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.23
$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.2
$7.81
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$22.5
$21.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.06
$5.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$2.42
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.48
$4.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.72
$5.69
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.27
$3.24
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$3.3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.78
$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.07
$1.43
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$18.9
$9.74
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.21
$1.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$25.5
$3.99
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.8
$9.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.88
$3.21
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.02
$1.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.81
$1.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.8
$69.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.3
$13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$31.3
$34.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.46
$21.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$65.6
$51.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$92.4
$55.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$22.9
$597
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24723
$16728

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Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.2 mi Anau
$1763
95 km or 59 mi Quchan
$501
99 km or 61 mi Baherden
$1769
107 km or 66 mi Bojnord
$487
197 km or 123 mi Nishapur
$496
203 km or 126 mi Sabzevar
$510
212 km or 132 mi Mashhad
$498
294 km or 183 mi Gonbad-e Kavus
$466
302 km or 187 mi Kashmar
$507
306 km or 190 mi Mary
$1640
307 km or 191 mi Torbat-e Heydarieh
$501
344 km or 213 mi Shahrud
$563
361 km or 224 mi Torbat-e Jam
$494
367 km or 228 mi Gorgan
$659
451 km or 280 mi Dasoguz
$1755
469 km or 291 mi Turkmenabat
$1709
496 km or 308 mi Sari
$635
513 km or 318 mi Nukus
$468
516 km or 321 mi Qaem Shahr
$502
517 km or 321 mi Semnan
$535
524 km or 325 mi Herat
$532
528 km or 328 mi Babol
$372
558 km or 347 mi Amol
$531
561 km or 349 mi Bukhara
$436
570 km or 354 mi Birjand
$589
634 km or 394 mi Pardis
$575
654 km or 406 mi Qarshi
$513
657 km or 408 mi Pakdasht
$583
660 km or 410 mi Golestan
$592
667 km or 414 mi Sheberghan
$457
668 km or 415 mi Qarchak
$586
668 km or 415 mi Tehran
$639
670 km or 417 mi Varamin
$571
671 km or 417 mi Ray
$591
693 km or 431 mi Qods
$631
694 km or 431 mi Eslamshahr
$602
695 km or 432 mi Nasimshahr
$601
700 km or 435 mi Shahriar
$627
701 km or 435 mi Karaj
$696
703 km or 437 mi Fardis
$639

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Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi Musashino
$1155
12 km or 7.4 mi Komae
$1154
12 km or 7.5 mi Mitaka
$1176
13 km or 8 mi Wako
$1074
13 km or 8.4 mi Kawaguchi
$1050
14 km or 8.5 mi Hirai
$1084
14 km or 8.9 mi Toda
$993
14 km or 8.9 mi Chofu
$1160
14 km or 9 mi Nishitokyo
$1144
15 km or 9.3 mi Asaka
$1056
15 km or 9.4 mi Warabi
$979
16 km or 10 mi Niiza
$1072
17 km or 10 mi Higashikurume
$1088
17 km or 11 mi Koganei
$1116
18 km or 11 mi Kawasaki-ku
$1237
18 km or 11 mi Inagi
$1104
18 km or 11 mi Soka
$1089
18 km or 11 mi Kiyose
$1063
19 km or 12 mi Shiki
$1011
19 km or 12 mi Kawasaki
$1399
19 km or 12 mi Urayasu
$1097
20 km or 12 mi Fuchu
$1137
20 km or 12 mi Saitama
$1073
20 km or 12 mi Kodaira
$1115
20 km or 12 mi Yashio
$1048
21 km or 13 mi Kokubunji
$1107
21 km or 13 mi Higashimurayama
$1086
21 km or 13 mi Miyoshi
$1038
22 km or 14 mi Ichikawa
$1040
22 km or 14 mi Matsudo
$1070
23 km or 14 mi Misato
$1046
23 km or 14 mi Fujimi
$1013
23 km or 14 mi Kunitachi
$1102
23 km or 14 mi Tama
$1073
24 km or 15 mi Tokorozawa
$1090
24 km or 15 mi Koshigaya
$1116
25 km or 15 mi Tachikawa
$1130
25 km or 15 mi Higashiyamato
$1094
26 km or 16 mi Yoshikawa
$1070
26 km or 16 mi Fujimino
$1005