Ashgabat vs Victoria - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ashgabat Victoria
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1679
$1608
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3854
$4004
🏠 One person rent
$836
$923
🏘️ Family rent
$1553
$1998
🍽️ Food expenses
$658
$484
🚐 Transport expenses
$47.3
$84.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$573
$818
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
7
8
😀 Quality of life
30
59
🏙️ Population
828K
24.7K

The cost of living in Ashgabat is 4% more expensive than in Victoria. Cities ranked 2737th and 3034th ($1679 vs $1608) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Turkmenistan and the Seychelles, respectively. Check Turkmenistan vs the Seychelles comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Ashgabat compared to 0.5 months in Victoria. Ashgabat ranked 1st best city to live in Turkmenistan vs Victoria ranked 1st in the Seychelles, while ranked 8379th and 5511th among best cities to live in the world.

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Ashgabat Victoria
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$31.6
$14.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$55.7
$50.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10
$9.86
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.39
$3.69
☕ Cappuccino
$4.59
$4.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.91
$2.19
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$915
$981
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$647
$663
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1453
$1936
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1376
$1722
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$48.2
$66.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$73.7
$103
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$87.4
$130
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.98%
16.38%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4561
$424
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3442
$1289
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.29
$0.86
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.98
$23.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.68
$44.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.38
$1.49
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.63
$2.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.85
$1.69
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.65
$1.96
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.07
$3.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.3
$20.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.9
$5.38
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$24.8
$9.94
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.66
$1.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$2.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.31
$1.72
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.82
$6.87
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$1.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$1.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.83
$1.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.09
$3.9
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$27.2
$10.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.61
$3.36
🚬 Cigarette pack
$25.4
$11.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.03
$9.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.84
$8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.02
$2.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.8
$1.9
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$65.9
$90.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16.5
$5.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$33.8
$71.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.42
$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$83.7
$65.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$144
$70.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$22.6
$158
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6425
$8062

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Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.2 mi Anau
$1648
95 km or 59 mi Quchan
$487
99 km or 61 mi Baherden
$1642
107 km or 66 mi Bojnord
$427
197 km or 123 mi Nishapur
$509
203 km or 126 mi Sabzevar
$489
212 km or 132 mi Mashhad
$532
294 km or 183 mi Gonbad-e Kavus
$473
302 km or 187 mi Kashmar
$507
306 km or 190 mi Mary
$1644
307 km or 191 mi Torbat-e Heydarieh
$520
344 km or 213 mi Shahrud
$576
361 km or 224 mi Torbat-e Jam
$558
367 km or 228 mi Gorgan
$661
451 km or 280 mi Dasoguz
$1657
469 km or 291 mi Turkmenabat
$1662
496 km or 308 mi Sari
$640
513 km or 318 mi Nukus
$427
516 km or 321 mi Qaem Shahr
$533
517 km or 321 mi Semnan
$558
524 km or 325 mi Herat
$514
528 km or 328 mi Babol
$434
558 km or 347 mi Amol
$519
561 km or 349 mi Bukhara
$399
570 km or 354 mi Birjand
$554
634 km or 394 mi Pardis
$619
654 km or 406 mi Qarshi
$416
657 km or 408 mi Pakdasht
$633
660 km or 410 mi Golestan
$655
667 km or 414 mi Sheberghan
$446
668 km or 415 mi Qarchak
$636
668 km or 415 mi Tehran
$700
670 km or 417 mi Varamin
$616
671 km or 417 mi Ray
$653
693 km or 431 mi Qods
$655
694 km or 431 mi Eslamshahr
$655
695 km or 432 mi Nasimshahr
$651
700 km or 435 mi Shahriar
$653
701 km or 435 mi Karaj
$693
703 km or 437 mi Fardis
$651

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Distance City Cost of living
1346 km or 836 mi Mogadishu
$819
1443 km or 897 mi Mamoudzou
$1506
1470 km or 914 mi Domoni
$585
1556 km or 967 mi Moroni
$587
1569 km or 975 mi Baidoa
$805
1642 km or 1020 mi Toamasina
$461
1709 km or 1062 mi Malindi
$452
1730 km or 1075 mi Goodlands
$776
1730 km or 1075 mi Triolet
$784
1742 km or 1083 mi Port Louis
$829
1749 km or 1087 mi Centre de Flacq
$751
1751 km or 1088 mi Quatre Bornes
$666
1752 km or 1088 mi Bambous
$718
1752 km or 1088 mi Mombasa
$493
1759 km or 1093 mi Curepipe
$770
1771 km or 1100 mi Mahebourg
$852
1805 km or 1122 mi Dar es Salaam
$720
1807 km or 1123 mi Zanzibar
$762
1808 km or 1123 mi Saint-Denis
$1394
1808 km or 1123 mi Stone Town
$706
1810 km or 1124 mi Antananarivo
$600
1811 km or 1125 mi Sainte-Suzanne
$1406
1813 km or 1126 mi Tanga
$622
1813 km or 1126 mi La Possession
$1417
1814 km or 1127 mi Le Port
$1439
1817 km or 1129 mi Saint-Andre
$1411
1822 km or 1132 mi Saint-Paul
$1487
1825 km or 1134 mi Saint-Benoit
$1404
1840 km or 1143 mi Saint-Leu
$1618
1852 km or 1151 mi Le Tampon
$1365
1859 km or 1155 mi Saint-Pierre
$1324
1863 km or 1158 mi Saint-Joseph
$1334
1881 km or 1169 mi Pemba
$1144
1925 km or 1196 mi Antsirabe
$353
1953 km or 1214 mi Nacala
$1127
1983 km or 1232 mi Morogoro
$600
2014 km or 1252 mi Moshi
$536
2021 km or 1256 mi Hargeisa
$815
2045 km or 1271 mi Meru
$486
2049 km or 1273 mi Machakos
$524