Ashgabat vs Warsaw - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ashgabat Warsaw
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1806
$2026
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4178
$4583
🏠 One person rent
$887
$1244
🏘️ Family rent
$1506
$2046
🍽️ Food expenses
$763
$454
🚐 Transport expenses
$49.3
$160
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$635
$2278
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
7
94
😀 Quality of life
48
87
🏙️ Population
1.03M
1.86M

The cost of living in Ashgabat is 11% less expensive than in Warsaw. Cities ranked 2849th and 1966th ($1806 vs $2026) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Turkmenistan and Poland, respectively. Check Turkmenistan vs Poland comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Ashgabat compared to 1.1 months in Warsaw. Ashgabat ranked 1st best city to live in Turkmenistan vs Warsaw ranked 1st in Poland, while ranked 6881st and 348th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ashgabat vs Warsaw

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Ashgabat Warsaw
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$28.8
$11.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$86.1
$53.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.9
$9.87
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.69
$5.41
☕ Cappuccino
$6.75
$4.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.82
$2.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1012
$1304
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$667
$945
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1768
$2244
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1221
$1574
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$48.7
$206
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$74.5
$316
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$102
$21.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.45%
7.04%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4069
$6614
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2839
$4194
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.14
$1.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.55
$35.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.63
$19.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.43
$1.78
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$4.71
$1.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.94
$1.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.24
$1.82
🥚 Eggs, x12
$6.15
$4.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.23
$13.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.2
$8.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$22.5
$16.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.06
$1.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$1.9
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.48
$2.24
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.72
$3.98
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.27
$1.12
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.21
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.78
$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.07
$3.03
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$18.9
$10.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.21
$1.46
🚬 Cigarette pack
$25.5
$6.66
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.8
$13.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.88
$4.38
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.02
$3.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.81
$3.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.8
$52.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.3
$10.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$31.3
$88.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.46
$28.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$65.6
$112
👟 Brand Sneakers
$92.4
$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$22.9
$621
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24723
$16711

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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
17 km or 10 mi Pruszkow
$1618
19 km or 12 mi Otwock
$1569
68 km or 42 mi Skierniewice
$1255
79 km or 49 mi Ciechanow
$1262
85 km or 53 mi Siedlce
$1028
91 km or 56 mi Radom
$1053
98 km or 61 mi Plock
$1193
103 km or 64 mi Ostroleka
$1188
110 km or 68 mi Pulawy
$1221
114 km or 71 mi Kutno
$1228
119 km or 74 mi Lodz
$1377
127 km or 79 mi Lomza
$1062
130 km or 81 mi Piotrkow Trybunalski
$1032
143 km or 89 mi Wloclawek
$949
144 km or 89 mi Biala Podlaska
$1109
145 km or 90 mi Ostrowiec Swietokrzyski
$1178
149 km or 92 mi Belchatow
$1152
152 km or 94 mi Lublin
$1337
152 km or 94 mi Kielce
$1165
159 km or 99 mi Swidnik
$1283
175 km or 109 mi Bialystok
$1214
178 km or 110 mi Olsztyn
$1343
180 km or 112 mi Brest
$589
186 km or 115 mi Torun
$834
187 km or 116 mi Tarnobrzeg
$1184
198 km or 123 mi Inowroclaw
$1203
199 km or 123 mi Elk
$1184
206 km or 128 mi Czestochowa
$1070
207 km or 129 mi Chelm
$1220
208 km or 129 mi Grudziadz
$1198
208 km or 129 mi Kalisz
$987
217 km or 135 mi Mielec
$898
228 km or 141 mi Bydgoszcz
$1145
236 km or 146 mi Gniezno
$1233
241 km or 150 mi Malbork
$1247
243 km or 151 mi Elblag
$1068
243 km or 151 mi Suwalki
$1133
245 km or 152 mi Tarnow
$1014
246 km or 153 mi Dabrowa Gornicza
$1130
247 km or 153 mi Grodno
$399