Cost of Living in Ashland, KY

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Cost of living One person Family of 4
💰 Total with rent
$1750
$4327
🛋️ Without rent
$737
$2440
🏨 Rent & Utilities
$1013
$1886
🍽️ Food
$551
$1431
🚐 Transport
$47.4
$130
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4317
😀 Quality of life
64
🏙️ Population
21.6K

The average cost of living in Ashland is $1750, which is in the top 27% of the most expensive cities in the world, ranked 2488th out of 9294 in our global list, 1950th out of 2202 in the United States, and 11th out of 24 in Kentucky.

The median after-tax salary is $4317, which is enough to cover living expenses for 2.5 months. Ranked 4789th (TOP 52%) in the list of best places to live in the world and 1796th best city to live in the United States, and 18th most liveable city in Kentucky. With an estimated population of 21.6K, Ashland is the 2021st largest city in the United States.

✈️ Closest airport 13 km Tri-State Airport / Milton J. Ferguson Field
😷 Air quality Excellent 7.8 µg/m³
🎓 Best university rank 1144 Marshall University
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Prices in Ashland

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Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$15.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$65.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.08
 Cappuccino
$4.34
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.16
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in city Center, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$945
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$802
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in city Center, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1742
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1616
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$118
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$180
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$65
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.23%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2354
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2039
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.59
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$39.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.2
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.89
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.75
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.86
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.82
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.81
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.61
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.6
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.19
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.04
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.25
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.41
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$113
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$43.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$79
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$974
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16782

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