Ashgabat vs Kuwait City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ashgabat Kuwait City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1584
$1393
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3634
$3599
🏠 One person rent
$798
$698
🏘️ Family rent
$1502
$1494
🍽️ Food expenses
$609
$357
🚐 Transport expenses
$49.1
$207
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$718
$2507
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
7
43
😀 Quality of life
29
75
🏙️ Population
1.03M
2.99M

The cost of living in Ashgabat is 14% more expensive than in Kuwait City. Cities ranked 3105th and 3893rd ($1584 vs $1393) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Turkmenistan and Kuwait, respectively. Check Turkmenistan vs Kuwait comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Ashgabat compared to 1.8 months in Kuwait City. Ashgabat ranked 1st best city to live in Turkmenistan vs Kuwait City ranked 1st in Kuwait, while ranked 8250th and 1114th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ashgabat vs Kuwait City

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Ashgabat Kuwait City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$25.9
$9.69
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$60.4
$64.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.1
$8.17
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.4
$3.26
 Cappuccino
$5.56
$5.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.25
$0.67
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$884
$786
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$607
$597
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1501
$1716
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1302
$1333
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$45.2
$39.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$70
$61.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$90.5
$24
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.58%
7.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3897
$6776
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3006
$2989
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.14
$0.96
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.52
$39.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.74
$29.3
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.38
$0.34
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3
$1.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.35
$1.18
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.49
$1.84
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.83
$2.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.29
$4.79
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.83
$5.99
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.9
$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.02
$2.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$1.87
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.81
$1.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.06
$1.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$1.22
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$0.98
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.74
$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.08
$1.36
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$27.3
$3.63
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.79
$1.11
🚬 Cigarette pack
$25.2
$2.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.01
$6.28
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.8
$5.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3
$3.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.77
$3.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$112
$119
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$17.7
$11.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$31.8
$78.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.36
$8.02
👖 Brand Jeans
$69.9
$37.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$92.4
$86.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$22.7
$398
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6132
$6378

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$1553
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$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
73 km or 46 mi Umm Qasr
$740
82 km or 51 mi Al Wafrah
$1210
82 km or 51 mi Al-Faw
$736
112 km or 69 mi Abadan
$547
116 km or 72 mi Az Zubayr
$723
119 km or 74 mi Khorramshahr
$544
125 km or 78 mi Basra
$904
176 km or 110 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$548
226 km or 141 mi Ahvaz
$597
250 km or 155 mi Nasiriyah
$672
257 km or 159 mi Behbahan
$536
281 km or 174 mi Bushehr
$551
285 km or 177 mi Amarah
$683
308 km or 192 mi Shushtar
$562
311 km or 193 mi Masjed Soleyman
$552
312 km or 194 mi Jubail
$901
314 km or 195 mi Borazjan
$546
328 km or 204 mi Izeh
$525
337 km or 209 mi Samawah
$582
337 km or 209 mi Qatif
$897
337 km or 210 mi Dezful
$583
344 km or 214 mi Andimeshk
$577
356 km or 221 mi Kazerun
$557
375 km or 233 mi Yasuj
$529
388 km or 241 mi Dammam
$1056
405 km or 252 mi Kut
$626
406 km or 252 mi Dhahran
$1068
412 km or 256 mi Al Diwaniyah
$467
428 km or 266 mi Shahr-e Kord
$397
435 km or 270 mi Manama
$1280
436 km or 271 mi Isa Town
$1243
441 km or 274 mi Riffa
$1223
442 km or 275 mi Shiraz
$589
452 km or 281 mi Kufa
$570
456 km or 284 mi Najaf
$587
456 km or 284 mi Khorramabad
$554
468 km or 291 mi Al-Mubarraz
$804
469 km or 292 mi Marvdasht
$563
470 km or 292 mi Dorud
$513
473 km or 294 mi Shahreza
$502