Ashgabat vs Bangalore - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Ashgabat	Bangalore
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1833	$524
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4223	$1260
🏠 One person rent	$893	$221
🏘️ Family rent	$1483	$384
🍽️ Food expenses	$782	$189
🚐 Transport expenses	$49.8	$70.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$747	$311
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	7	76
😀 Quality of life	49	65
🏙️ Population	1.03M	12.3M

The cost of living in Ashgabat is 250% more expensive than in Bangalore. Cities ranked 2595th and 8500th ($1833 vs $524) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 5th in Turkmenistan and India, respectively. Check Turkmenistan vs India comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Ashgabat compared to 0.6 months in Bangalore. Ashgabat ranked 1st best city to live in Turkmenistan vs Bangalore ranked 6th in India, while ranked 6667th and 5281st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ashgabat vs Bangalore

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	Ashgabat	Bangalore
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$31.3	$3.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$85.3	$17
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.8	$4.27
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.48	$2.58
☕ Cappuccino	$7.08	$2.27
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.16	$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1020	$288
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$674	$163
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1780	$506
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1190	$295
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$47.3	$23.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$73.2	$38
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$102	$9.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.49%	8.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4806	$2084
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2978	$1082
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.14	$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$8.51	$16.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.77	$3.26
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.43	$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$4.77	$0.65
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.69	$0.58
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.3	$0.74
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.17	$1.07
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.26	$7.17
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.7	$4.22
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.4	$7.55
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.44	$2.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$0.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.58	$1.31
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.56	$0.4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.99	$0.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.79	$0.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.78	$0.22
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.1	$0.88
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$19.1	$11
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.69	$2.07
🚬 Cigarette pack	$25.7	$3.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.19	$1.45
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.85	$3.16
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3	$2.41
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.81	$0.48
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.2	$17.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.3	$4.09
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$33.8	$11.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.4	$1.65
👖 Brand Jeans	$65.8	$27.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$93.9	$52.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$23	$121
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$25686	$3795

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Cities near Ashgabat

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.2 mi	Anau	$1774
95 km or 59 mi	Quchan	$500
99 km or 61 mi	Baherden	$1796
107 km or 66 mi	Bojnord	$489
197 km or 123 mi	Nishapur	$496
203 km or 126 mi	Sabzevar	$512
212 km or 132 mi	Mashhad	$503
294 km or 183 mi	Gonbad-e Kavus	$467
302 km or 187 mi	Kashmar	$506
306 km or 190 mi	Mary	$1654
307 km or 191 mi	Torbat-e Heydarieh	$502
344 km or 213 mi	Shahrud	$564
361 km or 224 mi	Torbat-e Jam	$493
367 km or 228 mi	Gorgan	$658
451 km or 280 mi	Dasoguz	$1770
469 km or 291 mi	Turkmenabat	$1716
496 km or 308 mi	Sari	$643
513 km or 318 mi	Nukus	$477
516 km or 321 mi	Qaem Shahr	$501
517 km or 321 mi	Semnan	$542
524 km or 325 mi	Herat	$509
528 km or 328 mi	Babol	$372
558 km or 347 mi	Amol	$530
561 km or 349 mi	Bukhara	$433
570 km or 354 mi	Birjand	$588
634 km or 394 mi	Pardis	$598
654 km or 406 mi	Qarshi	$512
657 km or 408 mi	Pakdasht	$604
660 km or 410 mi	Golestan	$628
667 km or 414 mi	Sheberghan	$432
668 km or 415 mi	Qarchak	$607
668 km or 415 mi	Tehran	$684
670 km or 417 mi	Varamin	$588
671 km or 417 mi	Ray	$622
693 km or 431 mi	Qods	$638
694 km or 431 mi	Eslamshahr	$623
695 km or 432 mi	Nasimshahr	$624
700 km or 435 mi	Shahriar	$635
701 km or 435 mi	Karaj	$704
703 km or 437 mi	Fardis	$640

Cities near Bangalore

Distance	City	Cost of living
68 km or 42 mi	Tumkur	$355
96 km or 60 mi	Hindupur	$341
117 km or 73 mi	Madanapalle	$327
126 km or 78 mi	Mysore	$346
159 km or 99 mi	Salem	$295
166 km or 103 mi	Vellore	$235
166 km or 103 mi	Chittoor	$291
182 km or 113 mi	Erode	$286
191 km or 118 mi	Anantapur	$345
198 km or 123 mi	Tiruppur	$347
211 km or 131 mi	Tirupati	$327
212 km or 132 mi	Kadapa	$368
221 km or 137 mi	Proddatur	$367
230 km or 143 mi	Coimbatore	$326
244 km or 151 mi	Shimoga	$340
246 km or 153 mi	Davanagere	$295
266 km or 166 mi	Tiruchirappalli	$300
269 km or 167 mi	Pondicherry	$327
270 km or 168 mi	Cuddalore	$300
271 km or 168 mi	Malappuram	$286
273 km or 169 mi	Kannur	$317
276 km or 172 mi	Kozhikode	$321
286 km or 178 mi	Hospet	$266
290 km or 180 mi	Chennai	$437
294 km or 183 mi	Dindigul	$310
295 km or 183 mi	Thanjavur	$275
295 km or 183 mi	Mangalore	$400
295 km or 183 mi	Nandyal	$347
298 km or 185 mi	Adoni	$383
303 km or 188 mi	Nellore	$535
311 km or 194 mi	Udupi	$283
312 km or 194 mi	Thrissur	$356
321 km or 199 mi	Kurnool	$345
344 km or 214 mi	Madurai	$347
362 km or 225 mi	Ernakulam	$351
363 km or 226 mi	Kochi	$382
386 km or 240 mi	Ongole	$334
390 km or 242 mi	Hubli	$355
394 km or 245 mi	Kottayam	$300
421 km or 261 mi	Mahbubnagar	$353