Ashgabat vs Bangkok - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Ashgabat	Bangkok
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1833	$958
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4223	$2465
🏠 One person rent	$893	$424
🏘️ Family rent	$1483	$741
🍽️ Food expenses	$782	$278
🚐 Transport expenses	$49.8	$152
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$747	$707
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	21 km
🎓 Higher education	7	89
😀 Quality of life	49	75
🏙️ Population	1.03M	5.68M

The cost of living in Ashgabat is 91% more expensive than in Bangkok. Cities ranked 2595th and 5912th ($1833 vs $958) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Turkmenistan and Thailand, respectively. Check Turkmenistan vs Thailand comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Ashgabat compared to 0.7 months in Bangkok. Ashgabat ranked 1st best city to live in Turkmenistan vs Bangkok ranked 1st in Thailand, while ranked 6667th and 1890th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ashgabat vs Bangkok

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	Ashgabat	Bangkok
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$31.3	$3.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$85.3	$30.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.8	$6.12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.48	$2.79
☕ Cappuccino	$7.08	$2.59
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.16	$0.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1020	$611
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$674	$285
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1780	$1104
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1190	$519
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$47.3	$57.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$73.2	$87.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$102	$16.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.49%	5.78%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4806	$5905
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2978	$2775
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.14	$1.23
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$8.51	$36.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.77	$11.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.43	$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$4.77	$1.88
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.69	$1.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.3	$1.46
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.17	$2.31
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.26	$15.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.7	$3.07
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.4	$10.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.44	$3.45
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.58	$2.26
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.56	$1.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.99	$1.58
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.79	$1.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.78	$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.1	$1.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$19.1	$16.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.69	$1.8
🚬 Cigarette pack	$25.7	$4.39
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.19	$2.53
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.85	$4.19
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3	$1.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.81	$1.97
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.2	$55.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.3	$8.03
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$33.8	$37.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.4	$8.83
👖 Brand Jeans	$65.8	$57.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$93.9	$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$23	$561
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$25686	$13469

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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 Bangkok

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.1 mi	Nonthaburi	$737
13 km or 8.4 mi	Lat Luang	$774
14 km or 8.4 mi	Pu Chao Saming Phrai	$774
18 km or 11 mi	Pak Kret	$736
28 km or 18 mi	Rangsit	$635
39 km or 25 mi	Tha Khlong	$675
50 km or 31 mi	Nakhon Pathom	$623
86 km or 53 mi	Laem Chabang	$779
87 km or 54 mi	Chaophraya Surasak	$770
98 km or 61 mi	Pattaya	$812
103 km or 64 mi	Nong Prue	$787
145 km or 90 mi	Hua Hin	$724
164 km or 102 mi	Klaeng	$718
217 km or 135 mi	Nakhon Ratchasima	$588
222 km or 138 mi	Nakhon Sawan	$680
254 km or 158 mi	Myeik	$553
267 km or 166 mi	Serei Saophoan	$623
270 km or 168 mi	Ko Chang	$708
299 km or 186 mi	Battambang	$571
342 km or 212 mi	Phitsanulok	$558
364 km or 226 mi	Siem Reap	$650
388 km or 241 mi	Khon Kaen	$590
416 km or 258 mi	Ko Tao	$812
434 km or 270 mi	Mawlamyine	$567
452 km or 281 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$765
466 km or 290 mi	Hpa-an	$581
473 km or 294 mi	Udon Thani	$578
475 km or 295 mi	Sihanoukville	$763
475 km or 295 mi	Ko Samui	$741
496 km or 308 mi	Ubon Ratchathani	$558
519 km or 323 mi	Vientiane	$1152
529 km or 329 mi	Surat Thani	$593
529 km or 329 mi	Kampot	$622
536 km or 333 mi	Phnom Penh	$829
542 km or 337 mi	Phu Quoc	$511
569 km or 354 mi	Kampong Cham	$504
578 km or 359 mi	Yangon	$614
579 km or 360 mi	Prey Veng	$727
584 km or 363 mi	Chiang Mai	$727
587 km or 365 mi	Bago	$571