Ashgabat vs Bangkok - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Ashgabat	Bangkok
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1616	$994
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3750	$2947
🏠 One person rent	$798	$425
🏘️ Family rent	$1515	$1110
🍽️ Food expenses	$620	$301
🚐 Transport expenses	$48.8	$165
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$756	$723
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	21 km
🎓 Higher education	7	89
😀 Quality of life	29	74
🏙️ Population	1.03M	5.68M

The cost of living in Ashgabat is 62% more expensive than in Bangkok. Cities ranked 3187th and 5738th ($1616 vs $994) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Turkmenistan and Thailand, respectively. Check Turkmenistan vs Thailand comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 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 8245th and 1355th 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	$26.2	$4.03
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$59.7	$30.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.5	$6.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.44	$3.16
☕ Cappuccino	$5.58	$2.89
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.27	$0.63
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$894	$568
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$606	$292
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1482	$1675
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1322	$829
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$49.3	$63
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$75.8	$96.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$85.1	$14.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.98%	6.22%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3870	$5850
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2996	$2650
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.14	$1.22
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$8.63	$45.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.69	$11.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.36	$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.17	$1.99
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.86	$1.72
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.17	$1.63
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.09	$2.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.13	$22.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.76	$3.36
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$25.2	$10.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.96	$3.18
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$1.7
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.38	$2.37
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.29	$2.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.91	$1.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.88	$1.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.84	$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.07	$1.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$27.1	$19.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.3	$1.88
🚬 Cigarette pack	$25.6	$4.39
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.35	$2.56
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.8	$4.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.97	$1.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.79	$2.11
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$112	$53.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17.6	$7.39
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$35.5	$40.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.39	$9.51
👖 Brand Jeans	$83.8	$59.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$141	$97.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$23	$662
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6584	$13758

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Cities near Ashgabat

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.2 mi	Anau	$1583
95 km or 59 mi	Quchan	$500
99 km or 61 mi	Baherden	$1578
107 km or 66 mi	Bojnord	$458
197 km or 123 mi	Nishapur	$517
203 km or 126 mi	Sabzevar	$515
212 km or 132 mi	Mashhad	$538
294 km or 183 mi	Gonbad-e Kavus	$496
302 km or 187 mi	Kashmar	$511
306 km or 190 mi	Mary	$1531
307 km or 191 mi	Torbat-e Heydarieh	$515
344 km or 213 mi	Shahrud	$603
361 km or 224 mi	Torbat-e Jam	$512
367 km or 228 mi	Gorgan	$689
451 km or 280 mi	Dasoguz	$1572
469 km or 291 mi	Turkmenabat	$1554
496 km or 308 mi	Sari	$670
513 km or 318 mi	Nukus	$394
516 km or 321 mi	Qaem Shahr	$564
517 km or 321 mi	Semnan	$607
524 km or 325 mi	Herat	$514
528 km or 328 mi	Babol	$468
558 km or 347 mi	Amol	$550
561 km or 349 mi	Bukhara	$452
570 km or 354 mi	Birjand	$553
634 km or 394 mi	Pardis	$675
654 km or 406 mi	Qarshi	$435
657 km or 408 mi	Pakdasht	$689
660 km or 410 mi	Golestan	$722
667 km or 414 mi	Sheberghan	$450
668 km or 415 mi	Qarchak	$693
668 km or 415 mi	Tehran	$797
670 km or 417 mi	Varamin	$673
671 km or 417 mi	Ray	$720
693 km or 431 mi	Qods	$706
694 km or 431 mi	Eslamshahr	$716
695 km or 432 mi	Nasimshahr	$706
700 km or 435 mi	Shahriar	$708
701 km or 435 mi	Karaj	$741
703 km or 437 mi	Fardis	$699

Cities near Bangkok

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.1 mi	Nonthaburi	$759
13 km or 8.4 mi	Lat Luang	$787
14 km or 8.4 mi	Pu Chao Saming Phrai	$786
18 km or 11 mi	Pak Kret	$739
28 km or 18 mi	Rangsit	$613
39 km or 25 mi	Tha Khlong	$664
50 km or 31 mi	Nakhon Pathom	$564
86 km or 53 mi	Laem Chabang	$769
87 km or 54 mi	Chaophraya Surasak	$758
98 km or 61 mi	Pattaya	$800
103 km or 64 mi	Nong Prue	$773
145 km or 90 mi	Hua Hin	$676
164 km or 102 mi	Klaeng	$703
217 km or 135 mi	Nakhon Ratchasima	$564
222 km or 138 mi	Nakhon Sawan	$674
254 km or 158 mi	Myeik	$570
267 km or 166 mi	Serei Saophoan	$633
270 km or 168 mi	Ko Chang	$697
299 km or 186 mi	Battambang	$533
342 km or 212 mi	Phitsanulok	$559
364 km or 226 mi	Siem Reap	$630
388 km or 241 mi	Khon Kaen	$608
416 km or 258 mi	Ko Tao	$806
434 km or 270 mi	Mawlamyine	$564
452 km or 281 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$763
466 km or 290 mi	Hpa-an	$612
473 km or 294 mi	Udon Thani	$555
475 km or 295 mi	Sihanoukville	$754
475 km or 295 mi	Ko Samui	$745
496 km or 308 mi	Ubon Ratchathani	$561
519 km or 323 mi	Vientiane	$1168
529 km or 329 mi	Surat Thani	$635
529 km or 329 mi	Kampot	$582
536 km or 333 mi	Phnom Penh	$819
542 km or 337 mi	Phu Quoc	$529
569 km or 354 mi	Kampong Cham	$514
578 km or 359 mi	Yangon	$919
579 km or 360 mi	Prey Veng	$711
584 km or 363 mi	Chiang Mai	$742
587 km or 365 mi	Bago	$783