Ashgabat vs Brisbane - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Ashgabat	Brisbane
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1806	$2269
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4178	$5424
🏠 One person rent	$887	$1398
🏘️ Family rent	$1506	$2462
🍽️ Food expenses	$763	$574
🚐 Transport expenses	$49.3	$151
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$635	$4258
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	7	66
😀 Quality of life	48	98
🏙️ Population	1.03M	2.71M

The cost of living in Ashgabat is 20% less expensive than in Brisbane. Cities ranked 2849th and 1349th ($1806 vs $2269) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 11th in Turkmenistan and Australia, respectively. Check Turkmenistan vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Ashgabat compared to 1.9 months in Brisbane. Ashgabat ranked 1st best city to live in Turkmenistan vs Brisbane ranked 3rd in Australia, while ranked 6881st and 3rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ashgabat vs Brisbane

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	Ashgabat	Brisbane
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$28.8	$15.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$86.1	$68.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.9	$11.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.69	$8.04
☕ Cappuccino	$6.75	$4.09
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.82	$2.89
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1012	$1660
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$667	$1147
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1768	$3002
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1221	$2079
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$48.7	$94.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$74.5	$144
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$102	$54.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.45%	5.78%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4069	$7935
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2839	$5145
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.14	$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$8.55	$27.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.63	$19
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.43	$1.37
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$4.71	$1.56
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.94	$2.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.24	$1.94
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.15	$4.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.23	$9.35
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.2	$9.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$22.5	$15.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.06	$3.73
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$3.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.48	$3.11
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.72	$4.91
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.27	$2.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$2.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.78	$0.99
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.07	$2.83
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18.9	$14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.21	$4.89
🚬 Cigarette pack	$25.5	$24.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.8	$7.94
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.88	$4.16
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.02	$3.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.81	$3.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40.8	$48
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.3	$14
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$31.3	$61.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.46	$20.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$65.6	$81.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$92.4	$112
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$22.9	$1949
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24723	$12459

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Cities near Ashgabat

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.2 mi	Anau	$1763
95 km or 59 mi	Quchan	$501
99 km or 61 mi	Baherden	$1769
107 km or 66 mi	Bojnord	$487
197 km or 123 mi	Nishapur	$496
203 km or 126 mi	Sabzevar	$510
212 km or 132 mi	Mashhad	$498
294 km or 183 mi	Gonbad-e Kavus	$466
302 km or 187 mi	Kashmar	$507
306 km or 190 mi	Mary	$1640
307 km or 191 mi	Torbat-e Heydarieh	$501
344 km or 213 mi	Shahrud	$563
361 km or 224 mi	Torbat-e Jam	$494
367 km or 228 mi	Gorgan	$659
451 km or 280 mi	Dasoguz	$1755
469 km or 291 mi	Turkmenabat	$1709
496 km or 308 mi	Sari	$635
513 km or 318 mi	Nukus	$468
516 km or 321 mi	Qaem Shahr	$502
517 km or 321 mi	Semnan	$535
524 km or 325 mi	Herat	$532
528 km or 328 mi	Babol	$372
558 km or 347 mi	Amol	$531
561 km or 349 mi	Bukhara	$436
570 km or 354 mi	Birjand	$589
634 km or 394 mi	Pardis	$575
654 km or 406 mi	Qarshi	$513
657 km or 408 mi	Pakdasht	$583
660 km or 410 mi	Golestan	$592
667 km or 414 mi	Sheberghan	$457
668 km or 415 mi	Qarchak	$586
668 km or 415 mi	Tehran	$639
670 km or 417 mi	Varamin	$571
671 km or 417 mi	Ray	$591
693 km or 431 mi	Qods	$631
694 km or 431 mi	Eslamshahr	$602
695 km or 432 mi	Nasimshahr	$601
700 km or 435 mi	Shahriar	$627
701 km or 435 mi	Karaj	$696
703 km or 437 mi	Fardis	$639

Cities near Brisbane

Distance	City	Cost of living
31 km or 19 mi	Ipswich	$1813
45 km or 28 mi	Caboolture	$1988
66 km or 41 mi	Southport	$2352
71 km or 44 mi	Gold Coast	$2528
75 km or 47 mi	Caloundra	$1864
91 km or 57 mi	Sunshine Coast	$1835
107 km or 66 mi	Toowoomba	$1766
143 km or 89 mi	Byron Bay	$2703
243 km or 151 mi	Hervey Bay	$1864
299 km or 186 mi	Bundaberg	$1727
315 km or 196 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2172
362 km or 225 mi	Armidale	$1288
441 km or 274 mi	Gladstone	$1640
441 km or 274 mi	Port Macquarie	$1796
520 km or 323 mi	Rockhampton	$1635
618 km or 384 mi	Newcastle	$1997
682 km or 424 mi	Dubbo	$1867
719 km or 447 mi	Dee Why	$2379
722 km or 449 mi	Kellyville	$2050
730 km or 453 mi	Blacktown	$1710
732 km or 455 mi	Parramatta	$2482
733 km or 455 mi	Sydney	$2844
740 km or 460 mi	Bathurst	$1699
748 km or 465 mi	Orange	$1477
801 km or 498 mi	Wollongong	$1695
869 km or 540 mi	Goulburn	$1821
945 km or 587 mi	Canberra	$2223
1006 km or 625 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1583
1009 km or 627 mi	Griffith	$1824
1111 km or 690 mi	Townsville	$1839
1224 km or 761 mi	Shepparton	$1815
1278 km or 794 mi	Mildura	$1904
1320 km or 820 mi	Bendigo	$1487
1337 km or 831 mi	Traralgon	$1979
1367 km or 849 mi	Sunbury	$1928
1372 km or 853 mi	Pakenham	$1896
1375 km or 855 mi	Melbourne	$2496
1376 km or 855 mi	Berwick	$1860
1376 km or 855 mi	South Yarra	$1829
1377 km or 856 mi	Dandenong	$1894