Ashgabat vs Calgary - Cost of Living Comparison

Ashgabat Calgary
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1233
$1928
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2878
$4591
🏠 One person rent
$531
$1089
🏘️ Family rent
$949
$1958
🍽️ Food expenses
$540
$543
🚐 Transport expenses
$42.6
$171
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$562
$3636
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
7
54
😀 Quality of life
30
92
🏙️ Population
828K
1.31M

The cost of living in Ashgabat is 36% less expensive than in Calgary. Cities ranked 4068th and 1896th ($1233 vs $1928) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 23rd in Turkmenistan and Canada, respectively. Check Turkmenistan vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Ashgabat compared to 1.9 months in Calgary. Ashgabat ranked 1st best city to live in Turkmenistan vs Calgary ranked 10th in Canada, while ranked 8436th and 67th among best cities to live in the world.

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Ashgabat Calgary
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$18.8
$16.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$68.6
$71.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.1
$8.89
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.1
$5.23
☕ Cappuccino
$3.75
$3.86
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$4.55
$1.79
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$635
$1030
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$386
$863
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$933
$2100
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$807
$1594
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$40.5
$130
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$62.1
$201
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$54.5
$62.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.97%
5.63%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3243
$4035
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2384
$2923
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.14
$2.68
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.4
$83.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.27
$15.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.36
$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.43
$1.77
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.9
$2.23
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.1
$2.6
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.5
$3.12
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.3
$11.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.26
$10.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.4
$13.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.15
$3.85
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.08
$1.49
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$3.52
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.99
$3.67
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.92
$2.19
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$2.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.89
$1.05
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.08
$1.88
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.2
$11.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.99
$2.66
🚬 Cigarette pack
$18.9
$13.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.65
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.82
$5.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.02
$3.17
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.79
$2.29
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50.9
$58.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$19.2
$12
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$26.2
$59.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.43
$19
👖 Brand Jeans
$80
$56.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$92.6
$80.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$22.7
$857
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4395
$15623

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12 km or 7.2 mi Anau
$1366
95 km or 59 mi Quchan
$687
99 km or 61 mi Baherden
$1362
107 km or 66 mi Bojnord
$540
197 km or 123 mi Nishapur
$640
203 km or 126 mi Sabzevar
$638
212 km or 132 mi Mashhad
$658
294 km or 183 mi Gonbad-e Kavus
$531
302 km or 187 mi Kashmar
$687
306 km or 190 mi Mary
$1305
307 km or 191 mi Torbat-e Heydarieh
$687
344 km or 213 mi Shahrud
$688
361 km or 224 mi Torbat-e Jam
$717
367 km or 228 mi Gorgan
$558
451 km or 280 mi Dasoguz
$1316
469 km or 291 mi Turkmenabat
$1331
496 km or 308 mi Sari
$568
513 km or 318 mi Nukus
$397
516 km or 321 mi Qaem Shahr
$693
517 km or 321 mi Semnan
$690
524 km or 325 mi Herat
$375
528 km or 328 mi Babol
$450
558 km or 347 mi Amol
$504
561 km or 349 mi Bukhara
$379
570 km or 354 mi Birjand
$691
634 km or 394 mi Pardis
$686
654 km or 406 mi Qarshi
$404
657 km or 408 mi Pakdasht
$694
660 km or 410 mi Golestan
$696
667 km or 414 mi Sheberghan
$326
668 km or 415 mi Qarchak
$694
668 km or 415 mi Tehran
$833
670 km or 417 mi Varamin
$836
671 km or 417 mi Ray
$693
693 km or 431 mi Qods
$699
694 km or 431 mi Eslamshahr
$636
695 km or 432 mi Nasimshahr
$695
700 km or 435 mi Shahriar
$696
701 km or 435 mi Karaj
$792
703 km or 437 mi Fardis
$689

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$2462
137 km or 85 mi Red Deer
$1741
174 km or 108 mi Lethbridge
$1619
248 km or 154 mi Leduc
$1681
265 km or 165 mi Medicine Hat
$1380
278 km or 173 mi Spruce Grove
$1702
279 km or 173 mi Edmonton
$1660
357 km or 222 mi Sandpoint
$1542
402 km or 250 mi Kelowna
$1727
422 km or 262 mi Coeur d'Alene
$2149
426 km or 265 mi Post Falls
$2022
429 km or 266 mi Penticton
$1678
440 km or 273 mi Spokane Valley
$2026
442 km or 275 mi Kamloops
$1502
443 km or 275 mi Great Falls
$1833
452 km or 281 mi Spokane
$1980
466 km or 289 mi Missoula
$1789
517 km or 322 mi Helena
$1994
524 km or 325 mi Saskatoon
$1577
526 km or 327 mi Moscow
$1471
531 km or 330 mi Pullman
$1665
556 km or 345 mi Grande Prairie
$1668
560 km or 348 mi Lewiston
$1866
572 km or 355 mi Butte
$1359
579 km or 360 mi Moses Lake
$1922
600 km or 373 mi Chilliwack
$1802
603 km or 375 mi Moose Jaw
$1570
607 km or 377 mi Wenatchee
$2275
616 km or 382 mi Prince Albert
$1625
630 km or 391 mi Abbotsford
$1482
636 km or 395 mi Whistler
$2424
637 km or 396 mi Walla Walla
$1891
638 km or 396 mi Bozeman
$2006
641 km or 398 mi Maple Ridge
$1819
650 km or 404 mi Langley
$1801
650 km or 404 mi Pasco
$1628
651 km or 405 mi Coquitlam
$1966
654 km or 406 mi Bellingham
$1805
654 km or 406 mi Richland
$1880
655 km or 407 mi Fort McMurray
$1778