Ashgabat vs Calgary - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Ashgabat	Calgary
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1833	$2079
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4223	$4683
🏠 One person rent	$893	$1191
🏘️ Family rent	$1483	$1928
🍽️ Food expenses	$782	$572
🚐 Transport expenses	$49.8	$169
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$747	$2977
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	7	53
😀 Quality of life	49	91
🏙️ Population	1.03M	1.31M

The cost of living in Ashgabat is 12% less expensive than in Calgary. Cities ranked 2595th and 1781st ($1833 vs $2079) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 27th in Turkmenistan and Canada, respectively. Check Turkmenistan vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Ashgabat compared to 1.4 months in Calgary. Ashgabat ranked 1st best city to live in Turkmenistan vs Calgary ranked 15th in Canada, while ranked 6667th and 160th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ashgabat vs Calgary

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	Ashgabat	Calgary
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$31.3	$16.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$85.3	$61.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.8	$10.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.48	$6.16
☕ Cappuccino	$7.08	$4.07
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.16	$2.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1020	$1190
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$674	$957
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1780	$2105
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1190	$1560
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$47.3	$132
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$73.2	$203
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$102	$55.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.49%	5.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4806	$3658
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2978	$3126
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.14	$2.69
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$8.51	$84.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.77	$15.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.43	$1.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$4.77	$1.92
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.69	$2.34
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.3	$2.76
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.17	$3.57
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.26	$13.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.7	$12.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.4	$15.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.44	$4.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$1.34
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.58	$3.68
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.56	$4.35
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.99	$2.31
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.79	$2.49
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.78	$1.18
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.1	$2.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$19.1	$15.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.69	$2.86
🚬 Cigarette pack	$25.7	$13.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.19	$9.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.85	$5.47
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3	$2.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.81	$2.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.2	$53.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.3	$12.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$33.8	$91.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.4	$21.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$65.8	$58
👟 Brand Sneakers	$93.9	$87.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$23	$796
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$25686	$15727

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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 Calgary

Distance	City	Cost of living
106 km or 66 mi	Banff	$1773
137 km or 85 mi	Red Deer	$1782
174 km or 108 mi	Lethbridge	$1632
248 km or 154 mi	Leduc	$1730
265 km or 165 mi	Medicine Hat	$1544
278 km or 173 mi	Spruce Grove	$1648
279 km or 173 mi	Edmonton	$1823
357 km or 222 mi	Sandpoint	$2617
402 km or 250 mi	Kelowna	$1949
422 km or 262 mi	Coeur d'Alene	$2366
426 km or 265 mi	Post Falls	$2343
429 km or 266 mi	Penticton	$1759
440 km or 273 mi	Spokane Valley	$2231
442 km or 275 mi	Kamloops	$1748
443 km or 275 mi	Great Falls	$1973
452 km or 281 mi	Spokane	$2228
466 km or 289 mi	Missoula	$2111
517 km or 322 mi	Helena	$2490
524 km or 325 mi	Saskatoon	$1817
526 km or 327 mi	Moscow	$1765
531 km or 330 mi	Pullman	$1913
556 km or 345 mi	Grande Prairie	$1854
560 km or 348 mi	Lewiston	$1774
572 km or 355 mi	Butte	$1625
579 km or 360 mi	Moses Lake	$2001
600 km or 373 mi	Chilliwack	$1842
603 km or 375 mi	Moose Jaw	$1486
607 km or 377 mi	Wenatchee	$2219
616 km or 382 mi	Prince Albert	$1478
630 km or 391 mi	Abbotsford	$1987
636 km or 395 mi	Whistler	$2414
637 km or 396 mi	Walla Walla	$2080
638 km or 396 mi	Bozeman	$2641
641 km or 398 mi	Maple Ridge	$2361
650 km or 404 mi	Langley	$1952
650 km or 404 mi	Pasco	$2057
651 km or 405 mi	Coquitlam	$2488
654 km or 406 mi	Bellingham	$2443
654 km or 406 mi	Richland	$2470
655 km or 407 mi	Fort McMurray	$1887