Ashgabat vs Calgary - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Ashgabat	Calgary
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1806	$2118
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4178	$4745
🏠 One person rent	$887	$1202
🏘️ Family rent	$1506	$1911
🍽️ Food expenses	$763	$591
🚐 Transport expenses	$49.3	$173
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$635	$3199
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	7	53
😀 Quality of life	48	90
🏙️ Population	1.03M	1.31M

The cost of living in Ashgabat is 15% less expensive than in Calgary. Cities ranked 2849th and 1716th ($1806 vs $2118) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 29th 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 1.5 months in Calgary. Ashgabat ranked 1st best city to live in Turkmenistan vs Calgary ranked 21st in Canada, while ranked 6881st and 209th 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	$28.8	$17
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$86.1	$65
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.9	$11.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.69	$6.29
☕ Cappuccino	$6.75	$4.2
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.82	$2.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1012	$1224
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$667	$957
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1768	$2059
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1221	$1544
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$48.7	$132
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$74.5	$204
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$102	$59.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.45%	4.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4069	$3738
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2839	$3570
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.14	$2.94
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$8.55	$87.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.63	$15.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.43	$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$4.71	$1.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.94	$2.42
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.24	$3.2
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.15	$3.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.23	$12.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.2	$12.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$22.5	$16.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.06	$4.28
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$1.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.48	$4.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.72	$4.42
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.27	$2.42
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$2.82
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.78	$1.17
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.07	$2.28
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18.9	$15.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.21	$2.95
🚬 Cigarette pack	$25.5	$13.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.8	$9.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.88	$5.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.02	$2.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.81	$2.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40.8	$55.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.3	$13.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$31.3	$93.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.46	$23.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$65.6	$59.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$92.4	$88.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$22.9	$830
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24723	$15430

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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 Calgary

Distance	City	Cost of living
106 km or 66 mi	Banff	$1801
137 km or 85 mi	Red Deer	$1841
174 km or 108 mi	Lethbridge	$1761
248 km or 154 mi	Leduc	$1775
265 km or 165 mi	Medicine Hat	$1620
278 km or 173 mi	Spruce Grove	$1676
279 km or 173 mi	Edmonton	$1878
357 km or 222 mi	Sandpoint	$2593
402 km or 250 mi	Kelowna	$1993
422 km or 262 mi	Coeur d'Alene	$2331
426 km or 265 mi	Post Falls	$2315
429 km or 266 mi	Penticton	$1773
440 km or 273 mi	Spokane Valley	$2205
442 km or 275 mi	Kamloops	$1815
443 km or 275 mi	Great Falls	$1956
452 km or 281 mi	Spokane	$2187
466 km or 289 mi	Missoula	$2156
517 km or 322 mi	Helena	$2544
524 km or 325 mi	Saskatoon	$1821
526 km or 327 mi	Moscow	$1697
531 km or 330 mi	Pullman	$1899
556 km or 345 mi	Grande Prairie	$1892
560 km or 348 mi	Lewiston	$1701
572 km or 355 mi	Butte	$1634
579 km or 360 mi	Moses Lake	$2009
600 km or 373 mi	Chilliwack	$1884
603 km or 375 mi	Moose Jaw	$1506
607 km or 377 mi	Wenatchee	$2241
616 km or 382 mi	Prince Albert	$1486
630 km or 391 mi	Abbotsford	$2034
636 km or 395 mi	Whistler	$2470
637 km or 396 mi	Walla Walla	$2046
638 km or 396 mi	Bozeman	$2677
641 km or 398 mi	Maple Ridge	$2326
650 km or 404 mi	Langley	$2054
650 km or 404 mi	Pasco	$2074
651 km or 405 mi	Coquitlam	$2590
654 km or 406 mi	Bellingham	$2526
654 km or 406 mi	Richland	$2460
655 km or 407 mi	Fort McMurray	$1934