Ashgabat vs Can Tho - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Ashgabat	Can Tho
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1833	$439
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4223	$1164
🏠 One person rent	$893	$156
🏘️ Family rent	$1483	$260
🍽️ Food expenses	$782	$181
🚐 Transport expenses	$49.8	$40.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$747	$160
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	7	18
😀 Quality of life	49	37
🏙️ Population	1.03M	1.25M

The cost of living in Ashgabat is 318% more expensive than in Can Tho. Cities ranked 2595th and 8893rd ($1833 vs $439) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 35th in Turkmenistan and Vietnam, respectively. Check Turkmenistan vs Vietnam comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Ashgabat compared to 0.4 months in Can Tho. Ashgabat ranked 1st best city to live in Turkmenistan vs Can Tho ranked 19th in Vietnam, while ranked 6667th and 8088th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ashgabat vs Can Tho

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	Ashgabat	Can Tho
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$31.3	$1.14
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$85.3	$23
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.8	$3.39
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.48	$1.13
☕ Cappuccino	$7.08	$0.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.16	$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1020	$171
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$674	$103
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1780	$301
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1190	$182
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$47.3	$29.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$73.2	$44.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$102	$9.48
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.49%	9.11%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4806	$2276
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2978	$1278
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.14	$0.23
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$8.51	$8.93
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.77	$5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.43	$0.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$4.77	$1.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.69	$0.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.3	$0.77
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.17	$1.36
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.26	$11.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.7	$3.67
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.4	$10.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.44	$2.7
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$1.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.58	$1.19
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.56	$0.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.99	$0.76
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.79	$0.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.78	$0.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.1	$0.91
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$19.1	$7.66
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.69	$0.89
🚬 Cigarette pack	$25.7	$1.22
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.19	$1.74
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.85	$2.88
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3	$0.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.81	$1.12
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.2	$19
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.3	$3.31
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$33.8	$25.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.4	$5.31
👖 Brand Jeans	$65.8	$19.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$93.9	$94.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$23	$189
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$25686	$6824

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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 Can Tho

Distance	City	Cost of living
31 km or 19 mi	Sa Dec	$502
52 km or 33 mi	Soc Trang	$507
54 km or 34 mi	Long Xuyen	$498
74 km or 46 mi	Rach Gia	$515
84 km or 52 mi	Bac Lieu	$494
117 km or 73 mi	Svay Rieng	$686
117 km or 73 mi	Ca Mau	$507
127 km or 79 mi	Ho Chi Minh	$734
144 km or 90 mi	Thu Dau Mot	$519
152 km or 95 mi	Bien Hoa	$410
154 km or 96 mi	Vung Tau	$493
169 km or 105 mi	Prey Veng	$727
188 km or 117 mi	Kampot	$622
195 km or 121 mi	Phnom Penh	$829
201 km or 125 mi	Phu Quoc	$511
222 km or 138 mi	Kampong Cham	$504
259 km or 161 mi	Sihanoukville	$763
278 km or 173 mi	Phan Thiet	$482
291 km or 181 mi	Mui Ne	$491
359 km or 223 mi	Da Lat	$572
383 km or 238 mi	Buon Ma Thuot	$516
388 km or 241 mi	Stung Treng	$635
389 km or 242 mi	Phan Rang-Thap Cham	$523
425 km or 264 mi	Siem Reap	$650
440 km or 273 mi	Ko Chang	$708
442 km or 275 mi	Battambang	$571
445 km or 277 mi	Nha Trang	$508
499 km or 310 mi	Serei Saophoan	$623
544 km or 338 mi	Klaeng	$718
560 km or 348 mi	Qui Nhon	$501
583 km or 362 mi	Kota Bharu	$517
586 km or 364 mi	Ubon Ratchathani	$558
599 km or 372 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$534
618 km or 384 mi	Nong Prue	$787
624 km or 388 mi	Pattaya	$812
624 km or 388 mi	Chaophraya Surasak	$770
629 km or 391 mi	Laem Chabang	$779
635 km or 395 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$765
642 km or 399 mi	Ko Samui	$741
652 km or 405 mi	Ko Tao	$812