Ashgabat vs Can Tho - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Ashgabat	Can Tho
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1616	$469
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3750	$1614
🏠 One person rent	$798	$164
🏘️ Family rent	$1515	$646
🍽️ Food expenses	$620	$194
🚐 Transport expenses	$48.8	$44.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$756	$170
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	7	18
😀 Quality of life	29	32
🏙️ Population	1.03M	1.25M

The cost of living in Ashgabat is 245% more expensive than in Can Tho. Cities ranked 3187th and 8809th ($1616 vs $469) 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 0.5 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 8245th and 7844th 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	$26.2	$1.63
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$59.7	$24.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.5	$3.66
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.44	$1.04
☕ Cappuccino	$5.58	$1
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.27	$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$894	$181
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$606	$109
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1482	$810
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1322	$533
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$49.3	$30.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$75.8	$47.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$85.1	$10.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.98%	9.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3870	$2406
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2996	$1321
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.14	$0.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$8.63	$10.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.69	$5.34
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.36	$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.17	$1.34
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.86	$1.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.17	$0.81
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.09	$1.46
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.13	$12.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.76	$3.84
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$25.2	$10.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.96	$3.16
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$1.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.38	$1.2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.29	$0.81
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.91	$0.8
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.88	$1.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.84	$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.07	$0.96
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$27.1	$8.18
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.3	$0.93
🚬 Cigarette pack	$25.6	$1.43
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.35	$1.84
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.8	$3.08
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.97	$1.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.79	$1.16
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$112	$20.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17.6	$3.52
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$35.5	$23.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.39	$5.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$83.8	$20.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$141	$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$23	$203
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6584	$7276

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Cities near Ashgabat

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.2 mi	Anau	$1583
95 km or 59 mi	Quchan	$500
99 km or 61 mi	Baherden	$1578
107 km or 66 mi	Bojnord	$458
197 km or 123 mi	Nishapur	$517
203 km or 126 mi	Sabzevar	$515
212 km or 132 mi	Mashhad	$538
294 km or 183 mi	Gonbad-e Kavus	$496
302 km or 187 mi	Kashmar	$511
306 km or 190 mi	Mary	$1531
307 km or 191 mi	Torbat-e Heydarieh	$515
344 km or 213 mi	Shahrud	$603
361 km or 224 mi	Torbat-e Jam	$512
367 km or 228 mi	Gorgan	$689
451 km or 280 mi	Dasoguz	$1572
469 km or 291 mi	Turkmenabat	$1554
496 km or 308 mi	Sari	$670
513 km or 318 mi	Nukus	$394
516 km or 321 mi	Qaem Shahr	$564
517 km or 321 mi	Semnan	$607
524 km or 325 mi	Herat	$514
528 km or 328 mi	Babol	$468
558 km or 347 mi	Amol	$550
561 km or 349 mi	Bukhara	$452
570 km or 354 mi	Birjand	$553
634 km or 394 mi	Pardis	$675
654 km or 406 mi	Qarshi	$435
657 km or 408 mi	Pakdasht	$689
660 km or 410 mi	Golestan	$722
667 km or 414 mi	Sheberghan	$450
668 km or 415 mi	Qarchak	$693
668 km or 415 mi	Tehran	$797
670 km or 417 mi	Varamin	$673
671 km or 417 mi	Ray	$720
693 km or 431 mi	Qods	$706
694 km or 431 mi	Eslamshahr	$716
695 km or 432 mi	Nasimshahr	$706
700 km or 435 mi	Shahriar	$708
701 km or 435 mi	Karaj	$741
703 km or 437 mi	Fardis	$699

Cities near Can Tho

Distance	City	Cost of living
31 km or 19 mi	Sa Dec	$521
52 km or 33 mi	Soc Trang	$529
54 km or 34 mi	Long Xuyen	$516
74 km or 46 mi	Rach Gia	$534
84 km or 52 mi	Bac Lieu	$515
117 km or 73 mi	Svay Rieng	$689
117 km or 73 mi	Ca Mau	$525
127 km or 79 mi	Ho Chi Minh	$744
144 km or 90 mi	Thu Dau Mot	$541
152 km or 95 mi	Bien Hoa	$445
154 km or 96 mi	Vung Tau	$512
169 km or 105 mi	Prey Veng	$711
188 km or 117 mi	Kampot	$582
195 km or 121 mi	Phnom Penh	$819
201 km or 125 mi	Phu Quoc	$529
222 km or 138 mi	Kampong Cham	$514
259 km or 161 mi	Sihanoukville	$754
278 km or 173 mi	Phan Thiet	$521
291 km or 181 mi	Mui Ne	$516
359 km or 223 mi	Da Lat	$531
383 km or 238 mi	Buon Ma Thuot	$515
388 km or 241 mi	Stung Treng	$626
389 km or 242 mi	Phan Rang-Thap Cham	$521
425 km or 264 mi	Siem Reap	$630
440 km or 273 mi	Ko Chang	$697
442 km or 275 mi	Battambang	$533
445 km or 277 mi	Nha Trang	$549
499 km or 310 mi	Serei Saophoan	$633
544 km or 338 mi	Klaeng	$703
560 km or 348 mi	Qui Nhon	$515
583 km or 362 mi	Kota Bharu	$517
586 km or 364 mi	Ubon Ratchathani	$561
599 km or 372 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$544
618 km or 384 mi	Nong Prue	$773
624 km or 388 mi	Pattaya	$800
624 km or 388 mi	Chaophraya Surasak	$758
629 km or 391 mi	Laem Chabang	$769
635 km or 395 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$763
642 km or 399 mi	Ko Samui	$745
652 km or 405 mi	Ko Tao	$806