Ashgabat vs Chennai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ashgabat Chennai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1898
$409
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4362
$1006
🏠 One person rent
$968
$142
🏘️ Family rent
$1668
$243
🍽️ Food expenses
$780
$156
🚐 Transport expenses
$50.9
$67
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$210
$254
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
16 km
🎓 Higher education
7
79
😀 Quality of life
43
65
🏙️ Population
1.03M
6.6M

The cost of living in Ashgabat is 364% more expensive than in Chennai. Cities ranked 2383rd and 8947th ($1898 vs $409) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 15th in Turkmenistan and India, respectively. Check Turkmenistan vs India comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Ashgabat compared to 0.6 months in Chennai. Ashgabat ranked 1st best city to live in Turkmenistan vs Chennai ranked 2nd in India, while ranked 7430th and 5131st among best cities to live in the world.

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Ashgabat Chennai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$31.1
$2.12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$85
$10.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.8
$4.18
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.76
$1.57
☕ Cappuccino
$6.83
$1.59
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.58
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1017
$160
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$765
$97.5
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1798
$282
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1413
$178
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$49
$24
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$74.9
$36.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$104
$7.79
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.58%
9.78%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3536
$1739
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2856
$712
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.14
$0.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.87
$10.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.74
$4.75
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.43
$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$4.53
$0.54
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.03
$0.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.85
$0.72
🥚 Eggs, x12
$6.02
$0.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.31
$5.58
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20
$3.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23.1
$6.29
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.09
$2.94
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$0.85
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.47
$1.37
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.64
$0.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.27
$0.46
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$0.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.74
$0.2
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.09
$1.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$19.1
$7.82
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.18
$1.79
🚬 Cigarette pack
$25.7
$4.37
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.88
$0.75
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.83
$3.25
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.04
$0.94
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.82
$0.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.7
$15.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.2
$2.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$31.1
$29.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.36
$2.53
👖 Brand Jeans
$56
$23
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.6
$37.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$22.7
$71.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24585
$1792

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$1846
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$475
99 km or 61 mi Baherden
$1864
107 km or 66 mi Bojnord
$466
197 km or 123 mi Nishapur
$469
203 km or 126 mi Sabzevar
$483
212 km or 132 mi Mashhad
$482
294 km or 183 mi Gonbad-e Kavus
$458
302 km or 187 mi Kashmar
$483
306 km or 190 mi Mary
$1726
307 km or 191 mi Torbat-e Heydarieh
$476
344 km or 213 mi Shahrud
$561
361 km or 224 mi Torbat-e Jam
$467
367 km or 228 mi Gorgan
$664
451 km or 280 mi Dasoguz
$1840
469 km or 291 mi Turkmenabat
$1795
496 km or 308 mi Sari
$612
513 km or 318 mi Nukus
$475
516 km or 321 mi Qaem Shahr
$474
517 km or 321 mi Semnan
$523
524 km or 325 mi Herat
$556
528 km or 328 mi Babol
$359
558 km or 347 mi Amol
$516
561 km or 349 mi Bukhara
$439
570 km or 354 mi Birjand
$542
634 km or 394 mi Pardis
$563
654 km or 406 mi Qarshi
$500
657 km or 408 mi Pakdasht
$570
660 km or 410 mi Golestan
$584
667 km or 414 mi Sheberghan
$470
668 km or 415 mi Qarchak
$570
668 km or 415 mi Tehran
$638
670 km or 417 mi Varamin
$557
671 km or 417 mi Ray
$584
693 km or 431 mi Qods
$614
694 km or 431 mi Eslamshahr
$590
695 km or 432 mi Nasimshahr
$587
700 km or 435 mi Shahriar
$611
701 km or 435 mi Karaj
$684
703 km or 437 mi Fardis
$616

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Distance City Cost of living
111 km or 69 mi Tirupati
$306
124 km or 77 mi Vellore
$232
125 km or 78 mi Chittoor
$302
138 km or 85 mi Pondicherry
$322
153 km or 95 mi Nellore
$508
159 km or 99 mi Cuddalore
$294
198 km or 123 mi Madanapalle
$320
219 km or 136 mi Kadapa
$348
260 km or 162 mi Proddatur
$339
269 km or 167 mi Ongole
$317
279 km or 173 mi Salem
$283
282 km or 175 mi Thanjavur
$275
290 km or 180 mi Bangalore
$507
304 km or 189 mi Chirala
$290
305 km or 189 mi Tiruchirappalli
$297
312 km or 194 mi Hindupur
$339
328 km or 204 mi Nandyal
$325
338 km or 210 mi Anantapur
$331
339 km or 211 mi Erode
$274
344 km or 214 mi Tumkur
$303
353 km or 219 mi Tenali
$273
354 km or 220 mi Machilipatnam
$292
357 km or 222 mi Guntur
$265
361 km or 224 mi Tiruppur
$330
383 km or 238 mi Vijayawada
$328
388 km or 241 mi Kurnool
$317
396 km or 246 mi Dindigul
$290
402 km or 250 mi Mysore
$332
411 km or 256 mi Eluru
$280
423 km or 263 mi Madurai
$342
428 km or 266 mi Coimbatore
$313
428 km or 266 mi Adoni
$359
453 km or 282 mi Nalgonda
$255
462 km or 287 mi Rajahmundry
$281
463 km or 288 mi Khammam
$247
474 km or 294 mi Mahbubnagar
$327
476 km or 296 mi Kakinada
$271
482 km or 300 mi Hospet
$250
494 km or 307 mi Davanagere
$264
509 km or 317 mi Malappuram
$259