Ashgabat vs Chennai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ashgabat Chennai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1806
$430
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4178
$1055
🏠 One person rent
$887
$151
🏘️ Family rent
$1506
$259
🍽️ Food expenses
$763
$165
🚐 Transport expenses
$49.3
$65.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$635
$320
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
16 km
🎓 Higher education
7
79
😀 Quality of life
48
66
🏙️ Population
1.03M
6.6M

The cost of living in Ashgabat is 320% more expensive than in Chennai. Cities ranked 2849th and 8922nd ($1806 vs $430) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 16th in Turkmenistan and India, respectively. Check Turkmenistan vs India comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Ashgabat compared to 0.7 months in Chennai. Ashgabat ranked 1st best city to live in Turkmenistan vs Chennai ranked 4th in India, while ranked 6881st and 5162nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ashgabat vs Chennai

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Ashgabat Chennai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$28.8
$2.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$86.1
$12.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.9
$4.45
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.69
$1.73
☕ Cappuccino
$6.75
$1.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.82
$0.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1012
$166
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$667
$105
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1768
$304
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1221
$188
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$48.7
$26.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$74.5
$40.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$102
$7.84
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.45%
9.84%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4069
$1789
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2839
$726
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.14
$0.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.55
$11.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.63
$4.16
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.43
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$4.71
$0.59
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.94
$0.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.24
$0.71
🥚 Eggs, x12
$6.15
$0.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.23
$6.24
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.2
$3.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$22.5
$6.39
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.06
$2.94
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$0.91
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.48
$1.44
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.72
$0.49
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.27
$0.48
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$0.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.78
$0.22
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.07
$1.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$18.9
$7.74
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.21
$1.78
🚬 Cigarette pack
$25.5
$3.77
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.8
$0.79
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.88
$3.35
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.02
$0.99
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.81
$0.78
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.8
$15.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.3
$2.78
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$31.3
$30.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.46
$2.65
👖 Brand Jeans
$65.6
$26.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$92.4
$44.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$22.9
$75
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24723
$1717

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$1763
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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
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$322
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$236
125 km or 78 mi Chittoor
$300
138 km or 85 mi Pondicherry
$327
153 km or 95 mi Nellore
$533
159 km or 99 mi Cuddalore
$306
198 km or 123 mi Madanapalle
$334
219 km or 136 mi Kadapa
$367
260 km or 162 mi Proddatur
$359
269 km or 167 mi Ongole
$334
279 km or 173 mi Salem
$297
282 km or 175 mi Thanjavur
$285
290 km or 180 mi Bangalore
$523
304 km or 189 mi Chirala
$306
305 km or 189 mi Tiruchirappalli
$303
312 km or 194 mi Hindupur
$347
328 km or 204 mi Nandyal
$341
338 km or 210 mi Anantapur
$346
339 km or 211 mi Erode
$285
344 km or 214 mi Tumkur
$332
353 km or 219 mi Tenali
$287
354 km or 220 mi Machilipatnam
$315
357 km or 222 mi Guntur
$276
361 km or 224 mi Tiruppur
$344
383 km or 238 mi Vijayawada
$346
388 km or 241 mi Kurnool
$338
396 km or 246 mi Dindigul
$299
402 km or 250 mi Mysore
$349
411 km or 256 mi Eluru
$292
423 km or 263 mi Madurai
$348
428 km or 266 mi Coimbatore
$331
428 km or 266 mi Adoni
$376
453 km or 282 mi Nalgonda
$266
462 km or 287 mi Rajahmundry
$295
463 km or 288 mi Khammam
$264
474 km or 294 mi Mahbubnagar
$343
476 km or 296 mi Kakinada
$291
482 km or 300 mi Hospet
$262
494 km or 307 mi Davanagere
$282
509 km or 317 mi Malappuram
$271