Ashgabat vs Chennai - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Ashgabat	Chennai
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1584	$430
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3634	$1140
🏠 One person rent	$798	$152
🏘️ Family rent	$1502	$346
🍽️ Food expenses	$609	$163
🚐 Transport expenses	$49.1	$65.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$718	$848
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	7	78
😀 Quality of life	29	66
🏙️ Population	1.03M	6.6M

The cost of living in Ashgabat is 268% more expensive than in Chennai. Cities ranked 3105th and 8897th ($1584 vs $430) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 17th in Turkmenistan and India, respectively. Check Turkmenistan vs India comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Ashgabat compared to 2 months in Chennai. Ashgabat ranked 1st best city to live in Turkmenistan vs Chennai ranked 4th in India, while ranked 8250th and 4021st 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	$25.9	$1.83
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$60.4	$11.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.1	$4.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.4	$2.05
☕ Cappuccino	$5.56	$1.98
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.25	$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$884	$170
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$607	$102
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1501	$470
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1302	$254
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$45.2	$25.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$70	$39
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$90.5	$10.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.58%	9.23%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3897	$1935
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3006	$767
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.14	$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$8.52	$11.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.74	$3.84
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.38	$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3	$0.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.35	$0.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.49	$0.75
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.83	$0.91
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.29	$7.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.83	$3.47
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.9	$6.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.02	$2.69
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$0.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.81	$1.35
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.06	$0.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$0.53
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$0.55
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.74	$0.22
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.08	$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$27.3	$8.67
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.79	$1.78
🚬 Cigarette pack	$25.2	$4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.01	$0.82
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.8	$3.54
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3	$1.03
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.77	$0.79
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$112	$18.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17.7	$2.86
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$31.8	$31.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.36	$2.73
👖 Brand Jeans	$69.9	$26.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$92.4	$48.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$22.7	$80.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6132	$1573

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Cities near Ashgabat

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.2 mi	Anau	$1553
95 km or 59 mi	Quchan	$515
99 km or 61 mi	Baherden	$1541
107 km or 66 mi	Bojnord	$510
197 km or 123 mi	Nishapur	$509
203 km or 126 mi	Sabzevar	$524
212 km or 132 mi	Mashhad	$508
294 km or 183 mi	Gonbad-e Kavus	$495
302 km or 187 mi	Kashmar	$521
306 km or 190 mi	Mary	$1503
307 km or 191 mi	Torbat-e Heydarieh	$521
344 km or 213 mi	Shahrud	$598
361 km or 224 mi	Torbat-e Jam	$550
367 km or 228 mi	Gorgan	$685
451 km or 280 mi	Dasoguz	$1535
469 km or 291 mi	Turkmenabat	$1523
496 km or 308 mi	Sari	$658
513 km or 318 mi	Nukus	$392
516 km or 321 mi	Qaem Shahr	$554
517 km or 321 mi	Semnan	$580
524 km or 325 mi	Herat	$512
528 km or 328 mi	Babol	$458
558 km or 347 mi	Amol	$557
561 km or 349 mi	Bukhara	$431
570 km or 354 mi	Birjand	$574
634 km or 394 mi	Pardis	$665
654 km or 406 mi	Qarshi	$484
657 km or 408 mi	Pakdasht	$680
660 km or 410 mi	Golestan	$714
667 km or 414 mi	Sheberghan	$414
668 km or 415 mi	Qarchak	$681
668 km or 415 mi	Tehran	$788
670 km or 417 mi	Varamin	$651
671 km or 417 mi	Ray	$710
693 km or 431 mi	Qods	$698
694 km or 431 mi	Eslamshahr	$700
695 km or 432 mi	Nasimshahr	$697
700 km or 435 mi	Shahriar	$698
701 km or 435 mi	Karaj	$736
703 km or 437 mi	Fardis	$688

Cities near Chennai

Distance	City	Cost of living
111 km or 69 mi	Tirupati	$315
124 km or 77 mi	Vellore	$258
125 km or 78 mi	Chittoor	$354
138 km or 85 mi	Pondicherry	$360
153 km or 95 mi	Nellore	$514
159 km or 99 mi	Cuddalore	$306
198 km or 123 mi	Madanapalle	$346
219 km or 136 mi	Kadapa	$367
260 km or 162 mi	Proddatur	$355
269 km or 167 mi	Ongole	$338
279 km or 173 mi	Salem	$304
282 km or 175 mi	Thanjavur	$302
290 km or 180 mi	Bangalore	$533
304 km or 189 mi	Chirala	$311
305 km or 189 mi	Tiruchirappalli	$314
312 km or 194 mi	Hindupur	$375
328 km or 204 mi	Nandyal	$359
338 km or 210 mi	Anantapur	$304
339 km or 211 mi	Erode	$295
344 km or 214 mi	Tumkur	$351
353 km or 219 mi	Tenali	$292
354 km or 220 mi	Machilipatnam	$316
357 km or 222 mi	Guntur	$280
361 km or 224 mi	Tiruppur	$300
383 km or 238 mi	Vijayawada	$354
388 km or 241 mi	Kurnool	$349
396 km or 246 mi	Dindigul	$316
402 km or 250 mi	Mysore	$311
411 km or 256 mi	Eluru	$304
423 km or 263 mi	Madurai	$310
428 km or 266 mi	Coimbatore	$339
428 km or 266 mi	Adoni	$366
453 km or 282 mi	Nalgonda	$298
462 km or 287 mi	Rajahmundry	$330
463 km or 288 mi	Khammam	$272
474 km or 294 mi	Mahbubnagar	$357
476 km or 296 mi	Kakinada	$307
482 km or 300 mi	Hospet	$272
494 km or 307 mi	Davanagere	$292
509 km or 317 mi	Malappuram	$306