Ashgabat vs Chennai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ashgabat Chennai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1679
$434
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3854
$1151
🏠 One person rent
$836
$161
🏘️ Family rent
$1553
$376
🍽️ Food expenses
$658
$167
🚐 Transport expenses
$47.3
$67.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$573
$864
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
16 km
🎓 Higher education
7
78
😀 Quality of life
30
68
🏙️ Population
828K
10.3M

The cost of living in Ashgabat is 286% more expensive than in Chennai. Cities ranked 2737th and 8842nd ($1679 vs $434) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 19th in Turkmenistan and India, respectively. Check Turkmenistan vs India comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Ashgabat compared to 2 months in Chennai. Ashgabat ranked 1st best city to live in Turkmenistan vs Chennai ranked 2nd in India, while ranked 8379th and 3676th among best cities to live in the world.

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Ashgabat Chennai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$31.6
$2.09
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$55.7
$9.54
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10
$4.21
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.39
$2.14
 Cappuccino
$4.59
$1.8
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.91
$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$915
$183
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$647
$106
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1453
$505
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1376
$274
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$48.2
$30.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$73.7
$45.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$87.4
$9.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.98%
9.38%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4561
$1913
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3442
$882
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.29
$0.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.98
$12.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.68
$3.54
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.38
$1.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.63
$0.67
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.85
$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.65
$0.73
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.07
$0.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.3
$7.88
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.9
$3.28
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$24.8
$5.66
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.66
$2.56
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$0.9
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.31
$1.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.82
$0.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$0.48
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$0.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.83
$0.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.09
$1.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$27.2
$6.16
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.61
$2.08
🚬 Cigarette pack
$25.4
$4.08
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.03
$2.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.84
$2.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.02
$2.46
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.8
$0.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$65.9
$15.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16.5
$3.02
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$33.8
$12.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.42
$2.58
👖 Brand Jeans
$83.7
$25.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$144
$42.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$22.6
$85.5
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6425
$1681

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$1648
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$487
99 km or 61 mi Baherden
$1642
107 km or 66 mi Bojnord
$427
197 km or 123 mi Nishapur
$509
203 km or 126 mi Sabzevar
$489
212 km or 132 mi Mashhad
$532
294 km or 183 mi Gonbad-e Kavus
$473
302 km or 187 mi Kashmar
$507
306 km or 190 mi Mary
$1644
307 km or 191 mi Torbat-e Heydarieh
$520
344 km or 213 mi Shahrud
$576
361 km or 224 mi Torbat-e Jam
$558
367 km or 228 mi Gorgan
$661
451 km or 280 mi Dasoguz
$1657
469 km or 291 mi Turkmenabat
$1662
496 km or 308 mi Sari
$640
513 km or 318 mi Nukus
$427
516 km or 321 mi Qaem Shahr
$533
517 km or 321 mi Semnan
$558
524 km or 325 mi Herat
$514
528 km or 328 mi Babol
$434
558 km or 347 mi Amol
$519
561 km or 349 mi Bukhara
$399
570 km or 354 mi Birjand
$554
634 km or 394 mi Pardis
$619
654 km or 406 mi Qarshi
$416
657 km or 408 mi Pakdasht
$633
660 km or 410 mi Golestan
$655
667 km or 414 mi Sheberghan
$446
668 km or 415 mi Qarchak
$636
668 km or 415 mi Tehran
$700
670 km or 417 mi Varamin
$616
671 km or 417 mi Ray
$653
693 km or 431 mi Qods
$655
694 km or 431 mi Eslamshahr
$655
695 km or 432 mi Nasimshahr
$651
700 km or 435 mi Shahriar
$653
701 km or 435 mi Karaj
$693
703 km or 437 mi Fardis
$651

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$337
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$269
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$415
138 km or 85 mi Pondicherry
$339
153 km or 95 mi Nellore
$343
159 km or 99 mi Cuddalore
$326
198 km or 123 mi Madanapalle
$367
219 km or 136 mi Kadapa
$356
260 km or 162 mi Proddatur
$350
269 km or 167 mi Ongole
$326
279 km or 173 mi Salem
$328
282 km or 175 mi Thanjavur
$357
290 km or 180 mi Bangalore
$585
304 km or 189 mi Chirala
$316
305 km or 189 mi Tiruchirappalli
$320
312 km or 194 mi Hindupur
$359
328 km or 204 mi Nandyal
$337
338 km or 210 mi Anantapur
$383
339 km or 211 mi Erode
$319
344 km or 214 mi Tumkur
$399
353 km or 219 mi Tenali
$312
354 km or 220 mi Machilipatnam
$317
357 km or 222 mi Guntur
$287
361 km or 224 mi Tiruppur
$327
383 km or 238 mi Vijayawada
$345
388 km or 241 mi Kurnool
$350
396 km or 246 mi Dindigul
$341
402 km or 250 mi Mysore
$321
411 km or 256 mi Eluru
$334
423 km or 263 mi Madurai
$309
428 km or 266 mi Coimbatore
$358
428 km or 266 mi Adoni
$350
453 km or 282 mi Nalgonda
$309
462 km or 287 mi Rajahmundry
$384
463 km or 288 mi Khammam
$310
474 km or 294 mi Mahbubnagar
$375
476 km or 296 mi Kakinada
$353
482 km or 300 mi Hospet
$358
494 km or 307 mi Davanagere
$369
509 km or 317 mi Malappuram
$325