Ashgabat vs Chennai - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Ashgabat	Chennai
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1833	$437
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4223	$1065
🏠 One person rent	$893	$159
🏘️ Family rent	$1483	$272
🍽️ Food expenses	$782	$164
🚐 Transport expenses	$49.8	$64.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$747	$321
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	7	78
😀 Quality of life	49	65
🏙️ Population	1.03M	6.6M

The cost of living in Ashgabat is 319% more expensive than in Chennai. Cities ranked 2595th and 8898th ($1833 vs $437) 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 0.4 months in Ashgabat compared to 0.7 months in Chennai. Ashgabat ranked 1st best city to live in Turkmenistan vs Chennai ranked 5th in India, while ranked 6667th and 5272nd 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	$31.3	$2.25
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$85.3	$11.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.8	$3.91
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.48	$1.97
☕ Cappuccino	$7.08	$1.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.16	$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1020	$173
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$674	$108
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1780	$313
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1190	$194
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$47.3	$29.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$73.2	$44.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$102	$8.96
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.49%	9.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4806	$1914
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2978	$746
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.14	$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$8.51	$11.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.77	$3.73
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.43	$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$4.77	$0.59
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.69	$0.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.3	$0.73
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.17	$0.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.26	$6.55
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.7	$3.48
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.4	$6.62
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.44	$2.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$0.89
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.58	$1.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.56	$0.42
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.99	$0.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.79	$0.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.78	$0.22
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.1	$1.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$19.1	$9.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.69	$1.94
🚬 Cigarette pack	$25.7	$3.82
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.19	$0.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.85	$3.47
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3	$1
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.81	$0.78
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.2	$15.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.3	$2.79
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$33.8	$31.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.4	$2.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$65.8	$25.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$93.9	$50.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$23	$70.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$25686	$1729

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Cities near Ashgabat

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.2 mi	Anau	$1774
95 km or 59 mi	Quchan	$500
99 km or 61 mi	Baherden	$1796
107 km or 66 mi	Bojnord	$489
197 km or 123 mi	Nishapur	$496
203 km or 126 mi	Sabzevar	$512
212 km or 132 mi	Mashhad	$503
294 km or 183 mi	Gonbad-e Kavus	$467
302 km or 187 mi	Kashmar	$506
306 km or 190 mi	Mary	$1654
307 km or 191 mi	Torbat-e Heydarieh	$502
344 km or 213 mi	Shahrud	$564
361 km or 224 mi	Torbat-e Jam	$493
367 km or 228 mi	Gorgan	$658
451 km or 280 mi	Dasoguz	$1770
469 km or 291 mi	Turkmenabat	$1716
496 km or 308 mi	Sari	$643
513 km or 318 mi	Nukus	$477
516 km or 321 mi	Qaem Shahr	$501
517 km or 321 mi	Semnan	$542
524 km or 325 mi	Herat	$509
528 km or 328 mi	Babol	$372
558 km or 347 mi	Amol	$530
561 km or 349 mi	Bukhara	$433
570 km or 354 mi	Birjand	$588
634 km or 394 mi	Pardis	$598
654 km or 406 mi	Qarshi	$512
657 km or 408 mi	Pakdasht	$604
660 km or 410 mi	Golestan	$628
667 km or 414 mi	Sheberghan	$432
668 km or 415 mi	Qarchak	$607
668 km or 415 mi	Tehran	$684
670 km or 417 mi	Varamin	$588
671 km or 417 mi	Ray	$622
693 km or 431 mi	Qods	$638
694 km or 431 mi	Eslamshahr	$623
695 km or 432 mi	Nasimshahr	$624
700 km or 435 mi	Shahriar	$635
701 km or 435 mi	Karaj	$704
703 km or 437 mi	Fardis	$640

Cities near Chennai

Distance	City	Cost of living
111 km or 69 mi	Tirupati	$327
124 km or 77 mi	Vellore	$235
125 km or 78 mi	Chittoor	$291
138 km or 85 mi	Pondicherry	$327
153 km or 95 mi	Nellore	$535
159 km or 99 mi	Cuddalore	$300
198 km or 123 mi	Madanapalle	$327
219 km or 136 mi	Kadapa	$368
260 km or 162 mi	Proddatur	$367
269 km or 167 mi	Ongole	$334
279 km or 173 mi	Salem	$295
282 km or 175 mi	Thanjavur	$275
290 km or 180 mi	Bangalore	$524
304 km or 189 mi	Chirala	$304
305 km or 189 mi	Tiruchirappalli	$300
312 km or 194 mi	Hindupur	$341
328 km or 204 mi	Nandyal	$347
338 km or 210 mi	Anantapur	$345
339 km or 211 mi	Erode	$286
344 km or 214 mi	Tumkur	$355
353 km or 219 mi	Tenali	$290
354 km or 220 mi	Machilipatnam	$307
357 km or 222 mi	Guntur	$277
361 km or 224 mi	Tiruppur	$347
383 km or 238 mi	Vijayawada	$339
388 km or 241 mi	Kurnool	$345
396 km or 246 mi	Dindigul	$310
402 km or 250 mi	Mysore	$346
411 km or 256 mi	Eluru	$298
423 km or 263 mi	Madurai	$347
428 km or 266 mi	Coimbatore	$326
428 km or 266 mi	Adoni	$383
453 km or 282 mi	Nalgonda	$266
462 km or 287 mi	Rajahmundry	$301
463 km or 288 mi	Khammam	$265
474 km or 294 mi	Mahbubnagar	$353
476 km or 296 mi	Kakinada	$291
482 km or 300 mi	Hospet	$266
494 km or 307 mi	Davanagere	$295
509 km or 317 mi	Malappuram	$286