Ashgabat vs Chiang Mai - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Ashgabat	Chiang Mai
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1616	$742
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3750	$2009
🏠 One person rent	$798	$320
🏘️ Family rent	$1515	$613
🍽️ Food expenses	$620	$253
🚐 Transport expenses	$48.8	$91.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$756	$627
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	7	52
😀 Quality of life	29	63
🏙️ Population	1.03M	1.2M

The cost of living in Ashgabat is 118% more expensive than in Chiang Mai. Cities ranked 3187th and 6705th ($1616 vs $742) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 18th in Turkmenistan and Thailand, respectively. Check Turkmenistan vs Thailand comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Ashgabat compared to 0.8 months in Chiang Mai. Ashgabat ranked 1st best city to live in Turkmenistan vs Chiang Mai ranked 3rd in Thailand, while ranked 8245th and 4766th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ashgabat vs Chiang Mai

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	Ashgabat	Chiang Mai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$26.2	$1.85
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$59.7	$19.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.5	$7.71
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.44	$2.29
☕ Cappuccino	$5.58	$1.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.27	$0.65
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$894	$388
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$606	$232
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1482	$854
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1322	$458
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$49.3	$36.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$75.8	$56.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$85.1	$19.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.98%	5.13%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3870	$2266
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2996	$1540
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.14	$0.93
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$8.63	$24.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.69	$12.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.36	$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.17	$1.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.86	$1.61
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.17	$1.25
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.09	$2.16
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.13	$14.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.76	$2.87
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$25.2	$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.96	$2.97
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$1.23
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.38	$1.59
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.29	$2.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.91	$1.46
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.88	$1.29
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.84	$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.07	$1.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$27.1	$18.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.3	$1.91
🚬 Cigarette pack	$25.6	$4.58
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.35	$1.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.8	$3.19
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.97	$1.3
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.79	$2.11
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$112	$40.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17.6	$6.08
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$35.5	$18.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.39	$4.76
👖 Brand Jeans	$83.8	$59.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$141	$85.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$23	$488
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6584	$13977

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Cities near Ashgabat

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.2 mi	Anau	$1583
95 km or 59 mi	Quchan	$500
99 km or 61 mi	Baherden	$1578
107 km or 66 mi	Bojnord	$458
197 km or 123 mi	Nishapur	$517
203 km or 126 mi	Sabzevar	$515
212 km or 132 mi	Mashhad	$538
294 km or 183 mi	Gonbad-e Kavus	$496
302 km or 187 mi	Kashmar	$511
306 km or 190 mi	Mary	$1531
307 km or 191 mi	Torbat-e Heydarieh	$515
344 km or 213 mi	Shahrud	$603
361 km or 224 mi	Torbat-e Jam	$512
367 km or 228 mi	Gorgan	$689
451 km or 280 mi	Dasoguz	$1572
469 km or 291 mi	Turkmenabat	$1554
496 km or 308 mi	Sari	$670
513 km or 318 mi	Nukus	$394
516 km or 321 mi	Qaem Shahr	$564
517 km or 321 mi	Semnan	$607
524 km or 325 mi	Herat	$514
528 km or 328 mi	Babol	$468
558 km or 347 mi	Amol	$550
561 km or 349 mi	Bukhara	$452
570 km or 354 mi	Birjand	$553
634 km or 394 mi	Pardis	$675
654 km or 406 mi	Qarshi	$435
657 km or 408 mi	Pakdasht	$689
660 km or 410 mi	Golestan	$722
667 km or 414 mi	Sheberghan	$450
668 km or 415 mi	Qarchak	$693
668 km or 415 mi	Tehran	$797
670 km or 417 mi	Varamin	$673
671 km or 417 mi	Ray	$720
693 km or 431 mi	Qods	$706
694 km or 431 mi	Eslamshahr	$716
695 km or 432 mi	Nasimshahr	$706
700 km or 435 mi	Shahriar	$708
701 km or 435 mi	Karaj	$741
703 km or 437 mi	Fardis	$699

Cities near Chiang Mai

Distance	City	Cost of living
86 km or 53 mi	Pai	$655
153 km or 95 mi	Chiang Rai	$513
255 km or 158 mi	Hpa-an	$612
258 km or 160 mi	Phitsanulok	$559
294 km or 183 mi	Mawlamyine	$564
306 km or 190 mi	Taunggyi	$617
308 km or 191 mi	Bago	$783
317 km or 197 mi	Naypyidaw	$690
353 km or 219 mi	Luang Prabang	$1251
363 km or 226 mi	Nakhon Sawan	$674
365 km or 227 mi	Vang Vieng	$1174
373 km or 232 mi	Yangon	$919
392 km or 244 mi	Vientiane	$1168
404 km or 251 mi	Jinghong	$599
426 km or 265 mi	Udon Thani	$555
466 km or 289 mi	Mandalay	$613
485 km or 301 mi	Khon Kaen	$608
489 km or 304 mi	Pu'er	$626
503 km or 313 mi	Pathein	$792
537 km or 334 mi	Nakhon Ratchasima	$564
545 km or 339 mi	Monywa	$588
551 km or 342 mi	Tha Khlong	$664
561 km or 349 mi	Rangsit	$613
564 km or 351 mi	Nakhon Pathom	$564
566 km or 352 mi	Pak Kret	$739
571 km or 355 mi	Nonthaburi	$759
578 km or 359 mi	Lincang	$623
584 km or 363 mi	Bangkok	$994
597 km or 371 mi	Pu Chao Saming Phrai	$786
597 km or 371 mi	Lat Luang	$787
634 km or 394 mi	Thakhek	$1151
641 km or 398 mi	Sa Pa	$549
656 km or 407 mi	Sittwe	$593
666 km or 414 mi	Chaophraya Surasak	$758
667 km or 415 mi	Laem Chabang	$769
681 km or 423 mi	Pattaya	$800
685 km or 426 mi	Nong Prue	$773
699 km or 435 mi	Hua Hin	$676
704 km or 438 mi	Baoshan	$625
707 km or 439 mi	Vinh	$583