Ashgabat vs Chiang Mai - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Ashgabat	Chiang Mai
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1898	$750
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4362	$2026
🏠 One person rent	$968	$354
🏘️ Family rent	$1668	$613
🍽️ Food expenses	$780	$237
🚐 Transport expenses	$50.9	$78.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$210	$627
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	7	56
😀 Quality of life	43	66
🏙️ Population	1.03M	1.2M

The cost of living in Ashgabat is 153% more expensive than in Chiang Mai. Cities ranked 2383rd and 7014th ($1898 vs $750) 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 0.1 months in Ashgabat compared to 0.8 months in Chiang Mai. Ashgabat ranked 1st best city to live in Turkmenistan vs Chiang Mai ranked 2nd in Thailand, while ranked 7430th and 4952nd 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	$31.1	$1.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$85	$19.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.8	$6.87
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.76	$2.42
☕ Cappuccino	$6.83	$1.8
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.58	$0.72
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1017	$452
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$765	$258
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1798	$802
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1413	$467
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$49	$38.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$74.9	$59.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$104	$18.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.58%	5.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3536	$1970
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2856	$1475
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.14	$0.91
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$9.87	$24.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.74	$8.65
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.43	$1.33
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$4.53	$1.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.03	$1.67
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.85	$1.19
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.02	$2.1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.31	$15.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20	$2.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$23.1	$10.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.09	$2.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.38	$1.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.47	$1.6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.64	$1.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.27	$1.26
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$1.06
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.74	$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.09	$1.33
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$19.1	$16.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.18	$1.69
🚬 Cigarette pack	$25.7	$4.38
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.88	$1.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.83	$3.41
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.04	$1.29
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.82	$1.48
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40.7	$39.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.2	$6.65
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$31.1	$19.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.36	$4.23
👖 Brand Jeans	$56	$58.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$93.6	$93.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$22.7	$796
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24585	$15185

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Cities near Ashgabat

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.2 mi	Anau	$1846
95 km or 59 mi	Quchan	$475
99 km or 61 mi	Baherden	$1864
107 km or 66 mi	Bojnord	$466
197 km or 123 mi	Nishapur	$469
203 km or 126 mi	Sabzevar	$483
212 km or 132 mi	Mashhad	$482
294 km or 183 mi	Gonbad-e Kavus	$458
302 km or 187 mi	Kashmar	$483
306 km or 190 mi	Mary	$1726
307 km or 191 mi	Torbat-e Heydarieh	$476
344 km or 213 mi	Shahrud	$561
361 km or 224 mi	Torbat-e Jam	$467
367 km or 228 mi	Gorgan	$664
451 km or 280 mi	Dasoguz	$1840
469 km or 291 mi	Turkmenabat	$1795
496 km or 308 mi	Sari	$612
513 km or 318 mi	Nukus	$475
516 km or 321 mi	Qaem Shahr	$474
517 km or 321 mi	Semnan	$523
524 km or 325 mi	Herat	$556
528 km or 328 mi	Babol	$359
558 km or 347 mi	Amol	$516
561 km or 349 mi	Bukhara	$439
570 km or 354 mi	Birjand	$542
634 km or 394 mi	Pardis	$563
654 km or 406 mi	Qarshi	$500
657 km or 408 mi	Pakdasht	$570
660 km or 410 mi	Golestan	$584
667 km or 414 mi	Sheberghan	$470
668 km or 415 mi	Qarchak	$570
668 km or 415 mi	Tehran	$638
670 km or 417 mi	Varamin	$557
671 km or 417 mi	Ray	$584
693 km or 431 mi	Qods	$614
694 km or 431 mi	Eslamshahr	$590
695 km or 432 mi	Nasimshahr	$587
700 km or 435 mi	Shahriar	$611
701 km or 435 mi	Karaj	$684
703 km or 437 mi	Fardis	$616

Cities near Chiang Mai

Distance	City	Cost of living
86 km or 53 mi	Pai	$675
153 km or 95 mi	Chiang Rai	$581
255 km or 158 mi	Hpa-an	$601
258 km or 160 mi	Phitsanulok	$554
294 km or 183 mi	Mawlamyine	$575
306 km or 190 mi	Taunggyi	$549
308 km or 191 mi	Bago	$610
317 km or 197 mi	Naypyidaw	$627
353 km or 219 mi	Luang Prabang	$1261
363 km or 226 mi	Nakhon Sawan	$707
365 km or 227 mi	Vang Vieng	$1033
373 km or 232 mi	Yangon	$656
392 km or 244 mi	Vientiane	$968
404 km or 251 mi	Jinghong	$591
426 km or 265 mi	Udon Thani	$564
466 km or 289 mi	Mandalay	$555
485 km or 301 mi	Khon Kaen	$590
489 km or 304 mi	Pu'er	$616
503 km or 313 mi	Pathein	$721
537 km or 334 mi	Nakhon Ratchasima	$586
545 km or 339 mi	Monywa	$534
551 km or 342 mi	Tha Khlong	$671
561 km or 349 mi	Rangsit	$616
564 km or 351 mi	Nakhon Pathom	$603
566 km or 352 mi	Pak Kret	$762
571 km or 355 mi	Nonthaburi	$761
578 km or 359 mi	Lincang	$617
584 km or 363 mi	Bangkok	$996
597 km or 371 mi	Pu Chao Saming Phrai	$789
597 km or 371 mi	Lat Luang	$794
634 km or 394 mi	Thakhek	$968
641 km or 398 mi	Sa Pa	$553
656 km or 407 mi	Sittwe	$583
666 km or 414 mi	Chaophraya Surasak	$784
667 km or 415 mi	Laem Chabang	$799
681 km or 423 mi	Pattaya	$839
685 km or 426 mi	Nong Prue	$809
699 km or 435 mi	Hua Hin	$787
704 km or 438 mi	Baoshan	$617
707 km or 439 mi	Vinh	$583