Ashgabat vs Chicago - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Ashgabat	Chicago
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1584	$2678
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3634	$6655
🏠 One person rent	$798	$1596
🏘️ Family rent	$1502	$2946
🍽️ Food expenses	$609	$700
🚐 Transport expenses	$49.1	$200
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$718	$4876
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	15 km
🎓 Higher education	7	100
😀 Quality of life	29	95
🏙️ Population	1.03M	2.75M

The cost of living in Ashgabat is 41% less expensive than in Chicago. Cities ranked 3105th and 529th ($1584 vs $2678) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 483rd in Turkmenistan and the United States, respectively. Check Turkmenistan vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Ashgabat compared to 1.8 months in Chicago. Ashgabat ranked 1st best city to live in Turkmenistan vs Chicago ranked 3rd in the United States, while ranked 8250th and 23rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ashgabat vs Chicago

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	Ashgabat	Chicago
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$25.9	$21.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$60.4	$90.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.1	$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.4	$7
☕ Cappuccino	$5.56	$5.4
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.25	$2.95
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$884	$1841
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$607	$1327
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1501	$3729
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1302	$2474
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$45.2	$104
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$70	$159
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$90.5	$62.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.58%	6.68%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3897	$3391
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3006	$2689
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.14	$2.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$8.52	$75.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.74	$16.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.38	$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3	$0.94
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.35	$3.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.49	$4.61
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.83	$4.13
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.29	$13.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.83	$14.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.9	$18.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.02	$4.67
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$1.84
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.81	$4.36
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.06	$4.43
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$2.18
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$2.71
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.74	$1.81
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.08	$2.85
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$27.3	$14.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.79	$3.04
🚬 Cigarette pack	$25.2	$15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.01	$11.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.8	$6.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3	$3.63
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.77	$1.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$112	$63
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17.7	$14.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$31.8	$127
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.36	$29.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$69.9	$59
👟 Brand Sneakers	$92.4	$94.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$22.7	$2114
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6132	$24502

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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 Chicago

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi	Cicero	$2425
14 km or 8.8 mi	Berwyn	$2421
14 km or 8.9 mi	Oak Park	$2510
16 km or 10 mi	Elmwood Park	$2426
18 km or 11 mi	Maywood	$2444
18 km or 11 mi	Evanston	$2194
19 km or 12 mi	Skokie	$2256
19 km or 12 mi	Burbank	$2401
20 km or 12 mi	Melrose Park	$2418
21 km or 13 mi	Oak Lawn	$2384
22 km or 14 mi	Morton Grove	$2314
22 km or 14 mi	Niles	$2334
23 km or 14 mi	Park Ridge	$2389
23 km or 14 mi	Wilmette	$2264
25 km or 16 mi	Blue Island	$2377
26 km or 16 mi	Elmhurst	$2392
27 km or 17 mi	Glenview	$2363
28 km or 17 mi	Des Plaines	$2509
28 km or 18 mi	Dolton	$2359
29 km or 18 mi	Villa Park	$2393
30 km or 19 mi	Harvey	$2360
30 km or 19 mi	East Chicago	$1938
30 km or 19 mi	Westmont	$2362
31 km or 19 mi	Calumet	$2363
31 km or 20 mi	South Holland	$2344
32 km or 20 mi	Lombard	$2396
32 km or 20 mi	Hammond	$1948
32 km or 20 mi	Oak Forest	$2350
33 km or 20 mi	Northbrook	$2378
33 km or 20 mi	Mount Prospect	$2446
33 km or 20 mi	Darien	$2369
33 km or 21 mi	Elk Grove Village	$2506
34 km or 21 mi	Downers Grove	$2342
35 km or 22 mi	Orland Park	$2367
36 km or 22 mi	Lansing	$2342
36 km or 22 mi	Glen Ellyn	$2227
37 km or 23 mi	Highland Park	$2345
37 km or 23 mi	Munster	$1954
37 km or 23 mi	Tinley Park	$2351
37 km or 23 mi	Wheeling	$2371