Ashgabat vs Chicago - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Ashgabat	Chicago
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1616	$2667
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3750	$6807
🏠 One person rent	$798	$1579
🏘️ Family rent	$1515	$3056
🍽️ Food expenses	$620	$700
🚐 Transport expenses	$48.8	$205
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$756	$4901
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	15 km
🎓 Higher education	7	100
😀 Quality of life	29	96
🏙️ Population	1.03M	2.75M

The cost of living in Ashgabat is 39% less expensive than in Chicago. Cities ranked 3187th and 483rd ($1616 vs $2667) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 425th 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 8245th and 20th 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	$26.2	$21
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$59.7	$87.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.5	$11.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.44	$7.62
☕ Cappuccino	$5.58	$5.4
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.27	$3.12
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$894	$1974
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$606	$1280
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1482	$3828
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1322	$2594
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$49.3	$102
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$75.8	$156
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$85.1	$59.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.98%	6.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3870	$3554
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2996	$3158
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.14	$2.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$8.63	$76.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.69	$16.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.36	$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.17	$1.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.86	$3.92
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.17	$5
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.09	$3.69
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.13	$14.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.76	$12.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$25.2	$19.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.96	$4.97
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$1.91
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.38	$4.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.29	$4.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.91	$2.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.88	$3.08
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.84	$1.93
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.07	$2.86
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$27.1	$14.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.3	$2.9
🚬 Cigarette pack	$25.6	$16.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.35	$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.8	$6.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.97	$3.65
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.79	$1.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$112	$63.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17.6	$15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$35.5	$126
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.39	$29.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$83.8	$62.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$141	$95.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$23	$2457
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6584	$19423

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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 Chicago

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi	Cicero	$2427
14 km or 8.8 mi	Berwyn	$2463
14 km or 8.9 mi	Oak Park	$2424
16 km or 10 mi	Elmwood Park	$2375
18 km or 11 mi	Maywood	$2376
18 km or 11 mi	Evanston	$2177
19 km or 12 mi	Skokie	$2307
19 km or 12 mi	Burbank	$2344
20 km or 12 mi	Melrose Park	$2352
21 km or 13 mi	Oak Lawn	$2326
22 km or 14 mi	Morton Grove	$2367
22 km or 14 mi	Niles	$2412
23 km or 14 mi	Park Ridge	$2393
23 km or 14 mi	Wilmette	$2292
25 km or 16 mi	Blue Island	$2313
26 km or 16 mi	Elmhurst	$2305
27 km or 17 mi	Glenview	$2360
28 km or 17 mi	Des Plaines	$2358
28 km or 18 mi	Dolton	$2292
29 km or 18 mi	Villa Park	$2268
30 km or 19 mi	Harvey	$2292
30 km or 19 mi	East Chicago	$1950
30 km or 19 mi	Westmont	$2293
31 km or 19 mi	Calumet	$2296
31 km or 20 mi	South Holland	$2295
32 km or 20 mi	Lombard	$2224
32 km or 20 mi	Hammond	$1975
32 km or 20 mi	Oak Forest	$2276
33 km or 20 mi	Northbrook	$2392
33 km or 20 mi	Mount Prospect	$2363
33 km or 20 mi	Darien	$2276
33 km or 21 mi	Elk Grove Village	$2380
34 km or 21 mi	Downers Grove	$2290
35 km or 22 mi	Orland Park	$2269
36 km or 22 mi	Lansing	$2280
36 km or 22 mi	Glen Ellyn	$2134
37 km or 23 mi	Highland Park	$2331
37 km or 23 mi	Munster	$2002
37 km or 23 mi	Tinley Park	$2274
37 km or 23 mi	Wheeling	$2357