Ashgabat vs Chittagong - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Ashgabat	Chittagong
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1898	$358
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4362	$884
🏠 One person rent	$968	$97.6
🏘️ Family rent	$1668	$164
🍽️ Food expenses	$780	$168
🚐 Transport expenses	$50.9	$51.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$210	$282
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	7	47
😀 Quality of life	43	56
🏙️ Population	1.03M	3.23M

The cost of living in Ashgabat is 431% more expensive than in Chittagong. Cities ranked 2383rd and 9042nd ($1898 vs $358) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Turkmenistan and Bangladesh, respectively. Check Turkmenistan vs Bangladesh comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Ashgabat compared to 0.8 months in Chittagong. Ashgabat ranked 1st best city to live in Turkmenistan vs Chittagong ranked 2nd in Bangladesh, while ranked 7430th and 6271st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ashgabat vs Chittagong

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	Ashgabat	Chittagong
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$31.1	$2.04
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$85	$13.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.8	$5.32
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.76	$4.18
☕ Cappuccino	$6.83	$1.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.58	$0.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1017	$113
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$765	$55.4
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1798	$208
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1413	$102
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$49	$18.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$74.9	$28.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$104	$12.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.58%	11.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3536	$799
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2856	$465
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.14	$0.22
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$9.87	$4.06
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.74	$5.38
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.43	$1.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$4.53	$0.78
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.03	$0.62
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.85	$0.66
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.02	$1.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.31	$7.34
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20	$2.11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$23.1	$7.42
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.09	$2.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.38	$0.87
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.47	$2.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.64	$0.79
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.27	$0.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$0.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.74	$0.2
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.09	$0.83
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$19.1	$8.77
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.18	$0.81
🚬 Cigarette pack	$25.7	$2.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.88	$1.09
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.83	$2.5
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.04	$0.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.82	$0.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40.7	$19.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.2	$3.65
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$31.1	$8.08
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.36	$1.94
👖 Brand Jeans	$56	$22.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$93.6	$53.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$22.7	$35.3
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24585	$1349

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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 Chittagong

Distance	City	Cost of living
84 km or 52 mi	Cox's Bazar	$321
155 km or 96 mi	Barisal	$321
178 km or 110 mi	Agartala	$342
182 km or 113 mi	Aizawl	$435
198 km or 123 mi	Brahmanbaria	$329
198 km or 123 mi	Narayanganj	$348
209 km or 130 mi	Narsingdi	$357
213 km or 132 mi	Dhaka	$478
239 km or 149 mi	Khulna	$287
266 km or 165 mi	Sittwe	$583
283 km or 176 mi	Jessore	$326
287 km or 179 mi	Sylhet	$327
307 km or 191 mi	Mymensingh	$278
340 km or 211 mi	Rajarhat	$327
342 km or 213 mi	Monywa	$534
347 km or 215 mi	Barasat	$328
348 km or 217 mi	Madhyamgram	$318
349 km or 217 mi	Rajpur Sonarpur	$331
350 km or 218 mi	Bidhannagar	$333
351 km or 218 mi	North Dumdum	$321
353 km or 219 mi	South Dumdum	$326
353 km or 219 mi	Imphal	$365
354 km or 220 mi	Bhatpara	$319
355 km or 220 mi	Naihati	$313
356 km or 221 mi	Baranagar	$318
356 km or 221 mi	Kamarhati	$321
356 km or 222 mi	Panihati	$324
358 km or 222 mi	Barrackpore	$314
358 km or 222 mi	Hugli-Chuchura	$311
358 km or 222 mi	Chandannagar	$311
358 km or 223 mi	Uttarpara	$313
358 km or 223 mi	Kolkata	$362
359 km or 223 mi	Bally	$319
360 km or 224 mi	Serampore	$315
361 km or 224 mi	Krishnanagar	$272
362 km or 225 mi	Howrah	$321
362 km or 225 mi	Shillong	$336
362 km or 225 mi	Shantipur	$285
376 km or 234 mi	Bogra	$297
381 km or 237 mi	Maheshtala	$339