Ashgabat vs Chittagong - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Ashgabat	Chittagong
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1679	$362
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3854	$956
🏠 One person rent	$836	$105
🏘️ Family rent	$1553	$255
🍽️ Food expenses	$658	$164
🚐 Transport expenses	$47.3	$49
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$573	$259
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	7	45
😀 Quality of life	30	49
🏙️ Population	828K	2.58M

The cost of living in Ashgabat is 364% more expensive than in Chittagong. Cities ranked 2737th and 9049th ($1679 vs $362) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th in Turkmenistan and Bangladesh, respectively. Check Turkmenistan vs Bangladesh comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Ashgabat compared to 0.7 months in Chittagong. Ashgabat ranked 1st best city to live in Turkmenistan vs Chittagong ranked 2nd in Bangladesh, while ranked 8379th and 6319th 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	$31.6	$1.27
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$55.7	$9.02
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10	$5.92
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.39	$7.34
☕ Cappuccino	$4.59	$1.74
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.91	$0.24
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$915	$77.4
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$647	$50
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1453	$236
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1376	$178
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$48.2	$29.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$73.7	$45.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$87.4	$19.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.98%	8.94%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4561	$735
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3442	$406
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.29	$0.23
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$9.98	$9.11
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.68	$3.79
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.38	$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.63	$0.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.85	$0.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.65	$0.63
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.07	$1.23
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.3	$6.44
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.9	$2.11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$24.8	$7.38
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.66	$1.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.38	$1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.31	$1.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.82	$0.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$0.25
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.83	$0.48
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.83	$0.17
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.09	$0.95
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$27.2	$11.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.61	$0.91
🚬 Cigarette pack	$25.4	$2.75
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.03	$1.21
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.84	$2.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.02	$0.73
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.8	$1.08
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$65.9	$17.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16.5	$5.42
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$33.8	$8.04
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.42	$2.17
👖 Brand Jeans	$83.7	$14.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$144	$64
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$22.6	$49.3
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6425	$1027

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Cities near Ashgabat

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.2 mi	Anau	$1648
95 km or 59 mi	Quchan	$487
99 km or 61 mi	Baherden	$1642
107 km or 66 mi	Bojnord	$427
197 km or 123 mi	Nishapur	$509
203 km or 126 mi	Sabzevar	$489
212 km or 132 mi	Mashhad	$532
294 km or 183 mi	Gonbad-e Kavus	$473
302 km or 187 mi	Kashmar	$507
306 km or 190 mi	Mary	$1644
307 km or 191 mi	Torbat-e Heydarieh	$520
344 km or 213 mi	Shahrud	$576
361 km or 224 mi	Torbat-e Jam	$558
367 km or 228 mi	Gorgan	$661
451 km or 280 mi	Dasoguz	$1657
469 km or 291 mi	Turkmenabat	$1662
496 km or 308 mi	Sari	$640
513 km or 318 mi	Nukus	$427
516 km or 321 mi	Qaem Shahr	$533
517 km or 321 mi	Semnan	$558
524 km or 325 mi	Herat	$514
528 km or 328 mi	Babol	$434
558 km or 347 mi	Amol	$519
561 km or 349 mi	Bukhara	$399
570 km or 354 mi	Birjand	$554
634 km or 394 mi	Pardis	$619
654 km or 406 mi	Qarshi	$416
657 km or 408 mi	Pakdasht	$633
660 km or 410 mi	Golestan	$655
667 km or 414 mi	Sheberghan	$446
668 km or 415 mi	Qarchak	$636
668 km or 415 mi	Tehran	$700
670 km or 417 mi	Varamin	$616
671 km or 417 mi	Ray	$653
693 km or 431 mi	Qods	$655
694 km or 431 mi	Eslamshahr	$655
695 km or 432 mi	Nasimshahr	$651
700 km or 435 mi	Shahriar	$653
701 km or 435 mi	Karaj	$693
703 km or 437 mi	Fardis	$651

Cities near Chittagong

Distance	City	Cost of living
84 km or 52 mi	Cox's Bazar	$389
155 km or 96 mi	Barisal	$324
178 km or 110 mi	Agartala	$387
182 km or 113 mi	Aizawl	$520
198 km or 123 mi	Brahmanbaria	$342
198 km or 123 mi	Narayanganj	$446
209 km or 130 mi	Narsingdi	$303
213 km or 132 mi	Dhaka	$456
239 km or 149 mi	Khulna	$342
266 km or 165 mi	Sittwe	$656
283 km or 176 mi	Jessore	$310
287 km or 179 mi	Sylhet	$312
307 km or 191 mi	Mymensingh	$290
340 km or 211 mi	Rajarhat	$356
342 km or 213 mi	Monywa	$669
347 km or 215 mi	Barasat	$357
348 km or 217 mi	Madhyamgram	$346
349 km or 217 mi	Rajpur Sonarpur	$361
350 km or 218 mi	Bidhannagar	$364
351 km or 218 mi	North Dumdum	$348
353 km or 219 mi	South Dumdum	$355
353 km or 219 mi	Imphal	$395
354 km or 220 mi	Bhatpara	$347
355 km or 220 mi	Naihati	$338
356 km or 221 mi	Baranagar	$346
356 km or 221 mi	Kamarhati	$349
356 km or 222 mi	Panihati	$351
358 km or 222 mi	Barrackpore	$341
358 km or 222 mi	Hugli-Chuchura	$336
358 km or 222 mi	Chandannagar	$339
358 km or 223 mi	Uttarpara	$342
358 km or 223 mi	Kolkata	$399
359 km or 223 mi	Bally	$346
360 km or 224 mi	Serampore	$343
361 km or 224 mi	Krishnanagar	$287
362 km or 225 mi	Howrah	$354
362 km or 225 mi	Shillong	$360
362 km or 225 mi	Shantipur	$304
376 km or 234 mi	Bogra	$315
381 km or 237 mi	Maheshtala	$367