Ashgabat vs Chittagong - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Ashgabat	Chittagong
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1616	$312
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3750	$835
🏠 One person rent	$798	$82.9
🏘️ Family rent	$1515	$203
🍽️ Food expenses	$620	$148
🚐 Transport expenses	$48.8	$46.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$756	$199
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	7	45
😀 Quality of life	29	45
🏙️ Population	1.03M	2.58M

The cost of living in Ashgabat is 418% more expensive than in Chittagong. Cities ranked 3187th and 9199th ($1616 vs $312) 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 0.5 months in Ashgabat compared to 0.6 months in Chittagong. Ashgabat ranked 1st best city to live in Turkmenistan vs Chittagong ranked 2nd in Bangladesh, while ranked 8245th and 6529th 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	$26.2	$0.96
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$59.7	$11.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.5	$4.65
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.44	$4.16
☕ Cappuccino	$5.58	$1.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.27	$0.29
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$894	$84.9
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$606	$48.6
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1482	$249
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1322	$148
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$49.3	$13.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$75.8	$21.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$85.1	$13.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.98%	10.48%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3870	$687
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2996	$388
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.14	$0.17
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$8.63	$8.33
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.69	$3.88
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.36	$1.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.17	$0.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.86	$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.17	$0.61
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.09	$1.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.13	$8.13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.76	$2.02
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$25.2	$6.55
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.96	$2.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$0.93
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.38	$1.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.29	$0.69
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.91	$0.31
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.88	$0.55
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.84	$0.17
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.07	$0.86
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$27.1	$7.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.3	$0.85
🚬 Cigarette pack	$25.6	$2.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.35	$1.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.8	$2.59
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.97	$0.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.79	$0.99
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$112	$13.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17.6	$4.19
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$35.5	$7.98
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.39	$2
👖 Brand Jeans	$83.8	$17.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$141	$41
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$23	$44.4
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6584	$938

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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 Chittagong

Distance	City	Cost of living
84 km or 52 mi	Cox's Bazar	$325
155 km or 96 mi	Barisal	$295
178 km or 110 mi	Agartala	$380
182 km or 113 mi	Aizawl	$461
198 km or 123 mi	Brahmanbaria	$290
198 km or 123 mi	Narayanganj	$301
209 km or 130 mi	Narsingdi	$271
213 km or 132 mi	Dhaka	$428
239 km or 149 mi	Khulna	$339
266 km or 165 mi	Sittwe	$593
283 km or 176 mi	Jessore	$290
287 km or 179 mi	Sylhet	$296
307 km or 191 mi	Mymensingh	$256
340 km or 211 mi	Rajarhat	$353
342 km or 213 mi	Monywa	$588
347 km or 215 mi	Barasat	$356
348 km or 217 mi	Madhyamgram	$341
349 km or 217 mi	Rajpur Sonarpur	$360
350 km or 218 mi	Bidhannagar	$360
351 km or 218 mi	North Dumdum	$343
353 km or 219 mi	South Dumdum	$351
353 km or 219 mi	Imphal	$391
354 km or 220 mi	Bhatpara	$342
355 km or 220 mi	Naihati	$335
356 km or 221 mi	Baranagar	$340
356 km or 221 mi	Kamarhati	$343
356 km or 222 mi	Panihati	$344
358 km or 222 mi	Barrackpore	$336
358 km or 222 mi	Hugli-Chuchura	$332
358 km or 222 mi	Chandannagar	$335
358 km or 223 mi	Uttarpara	$334
358 km or 223 mi	Kolkata	$408
359 km or 223 mi	Bally	$338
360 km or 224 mi	Serampore	$336
361 km or 224 mi	Krishnanagar	$294
362 km or 225 mi	Howrah	$338
362 km or 225 mi	Shillong	$390
362 km or 225 mi	Shantipur	$307
376 km or 234 mi	Bogra	$282
381 km or 237 mi	Maheshtala	$366