Ashgabat vs Dhaka - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Ashgabat	Dhaka
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1584	$430
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3634	$1093
🏠 One person rent	$798	$118
🏘️ Family rent	$1502	$238
🍽️ Food expenses	$609	$194
🚐 Transport expenses	$49.1	$80.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$718	$274
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	7	72
😀 Quality of life	29	54
🏙️ Population	1.03M	16.8M

The cost of living in Ashgabat is 269% more expensive than in Dhaka. Cities ranked 3105th and 8899th ($1584 vs $430) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st 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 Dhaka. Ashgabat ranked 1st best city to live in Turkmenistan vs Dhaka ranked 1st in Bangladesh, while ranked 8250th and 5971st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ashgabat vs Dhaka

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	Ashgabat	Dhaka
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$25.9	$1.89
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$60.4	$12.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.1	$4.54
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.4	$4.23
☕ Cappuccino	$5.56	$2.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.25	$0.31
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$884	$123
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$607	$73.8
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1501	$290
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1302	$168
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$45.2	$21.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$70	$33.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$90.5	$12.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.58%	10.62%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3897	$963
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3006	$528
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.14	$0.41
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$8.52	$21.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.74	$4.43
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.38	$1.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3	$0.77
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.35	$0.66
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.49	$0.62
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.83	$1.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.29	$7.37
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.83	$3.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.9	$6.55
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.02	$2.57
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$1.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.81	$2.46
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.06	$0.87
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$0.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$0.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.74	$0.19
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.08	$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$27.3	$9.86
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.79	$3.46
🚬 Cigarette pack	$25.2	$2.86
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.01	$3.55
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.8	$3.89
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3	$0.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.77	$0.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$112	$17.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17.7	$4.04
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$31.8	$11.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.36	$2.37
👖 Brand Jeans	$69.9	$18.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$92.4	$40.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$22.7	$47.4
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6132	$1681

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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 Dhaka

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.5 mi	Narayanganj	$309
38 km or 24 mi	Narsingdi	$295
77 km or 48 mi	Brahmanbaria	$297
90 km or 56 mi	Agartala	$367
113 km or 70 mi	Barisal	$287
115 km or 71 mi	Mymensingh	$264
132 km or 82 mi	Khulna	$303
135 km or 84 mi	Jessore	$289
164 km or 102 mi	Bogra	$280
196 km or 122 mi	Rajshahi	$274
196 km or 122 mi	Krishnanagar	$281
199 km or 124 mi	Sylhet	$305
207 km or 129 mi	Shantipur	$294
213 km or 132 mi	Chittagong	$351
221 km or 137 mi	Naihati	$328
222 km or 138 mi	Berhampore	$304
223 km or 139 mi	Bhatpara	$337
224 km or 139 mi	Hugli-Chuchura	$327
226 km or 141 mi	Chandannagar	$327
228 km or 142 mi	Rajarhat	$347
229 km or 142 mi	Madhyamgram	$334
234 km or 145 mi	Barrackpore	$329
234 km or 146 mi	North Dumdum	$337
235 km or 146 mi	Balurghat	$307
236 km or 147 mi	Serampore	$330
236 km or 147 mi	Aizawl	$478
236 km or 147 mi	Panihati	$338
238 km or 148 mi	Kamarhati	$336
238 km or 148 mi	South Dumdum	$345
238 km or 148 mi	Bidhannagar	$355
239 km or 149 mi	Baranagar	$333
239 km or 149 mi	Uttarpara	$327
241 km or 150 mi	Bally	$331
247 km or 154 mi	Howrah	$332
248 km or 154 mi	Kolkata	$404
248 km or 154 mi	Rajpur Sonarpur	$354
254 km or 158 mi	Rangpur	$296
255 km or 159 mi	Shillong	$408
259 km or 161 mi	Barasat	$350
265 km or 165 mi	Bardhaman	$314