Ashgabat vs Dhaka - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ashgabat Dhaka
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1898
$478
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4362
$1155
🏠 One person rent
$968
$150
🏘️ Family rent
$1668
$256
🍽️ Food expenses
$780
$209
🚐 Transport expenses
$50.9
$79.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$210
$238
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
7
76
😀 Quality of life
43
58
🏙️ Population
1.03M
16.8M

The cost of living in Ashgabat is 297% more expensive than in Dhaka. Cities ranked 2383rd and 8770th ($1898 vs $478) 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 0.1 months in Ashgabat compared to 0.5 months in Dhaka. Ashgabat ranked 1st best city to live in Turkmenistan vs Dhaka ranked 1st in Bangladesh, while ranked 7430th and 6105th 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
$31.1
$2.19
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$85
$12.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.8
$4.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.76
$5.87
☕ Cappuccino
$6.83
$2.25
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.58
$0.3
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1017
$166
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$765
$101
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1798
$300
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1413
$181
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$49
$25.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$74.9
$40
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$104
$10.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.58%
10.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3536
$1249
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2856
$700
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.14
$0.41
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.87
$22.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.74
$4.35
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.43
$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$4.53
$0.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.03
$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.85
$0.61
🥚 Eggs, x12
$6.02
$1.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.31
$8.47
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20
$3.55
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23.1
$6.54
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.09
$2.76
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$0.91
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.47
$2.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.64
$0.67
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.27
$0.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$0.52
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.74
$0.19
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.09
$1.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$19.1
$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.18
$4.91
🚬 Cigarette pack
$25.7
$3.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.88
$3.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.83
$4.49
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.04
$0.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.82
$0.88
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.7
$19.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.2
$4.08
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$31.1
$12
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.36
$2.12
👖 Brand Jeans
$56
$17
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.6
$47
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$22.7
$77.5
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24585
$2391

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
15 km or 9.5 mi Narayanganj
$348
38 km or 24 mi Narsingdi
$357
77 km or 48 mi Brahmanbaria
$329
90 km or 56 mi Agartala
$342
113 km or 70 mi Barisal
$321
115 km or 71 mi Mymensingh
$278
132 km or 82 mi Khulna
$287
135 km or 84 mi Jessore
$326
164 km or 102 mi Bogra
$297
196 km or 122 mi Rajshahi
$289
196 km or 122 mi Krishnanagar
$272
199 km or 124 mi Sylhet
$327
207 km or 129 mi Shantipur
$285
213 km or 132 mi Chittagong
$358
221 km or 137 mi Naihati
$313
222 km or 138 mi Berhampore
$288
223 km or 139 mi Bhatpara
$319
224 km or 139 mi Hugli-Chuchura
$311
226 km or 141 mi Chandannagar
$311
228 km or 142 mi Rajarhat
$327
229 km or 142 mi Madhyamgram
$318
234 km or 145 mi Barrackpore
$314
234 km or 146 mi North Dumdum
$321
235 km or 146 mi Balurghat
$288
236 km or 147 mi Serampore
$315
236 km or 147 mi Aizawl
$435
236 km or 147 mi Panihati
$324
238 km or 148 mi Kamarhati
$321
238 km or 148 mi South Dumdum
$326
238 km or 148 mi Bidhannagar
$333
239 km or 149 mi Baranagar
$318
239 km or 149 mi Uttarpara
$313
241 km or 150 mi Bally
$319
247 km or 154 mi Howrah
$321
248 km or 154 mi Kolkata
$362
248 km or 154 mi Rajpur Sonarpur
$331
254 km or 158 mi Rangpur
$307
255 km or 159 mi Shillong
$336
259 km or 161 mi Barasat
$328
265 km or 165 mi Bardhaman
$296