Ashgabat vs Dhaka - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Ashgabat	Dhaka
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1806	$481
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4178	$1161
🏠 One person rent	$887	$152
🏘️ Family rent	$1506	$260
🍽️ Food expenses	$763	$211
🚐 Transport expenses	$49.3	$79.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$635	$175
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	7	76
😀 Quality of life	48	57
🏙️ Population	1.03M	16.8M

The cost of living in Ashgabat is 275% more expensive than in Dhaka. Cities ranked 2849th and 8803rd ($1806 vs $481) 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 0.4 months in Ashgabat compared to 0.4 months in Dhaka. Ashgabat ranked 1st best city to live in Turkmenistan vs Dhaka ranked 1st in Bangladesh, while ranked 6881st and 6218th 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	$28.8	$2.19
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$86.1	$12.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.9	$5.79
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.69	$5.1
☕ Cappuccino	$6.75	$2.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.82	$0.34
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1012	$164
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$667	$100
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1768	$302
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1221	$185
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$48.7	$26.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$74.5	$40.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$102	$12.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.45%	10.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4069	$1083
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2839	$611
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.14	$0.41
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$8.55	$22.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.63	$4.31
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.43	$0.95
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$4.71	$0.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.94	$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.24	$0.63
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.15	$1.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.23	$7.65
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.2	$3.66
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$22.5	$6.57
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.06	$2.86
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$1.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.48	$2.65
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.72	$0.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.27	$0.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$0.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.78	$0.19
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.07	$1.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18.9	$12.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.21	$4.4
🚬 Cigarette pack	$25.5	$3.11
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.8	$3.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.88	$4.45
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.02	$0.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.81	$0.87
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40.8	$19.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.3	$4.08
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$31.3	$12.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.46	$2.11
👖 Brand Jeans	$65.6	$17.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$92.4	$44.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$22.9	$66.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24723	$2100

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Cities near Ashgabat

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.2 mi	Anau	$1763
95 km or 59 mi	Quchan	$501
99 km or 61 mi	Baherden	$1769
107 km or 66 mi	Bojnord	$487
197 km or 123 mi	Nishapur	$496
203 km or 126 mi	Sabzevar	$510
212 km or 132 mi	Mashhad	$498
294 km or 183 mi	Gonbad-e Kavus	$466
302 km or 187 mi	Kashmar	$507
306 km or 190 mi	Mary	$1640
307 km or 191 mi	Torbat-e Heydarieh	$501
344 km or 213 mi	Shahrud	$563
361 km or 224 mi	Torbat-e Jam	$494
367 km or 228 mi	Gorgan	$659
451 km or 280 mi	Dasoguz	$1755
469 km or 291 mi	Turkmenabat	$1709
496 km or 308 mi	Sari	$635
513 km or 318 mi	Nukus	$468
516 km or 321 mi	Qaem Shahr	$502
517 km or 321 mi	Semnan	$535
524 km or 325 mi	Herat	$532
528 km or 328 mi	Babol	$372
558 km or 347 mi	Amol	$531
561 km or 349 mi	Bukhara	$436
570 km or 354 mi	Birjand	$589
634 km or 394 mi	Pardis	$575
654 km or 406 mi	Qarshi	$513
657 km or 408 mi	Pakdasht	$583
660 km or 410 mi	Golestan	$592
667 km or 414 mi	Sheberghan	$457
668 km or 415 mi	Qarchak	$586
668 km or 415 mi	Tehran	$639
670 km or 417 mi	Varamin	$571
671 km or 417 mi	Ray	$591
693 km or 431 mi	Qods	$631
694 km or 431 mi	Eslamshahr	$602
695 km or 432 mi	Nasimshahr	$601
700 km or 435 mi	Shahriar	$627
701 km or 435 mi	Karaj	$696
703 km or 437 mi	Fardis	$639

Cities near Dhaka

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.5 mi	Narayanganj	$351
38 km or 24 mi	Narsingdi	$350
77 km or 48 mi	Brahmanbaria	$325
90 km or 56 mi	Agartala	$355
113 km or 70 mi	Barisal	$314
115 km or 71 mi	Mymensingh	$287
132 km or 82 mi	Khulna	$296
135 km or 84 mi	Jessore	$314
164 km or 102 mi	Bogra	$293
196 km or 122 mi	Rajshahi	$281
196 km or 122 mi	Krishnanagar	$275
199 km or 124 mi	Sylhet	$327
207 km or 129 mi	Shantipur	$290
213 km or 132 mi	Chittagong	$358
221 km or 137 mi	Naihati	$321
222 km or 138 mi	Berhampore	$298
223 km or 139 mi	Bhatpara	$330
224 km or 139 mi	Hugli-Chuchura	$320
226 km or 141 mi	Chandannagar	$321
228 km or 142 mi	Rajarhat	$336
229 km or 142 mi	Madhyamgram	$325
234 km or 145 mi	Barrackpore	$323
234 km or 146 mi	North Dumdum	$330
235 km or 146 mi	Balurghat	$299
236 km or 147 mi	Serampore	$324
236 km or 147 mi	Aizawl	$448
236 km or 147 mi	Panihati	$331
238 km or 148 mi	Kamarhati	$329
238 km or 148 mi	South Dumdum	$335
238 km or 148 mi	Bidhannagar	$341
239 km or 149 mi	Baranagar	$326
239 km or 149 mi	Uttarpara	$320
241 km or 150 mi	Bally	$326
247 km or 154 mi	Howrah	$330
248 km or 154 mi	Kolkata	$364
248 km or 154 mi	Rajpur Sonarpur	$338
254 km or 158 mi	Rangpur	$307
255 km or 159 mi	Shillong	$344
259 km or 161 mi	Barasat	$338
265 km or 165 mi	Bardhaman	$307