Ashgabat vs Kolkata - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ashgabat Kolkata
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1898
$362
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4362
$875
🏠 One person rent
$968
$127
🏘️ Family rent
$1668
$215
🍽️ Food expenses
$780
$159
🚐 Transport expenses
$50.9
$42.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$210
$255
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
7
73
😀 Quality of life
43
61
🏙️ Population
1.03M
4.5M

The cost of living in Ashgabat is 425% more expensive than in Kolkata. Cities ranked 2383rd and 9031st ($1898 vs $362) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 40th in Turkmenistan and India, respectively. Check Turkmenistan vs India comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Ashgabat compared to 0.7 months in Kolkata. Ashgabat ranked 1st best city to live in Turkmenistan vs Kolkata ranked 10th in India, while ranked 7430th and 5764th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ashgabat vs Kolkata

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Ashgabat Kolkata
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$31.1
$2.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$85
$12.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.8
$4.21
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.76
$1.84
☕ Cappuccino
$6.83
$1.48
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.58
$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1017
$136
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$765
$77.6
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1798
$250
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1413
$138
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$49
$30.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$74.9
$47.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$104
$7.12
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.58%
9.81%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3536
$1150
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2856
$586
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.14
$0.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.87
$3.11
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.74
$3.01
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.43
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$4.53
$0.65
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.03
$0.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.85
$0.65
🥚 Eggs, x12
$6.02
$0.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.31
$4.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20
$3.09
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23.1
$6.48
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.09
$2.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$0.89
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.47
$1.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.64
$0.63
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.27
$0.28
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$0.38
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.74
$0.18
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.09
$1.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$19.1
$9.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.18
$1.62
🚬 Cigarette pack
$25.7
$4.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.88
$1.75
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.83
$3.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.04
$1.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.82
$0.79
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.7
$13.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.2
$3.67
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$31.1
$7.92
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.36
$2.65
👖 Brand Jeans
$56
$21.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.6
$35.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$22.7
$35.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24585
$1762

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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

Cities near Kolkata

Distance City Cost of living
6.1 km or 3.8 mi Howrah
$321
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Bidhannagar
$333
10 km or 6.2 mi South Dumdum
$326
11 km or 7.1 mi Baranagar
$318
12 km or 7.5 mi Bally
$319
14 km or 8.9 mi Uttarpara
$313
15 km or 9.1 mi Kamarhati
$321
15 km or 9.3 mi North Dumdum
$321
16 km or 9.9 mi Rajpur Sonarpur
$331
17 km or 10 mi Panihati
$324
20 km or 13 mi Rajarhat
$327
21 km or 13 mi Madhyamgram
$318
23 km or 14 mi Serampore
$315
23 km or 15 mi Barrackpore
$314
25 km or 15 mi Uluberia
$322
36 km or 22 mi Barasat
$328
36 km or 23 mi Maheshtala
$339
37 km or 23 mi Chandannagar
$311
37 km or 23 mi Bhatpara
$319
40 km or 25 mi Hugli-Chuchura
$311
41 km or 25 mi Naihati
$313
64 km or 40 mi Haldia
$362
79 km or 49 mi Shantipur
$285
93 km or 58 mi Bardhaman
$296
97 km or 60 mi Krishnanagar
$272
104 km or 65 mi Midnapore
$276
107 km or 66 mi Kharagpur
$267
114 km or 71 mi Jessore
$326
128 km or 80 mi Khulna
$287
153 km or 95 mi Durgapur
$272
174 km or 108 mi Berhampore
$288
189 km or 118 mi Asansol
$268
202 km or 125 mi Kulti
$274
205 km or 127 mi Rajshahi
$289
209 km or 130 mi Barisal
$321
223 km or 139 mi Jamshedpur
$339
239 km or 149 mi Dhanbad
$273
248 km or 154 mi Dhaka
$478
251 km or 156 mi Narayanganj
$348
274 km or 170 mi Malda
$289