Ashgabat vs Kolkata - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ashgabat Kolkata
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1616
$408
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3750
$1026
🏠 One person rent
$798
$135
🏘️ Family rent
$1515
$257
🍽️ Food expenses
$620
$181
🚐 Transport expenses
$48.8
$51.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$756
$468
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
7
75
😀 Quality of life
29
58
🏙️ Population
1.03M
4.5M

The cost of living in Ashgabat is 296% more expensive than in Kolkata. Cities ranked 3187th and 8957th ($1616 vs $408) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 26th in Turkmenistan and India, respectively. Check Turkmenistan vs India comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Ashgabat compared to 1.1 months in Kolkata. Ashgabat ranked 1st best city to live in Turkmenistan vs Kolkata ranked 12th in India, while ranked 8245th and 5494th 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
$26.2
$3.83
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$59.7
$15.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.5
$4.79
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.44
$2.22
☕ Cappuccino
$5.58
$2.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.27
$0.34
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$894
$168
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$606
$88.4
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1482
$336
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1322
$184
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$49.3
$23.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$75.8
$36.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$85.1
$6.67
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.98%
8.95%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3870
$1116
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2996
$562
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.14
$0.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.63
$5.98
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.69
$3.42
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.36
$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.17
$0.69
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.86
$0.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.17
$0.57
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.09
$0.97
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.13
$5.47
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.76
$3.33
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$25.2
$6.91
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.96
$2.22
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$0.73
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$1.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.29
$0.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$0.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.88
$0.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.84
$0.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.07
$1.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$27.1
$11.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.3
$1.69
🚬 Cigarette pack
$25.6
$3.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.35
$1.85
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.8
$3.93
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.97
$1.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.79
$0.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$112
$17.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$17.6
$3.93
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$35.5
$9.94
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.39
$3.02
👖 Brand Jeans
$83.8
$26.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$141
$45.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$23
$51.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6584
$1751

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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 Kolkata

Distance City Cost of living
6.1 km or 3.8 mi Howrah
$338
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Bidhannagar
$360
10 km or 6.2 mi South Dumdum
$351
11 km or 7.1 mi Baranagar
$340
12 km or 7.5 mi Bally
$338
14 km or 8.9 mi Uttarpara
$334
15 km or 9.1 mi Kamarhati
$343
15 km or 9.3 mi North Dumdum
$343
16 km or 9.9 mi Rajpur Sonarpur
$360
17 km or 10 mi Panihati
$344
20 km or 13 mi Rajarhat
$353
21 km or 13 mi Madhyamgram
$341
23 km or 14 mi Serampore
$336
23 km or 15 mi Barrackpore
$336
25 km or 15 mi Uluberia
$346
36 km or 22 mi Barasat
$356
36 km or 23 mi Maheshtala
$366
37 km or 23 mi Chandannagar
$335
37 km or 23 mi Bhatpara
$342
40 km or 25 mi Hugli-Chuchura
$332
41 km or 25 mi Naihati
$335
64 km or 40 mi Haldia
$399
79 km or 49 mi Shantipur
$307
93 km or 58 mi Bardhaman
$317
97 km or 60 mi Krishnanagar
$294
104 km or 65 mi Midnapore
$304
107 km or 66 mi Kharagpur
$296
114 km or 71 mi Jessore
$290
128 km or 80 mi Khulna
$339
153 km or 95 mi Durgapur
$288
174 km or 108 mi Berhampore
$309
189 km or 118 mi Asansol
$273
202 km or 125 mi Kulti
$284
205 km or 127 mi Rajshahi
$279
209 km or 130 mi Barisal
$295
223 km or 139 mi Jamshedpur
$330
239 km or 149 mi Dhanbad
$285
248 km or 154 mi Dhaka
$428
251 km or 156 mi Narayanganj
$301
274 km or 170 mi Malda
$311