Ashgabat vs Montreal - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ashgabat Montreal
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1833
$1903
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4223
$4337
🏠 One person rent
$893
$969
🏘️ Family rent
$1483
$1582
🍽️ Food expenses
$782
$579
🚐 Transport expenses
$49.8
$191
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$747
$2945
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
7
100
😀 Quality of life
49
95
🏙️ Population
1.03M
1.8M

The cost of living in Ashgabat is 4% less expensive than in Montreal. Cities ranked 2595th and 2306th ($1833 vs $1903) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 52nd in Turkmenistan and Canada, respectively. Check Turkmenistan vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Ashgabat compared to 1.5 months in Montreal. Ashgabat ranked 1st best city to live in Turkmenistan vs Montreal ranked 4th in Canada, while ranked 6667th and 46th among best cities to live in the world.

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Ashgabat Montreal
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$31.3
$16.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$85.3
$65.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.8
$11.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.48
$5.78
☕ Cappuccino
$7.08
$3.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.16
$1.98
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1020
$1055
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$674
$839
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1780
$1821
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1190
$1381
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$47.3
$47.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$73.2
$74.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$102
$39.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.49%
5.06%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4806
$6195
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2978
$4493
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.14
$2.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.51
$72.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.77
$18.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.43
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$4.77
$2.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.69
$2.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.3
$3.14
🥚 Eggs, x12
$6.17
$3.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.26
$15.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.7
$12.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.4
$14.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.44
$3.48
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.58
$3.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.56
$3.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$2.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$2.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.78
$1.03
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.1
$2.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$19.1
$13.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.69
$2.63
🚬 Cigarette pack
$25.7
$11.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.19
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.85
$5.32
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3
$4.39
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.81
$2.45
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41.2
$37.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.3
$10.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$33.8
$133
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.4
$20.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$65.8
$55.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.9
$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$23
$509
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$25686
$4789

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Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.2 mi Anau
$1774
95 km or 59 mi Quchan
$500
99 km or 61 mi Baherden
$1796
107 km or 66 mi Bojnord
$489
197 km or 123 mi Nishapur
$496
203 km or 126 mi Sabzevar
$512
212 km or 132 mi Mashhad
$503
294 km or 183 mi Gonbad-e Kavus
$467
302 km or 187 mi Kashmar
$506
306 km or 190 mi Mary
$1654
307 km or 191 mi Torbat-e Heydarieh
$502
344 km or 213 mi Shahrud
$564
361 km or 224 mi Torbat-e Jam
$493
367 km or 228 mi Gorgan
$658
451 km or 280 mi Dasoguz
$1770
469 km or 291 mi Turkmenabat
$1716
496 km or 308 mi Sari
$643
513 km or 318 mi Nukus
$477
516 km or 321 mi Qaem Shahr
$501
517 km or 321 mi Semnan
$542
524 km or 325 mi Herat
$509
528 km or 328 mi Babol
$372
558 km or 347 mi Amol
$530
561 km or 349 mi Bukhara
$433
570 km or 354 mi Birjand
$588
634 km or 394 mi Pardis
$598
654 km or 406 mi Qarshi
$512
657 km or 408 mi Pakdasht
$604
660 km or 410 mi Golestan
$628
667 km or 414 mi Sheberghan
$432
668 km or 415 mi Qarchak
$607
668 km or 415 mi Tehran
$684
670 km or 417 mi Varamin
$588
671 km or 417 mi Ray
$622
693 km or 431 mi Qods
$638
694 km or 431 mi Eslamshahr
$623
695 km or 432 mi Nasimshahr
$624
700 km or 435 mi Shahriar
$635
701 km or 435 mi Karaj
$704
703 km or 437 mi Fardis
$640

Cities near Montreal

Distance City Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.3 mi Saint-Lambert
$1828
4.3 km or 2.7 mi Westmount
$1814
4.4 km or 2.8 mi Longueuil
$1842
6.4 km or 4 mi Mount Royal
$1820
9.4 km or 5.9 mi Cote-Saint-Luc
$1835
9.9 km or 6.1 mi Brossard
$2055
11 km or 7 mi La Prairie
$1911
13 km or 8.3 mi Boucherville
$1820
14 km or 8.9 mi Candiac
$1892
16 km or 9.8 mi Saint-Constant
$1864
16 km or 10 mi Dorval
$1853
17 km or 10 mi Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville
$1869
17 km or 10 mi Laval
$1930
20 km or 12 mi Sainte-Julie
$1822
20 km or 12 mi Dollard-des-Ormeaux
$1829
20 km or 13 mi Chateauguay
$1867
21 km or 13 mi Pointe-Claire
$1838
22 km or 14 mi Varennes
$1786
22 km or 14 mi Terrebonne
$1805
23 km or 14 mi Chambly
$1853
24 km or 15 mi Boisbriand
$1763
25 km or 15 mi Kirkland
$1835
26 km or 16 mi Repentigny
$1767
26 km or 16 mi Sainte-Therese
$1785
27 km or 17 mi Mascouche
$1766
27 km or 17 mi Saint-Eustache
$1806
29 km or 18 mi Beloeil
$1776
31 km or 19 mi Blainville
$1780
31 km or 20 mi Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu
$1805
38 km or 23 mi L'Assomption
$1671
39 km or 24 mi Vaudreuil-Dorion
$1850
41 km or 26 mi Saint-Lin-Laurentides
$1719
44 km or 27 mi Mirabel
$1782
46 km or 28 mi Saint-Jerome
$1753
49 km or 31 mi Saint-Hyacinthe
$1586
53 km or 33 mi Salaberry-de-Valleyfield
$1935
57 km or 35 mi Joliette
$1449
66 km or 41 mi Granby
$1120
68 km or 42 mi Sorel-Tracy
$1549
91 km or 56 mi Plattsburgh
$1811