Ashgabat vs Montreal - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Ashgabat	Montreal
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1806	$1928
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4178	$4433
🏠 One person rent	$887	$992
🏘️ Family rent	$1506	$1658
🍽️ Food expenses	$763	$585
🚐 Transport expenses	$49.3	$192
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$635	$3005
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	7	100
😀 Quality of life	48	96
🏙️ Population	1.03M	1.8M

The cost of living in Ashgabat is 6% less expensive than in Montreal. Cities ranked 2849th and 2284th ($1806 vs $1928) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 58th 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 1.6 months in Montreal. Ashgabat ranked 1st best city to live in Turkmenistan vs Montreal ranked 1st in Canada, while ranked 6881st and 11th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ashgabat vs Montreal

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	Ashgabat	Montreal
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$28.8	$16.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$86.1	$65.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.9	$11.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.69	$6.46
☕ Cappuccino	$6.75	$4.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.82	$2.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1012	$1085
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$667	$852
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1768	$1939
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1221	$1436
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$48.7	$51.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$74.5	$79.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$102	$41.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.45%	4.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4069	$5305
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2839	$4101
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.14	$2.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$8.55	$76.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.63	$18.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.43	$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$4.71	$2.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.94	$2.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.24	$2.92
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.15	$3.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.23	$15.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.2	$12.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$22.5	$14.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.06	$3.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$1.54
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.48	$3.24
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.72	$3.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.27	$2.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$2.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.78	$0.99
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.07	$2.49
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18.9	$13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.21	$2.77
🚬 Cigarette pack	$25.5	$12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.8	$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.88	$5.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.02	$4.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.81	$2.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40.8	$37.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.3	$11.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$31.3	$117
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.46	$22.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$65.6	$55.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$92.4	$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$22.9	$568
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24723	$5550

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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 Montreal

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.3 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1875
4.3 km or 2.7 mi	Westmount	$1862
4.4 km or 2.8 mi	Longueuil	$1923
6.4 km or 4 mi	Mount Royal	$1876
9.4 km or 5.9 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1893
9.9 km or 6.1 mi	Brossard	$2080
11 km or 7 mi	La Prairie	$1960
13 km or 8.3 mi	Boucherville	$1897
14 km or 8.9 mi	Candiac	$1940
16 km or 9.8 mi	Saint-Constant	$1910
16 km or 10 mi	Dorval	$1923
17 km or 10 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1918
17 km or 10 mi	Laval	$2047
20 km or 12 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1891
20 km or 12 mi	Dollard-des-Ormeaux	$1944
20 km or 13 mi	Chateauguay	$1914
21 km or 13 mi	Pointe-Claire	$1920
22 km or 14 mi	Varennes	$1861
22 km or 14 mi	Terrebonne	$1907
23 km or 14 mi	Chambly	$1918
24 km or 15 mi	Boisbriand	$1934
25 km or 15 mi	Kirkland	$1930
26 km or 16 mi	Repentigny	$1846
26 km or 16 mi	Sainte-Therese	$1950
27 km or 17 mi	Mascouche	$1852
27 km or 17 mi	Saint-Eustache	$1948
29 km or 18 mi	Beloeil	$1838
31 km or 19 mi	Blainville	$1935
31 km or 20 mi	Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu	$1857
38 km or 23 mi	L'Assomption	$1723
39 km or 24 mi	Vaudreuil-Dorion	$1924
41 km or 26 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1800
44 km or 27 mi	Mirabel	$1896
46 km or 28 mi	Saint-Jerome	$1864
49 km or 31 mi	Saint-Hyacinthe	$1642
53 km or 33 mi	Salaberry-de-Valleyfield	$1971
57 km or 35 mi	Joliette	$1458
66 km or 41 mi	Granby	$1142
68 km or 42 mi	Sorel-Tracy	$1589
91 km or 56 mi	Plattsburgh	$1805