Ashgabat vs Ottawa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Ashgabat	Ottawa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1584	$2055
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3634	$4624
🏠 One person rent	$798	$1212
🏘️ Family rent	$1502	$1940
🍽️ Food expenses	$609	$563
🚐 Transport expenses	$49.1	$162
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$718	$3115
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	7	50
😀 Quality of life	29	90
🏙️ Population	1.03M	1.02M

The cost of living in Ashgabat is 23% less expensive than in Ottawa. Cities ranked 3105th and 1701st ($1584 vs $2055) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 25th in Turkmenistan and Canada, respectively. Check Turkmenistan vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Ashgabat compared to 1.5 months in Ottawa. Ashgabat ranked 1st best city to live in Turkmenistan vs Ottawa ranked 9th in Canada, while ranked 8250th and 162nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ashgabat vs Ottawa

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	Ashgabat	Ottawa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$25.9	$16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$60.4	$65.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.1	$10.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.4	$5.54
☕ Cappuccino	$5.56	$3.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.25	$1.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$884	$1214
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$607	$1014
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1501	$2032
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1302	$1649
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$45.2	$109
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$70	$165
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$90.5	$49.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.58%	6.14%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3897	$4939
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3006	$4597
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.14	$2.82
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$8.52	$92
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.74	$15
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.38	$1.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3	$2.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.35	$2.62
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.49	$2.98
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.83	$3.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.29	$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.83	$12.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.9	$14.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.02	$4.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$1.31
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.81	$3.49
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.06	$3.8
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$2.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$2.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.74	$1.03
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.08	$2.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$27.3	$13.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.79	$2.47
🚬 Cigarette pack	$25.2	$12.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.01	$9.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.8	$4.15
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3	$1.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.77	$1.46
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$112	$41.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17.7	$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$31.8	$58.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.36	$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$69.9	$53.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$92.4	$88.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$22.7	$942
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6132	$19030

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Cities near Ashgabat

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.2 mi	Anau	$1553
95 km or 59 mi	Quchan	$515
99 km or 61 mi	Baherden	$1541
107 km or 66 mi	Bojnord	$510
197 km or 123 mi	Nishapur	$509
203 km or 126 mi	Sabzevar	$524
212 km or 132 mi	Mashhad	$508
294 km or 183 mi	Gonbad-e Kavus	$495
302 km or 187 mi	Kashmar	$521
306 km or 190 mi	Mary	$1503
307 km or 191 mi	Torbat-e Heydarieh	$521
344 km or 213 mi	Shahrud	$598
361 km or 224 mi	Torbat-e Jam	$550
367 km or 228 mi	Gorgan	$685
451 km or 280 mi	Dasoguz	$1535
469 km or 291 mi	Turkmenabat	$1523
496 km or 308 mi	Sari	$658
513 km or 318 mi	Nukus	$392
516 km or 321 mi	Qaem Shahr	$554
517 km or 321 mi	Semnan	$580
524 km or 325 mi	Herat	$512
528 km or 328 mi	Babol	$458
558 km or 347 mi	Amol	$557
561 km or 349 mi	Bukhara	$431
570 km or 354 mi	Birjand	$574
634 km or 394 mi	Pardis	$665
654 km or 406 mi	Qarshi	$484
657 km or 408 mi	Pakdasht	$680
660 km or 410 mi	Golestan	$714
667 km or 414 mi	Sheberghan	$414
668 km or 415 mi	Qarchak	$681
668 km or 415 mi	Tehran	$788
670 km or 417 mi	Varamin	$651
671 km or 417 mi	Ray	$710
693 km or 431 mi	Qods	$698
694 km or 431 mi	Eslamshahr	$700
695 km or 432 mi	Nasimshahr	$697
700 km or 435 mi	Shahriar	$698
701 km or 435 mi	Karaj	$736
703 km or 437 mi	Fardis	$688

Cities near Ottawa

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Gatineau	$1768
19 km or 12 mi	Kanata	$2202
87 km or 54 mi	Cornwall	$1633
94 km or 58 mi	Brockville	$1875
124 km or 77 mi	Salaberry-de-Valleyfield	$1894
128 km or 80 mi	Mirabel	$1762
130 km or 81 mi	Vaudreuil-Dorion	$1830
138 km or 86 mi	Saint-Jerome	$1733
141 km or 87 mi	Saint-Eustache	$1768
143 km or 89 mi	Kirkland	$1807
144 km or 89 mi	Blainville	$1761
146 km or 90 mi	Sainte-Therese	$1753
147 km or 91 mi	Pointe-Claire	$1819
147 km or 91 mi	Boisbriand	$1732
147 km or 91 mi	Dollard-des-Ormeaux	$1814
147 km or 91 mi	Kingston	$1704
150 km or 93 mi	Le Ray	$1814
152 km or 94 mi	Dorval	$1810
152 km or 94 mi	Chateauguay	$1841
153 km or 95 mi	Laval	$1900
157 km or 98 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1690
158 km or 98 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1803
160 km or 100 mi	Mount Royal	$1792
162 km or 101 mi	Watertown	$1658
163 km or 102 mi	Terrebonne	$1776
163 km or 102 mi	Westmount	$1773
166 km or 103 mi	Saint-Constant	$1824
167 km or 104 mi	Montreal	$1857
167 km or 104 mi	Mascouche	$1735
170 km or 106 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1790
170 km or 106 mi	Candiac	$1852
170 km or 106 mi	Longueuil	$1835
171 km or 106 mi	La Prairie	$1889
175 km or 109 mi	Brossard	$2004
176 km or 109 mi	Boucherville	$1804
177 km or 110 mi	Repentigny	$1743
178 km or 111 mi	Varennes	$1764
183 km or 114 mi	L'Assomption	$1651
183 km or 114 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1836
185 km or 115 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1800