Ashgabat vs Ottawa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Ashgabat	Ottawa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1898	$2122
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4362	$4795
🏠 One person rent	$968	$1248
🏘️ Family rent	$1668	$2038
🍽️ Food expenses	$780	$575
🚐 Transport expenses	$50.9	$167
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$210	$3638
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	7	49
😀 Quality of life	43	91
🏙️ Population	1.03M	1.02M

The cost of living in Ashgabat is 11% less expensive than in Ottawa. Cities ranked 2383rd and 1688th ($1898 vs $2122) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 22nd in Turkmenistan and Canada, respectively. Check Turkmenistan vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Ashgabat compared to 1.7 months in Ottawa. Ashgabat ranked 1st best city to live in Turkmenistan vs Ottawa ranked 8th in Canada, while ranked 7430th and 141st among best cities to live in the world.

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	Ashgabat	Ottawa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$31.1	$15.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$85	$65.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.8	$11.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.76	$5.79
☕ Cappuccino	$6.83	$4.28
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.58	$2.14
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1017	$1259
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$765	$1072
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1798	$2157
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1413	$1775
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$49	$93.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$74.9	$142
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$104	$45.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.58%	4.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3536	$4527
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2856	$4215
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.14	$2.92
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$9.87	$96.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.74	$15.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.43	$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$4.53	$2.43
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.03	$2.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.85	$3.08
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.02	$3.51
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.31	$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20	$12.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$23.1	$15.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.09	$3.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.38	$1.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.47	$4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.64	$3.86
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.27	$2.5
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$2.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.74	$1.03
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.09	$2.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$19.1	$12.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.18	$2.77
🚬 Cigarette pack	$25.7	$14.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.88	$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.83	$4.19
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.04	$1.94
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.82	$2.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40.7	$43.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.2	$11.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$31.1	$66.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.36	$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$56	$64.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$93.6	$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$22.7	$899
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24585	$17263

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Cities near Ashgabat

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 Ottawa

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Gatineau	$1839
19 km or 12 mi	Kanata	$2189
87 km or 54 mi	Cornwall	$1674
94 km or 58 mi	Brockville	$1848
124 km or 77 mi	Salaberry-de-Valleyfield	$1942
128 km or 80 mi	Mirabel	$1864
130 km or 81 mi	Vaudreuil-Dorion	$1906
138 km or 86 mi	Saint-Jerome	$1832
141 km or 87 mi	Saint-Eustache	$1926
143 km or 89 mi	Kirkland	$1914
144 km or 89 mi	Blainville	$1903
146 km or 90 mi	Sainte-Therese	$1928
147 km or 91 mi	Pointe-Claire	$1915
147 km or 91 mi	Boisbriand	$1913
147 km or 91 mi	Dollard-des-Ormeaux	$1918
147 km or 91 mi	Kingston	$1451
150 km or 93 mi	Le Ray	$1929
152 km or 94 mi	Dorval	$1917
152 km or 94 mi	Chateauguay	$1905
153 km or 95 mi	Laval	$2058
157 km or 98 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1772
158 km or 98 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1870
160 km or 100 mi	Mount Royal	$1852
162 km or 101 mi	Watertown	$1816
163 km or 102 mi	Terrebonne	$1863
163 km or 102 mi	Westmount	$1828
166 km or 103 mi	Saint-Constant	$1905
167 km or 104 mi	Montreal	$1901
167 km or 104 mi	Mascouche	$1828
170 km or 106 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1856
170 km or 106 mi	Candiac	$1921
170 km or 106 mi	Longueuil	$1874
171 km or 106 mi	La Prairie	$1937
175 km or 109 mi	Brossard	$2051
176 km or 109 mi	Boucherville	$1861
177 km or 110 mi	Repentigny	$1817
178 km or 111 mi	Varennes	$1829
183 km or 114 mi	L'Assomption	$1702
183 km or 114 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1892
185 km or 115 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1875