Ashgabat vs Ottawa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Ashgabat	Ottawa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1806	$2133
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4178	$4730
🏠 One person rent	$887	$1249
🏘️ Family rent	$1506	$1952
🍽️ Food expenses	$763	$587
🚐 Transport expenses	$49.3	$172
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$635	$3871
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	7	49
😀 Quality of life	48	92
🏙️ Population	1.03M	1.02M

The cost of living in Ashgabat is 15% less expensive than in Ottawa. Cities ranked 2849th and 1668th ($1806 vs $2133) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 27th 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 1.8 months in Ottawa. Ashgabat ranked 1st best city to live in Turkmenistan vs Ottawa ranked 10th in Canada, while ranked 6881st and 123rd 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	$28.8	$16.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$86.1	$62.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.9	$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.69	$5.87
☕ Cappuccino	$6.75	$4.25
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.82	$2.1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1012	$1328
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$667	$1047
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1768	$2126
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1221	$1662
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$48.7	$96.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$74.5	$148
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$102	$48.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.45%	4.48%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4069	$4318
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2839	$3670
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.14	$2.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$8.55	$99.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.63	$15.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.43	$1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$4.71	$2.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.94	$2.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.24	$2.89
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.15	$3.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.23	$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.2	$13.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$22.5	$16.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.06	$4.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$1.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.48	$3.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.72	$4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.27	$2.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$3.08
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.78	$1.05
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.07	$2.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18.9	$11.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.21	$2.74
🚬 Cigarette pack	$25.5	$13.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.8	$12.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.88	$4.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.02	$1.99
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.81	$2.04
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40.8	$44.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.3	$11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$31.3	$68.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.46	$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$65.6	$56.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$92.4	$89.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$22.9	$882
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24723	$17337

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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 Ottawa

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Gatineau	$1866
19 km or 12 mi	Kanata	$2229
87 km or 54 mi	Cornwall	$1703
94 km or 58 mi	Brockville	$1868
124 km or 77 mi	Salaberry-de-Valleyfield	$1971
128 km or 80 mi	Mirabel	$1896
130 km or 81 mi	Vaudreuil-Dorion	$1924
138 km or 86 mi	Saint-Jerome	$1864
141 km or 87 mi	Saint-Eustache	$1948
143 km or 89 mi	Kirkland	$1930
144 km or 89 mi	Blainville	$1935
146 km or 90 mi	Sainte-Therese	$1950
147 km or 91 mi	Pointe-Claire	$1920
147 km or 91 mi	Boisbriand	$1934
147 km or 91 mi	Dollard-des-Ormeaux	$1944
147 km or 91 mi	Kingston	$1476
150 km or 93 mi	Le Ray	$1927
152 km or 94 mi	Dorval	$1923
152 km or 94 mi	Chateauguay	$1914
153 km or 95 mi	Laval	$2047
157 km or 98 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1800
158 km or 98 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1893
160 km or 100 mi	Mount Royal	$1876
162 km or 101 mi	Watertown	$1733
163 km or 102 mi	Terrebonne	$1907
163 km or 102 mi	Westmount	$1862
166 km or 103 mi	Saint-Constant	$1910
167 km or 104 mi	Montreal	$1928
167 km or 104 mi	Mascouche	$1852
170 km or 106 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1875
170 km or 106 mi	Candiac	$1940
170 km or 106 mi	Longueuil	$1923
171 km or 106 mi	La Prairie	$1960
175 km or 109 mi	Brossard	$2080
176 km or 109 mi	Boucherville	$1897
177 km or 110 mi	Repentigny	$1846
178 km or 111 mi	Varennes	$1861
183 km or 114 mi	L'Assomption	$1723
183 km or 114 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1918
185 km or 115 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1891