Ashgabat vs Pattaya - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Ashgabat	Pattaya
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1833	$812
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4223	$1968
🏠 One person rent	$893	$418
🏘️ Family rent	$1483	$729
🍽️ Food expenses	$782	$283
🚐 Transport expenses	$49.8	$32.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$747	$475
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	32 km
🎓 Higher education	7	31
😀 Quality of life	49	57
🏙️ Population	1.03M	120K

The cost of living in Ashgabat is 126% more expensive than in Pattaya. Cities ranked 2595th and 6620th ($1833 vs $812) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 5th in Turkmenistan and Thailand, respectively. Check Turkmenistan vs Thailand comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Ashgabat compared to 0.6 months in Pattaya. Ashgabat ranked 1st best city to live in Turkmenistan vs Pattaya ranked 6th in Thailand, while ranked 6667th and 6140th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ashgabat vs Pattaya

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	Ashgabat	Pattaya
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$31.3	$3.71
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$85.3	$30.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.8	$8.76
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.48	$2.25
☕ Cappuccino	$7.08	$2.12
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.16	$0.84
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1020	$473
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$674	$321
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1780	$870
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1190	$577
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$47.3	$48
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$73.2	$74.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$102	$18.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.49%	5.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4806	$2484
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2978	$1738
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.14	$0.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$8.51	$20.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.77	$12.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.43	$1.3
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$4.77	$1.69
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.69	$1.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.3	$1.4
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.17	$2.16
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.26	$16.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.7	$2.99
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.4	$9.35
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.44	$3.35
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$1.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.58	$1.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.56	$1.64
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.99	$1.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.79	$1.05
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.78	$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.1	$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$19.1	$18.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.69	$1.8
🚬 Cigarette pack	$25.7	$4.57
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.19	$2.71
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.85	$4.52
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3	$1.74
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.81	$1.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.2	$45.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.3	$7.73
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$33.8	$27.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.4	$3.98
👖 Brand Jeans	$65.8	$29.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$93.9	$91.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$23	$294
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$25686	$10383

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Cities near Ashgabat

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 Pattaya

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.7 km or 3.5 mi	Nong Prue	$787
16 km or 9.7 mi	Laem Chabang	$779
23 km or 14 mi	Chaophraya Surasak	$770
84 km or 52 mi	Pu Chao Saming Phrai	$774
85 km or 53 mi	Klaeng	$718
85 km or 53 mi	Lat Luang	$774
98 km or 61 mi	Bangkok	$958
110 km or 68 mi	Nonthaburi	$737
110 km or 68 mi	Hua Hin	$724
115 km or 72 mi	Pak Kret	$736
119 km or 74 mi	Rangsit	$635
130 km or 81 mi	Tha Khlong	$675
132 km or 82 mi	Nakhon Pathom	$623
184 km or 114 mi	Ko Chang	$708
237 km or 147 mi	Serei Saophoan	$623
250 km or 156 mi	Battambang	$571
255 km or 159 mi	Myeik	$553
259 km or 161 mi	Nakhon Ratchasima	$588
318 km or 198 mi	Nakhon Sawan	$680
324 km or 202 mi	Siem Reap	$650
340 km or 211 mi	Ko Tao	$812
372 km or 231 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$765
383 km or 238 mi	Sihanoukville	$763
396 km or 246 mi	Ko Samui	$741
435 km or 270 mi	Phitsanulok	$558
440 km or 273 mi	Khon Kaen	$590
442 km or 275 mi	Kampot	$622
450 km or 280 mi	Phu Quoc	$511
457 km or 284 mi	Surat Thani	$593
464 km or 288 mi	Phnom Penh	$829
497 km or 309 mi	Ubon Ratchathani	$558
506 km or 314 mi	Kampong Cham	$504
508 km or 315 mi	Prey Veng	$727
512 km or 318 mi	Nakhon Si Thammarat	$810
527 km or 328 mi	Mawlamyine	$567
535 km or 333 mi	Udon Thani	$578
553 km or 343 mi	Stung Treng	$635
561 km or 349 mi	Hpa-an	$581
562 km or 349 mi	Rach Gia	$515
571 km or 355 mi	Long Xuyen	$498