Ashgabat vs Pattaya - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Ashgabat	Pattaya
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1584	$781
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3634	$2066
🏠 One person rent	$798	$395
🏘️ Family rent	$1502	$863
🍽️ Food expenses	$609	$278
🚐 Transport expenses	$49.1	$31.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$718	$461
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	32 km
🎓 Higher education	7	31
😀 Quality of life	29	54
🏙️ Population	1.03M	120K

The cost of living in Ashgabat is 103% more expensive than in Pattaya. Cities ranked 3105th and 6518th ($1584 vs $781) 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 0.5 months in Ashgabat compared to 0.6 months in Pattaya. Ashgabat ranked 1st best city to live in Turkmenistan vs Pattaya ranked 5th in Thailand, while ranked 8250th and 5997th 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	$25.9	$3.58
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$60.4	$29.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.1	$8.11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.4	$2.37
☕ Cappuccino	$5.56	$2.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.25	$0.83
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$884	$475
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$607	$294
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1501	$1152
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1302	$679
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$45.2	$47.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$70	$71.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$90.5	$17.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.58%	5.67%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3897	$2486
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3006	$1693
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.14	$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$8.52	$17.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.74	$12.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.38	$1.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3	$1.68
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.35	$1.3
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.49	$1.24
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.83	$2.23
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.29	$16.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.83	$3.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.9	$11.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.02	$2.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$1.36
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.81	$1.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.06	$1.37
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$1.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$1.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.74	$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.08	$1.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$27.3	$17.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.79	$1.7
🚬 Cigarette pack	$25.2	$4.44
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.01	$2.67
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.8	$4.39
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3	$1.74
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.77	$1.3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$112	$41
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17.7	$7.49
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$31.8	$26.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.36	$3.69
👖 Brand Jeans	$69.9	$29.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$92.4	$93.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$22.7	$284
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6132	$8876

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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 Pattaya

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.7 km or 3.5 mi	Nong Prue	$752
16 km or 9.7 mi	Laem Chabang	$743
23 km or 14 mi	Chaophraya Surasak	$739
84 km or 52 mi	Pu Chao Saming Phrai	$748
85 km or 53 mi	Klaeng	$685
85 km or 53 mi	Lat Luang	$753
98 km or 61 mi	Bangkok	$941
110 km or 68 mi	Nonthaburi	$717
110 km or 68 mi	Hua Hin	$656
115 km or 72 mi	Pak Kret	$715
119 km or 74 mi	Rangsit	$595
130 km or 81 mi	Tha Khlong	$641
132 km or 82 mi	Nakhon Pathom	$548
184 km or 114 mi	Ko Chang	$677
237 km or 147 mi	Serei Saophoan	$639
250 km or 156 mi	Battambang	$573
255 km or 159 mi	Myeik	$576
259 km or 161 mi	Nakhon Ratchasima	$588
318 km or 198 mi	Nakhon Sawan	$654
324 km or 202 mi	Siem Reap	$644
340 km or 211 mi	Ko Tao	$777
372 km or 231 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$730
383 km or 238 mi	Sihanoukville	$755
396 km or 246 mi	Ko Samui	$705
435 km or 270 mi	Phitsanulok	$537
440 km or 273 mi	Khon Kaen	$568
442 km or 275 mi	Kampot	$596
450 km or 280 mi	Phu Quoc	$519
457 km or 284 mi	Surat Thani	$563
464 km or 288 mi	Phnom Penh	$836
497 km or 309 mi	Ubon Ratchathani	$545
506 km or 314 mi	Kampong Cham	$513
508 km or 315 mi	Prey Veng	$721
512 km or 318 mi	Nakhon Si Thammarat	$763
527 km or 328 mi	Mawlamyine	$569
535 km or 333 mi	Udon Thani	$543
553 km or 343 mi	Stung Treng	$634
561 km or 349 mi	Hpa-an	$610
562 km or 349 mi	Rach Gia	$526
571 km or 355 mi	Long Xuyen	$508