Ashgabat vs Pattaya - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Ashgabat	Pattaya
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1616	$800
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3750	$2142
🏠 One person rent	$798	$401
🏘️ Family rent	$1515	$901
🍽️ Food expenses	$620	$290
🚐 Transport expenses	$48.8	$30.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$756	$466
😷 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 102% more expensive than in Pattaya. Cities ranked 3187th and 6432nd ($1616 vs $800) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 6th 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 4th in Thailand, while ranked 8245th and 5984th 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	$26.2	$3.07
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$59.7	$30.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.5	$8.45
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.44	$2.44
☕ Cappuccino	$5.58	$2.23
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.27	$0.81
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$894	$509
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$606	$293
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1482	$1159
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1322	$725
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$49.3	$46.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$75.8	$70.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$85.1	$18.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.98%	5.38%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3870	$2603
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2996	$1761
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.14	$0.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$8.63	$18.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.69	$11.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.36	$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.17	$1.69
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.86	$1.37
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.17	$1.45
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.09	$2.29
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.13	$17.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.76	$3.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$25.2	$13.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.96	$2.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$1.43
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.38	$2.14
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.29	$1.42
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.91	$1.74
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.88	$1.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.84	$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.07	$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$27.1	$18.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.3	$1.8
🚬 Cigarette pack	$25.6	$4.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.35	$2.76
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.8	$4.58
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.97	$1.77
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.79	$1.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$112	$41.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17.6	$6.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$35.5	$27.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.39	$3.86
👖 Brand Jeans	$83.8	$30.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$141	$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$23	$292
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6584	$9189

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Cities near Ashgabat

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.2 mi	Anau	$1583
95 km or 59 mi	Quchan	$500
99 km or 61 mi	Baherden	$1578
107 km or 66 mi	Bojnord	$458
197 km or 123 mi	Nishapur	$517
203 km or 126 mi	Sabzevar	$515
212 km or 132 mi	Mashhad	$538
294 km or 183 mi	Gonbad-e Kavus	$496
302 km or 187 mi	Kashmar	$511
306 km or 190 mi	Mary	$1531
307 km or 191 mi	Torbat-e Heydarieh	$515
344 km or 213 mi	Shahrud	$603
361 km or 224 mi	Torbat-e Jam	$512
367 km or 228 mi	Gorgan	$689
451 km or 280 mi	Dasoguz	$1572
469 km or 291 mi	Turkmenabat	$1554
496 km or 308 mi	Sari	$670
513 km or 318 mi	Nukus	$394
516 km or 321 mi	Qaem Shahr	$564
517 km or 321 mi	Semnan	$607
524 km or 325 mi	Herat	$514
528 km or 328 mi	Babol	$468
558 km or 347 mi	Amol	$550
561 km or 349 mi	Bukhara	$452
570 km or 354 mi	Birjand	$553
634 km or 394 mi	Pardis	$675
654 km or 406 mi	Qarshi	$435
657 km or 408 mi	Pakdasht	$689
660 km or 410 mi	Golestan	$722
667 km or 414 mi	Sheberghan	$450
668 km or 415 mi	Qarchak	$693
668 km or 415 mi	Tehran	$797
670 km or 417 mi	Varamin	$673
671 km or 417 mi	Ray	$720
693 km or 431 mi	Qods	$706
694 km or 431 mi	Eslamshahr	$716
695 km or 432 mi	Nasimshahr	$706
700 km or 435 mi	Shahriar	$708
701 km or 435 mi	Karaj	$741
703 km or 437 mi	Fardis	$699

Cities near Pattaya

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.7 km or 3.5 mi	Nong Prue	$773
16 km or 9.7 mi	Laem Chabang	$769
23 km or 14 mi	Chaophraya Surasak	$758
84 km or 52 mi	Pu Chao Saming Phrai	$786
85 km or 53 mi	Klaeng	$703
85 km or 53 mi	Lat Luang	$787
98 km or 61 mi	Bangkok	$994
110 km or 68 mi	Nonthaburi	$759
110 km or 68 mi	Hua Hin	$676
115 km or 72 mi	Pak Kret	$739
119 km or 74 mi	Rangsit	$613
130 km or 81 mi	Tha Khlong	$664
132 km or 82 mi	Nakhon Pathom	$564
184 km or 114 mi	Ko Chang	$697
237 km or 147 mi	Serei Saophoan	$633
250 km or 156 mi	Battambang	$533
255 km or 159 mi	Myeik	$570
259 km or 161 mi	Nakhon Ratchasima	$564
318 km or 198 mi	Nakhon Sawan	$674
324 km or 202 mi	Siem Reap	$630
340 km or 211 mi	Ko Tao	$806
372 km or 231 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$763
383 km or 238 mi	Sihanoukville	$754
396 km or 246 mi	Ko Samui	$745
435 km or 270 mi	Phitsanulok	$559
440 km or 273 mi	Khon Kaen	$608
442 km or 275 mi	Kampot	$582
450 km or 280 mi	Phu Quoc	$529
457 km or 284 mi	Surat Thani	$635
464 km or 288 mi	Phnom Penh	$819
497 km or 309 mi	Ubon Ratchathani	$561
506 km or 314 mi	Kampong Cham	$514
508 km or 315 mi	Prey Veng	$711
512 km or 318 mi	Nakhon Si Thammarat	$795
527 km or 328 mi	Mawlamyine	$564
535 km or 333 mi	Udon Thani	$555
553 km or 343 mi	Stung Treng	$626
561 km or 349 mi	Hpa-an	$612
562 km or 349 mi	Rach Gia	$534
571 km or 355 mi	Long Xuyen	$516