Ashgabat vs Phuket - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Ashgabat	Phuket
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1806	$1059
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4178	$2644
🏠 One person rent	$887	$573
🏘️ Family rent	$1506	$1004
🍽️ Food expenses	$763	$352
🚐 Transport expenses	$49.3	$34.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$635	$801
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	27 km
🎓 Higher education	7	8
😀 Quality of life	48	56
🏙️ Population	1.03M	77.6K

The cost of living in Ashgabat is 70% more expensive than in Phuket. Cities ranked 2849th and 5233rd ($1806 vs $1059) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st 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 0.8 months in Phuket. Ashgabat ranked 1st best city to live in Turkmenistan vs Phuket ranked 8th in Thailand, while ranked 6881st and 6325th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ashgabat vs Phuket

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	Ashgabat	Phuket
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$28.8	$6.74
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$86.1	$47.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.9	$9.77
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.69	$2.26
☕ Cappuccino	$6.75	$3.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.82	$0.78
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1012	$632
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$667	$446
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1768	$1154
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1221	$805
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$48.7	$70.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$74.5	$109
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$102	$19.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.45%	5.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4069	$4350
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2839	$3066
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.14	$1.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$8.55	$23.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.63	$10.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.43	$1.35
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$4.71	$2.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.94	$1.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.24	$1.77
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.15	$2.27
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.23	$18.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.2	$3.44
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$22.5	$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.06	$3.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$2.11
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.48	$2.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.72	$2.36
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.27	$1.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$1.48
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.78	$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.07	$1.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18.9	$20.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.21	$1.9
🚬 Cigarette pack	$25.5	$4.71
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.8	$3.45
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.88	$2.5
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.02	$1.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.81	$1.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40.8	$62.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.3	$8.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$31.3	$30.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.46	$5.55
👖 Brand Jeans	$65.6	$68
👟 Brand Sneakers	$92.4	$99.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$22.9	$652
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24723	$16566

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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 Phuket

Distance	City	Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi	Ao Nang	$808
60 km or 38 mi	Krabi	$891
76 km or 47 mi	Ko Lanta	$846
173 km or 107 mi	Surat Thani	$612
183 km or 114 mi	Nakhon Si Thammarat	$834
185 km or 115 mi	Ko Lipe	$790
231 km or 143 mi	Langkawi	$634
248 km or 154 mi	Hat Yai	$622
248 km or 154 mi	Ko Samui	$782
256 km or 159 mi	Kangar	$628
269 km or 167 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$805
289 km or 180 mi	Ko Tao	$845
293 km or 182 mi	Alor Setar	$564
331 km or 206 mi	Lhokseumawe	$438
339 km or 211 mi	Sungai Petani	$663
348 km or 216 mi	George Town	$792
352 km or 219 mi	Butterworth	$740
384 km or 238 mi	Langsa	$451
425 km or 264 mi	Taiping	$572
428 km or 266 mi	Banda Aceh	$407
468 km or 291 mi	Kota Bharu	$551
470 km or 292 mi	Ipoh	$696
470 km or 292 mi	Medan	$461
477 km or 296 mi	Binjai	$458
507 km or 315 mi	Myeik	$562
514 km or 319 mi	Tebing Tinggi	$461
517 km or 321 mi	Teluk Intan	$701
548 km or 340 mi	Hua Hin	$784
553 km or 344 mi	Pematangsiantar	$470
569 km or 353 mi	Tanjungbalai	$485
596 km or 370 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$572
625 km or 388 mi	Nong Prue	$846
625 km or 389 mi	Pattaya	$874
637 km or 396 mi	Klang	$762
637 km or 396 mi	Shah Alam	$750
638 km or 396 mi	Sihanoukville	$764
638 km or 396 mi	Ko Chang	$763
639 km or 397 mi	Petaling Jaya	$813
641 km or 398 mi	Laem Chabang	$838
641 km or 398 mi	Kuala Lumpur	$981