Ashgabat vs Phuket - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Ashgabat	Phuket
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1616	$985
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3750	$3235
🏠 One person rent	$798	$544
🏘️ Family rent	$1515	$1720
🍽️ Food expenses	$620	$308
🚐 Transport expenses	$48.8	$30.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$756	$742
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	27 km
🎓 Higher education	7	7
😀 Quality of life	29	53
🏙️ Population	1.03M	77.6K

The cost of living in Ashgabat is 64% more expensive than in Phuket. Cities ranked 3187th and 5798th ($1616 vs $985) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd 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 0.8 months in Phuket. Ashgabat ranked 1st best city to live in Turkmenistan vs Phuket ranked 6th in Thailand, while ranked 8245th and 6033rd 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	$26.2	$4.63
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$59.7	$36.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.5	$7.72
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.44	$2.94
☕ Cappuccino	$5.58	$2.47
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.27	$0.78
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$894	$498
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$606	$439
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1482	$1825
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1322	$1525
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$49.3	$76.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$75.8	$118
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$85.1	$16.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.98%	4.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3870	$4213
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2996	$2936
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.14	$1.37
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$8.63	$11
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.69	$11.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.36	$1.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.17	$1.93
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.86	$1.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.17	$1.58
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.09	$2.25
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.13	$26
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.76	$3.23
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$25.2	$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.96	$3.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$1.18
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.38	$1.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.29	$1.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.91	$1.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.88	$1.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.84	$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.07	$1.3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$27.1	$21.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.3	$1.74
🚬 Cigarette pack	$25.6	$4.48
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.35	$3.38
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.8	$2.46
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.97	$1.35
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.79	$1.46
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$112	$58.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17.6	$9.26
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$35.5	$29.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.39	$5.56
👖 Brand Jeans	$83.8	$69.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$141	$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$23	$748
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6584	$13132

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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 Phuket

Distance	City	Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi	Ao Nang	$822
60 km or 38 mi	Krabi	$807
76 km or 47 mi	Ko Lanta	$799
173 km or 107 mi	Surat Thani	$635
183 km or 114 mi	Nakhon Si Thammarat	$795
185 km or 115 mi	Ko Lipe	$742
231 km or 143 mi	Langkawi	$594
248 km or 154 mi	Hat Yai	$561
248 km or 154 mi	Ko Samui	$745
256 km or 159 mi	Kangar	$563
269 km or 167 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$763
289 km or 180 mi	Ko Tao	$806
293 km or 182 mi	Alor Setar	$523
331 km or 206 mi	Lhokseumawe	$461
339 km or 211 mi	Sungai Petani	$637
348 km or 216 mi	George Town	$669
352 km or 219 mi	Butterworth	$671
384 km or 238 mi	Langsa	$490
425 km or 264 mi	Taiping	$759
428 km or 266 mi	Banda Aceh	$421
468 km or 291 mi	Kota Bharu	$517
470 km or 292 mi	Ipoh	$670
470 km or 292 mi	Medan	$519
477 km or 296 mi	Binjai	$503
507 km or 315 mi	Myeik	$570
514 km or 319 mi	Tebing Tinggi	$504
517 km or 321 mi	Teluk Intan	$673
548 km or 340 mi	Hua Hin	$676
553 km or 344 mi	Pematangsiantar	$518
569 km or 353 mi	Tanjungbalai	$538
596 km or 370 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$544
625 km or 388 mi	Nong Prue	$773
625 km or 389 mi	Pattaya	$800
637 km or 396 mi	Klang	$729
637 km or 396 mi	Shah Alam	$687
638 km or 396 mi	Sihanoukville	$754
638 km or 396 mi	Ko Chang	$697
639 km or 397 mi	Petaling Jaya	$738
641 km or 398 mi	Laem Chabang	$769
641 km or 398 mi	Kuala Lumpur	$892