Ashgabat vs Phuket - Cost of Living Comparison

Ashgabat Phuket
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1233
$821
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2878
$2399
🏠 One person rent
$531
$424
🏘️ Family rent
$949
$1056
🍽️ Food expenses
$540
$271
🚐 Transport expenses
$42.6
$39.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$562
$561
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
27 km
🎓 Higher education
7
7
😀 Quality of life
30
54
🏙️ Population
828K
77.6K

The cost of living in Ashgabat is 50% more expensive than in Phuket. Cities ranked 4068th and 6123rd ($1233 vs $821) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th 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 0.7 months in Phuket. Ashgabat ranked 1st best city to live in Turkmenistan vs Phuket ranked 8th in Thailand, while ranked 8436th and 5959th 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
$18.8
$3.79
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$68.6
$30
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.1
$7.83
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.1
$2.25
☕ Cappuccino
$3.75
$2.67
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$4.55
$0.79
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$635
$349
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$386
$372
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$933
$1360
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$807
$883
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$40.5
$39
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$62.1
$59.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$54.5
$17.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.97%
3.82%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3243
$3066
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2384
$2056
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.14
$0.91
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.4
$24
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.27
$15.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.36
$1.3
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.43
$1.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.9
$1.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.1
$1.31
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.5
$1.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.3
$17.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.26
$2.21
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.4
$9.75
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.15
$3.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.08
$1.15
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$1.96
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.99
$1.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.92
$1.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$1.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.89
$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.08
$1.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.2
$20.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.99
$1.59
🚬 Cigarette pack
$18.9
$4.39
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.65
$3.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.82
$2.38
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.02
$1.3
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.79
$1.4
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50.9
$50
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$19.2
$7.57
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$26.2
$17.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.43
$4.81
👖 Brand Jeans
$80
$54.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$92.6
$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$22.7
$712
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4395
$9755

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Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.2 mi Anau
$1366
95 km or 59 mi Quchan
$687
99 km or 61 mi Baherden
$1362
107 km or 66 mi Bojnord
$540
197 km or 123 mi Nishapur
$640
203 km or 126 mi Sabzevar
$638
212 km or 132 mi Mashhad
$658
294 km or 183 mi Gonbad-e Kavus
$531
302 km or 187 mi Kashmar
$687
306 km or 190 mi Mary
$1305
307 km or 191 mi Torbat-e Heydarieh
$687
344 km or 213 mi Shahrud
$688
361 km or 224 mi Torbat-e Jam
$717
367 km or 228 mi Gorgan
$558
451 km or 280 mi Dasoguz
$1316
469 km or 291 mi Turkmenabat
$1331
496 km or 308 mi Sari
$568
513 km or 318 mi Nukus
$397
516 km or 321 mi Qaem Shahr
$693
517 km or 321 mi Semnan
$690
524 km or 325 mi Herat
$375
528 km or 328 mi Babol
$450
558 km or 347 mi Amol
$504
561 km or 349 mi Bukhara
$379
570 km or 354 mi Birjand
$691
634 km or 394 mi Pardis
$686
654 km or 406 mi Qarshi
$404
657 km or 408 mi Pakdasht
$694
660 km or 410 mi Golestan
$696
667 km or 414 mi Sheberghan
$326
668 km or 415 mi Qarchak
$694
668 km or 415 mi Tehran
$833
670 km or 417 mi Varamin
$836
671 km or 417 mi Ray
$693
693 km or 431 mi Qods
$699
694 km or 431 mi Eslamshahr
$636
695 km or 432 mi Nasimshahr
$695
700 km or 435 mi Shahriar
$696
701 km or 435 mi Karaj
$792
703 km or 437 mi Fardis
$689

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Distance City Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi Ao Nang
$706
60 km or 38 mi Krabi
$597
76 km or 47 mi Ko Lanta
$598
173 km or 107 mi Surat Thani
$577
183 km or 114 mi Nakhon Si Thammarat
$547
185 km or 115 mi Ko Lipe
$597
231 km or 143 mi Langkawi
$549
248 km or 154 mi Hat Yai
$527
248 km or 154 mi Ko Samui
$597
256 km or 159 mi Kangar
$610
269 km or 167 mi Ko Pha-ngan
$598
289 km or 180 mi Ko Tao
$592
293 km or 182 mi Alor Setar
$539
331 km or 206 mi Lhokseumawe
$487
339 km or 211 mi Sungai Petani
$580
348 km or 216 mi George Town
$654
352 km or 219 mi Butterworth
$600
384 km or 238 mi Langsa
$487
425 km or 264 mi Taiping
$1007
428 km or 266 mi Banda Aceh
$444
468 km or 291 mi Kota Bharu
$511
470 km or 292 mi Ipoh
$573
470 km or 292 mi Medan
$496
477 km or 296 mi Binjai
$461
507 km or 315 mi Myeik
$766
514 km or 319 mi Tebing Tinggi
$486
517 km or 321 mi Teluk Intan
$599
548 km or 340 mi Hua Hin
$638
553 km or 344 mi Pematangsiantar
$320
569 km or 353 mi Tanjungbalai
$487
596 km or 370 mi Kuala Terengganu
$493
625 km or 388 mi Nong Prue
$596
625 km or 389 mi Pattaya
$669
637 km or 396 mi Klang
$624
637 km or 396 mi Shah Alam
$675
638 km or 396 mi Sihanoukville
$760
638 km or 396 mi Ko Chang
$597
639 km or 397 mi Petaling Jaya
$667
641 km or 398 mi Laem Chabang
$595
641 km or 398 mi Kuala Lumpur
$743