Ashgabat vs Seongnam - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Ashgabat	Seongnam
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1806	$1425
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4178	$3320
🏠 One person rent	$887	$713
🏘️ Family rent	$1506	$1156
🍽️ Food expenses	$763	$461
🚐 Transport expenses	$49.3	$101
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$635	$2607
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	2 km
🎓 Higher education	7	98
😀 Quality of life	48	76
🏙️ Population	1.03M	919K

The cost of living in Ashgabat is 27% more expensive than in Seongnam. Cities ranked 2849th and 4288th ($1806 vs $1425) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Turkmenistan and South Korea, respectively. Check Turkmenistan vs South Korea comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Ashgabat compared to 1.8 months in Seongnam. Ashgabat ranked 1st best city to live in Turkmenistan vs Seongnam ranked 9th in South Korea, while ranked 6881st and 1327th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ashgabat vs Seongnam

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	Ashgabat	Seongnam
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$28.8	$5.64
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$86.1	$39.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.9	$5.48
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.69	$3.22
☕ Cappuccino	$6.75	$3.98
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.82	$1.57
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1012	$870
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$667	$529
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1768	$1364
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1221	$892
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$48.7	$97.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$74.5	$152
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$102	$17.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.45%	3.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4069	$12419
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2839	$5889
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.14	$1.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$8.55	$38.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.63	$14.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.43	$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$4.71	$2.06
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.94	$2.69
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.24	$2.94
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.15	$2.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.23	$12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.2	$7.91
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$22.5	$29.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.06	$6.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$3.3
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.48	$6.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.72	$5.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.27	$3.04
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$2.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.78	$0.71
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.07	$1.83
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18.9	$20.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.21	$2.22
🚬 Cigarette pack	$25.5	$3.16
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.8	$6.45
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.88	$4.67
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.02	$1.46
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.81	$1.87
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40.8	$73.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.3	$9.52
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$31.3	$136
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.46	$9.51
👖 Brand Jeans	$65.6	$60.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$92.4	$70.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$22.9	$253
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24723	$12598

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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 Seongnam

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.1 km or 1.9 mi	Siheung	$1292
11 km or 7 mi	Gwangju	$1179
13 km or 8.1 mi	Hanam	$1162
13 km or 8.2 mi	Gwacheon	$1061
17 km or 11 mi	Guri	$1117
18 km or 11 mi	Uiwang	$1063
19 km or 12 mi	Gunpo	$1112
19 km or 12 mi	Anyang	$988
20 km or 13 mi	Seoul	$1363
20 km or 13 mi	Suwon	$1030
23 km or 14 mi	Namyangju	$1120
23 km or 14 mi	Yongin	$1102
24 km or 15 mi	Gwangmyeong	$1071
31 km or 19 mi	Ansan	$1044
32 km or 20 mi	Bucheon	$1167
32 km or 20 mi	Icheon	$1134
33 km or 21 mi	Osan	$1050
36 km or 22 mi	Uijeongbu	$913
36 km or 22 mi	Goyang	$1092
39 km or 24 mi	Yangju	$937
42 km or 26 mi	Hwaseong	$1076
43 km or 26 mi	Gimpo	$1068
43 km or 27 mi	Incheon	$1057
47 km or 29 mi	Yeoju	$1053
50 km or 31 mi	Anseong	$1046
50 km or 31 mi	Pyeongtaek	$1095
51 km or 32 mi	Pocheon	$1008
52 km or 32 mi	Paju	$1049
53 km or 33 mi	Dongducheon	$1007
70 km or 44 mi	Wonju	$1073
70 km or 44 mi	Cheonan	$1121
71 km or 44 mi	Chuncheon	$867
75 km or 47 mi	Dangjin	$984
78 km or 49 mi	Kaesong	$1563
88 km or 54 mi	Chungju	$892
94 km or 59 mi	Cheongju	$903
95 km or 59 mi	Seosan	$986
101 km or 63 mi	Jecheon	$1003
107 km or 66 mi	Sejong	$986
109 km or 68 mi	Gongju	$1019