Ashgabat vs Surabaya - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Ashgabat	Surabaya
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1584	$549
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3634	$1336
🏠 One person rent	$798	$245
🏘️ Family rent	$1502	$448
🍽️ Food expenses	$609	$206
🚐 Transport expenses	$49.1	$42.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$718	$326
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	7	74
😀 Quality of life	29	63
🏙️ Population	1.03M	3.01M

The cost of living in Ashgabat is 188% more expensive than in Surabaya. Cities ranked 3105th and 8233rd ($1584 vs $549) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 15th in Turkmenistan and Indonesia, respectively. Check Turkmenistan vs Indonesia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Ashgabat compared to 0.6 months in Surabaya. Ashgabat ranked 1st best city to live in Turkmenistan vs Surabaya ranked 2nd in Indonesia, while ranked 8250th and 4691st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ashgabat vs Surabaya

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	Ashgabat	Surabaya
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$25.9	$1.52
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$60.4	$12.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.1	$3.09
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.4	$2.43
☕ Cappuccino	$5.56	$1.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.25	$0.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$884	$266
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$607	$145
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1501	$456
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1302	$311
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$45.2	$57.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$70	$89.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$90.5	$18.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.58%	8.33%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3897	$1825
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3006	$1248
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.14	$0.43
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$8.52	$9.18
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.74	$2.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.38	$0.82
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3	$1.42
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.35	$1.48
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.49	$1.01
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.83	$1.64
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.29	$6.88
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.83	$3.09
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.9	$7.57
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.02	$2.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$1.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.81	$2.12
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.06	$1.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$1.19
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$1.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.74	$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.08	$1.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$27.3	$27.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.79	$1.72
🚬 Cigarette pack	$25.2	$2.18
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.01	$2.64
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.8	$2.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3	$0.79
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.77	$0.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$112	$26.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17.7	$2.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$31.8	$12
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.36	$3.31
👖 Brand Jeans	$69.9	$49.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$92.4	$72.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$22.7	$79.3
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6132	$5490

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Cities near Ashgabat

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.2 mi	Anau	$1553
95 km or 59 mi	Quchan	$515
99 km or 61 mi	Baherden	$1541
107 km or 66 mi	Bojnord	$510
197 km or 123 mi	Nishapur	$509
203 km or 126 mi	Sabzevar	$524
212 km or 132 mi	Mashhad	$508
294 km or 183 mi	Gonbad-e Kavus	$495
302 km or 187 mi	Kashmar	$521
306 km or 190 mi	Mary	$1503
307 km or 191 mi	Torbat-e Heydarieh	$521
344 km or 213 mi	Shahrud	$598
361 km or 224 mi	Torbat-e Jam	$550
367 km or 228 mi	Gorgan	$685
451 km or 280 mi	Dasoguz	$1535
469 km or 291 mi	Turkmenabat	$1523
496 km or 308 mi	Sari	$658
513 km or 318 mi	Nukus	$392
516 km or 321 mi	Qaem Shahr	$554
517 km or 321 mi	Semnan	$580
524 km or 325 mi	Herat	$512
528 km or 328 mi	Babol	$458
558 km or 347 mi	Amol	$557
561 km or 349 mi	Bukhara	$431
570 km or 354 mi	Birjand	$574
634 km or 394 mi	Pardis	$665
654 km or 406 mi	Qarshi	$484
657 km or 408 mi	Pakdasht	$680
660 km or 410 mi	Golestan	$714
667 km or 414 mi	Sheberghan	$414
668 km or 415 mi	Qarchak	$681
668 km or 415 mi	Tehran	$788
670 km or 417 mi	Varamin	$651
671 km or 417 mi	Ray	$710
693 km or 431 mi	Qods	$698
694 km or 431 mi	Eslamshahr	$700
695 km or 432 mi	Nasimshahr	$697
700 km or 435 mi	Shahriar	$698
701 km or 435 mi	Karaj	$736
703 km or 437 mi	Fardis	$688

Cities near Surabaya

Distance	City	Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi	Mojokerto	$505
48 km or 30 mi	Pasuruan	$510
73 km or 45 mi	Batu	$410
77 km or 48 mi	Probolinggo	$614
83 km or 51 mi	Malang	$365
102 km or 63 mi	Kediri	$464
115 km or 71 mi	Blitar	$453
141 km or 87 mi	Madiun	$486
215 km or 133 mi	Surakarta	$417
247 km or 153 mi	Salatiga	$421
258 km or 160 mi	Semarang	$493
269 km or 167 mi	Yogyakarta	$408
286 km or 177 mi	Bali	$1267
311 km or 194 mi	Ubud	$845
315 km or 196 mi	Denpasar	$497
340 km or 211 mi	Pekalongan	$471
400 km or 249 mi	Tegal	$480
401 km or 249 mi	Mataram	$355
414 km or 257 mi	Cilacap	$474
464 km or 288 mi	Banjar	$490
464 km or 288 mi	Cirebon	$521
476 km or 296 mi	Banjarbaru	$460
481 km or 299 mi	Banjarmasin	$469
501 km or 311 mi	Tasikmalaya	$373
572 km or 355 mi	Bandung	$545
575 km or 357 mi	Palangka Raya	$475
576 km or 358 mi	Cimahi	$500
642 km or 399 mi	Sukabumi	$563
644 km or 400 mi	Bekasi	$518
659 km or 410 mi	Bogor	$513
660 km or 410 mi	Depok	$385
661 km or 411 mi	Jakarta	$701
672 km or 418 mi	Bima	$597
673 km or 418 mi	South Tangerang	$536
685 km or 425 mi	Tangerang	$558
738 km or 459 mi	Serang	$492
756 km or 470 mi	Cilegon	$488
774 km or 481 mi	Makassar	$525
820 km or 510 mi	Balikpapan	$606
842 km or 523 mi	Parepare	$508