Ashgabat vs Surabaya - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Ashgabat	Surabaya
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1616	$558
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3750	$1380
🏠 One person rent	$798	$248
🏘️ Family rent	$1515	$472
🍽️ Food expenses	$620	$207
🚐 Transport expenses	$48.8	$45.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$756	$352
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	7	72
😀 Quality of life	29	62
🏙️ Population	1.03M	3.01M

The cost of living in Ashgabat is 189% more expensive than in Surabaya. Cities ranked 3187th and 8199th ($1616 vs $558) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 20th 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 8245th and 4937th 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	$26.2	$1.66
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$59.7	$13.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.5	$2.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.44	$2.65
☕ Cappuccino	$5.58	$2.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.27	$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$894	$249
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$606	$154
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1482	$500
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1322	$334
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$49.3	$53.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$75.8	$83.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$85.1	$21.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.98%	8.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3870	$2011
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2996	$1268
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.14	$0.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$8.63	$9.91
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.69	$3.14
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.36	$0.92
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.17	$1.4
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.86	$1.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.17	$1.1
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.09	$1.65
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.13	$7.07
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.76	$2.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$25.2	$7.02
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.96	$2.56
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$1.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.38	$2.2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.29	$1.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.91	$1.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.88	$1.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.84	$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.07	$1.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$27.1	$23.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.3	$1.86
🚬 Cigarette pack	$25.6	$2.37
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.35	$2.86
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.8	$2.23
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.97	$0.86
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.79	$0.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$112	$29.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17.6	$2.98
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$35.5	$14
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.39	$3.58
👖 Brand Jeans	$83.8	$48.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$141	$69
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$23	$94.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6584	$5075

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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 Surabaya

Distance	City	Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi	Mojokerto	$512
48 km or 30 mi	Pasuruan	$495
73 km or 45 mi	Batu	$427
77 km or 48 mi	Probolinggo	$518
83 km or 51 mi	Malang	$388
102 km or 63 mi	Kediri	$487
115 km or 71 mi	Blitar	$470
141 km or 87 mi	Madiun	$507
215 km or 133 mi	Surakarta	$434
247 km or 153 mi	Salatiga	$447
258 km or 160 mi	Semarang	$550
269 km or 167 mi	Yogyakarta	$453
286 km or 177 mi	Bali	$1121
311 km or 194 mi	Ubud	$892
315 km or 196 mi	Denpasar	$530
340 km or 211 mi	Pekalongan	$506
400 km or 249 mi	Tegal	$512
401 km or 249 mi	Mataram	$380
414 km or 257 mi	Cilacap	$508
464 km or 288 mi	Banjar	$517
464 km or 288 mi	Cirebon	$551
476 km or 296 mi	Banjarbaru	$488
481 km or 299 mi	Banjarmasin	$503
501 km or 311 mi	Tasikmalaya	$401
572 km or 355 mi	Bandung	$571
575 km or 357 mi	Palangka Raya	$505
576 km or 358 mi	Cimahi	$530
642 km or 399 mi	Sukabumi	$596
644 km or 400 mi	Bekasi	$541
659 km or 410 mi	Bogor	$553
660 km or 410 mi	Depok	$419
661 km or 411 mi	Jakarta	$757
672 km or 418 mi	Bima	$601
673 km or 418 mi	South Tangerang	$577
685 km or 425 mi	Tangerang	$605
738 km or 459 mi	Serang	$524
756 km or 470 mi	Cilegon	$522
774 km or 481 mi	Makassar	$524
820 km or 510 mi	Balikpapan	$638
842 km or 523 mi	Parepare	$515