Ashgabat vs Surat - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ashgabat Surat
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1806
$693
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4178
$974
🏠 One person rent
$887
$449
🏘️ Family rent
$1506
$292
🍽️ Food expenses
$763
$159
🚐 Transport expenses
$49.3
$45.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$635
$310
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
7
40
😀 Quality of life
48
60
🏙️ Population
1.03M
5.94M

The cost of living in Ashgabat is 160% more expensive than in Surat. Cities ranked 2849th and 7286th ($1806 vs $693) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Turkmenistan and India, respectively. Check Turkmenistan vs India comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Ashgabat compared to 0.4 months in Surat. Ashgabat ranked 1st best city to live in Turkmenistan vs Surat ranked 23rd in India, while ranked 6881st and 5975th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ashgabat vs Surat

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Ashgabat Surat
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$28.8
$3.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$86.1
$11.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.9
$3.33
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.69
$3.28
☕ Cappuccino
$6.75
$1.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.82
$0.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1012
$206
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$667
$471
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1768
$367
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1221
$220
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$48.7
$22.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$74.5
$35.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$102
$7.72
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.45%
9.1%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4069
$735
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2839
$489
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.14
$0.25
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.55
$5.49
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.63
$2.37
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.43
$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$4.71
$0.73
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.94
$0.54
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.24
$0.71
🥚 Eggs, x12
$6.15
$1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.23
$4.74
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.2
$2.97
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$22.5
$6.78
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.06
$1.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$0.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.48
$0.91
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.72
$0.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.27
$0.41
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$0.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.78
$0.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.07
$0.95
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$18.9
$8.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.21
$2.13
🚬 Cigarette pack
$25.5
$3.89
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.8
$1.99
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.88
$2.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.02
$0.84
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.81
$0.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.8
$17.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.3
$3.02
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$31.3
$13.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.46
$2.31
👖 Brand Jeans
$65.6
$24.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$92.4
$46.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$22.9
$58.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24723
$929

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$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

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$286
98 km or 61 mi Bhavnagar
$287
131 km or 82 mi Vadodara
$382
164 km or 102 mi Nashik
$346
170 km or 106 mi Nadiad
$373
189 km or 117 mi Vasai
$294
192 km or 119 mi Malegaon
$362
196 km or 122 mi Godhra
$366
208 km or 130 mi Ahmedabad
$437
209 km or 130 mi Bhiwandi
$355
216 km or 134 mi Kalyan
$379
222 km or 138 mi Thane
$475
228 km or 142 mi Gandhinagar
$401
239 km or 148 mi Navi Mumbai
$504
244 km or 152 mi Rajkot
$310
245 km or 152 mi Mumbai
$733
274 km or 170 mi Mehsana
$378
284 km or 177 mi Jalgaon
$302
296 km or 184 mi Aurangabad
$344
314 km or 195 mi Pune
$502
332 km or 206 mi Ratlam
$297
338 km or 210 mi Porbandar
$324
356 km or 221 mi Indore
$355
377 km or 234 mi Ujjain
$257
389 km or 242 mi Udaipur
$326
399 km or 248 mi Bhuj
$284
406 km or 252 mi Satara
$268
436 km or 271 mi Akola
$286
499 km or 310 mi Latur
$385
500 km or 311 mi Bhilwara
$331
505 km or 314 mi Solapur
$282
511 km or 318 mi Amravati
$301
512 km or 318 mi Sangli
$282
514 km or 320 mi Pali
$317
518 km or 322 mi Kolhapur
$303
521 km or 324 mi Nanded
$321
526 km or 327 mi Bhopal
$360
526 km or 327 mi Ichalkaranji
$296
541 km or 336 mi Kota
$326
570 km or 354 mi Bijapur
$319