Ashgabat vs Surat - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ashgabat Surat
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1679
$809
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3854
$1207
🏠 One person rent
$836
$554
🏘️ Family rent
$1553
$485
🍽️ Food expenses
$658
$166
🚐 Transport expenses
$47.3
$49.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$573
$411
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
7
40
😀 Quality of life
30
51
🏙️ Population
828K
5.94M

The cost of living in Ashgabat is 107% more expensive than in Surat. Cities ranked 2737th and 6358th ($1679 vs $809) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Turkmenistan and India, respectively. Check Turkmenistan vs India comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Ashgabat compared to 0.5 months in Surat. Ashgabat ranked 1st best city to live in Turkmenistan vs Surat ranked 37th in India, while ranked 8379th and 6236th among best cities to live in the world.

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Ashgabat Surat
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$31.6
$3.63
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$55.7
$10.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10
$3.32
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.39
$2.4
☕ Cappuccino
$4.59
$1.23
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.91
$0.32
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$915
$491
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$647
$529
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1453
$1128
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1376
$264
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$48.2
$26.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$73.7
$41.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$87.4
$6.82
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.98%
8.68%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4561
$862
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3442
$717
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.29
$0.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.98
$6.03
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.68
$2.54
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.38
$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.63
$0.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.85
$0.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.65
$0.73
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.07
$0.97
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.3
$5.05
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.9
$3.61
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$24.8
$8.82
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.66
$1.76
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$0.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.31
$1.09
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.82
$0.61
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$0.32
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$0.37
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.83
$0.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.09
$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$27.2
$7.28
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.61
$3.01
🚬 Cigarette pack
$25.4
$4.22
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.03
$2.16
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.84
$3.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.02
$0.92
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.8
$0.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$65.9
$15.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16.5
$3.01
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$33.8
$13.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.42
$2.54
👖 Brand Jeans
$83.7
$27.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$144
$41.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$22.6
$70.6
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6425
$1785

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$1648
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$487
99 km or 61 mi Baherden
$1642
107 km or 66 mi Bojnord
$427
197 km or 123 mi Nishapur
$509
203 km or 126 mi Sabzevar
$489
212 km or 132 mi Mashhad
$532
294 km or 183 mi Gonbad-e Kavus
$473
302 km or 187 mi Kashmar
$507
306 km or 190 mi Mary
$1644
307 km or 191 mi Torbat-e Heydarieh
$520
344 km or 213 mi Shahrud
$576
361 km or 224 mi Torbat-e Jam
$558
367 km or 228 mi Gorgan
$661
451 km or 280 mi Dasoguz
$1657
469 km or 291 mi Turkmenabat
$1662
496 km or 308 mi Sari
$640
513 km or 318 mi Nukus
$427
516 km or 321 mi Qaem Shahr
$533
517 km or 321 mi Semnan
$558
524 km or 325 mi Herat
$514
528 km or 328 mi Babol
$434
558 km or 347 mi Amol
$519
561 km or 349 mi Bukhara
$399
570 km or 354 mi Birjand
$554
634 km or 394 mi Pardis
$619
654 km or 406 mi Qarshi
$416
657 km or 408 mi Pakdasht
$633
660 km or 410 mi Golestan
$655
667 km or 414 mi Sheberghan
$446
668 km or 415 mi Qarchak
$636
668 km or 415 mi Tehran
$700
670 km or 417 mi Varamin
$616
671 km or 417 mi Ray
$653
693 km or 431 mi Qods
$655
694 km or 431 mi Eslamshahr
$655
695 km or 432 mi Nasimshahr
$651
700 km or 435 mi Shahriar
$653
701 km or 435 mi Karaj
$693
703 km or 437 mi Fardis
$651

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Distance City Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi Navsari
$301
98 km or 61 mi Bhavnagar
$296
131 km or 82 mi Vadodara
$399
164 km or 102 mi Nashik
$377
170 km or 106 mi Nadiad
$396
189 km or 117 mi Vasai
$315
192 km or 119 mi Malegaon
$345
196 km or 122 mi Godhra
$385
208 km or 130 mi Ahmedabad
$505
209 km or 130 mi Bhiwandi
$368
216 km or 134 mi Kalyan
$391
222 km or 138 mi Thane
$482
228 km or 142 mi Gandhinagar
$339
239 km or 148 mi Navi Mumbai
$457
244 km or 152 mi Rajkot
$353
245 km or 152 mi Mumbai
$706
274 km or 170 mi Mehsana
$377
284 km or 177 mi Jalgaon
$359
296 km or 184 mi Aurangabad
$379
314 km or 195 mi Pune
$510
332 km or 206 mi Ratlam
$323
338 km or 210 mi Porbandar
$358
356 km or 221 mi Indore
$390
377 km or 234 mi Ujjain
$281
389 km or 242 mi Udaipur
$338
399 km or 248 mi Bhuj
$308
406 km or 252 mi Satara
$400
436 km or 271 mi Akola
$375
499 km or 310 mi Latur
$431
500 km or 311 mi Bhilwara
$338
505 km or 314 mi Solapur
$345
511 km or 318 mi Amravati
$325
512 km or 318 mi Sangli
$359
514 km or 320 mi Pali
$336
518 km or 322 mi Kolhapur
$352
521 km or 324 mi Nanded
$342
526 km or 327 mi Bhopal
$334
526 km or 327 mi Ichalkaranji
$352
541 km or 336 mi Kota
$370
570 km or 354 mi Bijapur
$361