Ashgabat vs Thimphu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ashgabat Thimphu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1806
$412
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4178
$1010
🏠 One person rent
$887
$152
🏘️ Family rent
$1506
$235
🍽️ Food expenses
$763
$169
🚐 Transport expenses
$49.3
$38.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$635
$462
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
7
5
😀 Quality of life
48
45
🏙️ Population
1.03M
115K

The cost of living in Ashgabat is 338% more expensive than in Thimphu. Cities ranked 2849th and 8957th ($1806 vs $412) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Turkmenistan and Bhutan, respectively. Check Turkmenistan vs Bhutan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Ashgabat compared to 1.1 months in Thimphu. Ashgabat ranked 1st best city to live in Turkmenistan vs Thimphu ranked 1st in Bhutan, while ranked 6881st and 7238th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ashgabat vs Thimphu

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Ashgabat Thimphu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$28.8
$2.71
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$86.1
$16.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.9
$4.08
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.69
$2.2
☕ Cappuccino
$6.75
$1.73
🥤 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
$170
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$667
$100
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1768
$251
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1221
$172
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$48.7
$17.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$74.5
$26.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$102
$20.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.45%
10.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4069
$577
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2839
$895
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.14
$1.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.55
$11
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.63
$18.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.43
$0.75
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$4.71
$0.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.94
$0.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.24
$0.61
🥚 Eggs, x12
$6.15
$1.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.23
$4.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.2
$4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$22.5
$4.08
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.06
$2.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$1.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.48
$1.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.72
$0.71
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.27
$0.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$0.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.78
$0.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.07
$1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$18.9
$5.53
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.21
$0.66
🚬 Cigarette pack
$25.5
$3.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.8
$1.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.88
$3.41
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.02
$1.17
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.81
$0.6
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.8
$37.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.3
$3.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$31.3
$27.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.46
$3.07
👖 Brand Jeans
$65.6
$30.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$92.4
$42.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$22.9
$230
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24723
$633

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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 Thimphu

Distance City Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi Paro
$443
147 km or 91 mi Siliguri
$293
196 km or 122 mi Rangpur
$307
203 km or 126 mi Saidpur
$320
211 km or 131 mi Shigatse
$943
214 km or 133 mi Damak
$310
257 km or 159 mi Raiganj
$299
257 km or 160 mi Guwahati
$339
258 km or 160 mi Biratnagar
$315
259 km or 161 mi Dispur
$335
266 km or 166 mi Balurghat
$299
280 km or 174 mi Lhasa
$1012
287 km or 178 mi Purnia
$283
294 km or 183 mi Bogra
$293
308 km or 191 mi Shillong
$344
313 km or 195 mi Malda
$300
313 km or 195 mi Mymensingh
$287
350 km or 217 mi Saharsa
$278
360 km or 224 mi Bhagalpur
$253
362 km or 225 mi Rajshahi
$281
364 km or 226 mi Sylhet
$327
377 km or 234 mi Janakpur
$284
401 km or 249 mi Berhampore
$298
413 km or 257 mi Narsingdi
$350
418 km or 260 mi Brahmanbaria
$325
421 km or 262 mi Kathmandu
$412
424 km or 264 mi Lalitpur
$340
426 km or 265 mi Dhaka
$481
438 km or 272 mi Agartala
$355
439 km or 273 mi Narayanganj
$351
444 km or 276 mi Muzaffarpur
$281
454 km or 282 mi Hetauda
$285
468 km or 291 mi Krishnanagar
$275
474 km or 295 mi Birgunj
$319
482 km or 299 mi Jessore
$314
486 km or 302 mi Shantipur
$290
493 km or 306 mi Patna
$308
495 km or 308 mi Durgapur
$284
500 km or 311 mi Asansol
$280
502 km or 312 mi Kulti
$285