Ashgabat vs Thimphu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ashgabat Thimphu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1679
$452
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3854
$1081
🏠 One person rent
$836
$164
🏘️ Family rent
$1553
$242
🍽️ Food expenses
$658
$190
🚐 Transport expenses
$47.3
$41.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$573
$436
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
7
5
😀 Quality of life
30
36
🏙️ Population
828K
79.2K

The cost of living in Ashgabat is 272% more expensive than in Thimphu. Cities ranked 2737th and 8761st ($1679 vs $452) 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 0.3 months in Ashgabat compared to 1 months in Thimphu. Ashgabat ranked 1st best city to live in Turkmenistan vs Thimphu ranked 2nd in Bhutan, while ranked 8379th and 7674th 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
$31.6
$3.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$55.7
$18.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10
$3.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.39
$7.06
☕ Cappuccino
$4.59
$1.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.91
$0.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$915
$181
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$647
$105
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1453
$243
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1376
$174
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$48.2
$17.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$73.7
$27.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$87.4
$26
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.98%
10.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4561
$730
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3442
$121
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.29
$1.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.98
$28
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.68
$15.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.38
$0.95
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.63
$0.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.85
$0.79
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.65
$0.64
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.07
$2.16
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.3
$4.88
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.9
$4.39
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$24.8
$4.39
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.66
$2.16
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$1.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.31
$1.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.82
$0.8
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$0.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$0.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.83
$0.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.09
$1.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$27.2
$5.42
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.61
$0.79
🚬 Cigarette pack
$25.4
$3.97
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.03
$1.66
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.84
$3.73
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.02
$1.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.8
$0.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$65.9
$40.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16.5
$3.39
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$33.8
$29.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.42
$3.39
👖 Brand Jeans
$83.7
$33.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$144
$42.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$22.6
$251
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6425
$701

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Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.2 mi Anau
$1648
95 km or 59 mi Quchan
$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

Cities near Thimphu

Distance City Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi Paro
$476
147 km or 91 mi Siliguri
$343
196 km or 122 mi Rangpur
$325
203 km or 126 mi Saidpur
$337
211 km or 131 mi Shigatse
$1014
214 km or 133 mi Damak
$339
257 km or 159 mi Raiganj
$325
257 km or 160 mi Guwahati
$376
258 km or 160 mi Biratnagar
$342
259 km or 161 mi Dispur
$367
266 km or 166 mi Balurghat
$319
280 km or 174 mi Lhasa
$1095
287 km or 178 mi Purnia
$299
294 km or 183 mi Bogra
$315
308 km or 191 mi Shillong
$360
313 km or 195 mi Malda
$318
313 km or 195 mi Mymensingh
$290
350 km or 217 mi Saharsa
$290
360 km or 224 mi Bhagalpur
$271
362 km or 225 mi Rajshahi
$293
364 km or 226 mi Sylhet
$312
377 km or 234 mi Janakpur
$337
401 km or 249 mi Berhampore
$311
413 km or 257 mi Narsingdi
$303
418 km or 260 mi Brahmanbaria
$342
421 km or 262 mi Kathmandu
$455
424 km or 264 mi Lalitpur
$355
426 km or 265 mi Dhaka
$456
438 km or 272 mi Agartala
$387
439 km or 273 mi Narayanganj
$446
444 km or 276 mi Muzaffarpur
$272
454 km or 282 mi Hetauda
$390
468 km or 291 mi Krishnanagar
$287
474 km or 295 mi Birgunj
$345
482 km or 299 mi Jessore
$310
486 km or 302 mi Shantipur
$304
493 km or 306 mi Patna
$335
495 km or 308 mi Durgapur
$312
500 km or 311 mi Asansol
$276
502 km or 312 mi Kulti
$288