Ashgabat vs Thimphu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ashgabat Thimphu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1898
$412
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4362
$998
🏠 One person rent
$968
$158
🏘️ Family rent
$1668
$234
🍽️ Food expenses
$780
$164
🚐 Transport expenses
$50.9
$36.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$210
$351
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
7
5
😀 Quality of life
43
43
🏙️ Population
1.03M
115K

The cost of living in Ashgabat is 361% more expensive than in Thimphu. Cities ranked 2383rd and 8941st ($1898 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 0.1 months in Ashgabat compared to 0.9 months in Thimphu. Ashgabat ranked 1st best city to live in Turkmenistan vs Thimphu ranked 1st in Bhutan, while ranked 7430th and 7454th 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
$31.1
$2.59
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$85
$14.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.8
$3.87
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.76
$2.12
☕ Cappuccino
$6.83
$1.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.58
$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1017
$166
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$765
$107
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1798
$234
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1413
$172
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$49
$19.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$74.9
$29.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$104
$19.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.58%
10.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3536
$657
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2856
$762
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.14
$1.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.87
$11.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.74
$17.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.43
$0.71
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$4.53
$0.77
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.03
$0.66
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.85
$0.66
🥚 Eggs, x12
$6.02
$1.72
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.31
$4.75
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20
$4.07
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23.1
$3.93
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.09
$2.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$1.43
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.47
$1.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.64
$0.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.27
$0.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$0.64
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.74
$0.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.09
$0.97
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$19.1
$5.41
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.18
$0.58
🚬 Cigarette pack
$25.7
$3.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.88
$1.44
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.83
$3.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.04
$1.13
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.82
$0.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.7
$37.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.2
$2.92
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$31.1
$26.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.36
$2.96
👖 Brand Jeans
$56
$29.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.6
$48.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$22.7
$263
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24585
$600

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Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.2 mi Anau
$1846
95 km or 59 mi Quchan
$475
99 km or 61 mi Baherden
$1864
107 km or 66 mi Bojnord
$466
197 km or 123 mi Nishapur
$469
203 km or 126 mi Sabzevar
$483
212 km or 132 mi Mashhad
$482
294 km or 183 mi Gonbad-e Kavus
$458
302 km or 187 mi Kashmar
$483
306 km or 190 mi Mary
$1726
307 km or 191 mi Torbat-e Heydarieh
$476
344 km or 213 mi Shahrud
$561
361 km or 224 mi Torbat-e Jam
$467
367 km or 228 mi Gorgan
$664
451 km or 280 mi Dasoguz
$1840
469 km or 291 mi Turkmenabat
$1795
496 km or 308 mi Sari
$612
513 km or 318 mi Nukus
$475
516 km or 321 mi Qaem Shahr
$474
517 km or 321 mi Semnan
$523
524 km or 325 mi Herat
$556
528 km or 328 mi Babol
$359
558 km or 347 mi Amol
$516
561 km or 349 mi Bukhara
$439
570 km or 354 mi Birjand
$542
634 km or 394 mi Pardis
$563
654 km or 406 mi Qarshi
$500
657 km or 408 mi Pakdasht
$570
660 km or 410 mi Golestan
$584
667 km or 414 mi Sheberghan
$470
668 km or 415 mi Qarchak
$570
668 km or 415 mi Tehran
$638
670 km or 417 mi Varamin
$557
671 km or 417 mi Ray
$584
693 km or 431 mi Qods
$614
694 km or 431 mi Eslamshahr
$590
695 km or 432 mi Nasimshahr
$587
700 km or 435 mi Shahriar
$611
701 km or 435 mi Karaj
$684
703 km or 437 mi Fardis
$616

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Distance City Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi Paro
$437
147 km or 91 mi Siliguri
$282
196 km or 122 mi Rangpur
$307
203 km or 126 mi Saidpur
$320
211 km or 131 mi Shigatse
$960
214 km or 133 mi Damak
$303
257 km or 159 mi Raiganj
$287
257 km or 160 mi Guwahati
$325
258 km or 160 mi Biratnagar
$303
259 km or 161 mi Dispur
$321
266 km or 166 mi Balurghat
$288
280 km or 174 mi Lhasa
$1034
287 km or 178 mi Purnia
$270
294 km or 183 mi Bogra
$297
308 km or 191 mi Shillong
$336
313 km or 195 mi Malda
$289
313 km or 195 mi Mymensingh
$278
350 km or 217 mi Saharsa
$264
360 km or 224 mi Bhagalpur
$245
362 km or 225 mi Rajshahi
$289
364 km or 226 mi Sylhet
$327
377 km or 234 mi Janakpur
$287
401 km or 249 mi Berhampore
$288
413 km or 257 mi Narsingdi
$357
418 km or 260 mi Brahmanbaria
$329
421 km or 262 mi Kathmandu
$424
424 km or 264 mi Lalitpur
$336
426 km or 265 mi Dhaka
$478
438 km or 272 mi Agartala
$342
439 km or 273 mi Narayanganj
$348
444 km or 276 mi Muzaffarpur
$263
454 km or 282 mi Hetauda
$288
468 km or 291 mi Krishnanagar
$272
474 km or 295 mi Birgunj
$317
482 km or 299 mi Jessore
$326
486 km or 302 mi Shantipur
$285
493 km or 306 mi Patna
$293
495 km or 308 mi Durgapur
$272
500 km or 311 mi Asansol
$268
502 km or 312 mi Kulti
$274