Ashgabat vs Yangon - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Ashgabat	Yangon
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1833	$614
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4223	$1663
🏠 One person rent	$893	$220
🏘️ Family rent	$1483	$365
🍽️ Food expenses	$782	$243
🚐 Transport expenses	$49.8	$84.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$747	$149
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	7	30
😀 Quality of life	49	45
🏙️ Population	1.03M	6.87M

The cost of living in Ashgabat is 199% more expensive than in Yangon. Cities ranked 2595th and 7717th ($1833 vs $614) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Turkmenistan and Myanmar, respectively. Check Turkmenistan vs Myanmar comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Ashgabat compared to 0.2 months in Yangon. Ashgabat ranked 1st best city to live in Turkmenistan vs Yangon ranked 1st in Myanmar, while ranked 6667th and 7117th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ashgabat vs Yangon

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	Ashgabat	Yangon
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$31.3	$2.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$85.3	$17.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.8	$5.49
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.48	$1
☕ Cappuccino	$7.08	$1.75
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.16	$0.81
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1020	$339
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$674	$129
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1780	$597
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1190	$229
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$47.3	$26.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$73.2	$40.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$102	$22.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.49%	12.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4806	$2152
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2978	$939
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.14	$0.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$8.51	$9.91
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.77	$8.45
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.43	$0.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$4.77	$1.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.69	$0.97
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.3	$1.33
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.17	$1.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.26	$6.44
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.7	$5.58
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.4	$9.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.44	$4.56
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$1.09
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.58	$4.15
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.56	$2.67
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.99	$1.46
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.79	$1.15
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.78	$0.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.1	$0.78
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$19.1	$8.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.69	$0.94
🚬 Cigarette pack	$25.7	$1.63
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.19	$1.41
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.85	$2.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3	$1.35
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.81	$2.01
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.2	$27
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.3	$2.62
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$33.8	$14.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.4	$2.75
👖 Brand Jeans	$65.8	$62.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$93.9	$92.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$23	$265
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$25686	$15435

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Cities near Ashgabat

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.2 mi	Anau	$1774
95 km or 59 mi	Quchan	$500
99 km or 61 mi	Baherden	$1796
107 km or 66 mi	Bojnord	$489
197 km or 123 mi	Nishapur	$496
203 km or 126 mi	Sabzevar	$512
212 km or 132 mi	Mashhad	$503
294 km or 183 mi	Gonbad-e Kavus	$467
302 km or 187 mi	Kashmar	$506
306 km or 190 mi	Mary	$1654
307 km or 191 mi	Torbat-e Heydarieh	$502
344 km or 213 mi	Shahrud	$564
361 km or 224 mi	Torbat-e Jam	$493
367 km or 228 mi	Gorgan	$658
451 km or 280 mi	Dasoguz	$1770
469 km or 291 mi	Turkmenabat	$1716
496 km or 308 mi	Sari	$643
513 km or 318 mi	Nukus	$477
516 km or 321 mi	Qaem Shahr	$501
517 km or 321 mi	Semnan	$542
524 km or 325 mi	Herat	$509
528 km or 328 mi	Babol	$372
558 km or 347 mi	Amol	$530
561 km or 349 mi	Bukhara	$433
570 km or 354 mi	Birjand	$588
634 km or 394 mi	Pardis	$598
654 km or 406 mi	Qarshi	$512
657 km or 408 mi	Pakdasht	$604
660 km or 410 mi	Golestan	$628
667 km or 414 mi	Sheberghan	$432
668 km or 415 mi	Qarchak	$607
668 km or 415 mi	Tehran	$684
670 km or 417 mi	Varamin	$588
671 km or 417 mi	Ray	$622
693 km or 431 mi	Qods	$638
694 km or 431 mi	Eslamshahr	$623
695 km or 432 mi	Nasimshahr	$624
700 km or 435 mi	Shahriar	$635
701 km or 435 mi	Karaj	$704
703 km or 437 mi	Fardis	$640

Cities near Yangon

Distance	City	Cost of living
71 km or 44 mi	Bago	$571
151 km or 94 mi	Pathein	$666
158 km or 98 mi	Hpa-an	$581
161 km or 100 mi	Mawlamyine	$567
334 km or 207 mi	Naypyidaw	$594
373 km or 232 mi	Chiang Mai	$727
373 km or 232 mi	Pai	$667
438 km or 272 mi	Phitsanulok	$558
442 km or 275 mi	Nakhon Sawan	$680
451 km or 280 mi	Taunggyi	$534
506 km or 314 mi	Sittwe	$558
520 km or 323 mi	Chiang Rai	$603
534 km or 332 mi	Nakhon Pathom	$623
552 km or 343 mi	Myeik	$553
566 km or 352 mi	Pak Kret	$736
566 km or 352 mi	Tha Khlong	$675
571 km or 355 mi	Nonthaburi	$737
571 km or 355 mi	Rangsit	$635
576 km or 358 mi	Mandalay	$540
578 km or 359 mi	Bangkok	$958
588 km or 365 mi	Lat Luang	$774
591 km or 367 mi	Pu Chao Saming Phrai	$774
600 km or 373 mi	Monywa	$519
624 km or 388 mi	Hua Hin	$724
658 km or 409 mi	Laem Chabang	$779
662 km or 411 mi	Chaophraya Surasak	$770
666 km or 414 mi	Pattaya	$812
666 km or 414 mi	Nakhon Ratchasima	$588
671 km or 417 mi	Nong Prue	$787
686 km or 427 mi	Cox's Bazar	$324
697 km or 433 mi	Vientiane	$1152
705 km or 438 mi	Udon Thani	$578
708 km or 440 mi	Vang Vieng	$1181
713 km or 443 mi	Khon Kaen	$590
719 km or 447 mi	Luang Prabang	$1261
742 km or 461 mi	Klaeng	$718
756 km or 470 mi	Jinghong	$577
763 km or 474 mi	Chittagong	$358
816 km or 507 mi	Serei Saophoan	$623
834 km or 518 mi	Pu'er	$599