Ashgabat vs Yangon - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Ashgabat	Yangon
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1616	$919
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3750	$1997
🏠 One person rent	$798	$572
🏘️ Family rent	$1515	$837
🍽️ Food expenses	$620	$215
🚐 Transport expenses	$48.8	$74.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$756	$235
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	7	30
😀 Quality of life	29	26
🏙️ Population	1.03M	6.87M

The cost of living in Ashgabat is 76% more expensive than in Yangon. Cities ranked 3187th and 6082nd ($1616 vs $919) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Turkmenistan and Myanmar, respectively. Check Turkmenistan vs Myanmar comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Ashgabat compared to 0.3 months in Yangon. Ashgabat ranked 1st best city to live in Turkmenistan vs Yangon ranked 2nd in Myanmar, while ranked 8245th and 8533rd 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	$26.2	$2.04
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$59.7	$23.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.5	$3.77
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.44	$1.22
☕ Cappuccino	$5.58	$2.12
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.27	$0.78
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$894	$871
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$606	$431
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1482	$1016
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1322	$707
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$49.3	$27.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$75.8	$41.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$85.1	$25.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.98%	12.06%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3870	$1438
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2996	$312
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.14	$0.17
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$8.63	$9.19
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.69	$8.11
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.36	$0.58
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.17	$1.62
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.86	$1.1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.17	$1.33
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.09	$1.23
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.13	$12.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.76	$4.51
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$25.2	$11.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.96	$3.24
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$1.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.38	$1.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.29	$1.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.91	$1.12
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.88	$1.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.84	$0.2
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.07	$0.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$27.1	$11.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.3	$1.24
🚬 Cigarette pack	$25.6	$1.55
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.35	$0.91
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.8	$1.51
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.97	$0.61
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.79	$1.28
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$112	$29.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17.6	$3.63
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$35.5	$8.95
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.39	$1.78
👖 Brand Jeans	$83.8	$58.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$141	$69.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$23	$484
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6584	$10024

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Cities near Ashgabat

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.2 mi	Anau	$1583
95 km or 59 mi	Quchan	$500
99 km or 61 mi	Baherden	$1578
107 km or 66 mi	Bojnord	$458
197 km or 123 mi	Nishapur	$517
203 km or 126 mi	Sabzevar	$515
212 km or 132 mi	Mashhad	$538
294 km or 183 mi	Gonbad-e Kavus	$496
302 km or 187 mi	Kashmar	$511
306 km or 190 mi	Mary	$1531
307 km or 191 mi	Torbat-e Heydarieh	$515
344 km or 213 mi	Shahrud	$603
361 km or 224 mi	Torbat-e Jam	$512
367 km or 228 mi	Gorgan	$689
451 km or 280 mi	Dasoguz	$1572
469 km or 291 mi	Turkmenabat	$1554
496 km or 308 mi	Sari	$670
513 km or 318 mi	Nukus	$394
516 km or 321 mi	Qaem Shahr	$564
517 km or 321 mi	Semnan	$607
524 km or 325 mi	Herat	$514
528 km or 328 mi	Babol	$468
558 km or 347 mi	Amol	$550
561 km or 349 mi	Bukhara	$452
570 km or 354 mi	Birjand	$553
634 km or 394 mi	Pardis	$675
654 km or 406 mi	Qarshi	$435
657 km or 408 mi	Pakdasht	$689
660 km or 410 mi	Golestan	$722
667 km or 414 mi	Sheberghan	$450
668 km or 415 mi	Qarchak	$693
668 km or 415 mi	Tehran	$797
670 km or 417 mi	Varamin	$673
671 km or 417 mi	Ray	$720
693 km or 431 mi	Qods	$706
694 km or 431 mi	Eslamshahr	$716
695 km or 432 mi	Nasimshahr	$706
700 km or 435 mi	Shahriar	$708
701 km or 435 mi	Karaj	$741
703 km or 437 mi	Fardis	$699

Cities near Yangon

Distance	City	Cost of living
71 km or 44 mi	Bago	$783
151 km or 94 mi	Pathein	$792
158 km or 98 mi	Hpa-an	$612
161 km or 100 mi	Mawlamyine	$564
334 km or 207 mi	Naypyidaw	$690
373 km or 232 mi	Chiang Mai	$742
373 km or 232 mi	Pai	$655
438 km or 272 mi	Phitsanulok	$559
442 km or 275 mi	Nakhon Sawan	$674
451 km or 280 mi	Taunggyi	$617
506 km or 314 mi	Sittwe	$593
520 km or 323 mi	Chiang Rai	$513
534 km or 332 mi	Nakhon Pathom	$564
552 km or 343 mi	Myeik	$570
566 km or 352 mi	Pak Kret	$739
566 km or 352 mi	Tha Khlong	$664
571 km or 355 mi	Nonthaburi	$759
571 km or 355 mi	Rangsit	$613
576 km or 358 mi	Mandalay	$613
578 km or 359 mi	Bangkok	$994
588 km or 365 mi	Lat Luang	$787
591 km or 367 mi	Pu Chao Saming Phrai	$786
600 km or 373 mi	Monywa	$588
624 km or 388 mi	Hua Hin	$676
658 km or 409 mi	Laem Chabang	$769
662 km or 411 mi	Chaophraya Surasak	$758
666 km or 414 mi	Pattaya	$800
666 km or 414 mi	Nakhon Ratchasima	$564
671 km or 417 mi	Nong Prue	$773
686 km or 427 mi	Cox's Bazar	$325
697 km or 433 mi	Vientiane	$1168
705 km or 438 mi	Udon Thani	$555
708 km or 440 mi	Vang Vieng	$1174
713 km or 443 mi	Khon Kaen	$608
719 km or 447 mi	Luang Prabang	$1251
742 km or 461 mi	Klaeng	$703
756 km or 470 mi	Jinghong	$599
763 km or 474 mi	Chittagong	$312
816 km or 507 mi	Serei Saophoan	$633
834 km or 518 mi	Pu'er	$626