Cost of Living Comparison Between Phuket and Ashgabat Cost of Living Comparison Between Phuket and Ashgabat

🙂 Solo nomad: Phuket is 62.8% cheaper than Ashgabat without rent, and 61.5% cheaper with rent.
🙂 Family of 3: Phuket is 61.7% cheaper than Ashgabat without rent, and 49.4% cheaper with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
Phuket
Ashgabat
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$4.68 ฿151
$34.43 TMT 115
-86.41%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$46.4 ฿1,502
$86.2 TMT 289
-46.17%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$8.65 ฿280
$14.55 TMT 48.74
-40.55%
Cappuccino
$3.09 ฿100
$7.1 TMT 23.78
-56.48%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.73 ฿23.53
$3.23 TMT 10.83
-77.40%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.37 ฿11.95
$0.92 TMT 3.07
-59.78%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$2.39 ฿77.4
$5.26 TMT 17.61
-54.56%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$3.62 ฿117
$14.44 TMT 48.38
-74.93%
🛒 Groceries & Markets
Phuket
Ashgabat
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$2.24 ฿72.5
$5 TMT 16.74
-55.20%
White Bread (500g)
$1.8 ฿58.2
$2.41 TMT 8.07
-25.31%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$2.24 ฿72.3
$7.16 TMT 23.99
-68.72%
Eggs
$2.23 ฿72.1
$6.3 TMT 21.09
-64.60%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$19.31 ฿625
$40.19 TMT 135
-51.95%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$3.77 ฿122
$18.6 TMT 62.3
-79.73%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$13.05 ฿422
$18.33 TMT 61.4
-28.81%
Apples (1kg)
$3.28 ฿106
$5.33 TMT 17.85
-38.46%
Banana (1kg)
$1.63 ฿52.6
$9.09 TMT 30.45
-82.07%
Oranges (1kg)
$2.4 ฿77.7
$7.75 TMT 25.95
-69.03%
Tomato (1kg)
$1.99 ฿64.3
$3.58 TMT 11.99
-44.41%
Potato (1kg)
$1.53 ฿49.62
$2.33 TMT 7.81
-34.33%
Onion (1kg)
$1.49 ฿48.11
$1.8 TMT 6.03
-17.22%
Lettuce (1 head)
$1.02 ฿32.87
$1.98 TMT 6.64
-48.48%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$0.48 ฿15.61
$1.08 TMT 3.63
-55.56%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$4.32 ฿140
$25.55 TMT 85.6
-83.09%
Wine (Bottle)
$21.68 ฿702
$42.57 TMT 143
-49.07%
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$1.77 ฿57.3
$4.65 TMT 15.59
-61.94%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.79 ฿90.4
$2.84 TMT 9.53
-1.76%
🚌 Getting Around
Phuket
Ashgabat
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$1.35 ฿43.74
$0.13 TMT 0.43
938.46%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
$11.76 ฿380
$8.42 TMT 28.22
39.67%
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$3.15 ฿102
$2.88 TMT 9.65
9.38%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$1 ฿32.3
$0.89 TMT 2.99
12.36%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$13.64 ฿442
$8.63 TMT 28.9
58.05%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$1.3 ฿42.2
$0.42 TMT 1.39
209.52%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$27.4K ฿885.2K
$43.9K TMT 147.2K
-37.75%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$33.9K ฿1.1M
$56.5K TMT 189.4K
-40.02%
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Phuket
Ashgabat
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$123 ฿3,970
$573 TMT 1,918
-78.57%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$13.93 ฿451
$58 TMT 194
-75.97%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$18.24 ฿590
$104 TMT 348
-82.46%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Phuket
Ashgabat
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$60.8 ฿1,966
$192 TMT 644
-68.42%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
$17.11 ฿554
$44.88 TMT 150
-61.88%
Cinema Ticket
$9.07 ฿294
$14.16 TMT 47.42
-35.95%
🧸 Childcare & Education
Phuket
Ashgabat
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$694 ฿22.5K
$23.27 TMT 78
2883.33%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$15.9K ฿514.4K
$26K TMT 87.2K
-38.94%
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Phuket
Ashgabat
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$57.5 ฿1,861
$66.3 TMT 222
-13.26%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$34.51 ฿1,117
$122 TMT 410
-71.79%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$115 ฿3,727
$297 TMT 994
-61.18%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$84.8 ฿2,743
$187 TMT 626
-54.61%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Phuket
Ashgabat
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$611 ฿19.8K
$1,146 TMT 3,838
-46.66%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$442 ฿14.3K
$760 TMT 2,546
-41.80%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$2,014 ฿65.2K
$1,808 TMT 6,057
11.40%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$1,460 ฿47.2K
$1,610 TMT 5,394
-9.35%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
$4,244 ฿137.3K
$4,669 TMT 15.6K
-9.10%
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
$2,886 ฿93.4K
$3,018 TMT 10.1K
-4.35%
💵 Salaries & Financials
Phuket
Ashgabat
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
$697 ฿22.5K
$736 TMT 2,466
-5.38%
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
5.33
9.5
-43.89%

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Last update for Phuket: October 29, 2025

Last update for Ashgabat: October 27, 2025

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