Ashgabat vs Caloocan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Ashgabat	Caloocan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1584	$640
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3634	$1548
🏠 One person rent	$798	$362
🏘️ Family rent	$1502	$691
🍽️ Food expenses	$609	$189
🚐 Transport expenses	$49.1	$41.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$718	$287
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	7	73
😀 Quality of life	29	47
🏙️ Population	1.03M	1.66M

The cost of living in Ashgabat is 147% more expensive than in Caloocan. Cities ranked 3105th and 7283rd ($1584 vs $640) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 18th in Turkmenistan and the Philippines, respectively. Check Turkmenistan vs the Philippines comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Ashgabat compared to 0.4 months in Caloocan. Ashgabat ranked 1st best city to live in Turkmenistan vs Caloocan ranked 23rd in the Philippines, while ranked 8250th and 6443rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ashgabat vs Caloocan

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	Ashgabat	Caloocan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$25.9	$3.45
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$60.4	$13.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.1	$2.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.4	$1.17
☕ Cappuccino	$5.56	$1.12
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.25	$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$884	$331
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$607	$229
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1501	$569
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1302	$521
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$45.2	$86.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$70	$134
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$90.5	$25.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.58%	4.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3897	$2695
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3006	$1780
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.14	$0.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$8.52	$13.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.74	$2.52
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.38	$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3	$1.77
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.35	$1.07
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.49	$0.93
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.83	$1.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.29	$2.08
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.83	$2.73
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.9	$5.54
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.02	$1.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$1.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.81	$1.86
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.06	$1.3
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$1.21
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$2.36
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.74	$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.08	$1.57
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$27.3	$5.15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.79	$1.02
🚬 Cigarette pack	$25.2	$3.17
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.01	$4.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.8	$3.14
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3	$1.65
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.77	$1.6
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$112	$5.18
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17.7	$5.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$31.8	$15
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.36	$5.15
👖 Brand Jeans	$69.9	$32.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$92.4	$45.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$22.7	$148
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6132	$4605

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Ashgabat

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.2 mi	Anau	$1553
95 km or 59 mi	Quchan	$515
99 km or 61 mi	Baherden	$1541
107 km or 66 mi	Bojnord	$510
197 km or 123 mi	Nishapur	$509
203 km or 126 mi	Sabzevar	$524
212 km or 132 mi	Mashhad	$508
294 km or 183 mi	Gonbad-e Kavus	$495
302 km or 187 mi	Kashmar	$521
306 km or 190 mi	Mary	$1503
307 km or 191 mi	Torbat-e Heydarieh	$521
344 km or 213 mi	Shahrud	$598
361 km or 224 mi	Torbat-e Jam	$550
367 km or 228 mi	Gorgan	$685
451 km or 280 mi	Dasoguz	$1535
469 km or 291 mi	Turkmenabat	$1523
496 km or 308 mi	Sari	$658
513 km or 318 mi	Nukus	$392
516 km or 321 mi	Qaem Shahr	$554
517 km or 321 mi	Semnan	$580
524 km or 325 mi	Herat	$512
528 km or 328 mi	Babol	$458
558 km or 347 mi	Amol	$557
561 km or 349 mi	Bukhara	$431
570 km or 354 mi	Birjand	$574
634 km or 394 mi	Pardis	$665
654 km or 406 mi	Qarshi	$484
657 km or 408 mi	Pakdasht	$680
660 km or 410 mi	Golestan	$714
667 km or 414 mi	Sheberghan	$414
668 km or 415 mi	Qarchak	$681
668 km or 415 mi	Tehran	$788
670 km or 417 mi	Varamin	$651
671 km or 417 mi	Ray	$710
693 km or 431 mi	Qods	$698
694 km or 431 mi	Eslamshahr	$700
695 km or 432 mi	Nasimshahr	$697
700 km or 435 mi	Shahriar	$698
701 km or 435 mi	Karaj	$736
703 km or 437 mi	Fardis	$688

Cities near Caloocan

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.8 km or 1.1 mi	Malabon	$623
3.3 km or 2 mi	Navotas	$732
5.8 km or 3.6 mi	Valenzuela	$506
6.1 km or 3.8 mi	Manila	$766
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Quezon	$706
9.4 km or 5.9 mi	Meycauayan	$577
10 km or 6.4 mi	Mandaluyong	$746
12 km or 7.3 mi	Pasay	$770
13 km or 8.2 mi	Makati	$901
14 km or 8.9 mi	Marikina	$546
15 km or 9.4 mi	Pasig	$670
17 km or 11 mi	Taguig	$780
19 km or 12 mi	Cainta	$704
20 km or 12 mi	San Jose del Monte	$496
21 km or 13 mi	Bacoor	$538
21 km or 13 mi	Paranaque	$621
22 km or 14 mi	Las Pinas	$589
24 km or 15 mi	Antipolo	$535
25 km or 15 mi	Imus	$518
27 km or 17 mi	Malolos	$572
31 km or 19 mi	Muntinlupa	$676
31 km or 19 mi	General Trias	$457
33 km or 20 mi	Binangonan	$487
34 km or 21 mi	San Pedro	$575
36 km or 22 mi	Dasmarinas	$400
37 km or 23 mi	Binan	$539
40 km or 25 mi	Santa Rosa	$508
42 km or 26 mi	Trece Martires	$515
45 km or 28 mi	Cabuyao	$545
52 km or 33 mi	San Fernando	$610
53 km or 33 mi	Calamba	$486
66 km or 41 mi	Tanauan	$508
67 km or 42 mi	Santo Tomas	$504
69 km or 43 mi	Angeles	$613
75 km or 47 mi	San Pablo	$427
75 km or 47 mi	Mabalacat	$585
76 km or 47 mi	Olongapo	$464
82 km or 51 mi	Lipa	$398
93 km or 58 mi	Cabanatuan	$372
100 km or 62 mi	Tarlac	$445