Ashgabat vs Caloocan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Ashgabat	Caloocan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1616	$668
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3750	$1632
🏠 One person rent	$798	$383
🏘️ Family rent	$1515	$731
🍽️ Food expenses	$620	$193
🚐 Transport expenses	$48.8	$41.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$756	$296
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	7	73
😀 Quality of life	29	46
🏙️ Population	1.03M	1.66M

The cost of living in Ashgabat is 142% more expensive than in Caloocan. Cities ranked 3187th and 7137th ($1616 vs $668) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 17th 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 22nd in the Philippines, while ranked 8245th and 6448th 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	$26.2	$3.53
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$59.7	$13.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.5	$2.63
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.44	$1.06
☕ Cappuccino	$5.58	$1.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.27	$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$894	$338
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$606	$236
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1482	$592
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1322	$539
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$49.3	$102
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$75.8	$156
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$85.1	$25.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.98%	4.48%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3870	$1338
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2996	$709
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.14	$0.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$8.63	$12
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.69	$2.62
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.36	$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.17	$1.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.86	$1.1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.17	$0.94
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.09	$1.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.13	$2.11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.76	$2.83
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$25.2	$5.69
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.96	$2.06
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$1.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.38	$1.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.29	$1.36
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.91	$1.26
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.88	$2.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.84	$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.07	$1.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$27.1	$5.35
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.3	$1.06
🚬 Cigarette pack	$25.6	$3.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.35	$5.05
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.8	$3.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.97	$1.71
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.79	$1.64
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$112	$5.38
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17.6	$5.78
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$35.5	$15.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.39	$5.87
👖 Brand Jeans	$83.8	$33.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$141	$45.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$23	$151
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6584	$7154

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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 Caloocan

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.8 km or 1.1 mi	Malabon	$593
3.3 km or 2 mi	Navotas	$704
5.8 km or 3.6 mi	Valenzuela	$453
6.1 km or 3.8 mi	Manila	$801
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Quezon	$738
9.4 km or 5.9 mi	Meycauayan	$573
10 km or 6.4 mi	Mandaluyong	$770
12 km or 7.3 mi	Pasay	$650
13 km or 8.2 mi	Makati	$816
14 km or 8.9 mi	Marikina	$538
15 km or 9.4 mi	Pasig	$705
17 km or 11 mi	Taguig	$820
19 km or 12 mi	Cainta	$717
20 km or 12 mi	San Jose del Monte	$570
21 km or 13 mi	Bacoor	$564
21 km or 13 mi	Paranaque	$650
22 km or 14 mi	Las Pinas	$633
24 km or 15 mi	Antipolo	$590
25 km or 15 mi	Imus	$614
27 km or 17 mi	Malolos	$668
31 km or 19 mi	Muntinlupa	$725
31 km or 19 mi	General Trias	$602
33 km or 20 mi	Binangonan	$558
34 km or 21 mi	San Pedro	$641
36 km or 22 mi	Dasmarinas	$414
37 km or 23 mi	Binan	$579
40 km or 25 mi	Santa Rosa	$674
42 km or 26 mi	Trece Martires	$562
45 km or 28 mi	Cabuyao	$677
52 km or 33 mi	San Fernando	$632
53 km or 33 mi	Calamba	$518
66 km or 41 mi	Tanauan	$551
67 km or 42 mi	Santo Tomas	$547
69 km or 43 mi	Angeles	$668
75 km or 47 mi	San Pablo	$488
75 km or 47 mi	Mabalacat	$627
76 km or 47 mi	Olongapo	$507
82 km or 51 mi	Lipa	$421
93 km or 58 mi	Cabanatuan	$442
100 km or 62 mi	Tarlac	$476