Ashgabat vs San Antonio - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Ashgabat	San Antonio
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1806	$2063
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4178	$4604
🏠 One person rent	$887	$1208
🏘️ Family rent	$1506	$1789
🍽️ Food expenses	$763	$579
🚐 Transport expenses	$49.3	$125
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$635	$4089
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	7	81
😀 Quality of life	48	91
🏙️ Population	1.03M	1.43M

The cost of living in Ashgabat is 12% less expensive than in San Antonio. Cities ranked 2849th and 1874th ($1806 vs $2063) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1483rd in Turkmenistan and the United States, respectively. Check Turkmenistan vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Ashgabat compared to 2 months in San Antonio. Ashgabat ranked 1st best city to live in Turkmenistan vs San Antonio ranked 42nd in the United States, while ranked 6881st and 170th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ashgabat vs San Antonio

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	Ashgabat	San Antonio
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$28.8	$17.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$86.1	$61.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.9	$11.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.69	$5.83
☕ Cappuccino	$6.75	$5.19
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.82	$2.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1012	$1308
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$667	$901
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1768	$1847
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1221	$1394
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$48.7	$150
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$74.5	$229
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$102	$75.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.45%	6.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4069	$4289
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2839	$1889
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.14	$1.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$8.55	$37.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.63	$17.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.43	$0.74
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$4.71	$1.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.94	$2.92
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.24	$4.29
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.15	$5.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.23	$11.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.2	$10.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$22.5	$16.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.06	$4.18
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$1.57
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.48	$4.26
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.72	$3.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.27	$2.19
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$3.17
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.78	$1.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.07	$2.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18.9	$14.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.21	$3.46
🚬 Cigarette pack	$25.5	$8.99
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.8	$6.72
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.88	$7.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.02	$3.92
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.81	$1.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40.8	$45.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.3	$13.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$31.3	$96.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.46	$17.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$65.6	$51
👟 Brand Sneakers	$92.4	$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$22.9	$1248
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24723	$17470

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Cities near Ashgabat

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.2 mi	Anau	$1763
95 km or 59 mi	Quchan	$501
99 km or 61 mi	Baherden	$1769
107 km or 66 mi	Bojnord	$487
197 km or 123 mi	Nishapur	$496
203 km or 126 mi	Sabzevar	$510
212 km or 132 mi	Mashhad	$498
294 km or 183 mi	Gonbad-e Kavus	$466
302 km or 187 mi	Kashmar	$507
306 km or 190 mi	Mary	$1640
307 km or 191 mi	Torbat-e Heydarieh	$501
344 km or 213 mi	Shahrud	$563
361 km or 224 mi	Torbat-e Jam	$494
367 km or 228 mi	Gorgan	$659
451 km or 280 mi	Dasoguz	$1755
469 km or 291 mi	Turkmenabat	$1709
496 km or 308 mi	Sari	$635
513 km or 318 mi	Nukus	$468
516 km or 321 mi	Qaem Shahr	$502
517 km or 321 mi	Semnan	$535
524 km or 325 mi	Herat	$532
528 km or 328 mi	Babol	$372
558 km or 347 mi	Amol	$531
561 km or 349 mi	Bukhara	$436
570 km or 354 mi	Birjand	$589
634 km or 394 mi	Pardis	$575
654 km or 406 mi	Qarshi	$513
657 km or 408 mi	Pakdasht	$583
660 km or 410 mi	Golestan	$592
667 km or 414 mi	Sheberghan	$457
668 km or 415 mi	Qarchak	$586
668 km or 415 mi	Tehran	$639
670 km or 417 mi	Varamin	$571
671 km or 417 mi	Ray	$591
693 km or 431 mi	Qods	$631
694 km or 431 mi	Eslamshahr	$602
695 km or 432 mi	Nasimshahr	$601
700 km or 435 mi	Shahriar	$627
701 km or 435 mi	Karaj	$696
703 km or 437 mi	Fardis	$639

Cities near San Antonio

Distance	City	Cost of living
27 km or 17 mi	Schertz	$2174
30 km or 18 mi	Cibolo	$2175
48 km or 30 mi	New Braunfels	$2221
54 km or 33 mi	Seguin	$2200
74 km or 46 mi	San Marcos	$2229
87 km or 54 mi	Kyle	$2237
93 km or 58 mi	Kerrville	$2165
122 km or 76 mi	Austin	$2444
136 km or 85 mi	Cedar Park	$2171
140 km or 87 mi	Leander	$2187
141 km or 88 mi	Pflugerville	$2115
145 km or 90 mi	Round Rock	$2027
157 km or 98 mi	Georgetown	$2125
161 km or 100 mi	Victoria	$2226
197 km or 122 mi	Copperas Cove	$2083
200 km or 124 mi	Harker Heights	$2059
201 km or 125 mi	Killeen	$1991
210 km or 130 mi	Eagle Pass	$2029
213 km or 132 mi	Piedras Negras	$1009
215 km or 134 mi	Corpus Christi	$1706
216 km or 134 mi	Temple	$2153
221 km or 137 mi	Kingsville	$1883
233 km or 145 mi	Del Rio	$2016
235 km or 146 mi	Laredo	$1736
236 km or 147 mi	Ciudad Acuna	$1017
237 km or 147 mi	Nuevo Laredo	$802
247 km or 153 mi	Bryan	$2000
247 km or 154 mi	College Station	$1913
261 km or 162 mi	Rosenberg	$2114
269 km or 167 mi	Waco	$2285
279 km or 174 mi	Sugar Land	$2071
286 km or 178 mi	Missouri	$2094
293 km or 182 mi	San Angelo	$2762
300 km or 186 mi	Lake Jackson	$2112
300 km or 187 mi	The Woodlands	$2738
303 km or 188 mi	Houston	$2265
308 km or 191 mi	Spring	$2112
309 km or 192 mi	Conroe	$1836
310 km or 193 mi	Pearland	$2150
312 km or 194 mi	Stephenville	$2150