Ashgabat vs San Antonio - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Ashgabat	San Antonio
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1679	$2219
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3854	$5120
🏠 One person rent	$836	$1382
🏘️ Family rent	$1553	$2287
🍽️ Food expenses	$658	$542
🚐 Transport expenses	$47.3	$151
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$573	$3866
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	7	81
😀 Quality of life	30	90
🏙️ Population	828K	1.43M

The cost of living in Ashgabat is 24% less expensive than in San Antonio. Cities ranked 2737th and 1242nd ($1679 vs $2219) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1113th 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 0.3 months in Ashgabat compared to 1.7 months in San Antonio. Ashgabat ranked 1st best city to live in Turkmenistan vs San Antonio ranked 25th in the United States, while ranked 8379th and 137th 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	$31.6	$16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$55.7	$66.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10	$11.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.39	$5.37
☕ Cappuccino	$4.59	$5.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.91	$2.63
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$915	$1467
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$647	$1106
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1453	$2477
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1376	$1891
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$48.2	$130
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$73.7	$205
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$87.4	$73.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.98%	6.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4561	$7160
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3442	$3053
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.29	$2.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$9.98	$55.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.68	$17.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.38	$0.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.63	$1.06
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.85	$2.69
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.65	$3.31
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.07	$3.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.3	$12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.9	$10.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$24.8	$13.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.66	$4.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.38	$1.5
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.31	$3.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.82	$3.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$1.76
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.83	$2.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.83	$1.16
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.09	$2.37
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$27.2	$12.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.61	$2.28
🚬 Cigarette pack	$25.4	$7.99
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.03	$6.93
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.84	$5.35
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.02	$3.7
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.8	$1.45
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$65.9	$50.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16.5	$13.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$33.8	$94
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.42	$16.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$83.7	$52.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$144	$93.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$22.6	$1445
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6425	$19044

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Cities near Ashgabat

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.2 mi	Anau	$1648
95 km or 59 mi	Quchan	$487
99 km or 61 mi	Baherden	$1642
107 km or 66 mi	Bojnord	$427
197 km or 123 mi	Nishapur	$509
203 km or 126 mi	Sabzevar	$489
212 km or 132 mi	Mashhad	$532
294 km or 183 mi	Gonbad-e Kavus	$473
302 km or 187 mi	Kashmar	$507
306 km or 190 mi	Mary	$1644
307 km or 191 mi	Torbat-e Heydarieh	$520
344 km or 213 mi	Shahrud	$576
361 km or 224 mi	Torbat-e Jam	$558
367 km or 228 mi	Gorgan	$661
451 km or 280 mi	Dasoguz	$1657
469 km or 291 mi	Turkmenabat	$1662
496 km or 308 mi	Sari	$640
513 km or 318 mi	Nukus	$427
516 km or 321 mi	Qaem Shahr	$533
517 km or 321 mi	Semnan	$558
524 km or 325 mi	Herat	$514
528 km or 328 mi	Babol	$434
558 km or 347 mi	Amol	$519
561 km or 349 mi	Bukhara	$399
570 km or 354 mi	Birjand	$554
634 km or 394 mi	Pardis	$619
654 km or 406 mi	Qarshi	$416
657 km or 408 mi	Pakdasht	$633
660 km or 410 mi	Golestan	$655
667 km or 414 mi	Sheberghan	$446
668 km or 415 mi	Qarchak	$636
668 km or 415 mi	Tehran	$700
670 km or 417 mi	Varamin	$616
671 km or 417 mi	Ray	$653
693 km or 431 mi	Qods	$655
694 km or 431 mi	Eslamshahr	$655
695 km or 432 mi	Nasimshahr	$651
700 km or 435 mi	Shahriar	$653
701 km or 435 mi	Karaj	$693
703 km or 437 mi	Fardis	$651

Cities near San Antonio

Distance	City	Cost of living
27 km or 17 mi	Schertz	$2146
30 km or 18 mi	Cibolo	$2158
48 km or 30 mi	New Braunfels	$2175
54 km or 33 mi	Seguin	$2146
74 km or 46 mi	San Marcos	$2093
87 km or 54 mi	Kyle	$2150
93 km or 58 mi	Kerrville	$2186
122 km or 76 mi	Austin	$2590
136 km or 85 mi	Cedar Park	$2191
140 km or 87 mi	Leander	$2190
141 km or 88 mi	Pflugerville	$2179
145 km or 90 mi	Round Rock	$2095
157 km or 98 mi	Georgetown	$2146
161 km or 100 mi	Victoria	$2220
197 km or 122 mi	Copperas Cove	$2013
200 km or 124 mi	Harker Heights	$1989
201 km or 125 mi	Killeen	$1902
210 km or 130 mi	Eagle Pass	$1979
213 km or 132 mi	Piedras Negras	$710
215 km or 134 mi	Corpus Christi	$1560
216 km or 134 mi	Temple	$2066
221 km or 137 mi	Kingsville	$1789
233 km or 145 mi	Del Rio	$1931
235 km or 146 mi	Laredo	$1842
236 km or 147 mi	Ciudad Acuna	$789
237 km or 147 mi	Nuevo Laredo	$595
247 km or 153 mi	Bryan	$1925
247 km or 154 mi	College Station	$1829
261 km or 162 mi	Rosenberg	$2136
269 km or 167 mi	Waco	$2071
279 km or 174 mi	Sugar Land	$2148
286 km or 178 mi	Missouri	$2128
293 km or 182 mi	San Angelo	$1972
300 km or 186 mi	Lake Jackson	$2080
300 km or 187 mi	The Woodlands	$2737
303 km or 188 mi	Houston	$2221
308 km or 191 mi	Spring	$2126
309 km or 192 mi	Conroe	$1801
310 km or 193 mi	Pearland	$2118
312 km or 194 mi	Stephenville	$2108