Ashgabat vs San Diego - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Ashgabat	San Diego
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1616	$3346
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3750	$7719
🏠 One person rent	$798	$2248
🏘️ Family rent	$1515	$4052
🍽️ Food expenses	$620	$722
🚐 Transport expenses	$48.8	$185
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$756	$5772
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	7	87
😀 Quality of life	29	92
🏙️ Population	1.03M	1.39M

The cost of living in Ashgabat is 52% less expensive than in San Diego. Cities ranked 3187th and 45th ($1616 vs $3346) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 36th 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 0.5 months in Ashgabat compared to 1.7 months in San Diego. Ashgabat ranked 1st best city to live in Turkmenistan vs San Diego ranked 12th in the United States, while ranked 8245th and 75th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ashgabat vs San Diego

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	Ashgabat	San Diego
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$26.2	$20.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$59.7	$85.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.5	$12.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.44	$8.25
☕ Cappuccino	$5.58	$5.51
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.27	$2.62
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$894	$2399
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$606	$1894
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1482	$4351
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1322	$3534
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$49.3	$184
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$75.8	$286
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$85.1	$69.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.98%	6.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3870	$9294
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2996	$7063
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.14	$2.52
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$8.63	$72.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.69	$20.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.36	$1.38
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.17	$1.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.86	$3.98
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.17	$3.91
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.09	$4.72
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.13	$15
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.76	$14.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$25.2	$18.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.96	$4.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$1.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.38	$3.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.29	$5.11
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.91	$2.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.88	$2.34
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.84	$1.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.07	$3.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$27.1	$18.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.3	$3.1
🚬 Cigarette pack	$25.6	$11.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.35	$16.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.8	$10.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.97	$5.94
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.79	$2.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$112	$72.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17.6	$18
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$35.5	$132
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.39	$28
👖 Brand Jeans	$83.8	$56.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$141	$99.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$23	$1752
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6584	$21468

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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 San Diego

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Coronado	$2973
7.2 km or 4.5 mi	National	$2877
13 km or 7.8 mi	Lemon Grove	$2783
14 km or 9 mi	Chula Vista	$2893
14 km or 9 mi	La Mesa	$2775
16 km or 9.8 mi	Imperial Beach	$2786
18 km or 11 mi	La Jolla	$2821
21 km or 13 mi	El Cajon	$2936
24 km or 15 mi	Tijuana	$1050
25 km or 15 mi	Santee	$2799
30 km or 19 mi	Poway	$2765
38 km or 24 mi	Encinitas	$2853
40 km or 25 mi	Las Delicias	$922
43 km or 26 mi	Rosarito Beach	$922
46 km or 29 mi	Escondido	$2795
47 km or 30 mi	San Marcos	$2718
52 km or 33 mi	Carlsbad	$2997
54 km or 33 mi	Vista	$2783
57 km or 36 mi	Oceanside	$2926
73 km or 46 mi	Fallbrook	$2767
88 km or 55 mi	Temecula	$2579
91 km or 57 mi	San Clemente	$2886
95 km or 59 mi	Murrieta	$3006
97 km or 61 mi	Dana Point	$2828
98 km or 61 mi	French Valley	$2650
99 km or 61 mi	San Juan Capistrano	$2842
99 km or 61 mi	Wildomar	$2717
104 km or 65 mi	Laguna Niguel	$3001
107 km or 66 mi	Laguna Beach	$2928
107 km or 67 mi	Menifee	$2587
109 km or 68 mi	Ensenada	$912
109 km or 68 mi	Lake Elsinore	$2654
110 km or 68 mi	Mission Viejo	$3444
110 km or 69 mi	Laguna Hills	$3035
111 km or 69 mi	Rancho Santa Margarita	$2950
114 km or 71 mi	Aliso Viejo	$3330
114 km or 71 mi	Lake Forest	$3047
115 km or 72 mi	Hemet	$2789
119 km or 74 mi	Perris	$2595
119 km or 74 mi	Temescal Valley	$2647