Ashgabat vs San Diego - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Ashgabat	San Diego
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1679	$3427
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3854	$7903
🏠 One person rent	$836	$2366
🏘️ Family rent	$1553	$4375
🍽️ Food expenses	$658	$686
🚐 Transport expenses	$47.3	$192
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$573	$5439
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	7	87
😀 Quality of life	30	91
🏙️ Population	828K	1.39M

The cost of living in Ashgabat is 51% less expensive than in San Diego. Cities ranked 2737th and 26th ($1679 vs $3427) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 23rd 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 1.6 months in San Diego. Ashgabat ranked 1st best city to live in Turkmenistan vs San Diego ranked 15th in the United States, while ranked 8379th and 107th 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	$31.6	$20.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$55.7	$85.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10	$12.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.39	$8.8
☕ Cappuccino	$4.59	$5.63
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.91	$2.87
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$915	$2498
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$647	$2064
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1453	$4740
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1376	$3919
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$48.2	$142
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$73.7	$218
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$87.4	$73.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.98%	6.64%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4561	$11408
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3442	$8035
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.29	$2.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$9.98	$71.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.68	$22.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.38	$1.35
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.63	$1.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.85	$3.69
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.65	$3.92
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.07	$4.13
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.3	$12.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.9	$13.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$24.8	$19.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.66	$4.46
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.38	$1.84
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.31	$3.2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.82	$4.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$2.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.83	$2.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.83	$1.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.09	$2.64
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$27.2	$14.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.61	$2.13
🚬 Cigarette pack	$25.4	$10.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.03	$16.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.84	$6.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.02	$4.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.8	$2.16
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$65.9	$79.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16.5	$17.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$33.8	$129
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.42	$22.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$83.7	$61.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$144	$95.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$22.6	$1701
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6425	$18429

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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 Diego

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Coronado	$3051
7.2 km or 4.5 mi	National	$2907
13 km or 7.8 mi	Lemon Grove	$2844
14 km or 9 mi	Chula Vista	$2969
14 km or 9 mi	La Mesa	$2868
16 km or 9.8 mi	Imperial Beach	$2851
18 km or 11 mi	La Jolla	$2867
21 km or 13 mi	El Cajon	$2910
24 km or 15 mi	Tijuana	$1184
25 km or 15 mi	Santee	$2788
30 km or 19 mi	Poway	$2784
38 km or 24 mi	Encinitas	$2879
40 km or 25 mi	Las Delicias	$1032
43 km or 26 mi	Rosarito Beach	$1029
46 km or 29 mi	Escondido	$2884
47 km or 30 mi	San Marcos	$2722
52 km or 33 mi	Carlsbad	$3046
54 km or 33 mi	Vista	$2732
57 km or 36 mi	Oceanside	$3094
73 km or 46 mi	Fallbrook	$2709
88 km or 55 mi	Temecula	$2597
91 km or 57 mi	San Clemente	$3070
95 km or 59 mi	Murrieta	$3155
97 km or 61 mi	Dana Point	$2751
98 km or 61 mi	French Valley	$2684
99 km or 61 mi	San Juan Capistrano	$2681
99 km or 61 mi	Wildomar	$2803
104 km or 65 mi	Laguna Niguel	$2461
107 km or 66 mi	Laguna Beach	$2755
107 km or 67 mi	Menifee	$2637
109 km or 68 mi	Ensenada	$1027
109 km or 68 mi	Lake Elsinore	$2730
110 km or 68 mi	Mission Viejo	$3513
110 km or 69 mi	Laguna Hills	$2957
111 km or 69 mi	Rancho Santa Margarita	$2960
114 km or 71 mi	Aliso Viejo	$3180
114 km or 71 mi	Lake Forest	$2944
115 km or 72 mi	Hemet	$2879
119 km or 74 mi	Perris	$2609
119 km or 74 mi	Temescal Valley	$2606