Ashgabat vs San Jose, United States - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ashgabat San Jose
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1806
$3962
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4178
$8268
🏠 One person rent
$887
$2809
🏘️ Family rent
$1506
$4461
🍽️ Food expenses
$763
$768
🚐 Transport expenses
$49.3
$184
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$635
$5742
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
7
87
😀 Quality of life
48
91
🏙️ Population
1.03M
1.01M

The cost of living in Ashgabat is 54% less expensive than in San Jose, United States. Cities ranked 2849th and 8th ($1806 vs $3962) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 5th 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 1.4 months in San Jose, United States. Ashgabat ranked 1st best city to live in Turkmenistan vs San Jose, United States ranked 31st in the United States, while ranked 6881st and 148th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ashgabat vs San Jose, United States

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Ashgabat San Jose
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$28.8
$23.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$86.1
$100
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.9
$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.69
$9
☕ Cappuccino
$6.75
$5.63
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.82
$3.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1012
$3015
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$667
$2454
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1768
$4507
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1221
$4037
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$48.7
$169
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$74.5
$256
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$102
$74.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.45%
6.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4069
$9481
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2839
$9796
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.14
$2.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.55
$89.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.63
$21.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.43
$1.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$4.71
$1.57
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.94
$4.69
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.24
$3.72
🥚 Eggs, x12
$6.15
$5.55
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.23
$20.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.2
$13.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$22.5
$22.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.06
$6.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$2.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.48
$5.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.72
$5.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.27
$3.97
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$3.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.78
$1.82
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.07
$3.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$18.9
$15.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.21
$2.52
🚬 Cigarette pack
$25.5
$11.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.8
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.88
$6.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.02
$6.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.81
$2.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.8
$130
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.3
$16.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$31.3
$150
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.46
$20.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$65.6
$56.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$92.4
$97.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$22.9
$1802
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24723
$23160

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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 Jose, United States

Distance City Cost of living
7.6 km or 4.7 mi Campbell
$3488
9.7 km or 6.1 mi Santa Clara
$3608
11 km or 6.8 mi Los Gatos
$4273
13 km or 8.4 mi Saratoga
$3379
15 km or 9.1 mi Milpitas
$3257
15 km or 9.3 mi Cupertino
$2871
16 km or 10 mi Sunnyvale
$3508
18 km or 11 mi Mountain View
$3603
21 km or 13 mi Los Altos
$3254
27 km or 17 mi Palo Alto
$3805
27 km or 17 mi Morgan Hill
$3181
28 km or 18 mi Fremont
$3589
29 km or 18 mi Newark
$3261
29 km or 18 mi East Palo Alto
$3382
32 km or 20 mi Menlo Park
$3395
36 km or 22 mi Union
$3137
38 km or 23 mi Redwood
$3771
39 km or 24 mi Santa Cruz
$3489
41 km or 25 mi San Carlos
$3359
41 km or 25 mi Pleasanton
$3520
42 km or 26 mi Gilroy
$3017
43 km or 27 mi Livermore
$3065
44 km or 27 mi Watsonville
$3676
44 km or 27 mi Belmont
$3593
44 km or 28 mi Foster
$3604
45 km or 28 mi Hayward
$2910
46 km or 28 mi Dublin
$3094
47 km or 29 mi San Lorenzo
$2802
48 km or 30 mi San Mateo
$3831
48 km or 30 mi Castro Valley
$2983
53 km or 33 mi San Leandro
$3007
53 km or 33 mi Burlingame
$3346
54 km or 33 mi San Ramon
$2859
57 km or 36 mi Millbrae
$3282
59 km or 36 mi Danville
$3778
60 km or 38 mi San Bruno
$3264
61 km or 38 mi Alameda
$3277
62 km or 38 mi Tracy
$2089
63 km or 39 mi South San Francisco
$3245
64 km or 40 mi Oakland
$3212