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

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Ashgabat	San Jose
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1833	$3952
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4223	$8290
🏠 One person rent	$893	$2795
🏘️ Family rent	$1483	$4452
🍽️ Food expenses	$782	$775
🚐 Transport expenses	$49.8	$174
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$747	$5915
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	7	87
😀 Quality of life	49	93
🏙️ Population	1.03M	1.01M

The cost of living in Ashgabat is 54% less expensive than in San Jose, United States. Cities ranked 2595th and 6th ($1833 vs $3952) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th 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 1.5 months in San Jose, United States. Ashgabat ranked 1st best city to live in Turkmenistan vs San Jose, United States ranked 21st in the United States, while ranked 6667th and 88th 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	$31.3	$20.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$85.3	$99.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.8	$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.48	$9.08
☕ Cappuccino	$7.08	$5.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.16	$3.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1020	$2999
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$674	$2438
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1780	$4520
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1190	$4008
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$47.3	$175
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$73.2	$272
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$102	$70
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.49%	6.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4806	$10416
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2978	$9325
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.14	$2.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$8.51	$90.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.77	$18.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.43	$1.27
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$4.77	$1.5
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.69	$5.04
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.3	$3.21
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.17	$5.39
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.26	$22.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.7	$15.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.4	$23
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.44	$6.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$2.61
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.58	$5.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.56	$6.69
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.99	$4.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.79	$3.17
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.78	$1.88
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.1	$3.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$19.1	$15.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.69	$2.31
🚬 Cigarette pack	$25.7	$11.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.19	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.85	$6.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3	$6.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.81	$2.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.2	$113
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.3	$16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$33.8	$176
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.4	$21
👖 Brand Jeans	$65.8	$56.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$93.9	$88.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$23	$1874
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$25686	$22302

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Cities near Ashgabat

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.2 mi	Anau	$1774
95 km or 59 mi	Quchan	$500
99 km or 61 mi	Baherden	$1796
107 km or 66 mi	Bojnord	$489
197 km or 123 mi	Nishapur	$496
203 km or 126 mi	Sabzevar	$512
212 km or 132 mi	Mashhad	$503
294 km or 183 mi	Gonbad-e Kavus	$467
302 km or 187 mi	Kashmar	$506
306 km or 190 mi	Mary	$1654
307 km or 191 mi	Torbat-e Heydarieh	$502
344 km or 213 mi	Shahrud	$564
361 km or 224 mi	Torbat-e Jam	$493
367 km or 228 mi	Gorgan	$658
451 km or 280 mi	Dasoguz	$1770
469 km or 291 mi	Turkmenabat	$1716
496 km or 308 mi	Sari	$643
513 km or 318 mi	Nukus	$477
516 km or 321 mi	Qaem Shahr	$501
517 km or 321 mi	Semnan	$542
524 km or 325 mi	Herat	$509
528 km or 328 mi	Babol	$372
558 km or 347 mi	Amol	$530
561 km or 349 mi	Bukhara	$433
570 km or 354 mi	Birjand	$588
634 km or 394 mi	Pardis	$598
654 km or 406 mi	Qarshi	$512
657 km or 408 mi	Pakdasht	$604
660 km or 410 mi	Golestan	$628
667 km or 414 mi	Sheberghan	$432
668 km or 415 mi	Qarchak	$607
668 km or 415 mi	Tehran	$684
670 km or 417 mi	Varamin	$588
671 km or 417 mi	Ray	$622
693 km or 431 mi	Qods	$638
694 km or 431 mi	Eslamshahr	$623
695 km or 432 mi	Nasimshahr	$624
700 km or 435 mi	Shahriar	$635
701 km or 435 mi	Karaj	$704
703 km or 437 mi	Fardis	$640

Cities near San Jose, United States

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.6 km or 4.7 mi	Campbell	$3424
9.7 km or 6.1 mi	Santa Clara	$3476
11 km or 6.8 mi	Los Gatos	$4335
13 km or 8.4 mi	Saratoga	$3356
15 km or 9.1 mi	Milpitas	$3202
15 km or 9.3 mi	Cupertino	$2942
16 km or 10 mi	Sunnyvale	$3426
18 km or 11 mi	Mountain View	$3415
21 km or 13 mi	Los Altos	$3182
27 km or 17 mi	Palo Alto	$3765
27 km or 17 mi	Morgan Hill	$3130
28 km or 18 mi	Fremont	$3328
29 km or 18 mi	Newark	$3133
29 km or 18 mi	East Palo Alto	$3333
32 km or 20 mi	Menlo Park	$3359
36 km or 22 mi	Union	$3045
38 km or 23 mi	Redwood	$3890
39 km or 24 mi	Santa Cruz	$3719
41 km or 25 mi	San Carlos	$3382
41 km or 25 mi	Pleasanton	$3462
42 km or 26 mi	Gilroy	$2955
43 km or 27 mi	Livermore	$3089
44 km or 27 mi	Watsonville	$3748
44 km or 27 mi	Belmont	$3553
44 km or 28 mi	Foster	$3634
45 km or 28 mi	Hayward	$2826
46 km or 28 mi	Dublin	$3070
47 km or 29 mi	San Lorenzo	$2810
48 km or 30 mi	San Mateo	$3756
48 km or 30 mi	Castro Valley	$2957
53 km or 33 mi	San Leandro	$3071
53 km or 33 mi	Burlingame	$3317
54 km or 33 mi	San Ramon	$2850
57 km or 36 mi	Millbrae	$3285
59 km or 36 mi	Danville	$3818
60 km or 38 mi	San Bruno	$3230
61 km or 38 mi	Alameda	$3255
62 km or 38 mi	Tracy	$2114
63 km or 39 mi	South San Francisco	$3227
64 km or 40 mi	Oakland	$3254