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

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Ashgabat	San Jose
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1616	$3674
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3750	$8354
🏠 One person rent	$798	$2553
🏘️ Family rent	$1515	$4614
🍽️ Food expenses	$620	$756
🚐 Transport expenses	$48.8	$175
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$756	$6972
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	7	87
😀 Quality of life	29	93
🏙️ Population	1.03M	1.01M

The cost of living in Ashgabat is 56% less expensive than in San Jose, United States. Cities ranked 3187th and 13th ($1616 vs $3674) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 11th 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 1.9 months in San Jose, United States. Ashgabat ranked 1st best city to live in Turkmenistan vs San Jose, United States ranked 9th in the United States, while ranked 8245th and 57th 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	$26.2	$25.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$59.7	$99.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.5	$12.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.44	$9.02
☕ Cappuccino	$5.58	$6.07
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.27	$3.37
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$894	$2518
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$606	$2244
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1482	$4974
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1322	$4085
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$49.3	$178
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$75.8	$275
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$85.1	$76.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.98%	6.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3870	$11099
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2996	$11117
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.14	$2.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$8.63	$90.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.69	$18.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.36	$1.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.17	$1.34
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.86	$4.64
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.17	$3.84
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.09	$4.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.13	$15.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.76	$14.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$25.2	$21.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.96	$5.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$1.76
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.38	$3.56
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.29	$6.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.91	$3.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.88	$3.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.84	$1.73
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.07	$2.55
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$27.1	$15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.3	$2.11
🚬 Cigarette pack	$25.6	$11.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.35	$9.28
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.8	$7.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.97	$4.62
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.79	$2.28
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$112	$113
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17.6	$15.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$35.5	$151
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.39	$20.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$83.8	$48.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$141	$83.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$23	$1894
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6584	$23974

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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 Jose, United States

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.6 km or 4.7 mi	Campbell	$3322
9.7 km or 6.1 mi	Santa Clara	$3417
11 km or 6.8 mi	Los Gatos	$4181
13 km or 8.4 mi	Saratoga	$3147
15 km or 9.1 mi	Milpitas	$3083
15 km or 9.3 mi	Cupertino	$2799
16 km or 10 mi	Sunnyvale	$3305
18 km or 11 mi	Mountain View	$3220
21 km or 13 mi	Los Altos	$3085
27 km or 17 mi	Palo Alto	$3610
27 km or 17 mi	Morgan Hill	$3094
28 km or 18 mi	Fremont	$3159
29 km or 18 mi	Newark	$3010
29 km or 18 mi	East Palo Alto	$3228
32 km or 20 mi	Menlo Park	$3288
36 km or 22 mi	Union	$2986
38 km or 23 mi	Redwood	$3584
39 km or 24 mi	Santa Cruz	$3433
41 km or 25 mi	San Carlos	$3442
41 km or 25 mi	Pleasanton	$3578
42 km or 26 mi	Gilroy	$3118
43 km or 27 mi	Livermore	$3085
44 km or 27 mi	Watsonville	$3527
44 km or 27 mi	Belmont	$3804
44 km or 28 mi	Foster	$3473
45 km or 28 mi	Hayward	$2981
46 km or 28 mi	Dublin	$3091
47 km or 29 mi	San Lorenzo	$2802
48 km or 30 mi	San Mateo	$3672
48 km or 30 mi	Castro Valley	$2931
53 km or 33 mi	San Leandro	$3023
53 km or 33 mi	Burlingame	$3293
54 km or 33 mi	San Ramon	$2851
57 km or 36 mi	Millbrae	$3224
59 km or 36 mi	Danville	$2922
60 km or 38 mi	San Bruno	$3196
61 km or 38 mi	Alameda	$3274
62 km or 38 mi	Tracy	$2250
63 km or 39 mi	South San Francisco	$3170
64 km or 40 mi	Oakland	$3146