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

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Ashgabat	San Jose
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1898	$3957
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4362	$8247
🏠 One person rent	$968	$2805
🏘️ Family rent	$1668	$4446
🍽️ Food expenses	$780	$765
🚐 Transport expenses	$50.9	$198
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$210	$6139
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	7	87
😀 Quality of life	43	91
🏙️ Population	1.03M	1.01M

The cost of living in Ashgabat is 52% less expensive than in San Jose, United States. Cities ranked 2383rd and 8th ($1898 vs $3957) 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 0.1 months in Ashgabat compared to 1.6 months in San Jose, United States. Ashgabat ranked 1st best city to live in Turkmenistan vs San Jose, United States ranked 25th in the United States, while ranked 7430th and 126th 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	$31.1	$24.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$85	$95
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.8	$12.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.76	$9.09
☕ Cappuccino	$6.83	$5.96
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.58	$3.6
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1017	$3010
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$765	$2448
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1798	$4541
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1413	$4005
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$49	$169
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$74.9	$259
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$104	$74.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.58%	6.1%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3536	$8786
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2856	$8977
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.14	$2.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$9.87	$90
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.74	$24.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.43	$1.38
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$4.53	$1.66
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.03	$4.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.85	$4.31
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.02	$5.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.31	$21.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20	$13.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$23.1	$21.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.09	$5.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.38	$2.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.47	$5.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.64	$5.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.27	$3.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$3.1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.74	$1.73
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.09	$3.32
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$19.1	$15.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.18	$2.39
🚬 Cigarette pack	$25.7	$11.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.88	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.83	$6.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.04	$6.96
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.82	$2.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40.7	$111
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.2	$17.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$31.1	$128
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.36	$21
👖 Brand Jeans	$56	$59.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$93.6	$100
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$22.7	$1815
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24585	$23151

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Cities near Ashgabat

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.2 mi	Anau	$1846
95 km or 59 mi	Quchan	$475
99 km or 61 mi	Baherden	$1864
107 km or 66 mi	Bojnord	$466
197 km or 123 mi	Nishapur	$469
203 km or 126 mi	Sabzevar	$483
212 km or 132 mi	Mashhad	$482
294 km or 183 mi	Gonbad-e Kavus	$458
302 km or 187 mi	Kashmar	$483
306 km or 190 mi	Mary	$1726
307 km or 191 mi	Torbat-e Heydarieh	$476
344 km or 213 mi	Shahrud	$561
361 km or 224 mi	Torbat-e Jam	$467
367 km or 228 mi	Gorgan	$664
451 km or 280 mi	Dasoguz	$1840
469 km or 291 mi	Turkmenabat	$1795
496 km or 308 mi	Sari	$612
513 km or 318 mi	Nukus	$475
516 km or 321 mi	Qaem Shahr	$474
517 km or 321 mi	Semnan	$523
524 km or 325 mi	Herat	$556
528 km or 328 mi	Babol	$359
558 km or 347 mi	Amol	$516
561 km or 349 mi	Bukhara	$439
570 km or 354 mi	Birjand	$542
634 km or 394 mi	Pardis	$563
654 km or 406 mi	Qarshi	$500
657 km or 408 mi	Pakdasht	$570
660 km or 410 mi	Golestan	$584
667 km or 414 mi	Sheberghan	$470
668 km or 415 mi	Qarchak	$570
668 km or 415 mi	Tehran	$638
670 km or 417 mi	Varamin	$557
671 km or 417 mi	Ray	$584
693 km or 431 mi	Qods	$614
694 km or 431 mi	Eslamshahr	$590
695 km or 432 mi	Nasimshahr	$587
700 km or 435 mi	Shahriar	$611
701 km or 435 mi	Karaj	$684
703 km or 437 mi	Fardis	$616

Cities near San Jose, United States

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.6 km or 4.7 mi	Campbell	$3460
9.7 km or 6.1 mi	Santa Clara	$3625
11 km or 6.8 mi	Los Gatos	$4184
13 km or 8.4 mi	Saratoga	$3368
15 km or 9.1 mi	Milpitas	$3217
15 km or 9.3 mi	Cupertino	$2928
16 km or 10 mi	Sunnyvale	$3345
18 km or 11 mi	Mountain View	$3387
21 km or 13 mi	Los Altos	$3194
27 km or 17 mi	Palo Alto	$3808
27 km or 17 mi	Morgan Hill	$3172
28 km or 18 mi	Fremont	$3616
29 km or 18 mi	Newark	$3234
29 km or 18 mi	East Palo Alto	$3356
32 km or 20 mi	Menlo Park	$3357
36 km or 22 mi	Union	$3075
38 km or 23 mi	Redwood	$3728
39 km or 24 mi	Santa Cruz	$3582
41 km or 25 mi	San Carlos	$3357
41 km or 25 mi	Pleasanton	$3486
42 km or 26 mi	Gilroy	$3073
43 km or 27 mi	Livermore	$3029
44 km or 27 mi	Watsonville	$3698
44 km or 27 mi	Belmont	$3577
44 km or 28 mi	Foster	$3588
45 km or 28 mi	Hayward	$2822
46 km or 28 mi	Dublin	$3088
47 km or 29 mi	San Lorenzo	$2822
48 km or 30 mi	San Mateo	$3797
48 km or 30 mi	Castro Valley	$2968
53 km or 33 mi	San Leandro	$3043
53 km or 33 mi	Burlingame	$3310
54 km or 33 mi	San Ramon	$2848
57 km or 36 mi	Millbrae	$3276
59 km or 36 mi	Danville	$3873
60 km or 38 mi	San Bruno	$3261
61 km or 38 mi	Alameda	$3559
62 km or 38 mi	Tracy	$2088
63 km or 39 mi	South San Francisco	$3252
64 km or 40 mi	Oakland	$3273