Ashgabat vs Sao Paulo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Ashgabat	Sao Paulo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1616	$1012
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3750	$2565
🏠 One person rent	$798	$481
🏘️ Family rent	$1515	$852
🍽️ Food expenses	$620	$285
🚐 Transport expenses	$48.8	$145
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$756	$477
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	7	95
😀 Quality of life	29	63
🏙️ Population	1.03M	11.5M

The cost of living in Ashgabat is 60% more expensive than in Sao Paulo. Cities ranked 3187th and 5616th ($1616 vs $1012) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Turkmenistan and Brazil, respectively. Check Turkmenistan vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Ashgabat compared to 0.5 months in Sao Paulo. Ashgabat ranked 1st best city to live in Turkmenistan vs Sao Paulo ranked 2nd in Brazil, while ranked 8245th and 4573rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ashgabat vs Sao Paulo

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	Ashgabat	Sao Paulo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$26.2	$6.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$59.7	$38.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.5	$7.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.44	$1.95
☕ Cappuccino	$5.58	$2.19
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.27	$1.13
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$894	$574
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$606	$371
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1482	$1002
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1322	$694
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$49.3	$50.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$75.8	$77.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$85.1	$19.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.98%	10.91%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3870	$2416
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2996	$1687
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.14	$0.93
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$8.63	$47.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.69	$8.27
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.36	$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.17	$1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.86	$1.4
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.17	$1.13
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.09	$2.48
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.13	$10
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.76	$4.11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$25.2	$7.71
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.96	$2.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$1.86
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.38	$1.36
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.29	$1.74
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.91	$1.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.88	$1.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.84	$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.07	$1.83
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$27.1	$8.17
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.3	$1.24
🚬 Cigarette pack	$25.6	$2.23
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.35	$4.84
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.8	$3.35
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.97	$1.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.79	$0.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$112	$24.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17.6	$7.65
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$35.5	$57.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.39	$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$83.8	$51.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$141	$84.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$23	$482
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6584	$13135

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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 Sao Paulo

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi	Sao Caetano do Sul	$716
13 km or 8.3 mi	Taboao da Serra	$665
14 km or 8.6 mi	Guarulhos	$691
15 km or 9.4 mi	Diadema	$674
16 km or 9.7 mi	Santo Andre	$644
16 km or 10 mi	Osasco	$686
17 km or 11 mi	Sao Bernardo do Campo	$657
21 km or 13 mi	Carapicuiba	$573
22 km or 14 mi	Maua	$663
23 km or 15 mi	Caieiras	$640
25 km or 15 mi	Embu das Artes	$627
25 km or 16 mi	Barueri	$738
26 km or 16 mi	Mairipora	$640
26 km or 16 mi	Franco da Rocha	$639
27 km or 17 mi	Ferraz de Vasconcelos	$643
28 km or 17 mi	Jandira	$640
29 km or 18 mi	Ribeirao Pires	$639
29 km or 18 mi	Itapecerica da Serra	$631
30 km or 18 mi	Poa	$633
30 km or 18 mi	Cotia	$621
30 km or 19 mi	Itaquaquecetuba	$656
31 km or 19 mi	Itapevi	$606
31 km or 19 mi	Santana de Parnaiba	$647
32 km or 20 mi	Francisco Morato	$645
33 km or 20 mi	Itanhaem	$641
33 km or 20 mi	Cajamar	$679
36 km or 22 mi	Embu-Guacu	$636
36 km or 22 mi	Aruja	$639
41 km or 26 mi	Campo Limpo Paulista	$661
43 km or 26 mi	Varzea Paulista	$674
44 km or 27 mi	Cubatao	$640
45 km or 28 mi	Mogi das Cruzes	$698
48 km or 30 mi	Jundiai	$742
49 km or 30 mi	Atibaia	$595
51 km or 32 mi	Sao Roque	$630
52 km or 32 mi	Sao Vicente	$653
55 km or 34 mi	Santos	$746
56 km or 35 mi	Praia Grande	$650
61 km or 38 mi	Bertioga	$638
61 km or 38 mi	Ibiuna	$629