Ashgabat vs Sao Paulo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Ashgabat	Sao Paulo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1833	$1052
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4223	$2682
🏠 One person rent	$893	$496
🏘️ Family rent	$1483	$872
🍽️ Food expenses	$782	$302
🚐 Transport expenses	$49.8	$143
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$747	$701
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	7	95
😀 Quality of life	49	69
🏙️ Population	1.03M	11.5M

The cost of living in Ashgabat is 74% more expensive than in Sao Paulo. Cities ranked 2595th and 5192nd ($1833 vs $1052) 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 0.4 months in Ashgabat compared to 0.7 months in Sao Paulo. Ashgabat ranked 1st best city to live in Turkmenistan vs Sao Paulo ranked 1st in Brazil, while ranked 6667th and 4142nd 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	$31.3	$7.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$85.3	$34
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.8	$7.12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.48	$2.3
☕ Cappuccino	$7.08	$2.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.16	$1.19
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1020	$622
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$674	$380
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1780	$1124
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1190	$691
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$47.3	$48.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$73.2	$75
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$102	$18.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.49%	12.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4806	$2855
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2978	$1938
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.14	$0.96
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$8.51	$48.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.77	$7.53
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.43	$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$4.77	$1.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.69	$1.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.3	$1.19
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.17	$2.66
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.26	$11.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.7	$4.68
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.4	$9.54
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.44	$2.7
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$1.84
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.58	$1.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.56	$1.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.99	$1.39
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.79	$1.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.78	$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.1	$1.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$19.1	$8.72
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.69	$1.3
🚬 Cigarette pack	$25.7	$2.55
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.19	$6.16
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.85	$4.2
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3	$1.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.81	$1.39
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.2	$27.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.3	$7.81
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$33.8	$65.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.4	$12.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$65.8	$55.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$93.9	$92.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$23	$475
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$25686	$15428

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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 Sao Paulo

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi	Sao Caetano do Sul	$737
13 km or 8.3 mi	Taboao da Serra	$701
14 km or 8.6 mi	Guarulhos	$697
15 km or 9.4 mi	Diadema	$698
16 km or 9.7 mi	Santo Andre	$690
16 km or 10 mi	Osasco	$712
17 km or 11 mi	Sao Bernardo do Campo	$656
21 km or 13 mi	Carapicuiba	$605
22 km or 14 mi	Maua	$691
23 km or 15 mi	Caieiras	$687
25 km or 15 mi	Embu das Artes	$704
25 km or 16 mi	Barueri	$830
26 km or 16 mi	Mairipora	$671
26 km or 16 mi	Franco da Rocha	$699
27 km or 17 mi	Ferraz de Vasconcelos	$643
28 km or 17 mi	Jandira	$699
29 km or 18 mi	Ribeirao Pires	$665
29 km or 18 mi	Itapecerica da Serra	$706
30 km or 18 mi	Poa	$639
30 km or 18 mi	Cotia	$780
30 km or 19 mi	Itaquaquecetuba	$671
31 km or 19 mi	Itapevi	$654
31 km or 19 mi	Santana de Parnaiba	$689
32 km or 20 mi	Francisco Morato	$702
33 km or 20 mi	Itanhaem	$666
33 km or 20 mi	Cajamar	$693
36 km or 22 mi	Embu-Guacu	$678
36 km or 22 mi	Aruja	$664
41 km or 26 mi	Campo Limpo Paulista	$685
43 km or 26 mi	Varzea Paulista	$687
44 km or 27 mi	Cubatao	$657
45 km or 28 mi	Mogi das Cruzes	$741
48 km or 30 mi	Jundiai	$737
49 km or 30 mi	Atibaia	$618
51 km or 32 mi	Sao Roque	$673
52 km or 32 mi	Sao Vicente	$648
55 km or 34 mi	Santos	$816
56 km or 35 mi	Praia Grande	$638
61 km or 38 mi	Bertioga	$659
61 km or 38 mi	Ibiuna	$666