Ashgabat vs Sao Paulo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Ashgabat	Sao Paulo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1898	$1126
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4362	$2856
🏠 One person rent	$968	$538
🏘️ Family rent	$1668	$954
🍽️ Food expenses	$780	$331
🚐 Transport expenses	$50.9	$149
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$210	$843
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	7	96
😀 Quality of life	43	75
🏙️ Population	1.03M	11.5M

The cost of living in Ashgabat is 69% more expensive than in Sao Paulo. Cities ranked 2383rd and 4918th ($1898 vs $1126) 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 0.1 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 7430th and 1670th 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	$31.1	$7.66
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$85	$42.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.8	$8.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.76	$2.48
☕ Cappuccino	$6.83	$2.69
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.58	$1.34
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1017	$649
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$765	$405
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1798	$1195
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1413	$747
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$49	$64.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$74.9	$97.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$104	$20.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.58%	11.72%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3536	$2685
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2856	$1939
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.14	$0.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$9.87	$44.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.74	$9.09
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.43	$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$4.53	$1.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.03	$1.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.85	$1.23
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.02	$2.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.31	$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20	$5.23
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$23.1	$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.09	$2.77
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.38	$1.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.47	$1.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.64	$1.81
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.27	$1.38
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$1.22
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.74	$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.09	$2.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$19.1	$10.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.18	$1.43
🚬 Cigarette pack	$25.7	$2.85
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.88	$6.72
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.83	$3.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.04	$1.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.82	$1.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40.7	$33.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.2	$9.22
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$31.1	$48.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.36	$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$56	$60.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$93.6	$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$22.7	$486
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24585	$15990

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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 Sao Paulo

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi	Sao Caetano do Sul	$821
13 km or 8.3 mi	Taboao da Serra	$759
14 km or 8.6 mi	Guarulhos	$783
15 km or 9.4 mi	Diadema	$765
16 km or 9.7 mi	Santo Andre	$700
16 km or 10 mi	Osasco	$793
17 km or 11 mi	Sao Bernardo do Campo	$713
21 km or 13 mi	Carapicuiba	$664
22 km or 14 mi	Maua	$737
23 km or 15 mi	Caieiras	$713
25 km or 15 mi	Embu das Artes	$761
25 km or 16 mi	Barueri	$886
26 km or 16 mi	Mairipora	$716
26 km or 16 mi	Franco da Rocha	$715
27 km or 17 mi	Ferraz de Vasconcelos	$737
28 km or 17 mi	Jandira	$752
29 km or 18 mi	Ribeirao Pires	$717
29 km or 18 mi	Itapecerica da Serra	$753
30 km or 18 mi	Poa	$720
30 km or 18 mi	Cotia	$848
30 km or 19 mi	Itaquaquecetuba	$746
31 km or 19 mi	Itapevi	$699
31 km or 19 mi	Santana de Parnaiba	$747
32 km or 20 mi	Francisco Morato	$713
33 km or 20 mi	Itanhaem	$722
33 km or 20 mi	Cajamar	$752
36 km or 22 mi	Embu-Guacu	$733
36 km or 22 mi	Aruja	$723
41 km or 26 mi	Campo Limpo Paulista	$706
43 km or 26 mi	Varzea Paulista	$721
44 km or 27 mi	Cubatao	$710
45 km or 28 mi	Mogi das Cruzes	$794
48 km or 30 mi	Jundiai	$776
49 km or 30 mi	Atibaia	$673
51 km or 32 mi	Sao Roque	$728
52 km or 32 mi	Sao Vicente	$687
55 km or 34 mi	Santos	$901
56 km or 35 mi	Praia Grande	$700
61 km or 38 mi	Bertioga	$716
61 km or 38 mi	Ibiuna	$720