Ashgabat vs Shizuoka - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ashgabat Shizuoka
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1898
$895
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4362
$2260
🏠 One person rent
$968
$365
🏘️ Family rent
$1668
$591
🍽️ Food expenses
$780
$338
🚐 Transport expenses
$50.9
$94.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$210
$2185
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
7
53
😀 Quality of life
43
90
🏙️ Population
1.03M
686K

The cost of living in Ashgabat is 112% more expensive than in Shizuoka. Cities ranked 2383rd and 6285th ($1898 vs $895) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 758th in Turkmenistan and Japan, respectively. Check Turkmenistan vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Ashgabat compared to 2.4 months in Shizuoka. Ashgabat ranked 1st best city to live in Turkmenistan vs Shizuoka ranked 7th in Japan, while ranked 7430th and 186th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ashgabat vs Shizuoka

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Ashgabat Shizuoka
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$31.1
$6.27
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$85
$31.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.8
$4.37
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.76
$2.49
☕ Cappuccino
$6.83
$2.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.58
$0.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1017
$295
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$765
$224
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1798
$439
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1413
$403
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$49
$95.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$74.9
$150
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$104
$31.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.58%
0.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3536
$6078
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2856
$4127
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.14
$1.83
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.87
$20.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.74
$18.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.43
$1.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$4.53
$1.49
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.03
$1.25
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.85
$4.4
🥚 Eggs, x12
$6.02
$1.81
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.31
$6.94
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20
$5.21
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23.1
$28.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.09
$3.66
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$1.93
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.47
$3.32
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.64
$3.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.27
$1.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$1.49
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.74
$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.09
$1.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$19.1
$8.67
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.18
$1.43
🚬 Cigarette pack
$25.7
$3.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.88
$5.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.83
$3.32
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.04
$0.62
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.82
$1.55
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.7
$65.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.2
$11.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$31.1
$38
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.36
$15.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$56
$29.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.6
$61.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$22.7
$312
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24585
$14291

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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 Shizuoka

Distance City Cost of living
14 km or 8.4 mi Yaizu
$883
15 km or 9.3 mi Fujieda
$888
24 km or 15 mi Shimada
$912
26 km or 16 mi Yoshida
$915
30 km or 19 mi Makinohara
$923
34 km or 21 mi Fuji
$1003
35 km or 22 mi Fujinomiya
$984
36 km or 23 mi Kikugawa
$929
42 km or 26 mi Kakegawa
$936
44 km or 27 mi Omaezaki
$941
46 km or 28 mi Numazu
$1012
49 km or 30 mi Fukuroi
$932
49 km or 31 mi Shimizu
$1001
50 km or 31 mi Izunokuni
$1006
50 km or 31 mi Nagaizumi
$1003
51 km or 32 mi Mishima
$1004
51 km or 32 mi Izu
$1006
53 km or 33 mi Susono
$1005
53 km or 33 mi Kannami
$1010
56 km or 35 mi Iwata
$941
61 km or 38 mi Shimoda
$1003
62 km or 39 mi Gotemba
$1018
64 km or 40 mi Atami
$1020
66 km or 41 mi Ito
$1024
66 km or 41 mi Hamamatsu
$995
67 km or 42 mi Fujikawaguchiko
$1018
69 km or 43 mi Yugawara
$1021
69 km or 43 mi Fujiyoshida
$1022
70 km or 44 mi Chuo
$1018
71 km or 44 mi Minami-Alps
$1018
74 km or 46 mi Showa
$1029
76 km or 47 mi Minamiashigara
$1009
77 km or 48 mi Odawara
$1029
77 km or 48 mi Kai
$1033
78 km or 49 mi Fuefuki
$1002
79 km or 49 mi Kofu
$1073
79 km or 49 mi Iida
$972
80 km or 50 mi Tsuru
$1023
81 km or 50 mi Shinshiro
$887
82 km or 51 mi Nirasaki
$1016