Ashgabat vs Shizuoka - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ashgabat Shizuoka
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1806
$961
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4178
$2429
🏠 One person rent
$887
$394
🏘️ Family rent
$1506
$651
🍽️ Food expenses
$763
$362
🚐 Transport expenses
$49.3
$98.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$635
$2276
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
7
53
😀 Quality of life
48
89
🏙️ Population
1.03M
686K

The cost of living in Ashgabat is 88% more expensive than in Shizuoka. Cities ranked 2849th and 5951st ($1806 vs $961) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 630th in Turkmenistan and Japan, respectively. Check Turkmenistan vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Ashgabat compared to 2.4 months in Shizuoka. Ashgabat ranked 1st best city to live in Turkmenistan vs Shizuoka ranked 8th in Japan, while ranked 6881st and 246th 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
$28.8
$6.59
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$86.1
$33.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.9
$4.62
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.69
$2.28
 Cappuccino
$6.75
$3.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.82
$0.98
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1012
$309
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$667
$234
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1768
$491
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1221
$431
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$48.7
$113
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$74.5
$175
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$102
$32.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.45%
1.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4069
$5354
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2839
$3664
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.14
$1.9
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.55
$21.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.63
$19.2
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.43
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$4.71
$1.47
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.94
$1.32
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.24
$4.54
🥚 Eggs, x12
$6.15
$1.69
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.23
$7.17
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.2
$5.53
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$22.5
$33.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.06
$4.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$2.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.48
$3.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.72
$3.42
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.27
$2.17
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.77
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.78
$0.78
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.07
$1.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$18.9
$9.17
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.21
$1.59
🚬 Cigarette pack
$25.5
$3.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.8
$5.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.88
$3.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.02
$0.63
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.81
$1.6
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.8
$77.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.3
$12.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$31.3
$39.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.46
$16
👖 Brand Jeans
$65.6
$35.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$92.4
$63.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$22.9
$270
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24723
$16729

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Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.2 mi Anau
$1763
95 km or 59 mi Quchan
$501
99 km or 61 mi Baherden
$1769
107 km or 66 mi Bojnord
$487
197 km or 123 mi Nishapur
$496
203 km or 126 mi Sabzevar
$510
212 km or 132 mi Mashhad
$498
294 km or 183 mi Gonbad-e Kavus
$466
302 km or 187 mi Kashmar
$507
306 km or 190 mi Mary
$1640
307 km or 191 mi Torbat-e Heydarieh
$501
344 km or 213 mi Shahrud
$563
361 km or 224 mi Torbat-e Jam
$494
367 km or 228 mi Gorgan
$659
451 km or 280 mi Dasoguz
$1755
469 km or 291 mi Turkmenabat
$1709
496 km or 308 mi Sari
$635
513 km or 318 mi Nukus
$468
516 km or 321 mi Qaem Shahr
$502
517 km or 321 mi Semnan
$535
524 km or 325 mi Herat
$532
528 km or 328 mi Babol
$372
558 km or 347 mi Amol
$531
561 km or 349 mi Bukhara
$436
570 km or 354 mi Birjand
$589
634 km or 394 mi Pardis
$575
654 km or 406 mi Qarshi
$513
657 km or 408 mi Pakdasht
$583
660 km or 410 mi Golestan
$592
667 km or 414 mi Sheberghan
$457
668 km or 415 mi Qarchak
$586
668 km or 415 mi Tehran
$639
670 km or 417 mi Varamin
$571
671 km or 417 mi Ray
$591
693 km or 431 mi Qods
$631
694 km or 431 mi Eslamshahr
$602
695 km or 432 mi Nasimshahr
$601
700 km or 435 mi Shahriar
$627
701 km or 435 mi Karaj
$696
703 km or 437 mi Fardis
$639

Cities near Shizuoka

Distance City Cost of living
14 km or 8.4 mi Yaizu
$924
15 km or 9.3 mi Fujieda
$929
24 km or 15 mi Shimada
$939
26 km or 16 mi Yoshida
$943
30 km or 19 mi Makinohara
$947
34 km or 21 mi Fuji
$1036
35 km or 22 mi Fujinomiya
$1011
36 km or 23 mi Kikugawa
$945
42 km or 26 mi Kakegawa
$940
44 km or 27 mi Omaezaki
$955
46 km or 28 mi Numazu
$1043
49 km or 30 mi Fukuroi
$928
49 km or 31 mi Shimizu
$1039
50 km or 31 mi Izunokuni
$1038
50 km or 31 mi Nagaizumi
$1036
51 km or 32 mi Mishima
$1039
51 km or 32 mi Izu
$1038
53 km or 33 mi Susono
$1037
53 km or 33 mi Kannami
$1042
56 km or 35 mi Iwata
$926
61 km or 38 mi Shimoda
$1031
62 km or 39 mi Gotemba
$1051
64 km or 40 mi Atami
$1051
66 km or 41 mi Ito
$1052
66 km or 41 mi Hamamatsu
$991
67 km or 42 mi Fujikawaguchiko
$1049
69 km or 43 mi Yugawara
$1053
69 km or 43 mi Fujiyoshida
$1054
70 km or 44 mi Chuo
$1067
71 km or 44 mi Minami-Alps
$1062
74 km or 46 mi Showa
$1078
76 km or 47 mi Minamiashigara
$1041
77 km or 48 mi Odawara
$1061
77 km or 48 mi Kai
$1078
78 km or 49 mi Fuefuki
$1052
79 km or 49 mi Kofu
$1131
79 km or 49 mi Iida
$1001
80 km or 50 mi Tsuru
$1059
81 km or 50 mi Shinshiro
$904
82 km or 51 mi Nirasaki
$1063