Ashgabat vs Shizuoka - Cost of Living Comparison

Ashgabat Shizuoka
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1233
$1121
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2878
$2862
🏠 One person rent
$531
$405
🏘️ Family rent
$949
$750
🍽️ Food expenses
$540
$423
🚐 Transport expenses
$42.6
$185
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$562
$2009
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
7
53
😀 Quality of life
30
71
🏙️ Population
828K
686K

The cost of living in Ashgabat is 10% more expensive than in Shizuoka. Cities ranked 4068th and 4372nd ($1233 vs $1121) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 46th in Turkmenistan and Japan, respectively. Check Turkmenistan vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Ashgabat compared to 1.8 months in Shizuoka. Ashgabat ranked 1st best city to live in Turkmenistan vs Shizuoka ranked 466th in Japan, while ranked 8436th and 2080th 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
$18.8
$6.43
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$68.6
$25.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.1
$6.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.1
$4.56
☕ Cappuccino
$3.75
$4.42
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$4.55
$1.11
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$635
$376
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$386
$276
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$933
$865
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$807
$537
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$40.5
$70.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$62.1
$109
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$54.5
$39
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.97%
1.39%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3243
$2887
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2384
$2459
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.14
$1.59
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.4
$113
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.27
$24.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.36
$1.34
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.43
$1.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.9
$1.67
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.1
$3.06
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.5
$2.07
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.3
$11.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.26
$5.85
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.4
$34
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.15
$5.73
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.08
$2.57
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$4.26
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.99
$5.15
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.92
$3.87
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$2.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.89
$1.02
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.08
$2.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.2
$15.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.99
$2.36
🚬 Cigarette pack
$18.9
$4.57
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.65
$6.24
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.82
$0.76
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.02
$0.76
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.79
$1.88
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50.9
$65.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$19.2
$11.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$26.2
$36.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.43
$19.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$80
$54.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$92.6
$60.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$22.7
$318
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4395
$13654

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Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.2 mi Anau
$1366
95 km or 59 mi Quchan
$687
99 km or 61 mi Baherden
$1362
107 km or 66 mi Bojnord
$540
197 km or 123 mi Nishapur
$640
203 km or 126 mi Sabzevar
$638
212 km or 132 mi Mashhad
$658
294 km or 183 mi Gonbad-e Kavus
$531
302 km or 187 mi Kashmar
$687
306 km or 190 mi Mary
$1305
307 km or 191 mi Torbat-e Heydarieh
$687
344 km or 213 mi Shahrud
$688
361 km or 224 mi Torbat-e Jam
$717
367 km or 228 mi Gorgan
$558
451 km or 280 mi Dasoguz
$1316
469 km or 291 mi Turkmenabat
$1331
496 km or 308 mi Sari
$568
513 km or 318 mi Nukus
$397
516 km or 321 mi Qaem Shahr
$693
517 km or 321 mi Semnan
$690
524 km or 325 mi Herat
$375
528 km or 328 mi Babol
$450
558 km or 347 mi Amol
$504
561 km or 349 mi Bukhara
$379
570 km or 354 mi Birjand
$691
634 km or 394 mi Pardis
$686
654 km or 406 mi Qarshi
$404
657 km or 408 mi Pakdasht
$694
660 km or 410 mi Golestan
$696
667 km or 414 mi Sheberghan
$326
668 km or 415 mi Qarchak
$694
668 km or 415 mi Tehran
$833
670 km or 417 mi Varamin
$836
671 km or 417 mi Ray
$693
693 km or 431 mi Qods
$699
694 km or 431 mi Eslamshahr
$636
695 km or 432 mi Nasimshahr
$695
700 km or 435 mi Shahriar
$696
701 km or 435 mi Karaj
$792
703 km or 437 mi Fardis
$689

Cities near Shizuoka

Distance City Cost of living
14 km or 8.4 mi Yaizu
$1055
15 km or 9.3 mi Fujieda
$1058
24 km or 15 mi Shimada
$1048
26 km or 16 mi Yoshida
$1047
30 km or 19 mi Makinohara
$1048
34 km or 21 mi Fuji
$1085
35 km or 22 mi Fujinomiya
$1049
36 km or 23 mi Kikugawa
$1050
42 km or 26 mi Kakegawa
$1052
44 km or 27 mi Omaezaki
$1048
46 km or 28 mi Numazu
$1069
49 km or 30 mi Fukuroi
$1050
49 km or 31 mi Shimizu
$1048
50 km or 31 mi Izunokuni
$1047
50 km or 31 mi Nagaizumi
$1046
51 km or 32 mi Mishima
$1053
51 km or 32 mi Izu
$1047
53 km or 33 mi Susono
$1047
53 km or 33 mi Kannami
$1049
56 km or 35 mi Iwata
$1064
61 km or 38 mi Shimoda
$1043
62 km or 39 mi Gotemba
$1047
64 km or 40 mi Atami
$1045
66 km or 41 mi Ito
$1048
66 km or 41 mi Hamamatsu
$1203
67 km or 42 mi Fujikawaguchiko
$1045
69 km or 43 mi Yugawara
$1046
69 km or 43 mi Fujiyoshida
$1046
70 km or 44 mi Chuo
$1043
71 km or 44 mi Minami-Alps
$1050
74 km or 46 mi Showa
$1048
76 km or 47 mi Minamiashigara
$1043
77 km or 48 mi Odawara
$1075
77 km or 48 mi Kai
$1050
78 km or 49 mi Fuefuki
$1051
79 km or 49 mi Kofu
$1197
79 km or 49 mi Iida
$1050
80 km or 50 mi Tsuru
$1048
81 km or 50 mi Shinshiro
$1046
82 km or 51 mi Nirasaki
$1046