Ashgabat vs Shizuoka - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ashgabat Shizuoka
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1616
$991
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3750
$2646
🏠 One person rent
$798
$364
🏘️ Family rent
$1515
$686
🍽️ Food expenses
$620
$368
🚐 Transport expenses
$48.8
$153
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$756
$1854
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
7
53
😀 Quality of life
29
69
🏙️ Population
1.03M
686K

The cost of living in Ashgabat is 63% more expensive than in Shizuoka. Cities ranked 3187th and 5761st ($1616 vs $991) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 722nd 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 1.9 months in Shizuoka. Ashgabat ranked 1st best city to live in Turkmenistan vs Shizuoka ranked 420th in Japan, while ranked 8245th and 2988th 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
$26.2
$7.04
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$59.7
$30.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.5
$5.26
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.44
$3.73
 Cappuccino
$5.58
$3.48
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.27
$1.08
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$894
$350
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$606
$252
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1482
$720
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1322
$524
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$49.3
$59.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$75.8
$90.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$85.1
$32.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.98%
1.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3870
$6785
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2996
$4661
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.14
$2.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.63
$79.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.69
$21.5
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.36
$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.17
$1.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.86
$1.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.17
$2.26
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.09
$1.97
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.13
$10.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.76
$6.69
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$25.2
$19
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.96
$3.78
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$2.17
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$2.96
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.29
$4.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$3.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.88
$2.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.84
$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.07
$1.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$27.1
$12.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.3
$2.12
🚬 Cigarette pack
$25.6
$3.99
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.35
$5.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.8
$3.68
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.97
$0.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.79
$1.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$112
$74.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$17.6
$10.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$35.5
$38.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.39
$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$83.8
$53.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$141
$61.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$23
$247
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6584
$21319

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Cities near Ashgabat

Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.2 mi Anau
$1583
95 km or 59 mi Quchan
$500
99 km or 61 mi Baherden
$1578
107 km or 66 mi Bojnord
$458
197 km or 123 mi Nishapur
$517
203 km or 126 mi Sabzevar
$515
212 km or 132 mi Mashhad
$538
294 km or 183 mi Gonbad-e Kavus
$496
302 km or 187 mi Kashmar
$511
306 km or 190 mi Mary
$1531
307 km or 191 mi Torbat-e Heydarieh
$515
344 km or 213 mi Shahrud
$603
361 km or 224 mi Torbat-e Jam
$512
367 km or 228 mi Gorgan
$689
451 km or 280 mi Dasoguz
$1572
469 km or 291 mi Turkmenabat
$1554
496 km or 308 mi Sari
$670
513 km or 318 mi Nukus
$394
516 km or 321 mi Qaem Shahr
$564
517 km or 321 mi Semnan
$607
524 km or 325 mi Herat
$514
528 km or 328 mi Babol
$468
558 km or 347 mi Amol
$550
561 km or 349 mi Bukhara
$452
570 km or 354 mi Birjand
$553
634 km or 394 mi Pardis
$675
654 km or 406 mi Qarshi
$435
657 km or 408 mi Pakdasht
$689
660 km or 410 mi Golestan
$722
667 km or 414 mi Sheberghan
$450
668 km or 415 mi Qarchak
$693
668 km or 415 mi Tehran
$797
670 km or 417 mi Varamin
$673
671 km or 417 mi Ray
$720
693 km or 431 mi Qods
$706
694 km or 431 mi Eslamshahr
$716
695 km or 432 mi Nasimshahr
$706
700 km or 435 mi Shahriar
$708
701 km or 435 mi Karaj
$741
703 km or 437 mi Fardis
$699

Cities near Shizuoka

Distance City Cost of living
14 km or 8.4 mi Yaizu
$964
15 km or 9.3 mi Fujieda
$970
24 km or 15 mi Shimada
$989
26 km or 16 mi Yoshida
$993
30 km or 19 mi Makinohara
$995
34 km or 21 mi Fuji
$1062
35 km or 22 mi Fujinomiya
$1031
36 km or 23 mi Kikugawa
$999
42 km or 26 mi Kakegawa
$1001
44 km or 27 mi Omaezaki
$1008
46 km or 28 mi Numazu
$1055
49 km or 30 mi Fukuroi
$993
49 km or 31 mi Shimizu
$1042
50 km or 31 mi Izunokuni
$1044
50 km or 31 mi Nagaizumi
$1043
51 km or 32 mi Mishima
$1045
51 km or 32 mi Izu
$1045
53 km or 33 mi Susono
$1046
53 km or 33 mi Kannami
$1042
56 km or 35 mi Iwata
$996
61 km or 38 mi Shimoda
$1045
62 km or 39 mi Gotemba
$1050
64 km or 40 mi Atami
$1051
66 km or 41 mi Ito
$1053
66 km or 41 mi Hamamatsu
$1046
67 km or 42 mi Fujikawaguchiko
$1067
69 km or 43 mi Yugawara
$1046
69 km or 43 mi Fujiyoshida
$1062
70 km or 44 mi Chuo
$1103
71 km or 44 mi Minami-Alps
$1096
74 km or 46 mi Showa
$1116
76 km or 47 mi Minamiashigara
$1038
77 km or 48 mi Odawara
$1059
77 km or 48 mi Kai
$1121
78 km or 49 mi Fuefuki
$1086
79 km or 49 mi Kofu
$1161
79 km or 49 mi Iida
$1042
80 km or 50 mi Tsuru
$1064
81 km or 50 mi Shinshiro
$981
82 km or 51 mi Nirasaki
$1103