Cost of living comparison
San Jose is 3.7 times more expensive than Ashgabat.
If you lived in San Jose instead of Ashgabat, you would:
pay 20.2% less for restaurants
Ashgabat
|
San Jose
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$35.00
TMT122.85
|
$10.74
CRC5,558.52
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.86
TMT45.13
|
$9.76
CRC5,053.20
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.90
TMT10.20
|
$2.01
CRC1,042.30
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.05
TMT3.68
|
$1.50
CRC776.48
|
|
pay 30.1% less for groceries
Ashgabat
|
San Jose
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.43
TMT8.53
|
$2.66
CRC1,378.39
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$17.86
TMT62.68
|
$4.50
CRC2,330.09
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$18.39
TMT64.54
|
$7.34
CRC3,801.37
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$6.86
TMT24.07
|
$3.25
CRC1,682.90
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.16
TMT21.61
|
$4.56
CRC2,360.53
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.51
TMT8.79
|
$2.28
CRC1,179.61
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$3.33
TMT11.68
|
$0.63
CRC327.33
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$3.28
TMT11.52
|
$1.30
CRC674.47
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.07
TMT7.28
|
$1.28
CRC663.63
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.95
TMT3.34
|
$1.23
CRC636.78
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.82
TMT2.88
|
$1.08
CRC558.64
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for transportation
Ashgabat
|
San Jose
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.62
TMT5.69
|
$5.59
CRC2,895.24
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$10.00
TMT35.10
|
$38.19
CRC19,773.41
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$42,857.14
TMT150,428.57
|
$31,625.41
CRC16,372,381.20
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.71
TMT34.10
|
$13.67
CRC7,076.46
|
|
pay 57.4% less for housing
Ashgabat
|
San Jose
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$100.00
TMT351.00
|
$47.58
CRC24,634.05
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,092.86
TMT3,835.93
|
$701.17
CRC362,991.50
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$964.29
TMT3,384.64
|
$443.75
CRC229,728.71
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$436.97
TMT1,533.78
|
$54.88
CRC28,410.49
|
|
pay 20.3 times more for childcare
Ashgabat
|
San Jose
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$22.86
TMT80.23
|
$463.64
CRC240,027.19
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$10,719.76
CRC5,549,589.85
|
|
pay 47.7% less for entertainment and sports
Ashgabat
|
San Jose
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.14
TMT18.05
|
$3.47
CRC1,793.89
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$8.43
TMT29.58
|
$3.56
CRC1,845.06
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$28.57
TMT100.29
|
$4.59
CRC2,375.01
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$78.57
TMT275.79
|
$58.91
CRC30,496.03
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.86
TMT45.13
|
$7.81
CRC4,042.56
|
|
pay 29.5% less for clothing
Ashgabat
|
San Jose
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$85.71
TMT300.86
|
$83.78
CRC43,370.49
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$128.57
TMT451.29
|
$52.26
CRC27,053.56
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$171.43
TMT601.71
|
$126.81
CRC65,647.02
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$171.43
TMT601.71
|
$119.58
CRC61,904.41
|
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