Cost of living comparison
San Jose is 96.3% more expensive than Ashgabat.
If you lived in San Jose instead of Ashgabat, you would:
pay 1.9% less for restaurants
Ashgabat
|
San Jose
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$31.34
TMT109.69
|
$10.09
CRC5,166.84
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$14.25
TMT49.86
|
$9.20
CRC4,711.66
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$4.56
TMT15.95
|
$1.83
CRC935.04
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.66
TMT2.29
|
$1.68
CRC857.72
|
|
pay 20.1% less for groceries
Ashgabat
|
San Jose
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.04
TMT3.66
|
$2.05
CRC1,049.58
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.66
TMT33.81
|
$3.67
CRC1,879.11
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$14.56
TMT50.96
|
$7.11
CRC3,641.17
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.47
TMT19.15
|
$3.18
CRC1,627.84
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.86
TMT20.51
|
$3.84
CRC1,964.42
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.51
TMT5.28
|
$2.21
CRC1,133.12
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$2.78
TMT9.72
|
$0.53
CRC272.16
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$4.63
TMT16.21
|
$0.88
CRC449.56
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.68
TMT5.88
|
$1.08
CRC553.87
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.21
TMT4.22
|
$0.98
CRC501.83
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.72
TMT2.53
|
$1.03
CRC525.84
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for transportation
Ashgabat
|
San Jose
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.62
TMT5.66
|
$6.17
CRC3,156.74
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$11.40
TMT39.89
|
$35.74
CRC18,297.41
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,584.05
TMT72,044.16
|
$32,532.30
CRC16,657,399.05
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.26
TMT28.92
|
$13.32
CRC6,818.92
|
|
pay 36.8% less for housing
Ashgabat
|
San Jose
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$302.71
TMT1,059.47
|
$50.83
CRC26,027.64
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$698.01
TMT2,443.02
|
$686.22
CRC351,361.90
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$320.51
TMT1,121.79
|
$420.20
CRC215,153.15
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$668.12
TMT2,338.42
|
$44.00
CRC22,531.37
|
|
pay 7.8 times more for childcare
Ashgabat
|
San Jose
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$23.22
TMT81.27
|
$358.07
CRC183,343.25
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$35,099.72
TMT122,849.00
|
$8,730.45
CRC4,470,223.62
|
|
pay 43.5% less for entertainment and sports
Ashgabat
|
San Jose
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.99
TMT17.45
|
$2.79
CRC1,427.78
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.73
TMT16.55
|
$3.05
CRC1,561.34
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$45.58
TMT159.54
|
$4.37
CRC2,236.85
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$60.54
TMT211.89
|
$60.66
CRC31,057.20
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.25
TMT49.86
|
$7.44
CRC3,807.41
|
|
pay 60.6% less for clothing
Ashgabat
|
San Jose
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$178.06
TMT623.22
|
$85.11
CRC43,580.76
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$152.42
TMT533.48
|
$48.81
CRC24,989.85
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$400.28
TMT1,401.00
|
$122.12
CRC62,529.14
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$242.17
TMT847.58
|
$113.99
CRC58,367.10
|
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