Ashgabat vs Beijing - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ashgabat Beijing
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1898
$1108
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4362
$2811
🏠 One person rent
$968
$648
🏘️ Family rent
$1668
$1139
🍽️ Food expenses
$780
$259
🚐 Transport expenses
$50.9
$101
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$210
$769
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
7
100
😀 Quality of life
43
73
🏙️ Population
1.03M
21.9M

The cost of living in Ashgabat is 71% more expensive than in Beijing. Cities ranked 2383rd and 4987th ($1898 vs $1108) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 6th in Turkmenistan and China, respectively. Check Turkmenistan vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Ashgabat compared to 0.7 months in Beijing. Ashgabat ranked 1st best city to live in Turkmenistan vs Beijing ranked 14th in China, while ranked 7430th and 2361st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ashgabat vs Beijing

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Ashgabat Beijing
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$31.1
$4.47
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$85
$29.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.8
$5.19
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.76
$1.17
☕ Cappuccino
$6.83
$3.27
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.58
$0.58
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1017
$965
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$765
$510
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1798
$1738
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1413
$909
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$49
$32.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$74.9
$50
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$104
$14.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.58%
3.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3536
$12536
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2856
$6136
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.14
$0.67
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.87
$31.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.74
$4.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.43
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$4.53
$1.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.03
$1.76
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.85
$1.25
🥚 Eggs, x12
$6.02
$2.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.31
$13.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20
$3.29
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23.1
$11.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.09
$2.23
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$1.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.47
$1.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.64
$1.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.27
$0.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$0.86
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.74
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.09
$1.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$19.1
$11.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.18
$0.94
🚬 Cigarette pack
$25.7
$3.67
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.88
$4.65
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.83
$3.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.04
$1.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.82
$2.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.7
$54.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.2
$8.12
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$31.1
$36.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.36
$8.74
👖 Brand Jeans
$56
$62.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.6
$89.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$22.7
$621
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24585
$25910

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Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.2 mi Anau
$1846
95 km or 59 mi Quchan
$475
99 km or 61 mi Baherden
$1864
107 km or 66 mi Bojnord
$466
197 km or 123 mi Nishapur
$469
203 km or 126 mi Sabzevar
$483
212 km or 132 mi Mashhad
$482
294 km or 183 mi Gonbad-e Kavus
$458
302 km or 187 mi Kashmar
$483
306 km or 190 mi Mary
$1726
307 km or 191 mi Torbat-e Heydarieh
$476
344 km or 213 mi Shahrud
$561
361 km or 224 mi Torbat-e Jam
$467
367 km or 228 mi Gorgan
$664
451 km or 280 mi Dasoguz
$1840
469 km or 291 mi Turkmenabat
$1795
496 km or 308 mi Sari
$612
513 km or 318 mi Nukus
$475
516 km or 321 mi Qaem Shahr
$474
517 km or 321 mi Semnan
$523
524 km or 325 mi Herat
$556
528 km or 328 mi Babol
$359
558 km or 347 mi Amol
$516
561 km or 349 mi Bukhara
$439
570 km or 354 mi Birjand
$542
634 km or 394 mi Pardis
$563
654 km or 406 mi Qarshi
$500
657 km or 408 mi Pakdasht
$570
660 km or 410 mi Golestan
$584
667 km or 414 mi Sheberghan
$470
668 km or 415 mi Qarchak
$570
668 km or 415 mi Tehran
$638
670 km or 417 mi Varamin
$557
671 km or 417 mi Ray
$584
693 km or 431 mi Qods
$614
694 km or 431 mi Eslamshahr
$590
695 km or 432 mi Nasimshahr
$587
700 km or 435 mi Shahriar
$611
701 km or 435 mi Karaj
$684
703 km or 437 mi Fardis
$616

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Distance City Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi Langfang
$740
58 km or 36 mi Zhuozhou
$764
58 km or 36 mi Sanhe
$800
78 km or 49 mi Gaobeidian
$666
87 km or 54 mi Bazhou
$666
109 km or 68 mi Tianjin
$682
135 km or 84 mi Renqiu
$586
137 km or 85 mi Zunhua
$697
139 km or 87 mi Baoding
$480
151 km or 94 mi Binhai
$672
155 km or 97 mi Tangshan
$720
163 km or 101 mi Zhangjiakou
$680
164 km or 102 mi Hejian
$576
176 km or 110 mi Chengde
$722
182 km or 113 mi Cangzhou
$623
189 km or 117 mi Huanghua
$645
189 km or 118 mi Anguo
$541
196 km or 122 mi Dingzhou
$556
197 km or 122 mi Qian'an
$648
198 km or 123 mi Luanzhou
$645
204 km or 127 mi Botou
$574
224 km or 139 mi Shenzhou
$525
228 km or 142 mi Xinle
$541
229 km or 142 mi Pingquan
$646
239 km or 148 mi Jinzhou
$541
241 km or 150 mi Xinji
$539
249 km or 155 mi Gaocheng
$541
249 km or 155 mi Hengshui
$480
252 km or 156 mi Laoling
$599
263 km or 164 mi Shijiazhuang
$521
265 km or 165 mi Datong
$789
272 km or 169 mi Jizhou
$522
273 km or 169 mi Qinhuangdao
$589
273 km or 170 mi Dezhou
$511
281 km or 175 mi Fengzhen
$676
282 km or 175 mi Huairen
$684
294 km or 183 mi Lingyuan
$634
296 km or 184 mi Nangong
$579
302 km or 187 mi Ulanqab
$665
314 km or 195 mi Binzhou
$759