Ashgabat vs Beijing - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ashgabat Beijing
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1806
$1044
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4178
$2705
🏠 One person rent
$887
$596
🏘️ Family rent
$1506
$1053
🍽️ Food expenses
$763
$250
🚐 Transport expenses
$49.3
$102
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$635
$711
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
7
100
😀 Quality of life
48
73
🏙️ Population
1.03M
21.9M

The cost of living in Ashgabat is 73% more expensive than in Beijing. Cities ranked 2849th and 5341st ($1806 vs $1044) 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 0.4 months in Ashgabat compared to 0.7 months in Beijing. Ashgabat ranked 1st best city to live in Turkmenistan vs Beijing ranked 11th in China, while ranked 6881st and 2718th 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
$28.8
$4.36
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$86.1
$26.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.9
$5.05
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.69
$1.02
☕ Cappuccino
$6.75
$3.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.82
$0.57
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1012
$861
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$667
$471
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1768
$1589
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1221
$839
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$48.7
$32.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$74.5
$50.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$102
$13.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.45%
3.39%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4069
$12544
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2839
$6280
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.14
$0.58
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.55
$33.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.63
$4.68
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.43
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$4.71
$1.95
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.94
$1.81
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.24
$1.12
🥚 Eggs, x12
$6.15
$1.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.23
$13.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.2
$3.38
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$22.5
$11.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.06
$2.22
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.48
$1.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.72
$1.44
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.27
$0.82
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$0.91
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.78
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.07
$1.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$18.9
$9.65
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.21
$0.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$25.5
$3.61
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.8
$4.71
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.88
$3.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.02
$1.73
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.81
$2.02
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.8
$63.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.3
$8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$31.3
$34.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.46
$8.08
👖 Brand Jeans
$65.6
$59
👟 Brand Sneakers
$92.4
$81.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$22.9
$725
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24723
$25165

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Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.2 mi Anau
$1763
95 km or 59 mi Quchan
$501
99 km or 61 mi Baherden
$1769
107 km or 66 mi Bojnord
$487
197 km or 123 mi Nishapur
$496
203 km or 126 mi Sabzevar
$510
212 km or 132 mi Mashhad
$498
294 km or 183 mi Gonbad-e Kavus
$466
302 km or 187 mi Kashmar
$507
306 km or 190 mi Mary
$1640
307 km or 191 mi Torbat-e Heydarieh
$501
344 km or 213 mi Shahrud
$563
361 km or 224 mi Torbat-e Jam
$494
367 km or 228 mi Gorgan
$659
451 km or 280 mi Dasoguz
$1755
469 km or 291 mi Turkmenabat
$1709
496 km or 308 mi Sari
$635
513 km or 318 mi Nukus
$468
516 km or 321 mi Qaem Shahr
$502
517 km or 321 mi Semnan
$535
524 km or 325 mi Herat
$532
528 km or 328 mi Babol
$372
558 km or 347 mi Amol
$531
561 km or 349 mi Bukhara
$436
570 km or 354 mi Birjand
$589
634 km or 394 mi Pardis
$575
654 km or 406 mi Qarshi
$513
657 km or 408 mi Pakdasht
$583
660 km or 410 mi Golestan
$592
667 km or 414 mi Sheberghan
$457
668 km or 415 mi Qarchak
$586
668 km or 415 mi Tehran
$639
670 km or 417 mi Varamin
$571
671 km or 417 mi Ray
$591
693 km or 431 mi Qods
$631
694 km or 431 mi Eslamshahr
$602
695 km or 432 mi Nasimshahr
$601
700 km or 435 mi Shahriar
$627
701 km or 435 mi Karaj
$696
703 km or 437 mi Fardis
$639

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Distance City Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi Langfang
$716
58 km or 36 mi Zhuozhou
$734
58 km or 36 mi Sanhe
$767
78 km or 49 mi Gaobeidian
$645
87 km or 54 mi Bazhou
$646
109 km or 68 mi Tianjin
$663
135 km or 84 mi Renqiu
$572
137 km or 85 mi Zunhua
$673
139 km or 87 mi Baoding
$468
151 km or 94 mi Binhai
$656
155 km or 97 mi Tangshan
$697
163 km or 101 mi Zhangjiakou
$657
164 km or 102 mi Hejian
$562
176 km or 110 mi Chengde
$709
182 km or 113 mi Cangzhou
$621
189 km or 117 mi Huanghua
$630
189 km or 118 mi Anguo
$528
196 km or 122 mi Dingzhou
$558
197 km or 122 mi Qian'an
$632
198 km or 123 mi Luanzhou
$626
204 km or 127 mi Botou
$564
224 km or 139 mi Shenzhou
$512
228 km or 142 mi Xinle
$524
229 km or 142 mi Pingquan
$629
239 km or 148 mi Jinzhou
$521
241 km or 150 mi Xinji
$525
249 km or 155 mi Gaocheng
$519
249 km or 155 mi Hengshui
$466
252 km or 156 mi Laoling
$584
263 km or 164 mi Shijiazhuang
$493
265 km or 165 mi Datong
$770
272 km or 169 mi Jizhou
$508
273 km or 169 mi Qinhuangdao
$574
273 km or 170 mi Dezhou
$492
281 km or 175 mi Fengzhen
$655
282 km or 175 mi Huairen
$666
294 km or 183 mi Lingyuan
$618
296 km or 184 mi Nangong
$562
302 km or 187 mi Ulanqab
$640
314 km or 195 mi Binzhou
$748