Ashgabat vs Bijie - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ashgabat Bijie
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1679
$606
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3854
$1778
🏠 One person rent
$836
$215
🏘️ Family rent
$1553
$399
🍽️ Food expenses
$658
$232
🚐 Transport expenses
$47.3
$82
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$573
$1279
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
7
9
😀 Quality of life
30
46
🏙️ Population
828K
6.9M

The cost of living in Ashgabat is 177% more expensive than in Bijie. Cities ranked 2737th and 7595th ($1679 vs $606) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 289th in Turkmenistan and China, respectively. Check Turkmenistan vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Ashgabat compared to 2.1 months in Bijie. Ashgabat ranked 1st best city to live in Turkmenistan vs Bijie ranked 147th in China, while ranked 8379th and 6560th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ashgabat vs Bijie

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Ashgabat Bijie
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$31.6
$3.01
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$55.7
$20.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10
$4.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.39
$1.6
☕ Cappuccino
$4.59
$3.33
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.91
$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$915
$273
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$647
$149
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1453
$503
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1376
$301
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$48.2
$30.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$73.7
$46.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$87.4
$11.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.98%
4.84%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4561
$4556
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3442
$1915
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.29
$0.39
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.98
$24
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.68
$3.69
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.38
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.63
$1.91
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.85
$1.37
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.65
$1.09
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.07
$1.96
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.3
$12.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.9
$3.77
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$24.8
$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.66
$1.59
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$1.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.31
$1.48
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.82
$1.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$0.7
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$0.89
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.83
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.09
$1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$27.2
$10.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.61
$0.87
🚬 Cigarette pack
$25.4
$3.05
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.03
$5.83
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.84
$4.68
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.02
$1.26
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.8
$1.45
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$65.9
$28.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16.5
$5.68
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$33.8
$36.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.42
$4.66
👖 Brand Jeans
$83.7
$43.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$144
$79.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$22.6
$401
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6425
$19711

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Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.2 mi Anau
$1648
95 km or 59 mi Quchan
$487
99 km or 61 mi Baherden
$1642
107 km or 66 mi Bojnord
$427
197 km or 123 mi Nishapur
$509
203 km or 126 mi Sabzevar
$489
212 km or 132 mi Mashhad
$532
294 km or 183 mi Gonbad-e Kavus
$473
302 km or 187 mi Kashmar
$507
306 km or 190 mi Mary
$1644
307 km or 191 mi Torbat-e Heydarieh
$520
344 km or 213 mi Shahrud
$576
361 km or 224 mi Torbat-e Jam
$558
367 km or 228 mi Gorgan
$661
451 km or 280 mi Dasoguz
$1657
469 km or 291 mi Turkmenabat
$1662
496 km or 308 mi Sari
$640
513 km or 318 mi Nukus
$427
516 km or 321 mi Qaem Shahr
$533
517 km or 321 mi Semnan
$558
524 km or 325 mi Herat
$514
528 km or 328 mi Babol
$434
558 km or 347 mi Amol
$519
561 km or 349 mi Bukhara
$399
570 km or 354 mi Birjand
$554
634 km or 394 mi Pardis
$619
654 km or 406 mi Qarshi
$416
657 km or 408 mi Pakdasht
$633
660 km or 410 mi Golestan
$655
667 km or 414 mi Sheberghan
$446
668 km or 415 mi Qarchak
$636
668 km or 415 mi Tehran
$700
670 km or 417 mi Varamin
$616
671 km or 417 mi Ray
$653
693 km or 431 mi Qods
$655
694 km or 431 mi Eslamshahr
$655
695 km or 432 mi Nasimshahr
$651
700 km or 435 mi Shahriar
$653
701 km or 435 mi Karaj
$693
703 km or 437 mi Fardis
$651

Cities near Bijie

Distance City Cost of living
91 km or 56 mi Liupanshui
$587
125 km or 77 mi Renhuai
$570
134 km or 83 mi Anshun
$581
155 km or 97 mi Zhaotong
$616
162 km or 101 mi Guiyang
$564
169 km or 105 mi Zunyi
$580
174 km or 108 mi Yibin
$620
177 km or 110 mi Luzhou
$646
227 km or 141 mi Longchang
$625
233 km or 145 mi Zigong
$597
248 km or 154 mi Qujing
$620
249 km or 155 mi Xingyi
$567
249 km or 155 mi Duyun
$559
255 km or 158 mi Neijiang
$674
277 km or 172 mi Chongqing
$712
295 km or 183 mi Leshan
$619
304 km or 189 mi Xichang
$593
310 km or 193 mi Emeishan
$589
320 km or 199 mi Ziyang
$615
337 km or 210 mi Meishan
$625
351 km or 218 mi Jianyang
$607
358 km or 222 mi Suining
$545
360 km or 223 mi Kunming
$609
363 km or 225 mi Panzhihua
$594
372 km or 231 mi Huaying
$554
373 km or 232 mi Ya'an
$596
376 km or 233 mi Guang'an
$564
388 km or 241 mi Tongren
$584
389 km or 242 mi Qionglai
$603
392 km or 244 mi Chengdu
$643
396 km or 246 mi Nanchong
$435
397 km or 247 mi Shehong
$530
401 km or 249 mi Baise
$574
402 km or 250 mi Chongzhou
$611
403 km or 250 mi Hechi
$573
420 km or 261 mi Guanghan
$594
428 km or 266 mi Yuxi
$612
430 km or 267 mi Pengzhou
$608
434 km or 270 mi Deyang
$598
439 km or 273 mi Shifang
$578