Ashgabat vs Changchun - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ashgabat Changchun
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1806
$588
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4178
$1478
🏠 One person rent
$887
$239
🏘️ Family rent
$1506
$364
🍽️ Food expenses
$763
$224
🚐 Transport expenses
$49.3
$65
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$635
$882
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
1 km
🎓 Higher education
7
63
😀 Quality of life
48
56
🏙️ Population
1.03M
9.07M

The cost of living in Ashgabat is 207% more expensive than in Changchun. Cities ranked 2849th and 8063rd ($1806 vs $588) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 268th 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 1.5 months in Changchun. Ashgabat ranked 1st best city to live in Turkmenistan vs Changchun ranked 57th in China, while ranked 6881st and 6295th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ashgabat vs Changchun

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Ashgabat Changchun
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$28.8
$2.93
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$86.1
$19.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.9
$5.08
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.69
$1.36
☕ Cappuccino
$6.75
$3.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.82
$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1012
$181
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$667
$199
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1768
$329
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1221
$301
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$48.7
$25
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$74.5
$38.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$102
$18.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.45%
5.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4069
$1727
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2839
$3366
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.14
$0.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.55
$6.93
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.63
$4.69
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.43
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$4.71
$2.48
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.94
$1.22
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.24
$1.25
🥚 Eggs, x12
$6.15
$1.51
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.23
$14.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.2
$3.93
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$22.5
$8.64
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.06
$1.8
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$1.09
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.48
$0.96
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.72
$1.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.27
$0.72
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$0.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.78
$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.07
$0.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$18.9
$11.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.21
$0.75
🚬 Cigarette pack
$25.5
$2.44
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.8
$2.96
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.88
$3.12
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.02
$1.12
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.81
$1.13
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.8
$33.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.3
$6.29
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$31.3
$17.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.46
$2.32
👖 Brand Jeans
$65.6
$30
👟 Brand Sneakers
$92.4
$70
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$22.9
$290
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24723
$8562

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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

Cities near Changchun

Distance City Cost of living
54 km or 34 mi Gongzhuling
$477
81 km or 50 mi Dehui
$587
105 km or 65 mi Siping
$553
109 km or 68 mi Jilin
$562
112 km or 69 mi Liaoyuan
$540
127 km or 79 mi Panshi
$540
138 km or 86 mi Fuyu
$598
143 km or 89 mi Shuangliao
$536
148 km or 92 mi Yushu
$604
150 km or 93 mi Shulan
$571
157 km or 98 mi Meihekou
$534
162 km or 100 mi Huadian
$543
173 km or 107 mi Jiaohe
$554
178 km or 111 mi Kaiyuan
$537
193 km or 120 mi Da'an
$577
210 km or 131 mi Wuchang
$595
211 km or 131 mi Diaobingshan
$534
211 km or 131 mi Tieling
$536
235 km or 146 mi Harbin
$680
238 km or 148 mi Tongliao
$562
240 km or 149 mi Baishan
$542
248 km or 154 mi Zhaodong
$642
250 km or 155 mi Fushun
$483
250 km or 155 mi Taonan
$552
251 km or 156 mi Dunhua
$546
263 km or 163 mi Shangzhi
$596
267 km or 166 mi Baicheng
$573
271 km or 169 mi Linjiang
$523
274 km or 170 mi Shenyang
$575
279 km or 173 mi Anda
$619
287 km or 178 mi Xinmin
$545
300 km or 187 mi Daqing
$630
313 km or 194 mi Benxi
$454
315 km or 196 mi Dengta
$522
319 km or 198 mi Ji'an
$514
335 km or 208 mi Suihua
$679
337 km or 209 mi Liaoyang
$507
343 km or 213 mi Helong
$532
344 km or 214 mi Ning'an
$540
345 km or 214 mi Ulanhot
$566