Ashgabat vs Changchun - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Ashgabat	Changchun
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1584	$573
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3634	$1493
🏠 One person rent	$798	$229
🏘️ Family rent	$1502	$405
🍽️ Food expenses	$609	$223
🚐 Transport expenses	$49.1	$59.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$718	$927
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	1 km
🎓 Higher education	7	73
😀 Quality of life	29	53
🏙️ Population	1.03M	9.07M

The cost of living in Ashgabat is 176% more expensive than in Changchun. Cities ranked 3105th and 7971st ($1584 vs $573) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 351st in Turkmenistan and China, respectively. Check Turkmenistan vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Ashgabat compared to 1.6 months in Changchun. Ashgabat ranked 1st best city to live in Turkmenistan vs Changchun ranked 47th in China, while ranked 8250th and 6079th 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	$25.9	$2.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$60.4	$16.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.1	$4.62
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.4	$1.3
☕ Cappuccino	$5.56	$4.38
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.25	$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$884	$173
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$607	$191
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1501	$605
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1302	$287
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$45.2	$23.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$70	$36.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$90.5	$17.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.58%	5.64%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3897	$2608
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3006	$3942
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.14	$0.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$8.52	$7.01
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.74	$4.01
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.38	$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3	$2.43
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.35	$1.15
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.49	$1.2
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.83	$1.72
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.29	$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.83	$3.33
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.9	$8.33
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.02	$1.69
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$1.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.81	$1.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.06	$1.42
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$0.69
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$0.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.74	$0.63
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.08	$0.79
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$27.3	$14.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.79	$0.75
🚬 Cigarette pack	$25.2	$2.24
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.01	$2.83
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.8	$2.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3	$1.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.77	$1.08
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$112	$36.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17.7	$8.57
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$31.8	$16
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.36	$2.22
👖 Brand Jeans	$69.9	$25.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$92.4	$66.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$22.7	$274
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6132	$8252

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Cities near Ashgabat

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.2 mi	Anau	$1553
95 km or 59 mi	Quchan	$515
99 km or 61 mi	Baherden	$1541
107 km or 66 mi	Bojnord	$510
197 km or 123 mi	Nishapur	$509
203 km or 126 mi	Sabzevar	$524
212 km or 132 mi	Mashhad	$508
294 km or 183 mi	Gonbad-e Kavus	$495
302 km or 187 mi	Kashmar	$521
306 km or 190 mi	Mary	$1503
307 km or 191 mi	Torbat-e Heydarieh	$521
344 km or 213 mi	Shahrud	$598
361 km or 224 mi	Torbat-e Jam	$550
367 km or 228 mi	Gorgan	$685
451 km or 280 mi	Dasoguz	$1535
469 km or 291 mi	Turkmenabat	$1523
496 km or 308 mi	Sari	$658
513 km or 318 mi	Nukus	$392
516 km or 321 mi	Qaem Shahr	$554
517 km or 321 mi	Semnan	$580
524 km or 325 mi	Herat	$512
528 km or 328 mi	Babol	$458
558 km or 347 mi	Amol	$557
561 km or 349 mi	Bukhara	$431
570 km or 354 mi	Birjand	$574
634 km or 394 mi	Pardis	$665
654 km or 406 mi	Qarshi	$484
657 km or 408 mi	Pakdasht	$680
660 km or 410 mi	Golestan	$714
667 km or 414 mi	Sheberghan	$414
668 km or 415 mi	Qarchak	$681
668 km or 415 mi	Tehran	$788
670 km or 417 mi	Varamin	$651
671 km or 417 mi	Ray	$710
693 km or 431 mi	Qods	$698
694 km or 431 mi	Eslamshahr	$700
695 km or 432 mi	Nasimshahr	$697
700 km or 435 mi	Shahriar	$698
701 km or 435 mi	Karaj	$736
703 km or 437 mi	Fardis	$688

Cities near Changchun

Distance	City	Cost of living
54 km or 34 mi	Gongzhuling	$461
81 km or 50 mi	Dehui	$556
105 km or 65 mi	Siping	$524
109 km or 68 mi	Jilin	$553
112 km or 69 mi	Liaoyuan	$516
127 km or 79 mi	Panshi	$517
138 km or 86 mi	Fuyu	$573
143 km or 89 mi	Shuangliao	$509
148 km or 92 mi	Yushu	$582
150 km or 93 mi	Shulan	$558
157 km or 98 mi	Meihekou	$513
162 km or 100 mi	Huadian	$523
173 km or 107 mi	Jiaohe	$544
178 km or 111 mi	Kaiyuan	$514
193 km or 120 mi	Da'an	$545
210 km or 131 mi	Wuchang	$596
211 km or 131 mi	Diaobingshan	$508
211 km or 131 mi	Tieling	$520
235 km or 146 mi	Harbin	$653
238 km or 148 mi	Tongliao	$538
240 km or 149 mi	Baishan	$520
248 km or 154 mi	Zhaodong	$619
250 km or 155 mi	Fushun	$459
250 km or 155 mi	Taonan	$523
251 km or 156 mi	Dunhua	$560
263 km or 163 mi	Shangzhi	$606
267 km or 166 mi	Baicheng	$542
271 km or 169 mi	Linjiang	$500
274 km or 170 mi	Shenyang	$539
279 km or 173 mi	Anda	$596
287 km or 178 mi	Xinmin	$514
300 km or 187 mi	Daqing	$616
313 km or 194 mi	Benxi	$455
315 km or 196 mi	Dengta	$495
319 km or 198 mi	Ji'an	$493
335 km or 208 mi	Suihua	$664
337 km or 209 mi	Liaoyang	$500
343 km or 213 mi	Helong	$537
344 km or 214 mi	Ning'an	$658
345 km or 214 mi	Ulanhot	$532