Ashgabat vs Changchun - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ashgabat Changchun
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1898
$607
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4362
$1531
🏠 One person rent
$968
$242
🏘️ Family rent
$1668
$372
🍽️ Food expenses
$780
$235
🚐 Transport expenses
$50.9
$66.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$210
$937
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
1 km
🎓 Higher education
7
63
😀 Quality of life
43
56
🏙️ Population
1.03M
9.07M

The cost of living in Ashgabat is 213% more expensive than in Changchun. Cities ranked 2383rd and 7925th ($1898 vs $607) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 235th 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 1.5 months in Changchun. Ashgabat ranked 1st best city to live in Turkmenistan vs Changchun ranked 59th in China, while ranked 7430th and 6274th 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
$31.1
$2.86
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$85
$20.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.8
$5.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.76
$1.4
☕ Cappuccino
$6.83
$3.89
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.58
$0.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1017
$185
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$765
$201
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1798
$335
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1413
$308
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$49
$25.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$74.9
$39
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$104
$18.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.58%
4.85%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3536
$1771
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2856
$2826
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.14
$0.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.87
$7.98
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.74
$4.71
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.43
$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$4.53
$2.53
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.03
$1.25
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.85
$1.27
🥚 Eggs, x12
$6.02
$1.72
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.31
$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20
$4.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23.1
$8.86
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.09
$2.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$1.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.47
$1.1
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.64
$1.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.27
$0.74
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$0.68
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.74
$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.09
$0.83
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$19.1
$12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.18
$0.77
🚬 Cigarette pack
$25.7
$2.44
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.88
$2.99
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.83
$3.22
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.04
$1.14
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.82
$1.16
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.7
$34.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.2
$7.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$31.1
$17.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.36
$2.38
👖 Brand Jeans
$56
$34.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.6
$71.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$22.7
$293
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24585
$8890

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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

Cities near Changchun

Distance City Cost of living
54 km or 34 mi Gongzhuling
$491
81 km or 50 mi Dehui
$603
105 km or 65 mi Siping
$559
109 km or 68 mi Jilin
$575
112 km or 69 mi Liaoyuan
$549
127 km or 79 mi Panshi
$551
138 km or 86 mi Fuyu
$631
143 km or 89 mi Shuangliao
$550
148 km or 92 mi Yushu
$640
150 km or 93 mi Shulan
$604
157 km or 98 mi Meihekou
$549
162 km or 100 mi Huadian
$554
173 km or 107 mi Jiaohe
$569
178 km or 111 mi Kaiyuan
$552
193 km or 120 mi Da'an
$610
210 km or 131 mi Wuchang
$629
211 km or 131 mi Diaobingshan
$548
211 km or 131 mi Tieling
$549
235 km or 146 mi Harbin
$713
238 km or 148 mi Tongliao
$579
240 km or 149 mi Baishan
$555
248 km or 154 mi Zhaodong
$674
250 km or 155 mi Fushun
$499
250 km or 155 mi Taonan
$573
251 km or 156 mi Dunhua
$564
263 km or 163 mi Shangzhi
$629
267 km or 166 mi Baicheng
$599
271 km or 169 mi Linjiang
$532
274 km or 170 mi Shenyang
$612
279 km or 173 mi Anda
$653
287 km or 178 mi Xinmin
$567
300 km or 187 mi Daqing
$662
313 km or 194 mi Benxi
$474
315 km or 196 mi Dengta
$537
319 km or 198 mi Ji'an
$529
335 km or 208 mi Suihua
$712
337 km or 209 mi Liaoyang
$519
343 km or 213 mi Helong
$549
344 km or 214 mi Ning'an
$572
345 km or 214 mi Ulanhot
$594