Ashgabat vs Changsha - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ashgabat Changsha
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1806
$617
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4178
$1638
🏠 One person rent
$887
$214
🏘️ Family rent
$1506
$363
🍽️ Food expenses
$763
$246
🚐 Transport expenses
$49.3
$67.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$635
$1009
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
7
90
😀 Quality of life
48
72
🏙️ Population
1.03M
10M

The cost of living in Ashgabat is 192% more expensive than in Changsha. Cities ranked 2849th and 7792nd ($1806 vs $617) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 167th 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 1.6 months in Changsha. Ashgabat ranked 1st best city to live in Turkmenistan vs Changsha ranked 16th in China, while ranked 6881st and 3307th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ashgabat vs Changsha

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Ashgabat Changsha
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$28.8
$2.89
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$86.1
$24.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.9
$4.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.69
$1.22
☕ Cappuccino
$6.75
$3.21
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.82
$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1012
$214
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$667
$161
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1768
$392
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1221
$285
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$48.7
$27.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$74.5
$42.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$102
$15
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.45%
3.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4069
$2339
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2839
$3257
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.14
$0.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.55
$14.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.63
$3.63
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.43
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$4.71
$1.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.94
$2.32
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.24
$0.96
🥚 Eggs, x12
$6.15
$1.68
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.23
$13.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.2
$3.65
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$22.5
$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.06
$2.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$1.34
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.48
$1.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.72
$1.91
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.27
$0.94
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.78
$0.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.07
$0.95
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$18.9
$12.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.21
$1.03
🚬 Cigarette pack
$25.5
$2.86
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.8
$4.32
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.88
$5.7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.02
$0.9
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.81
$1.29
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.8
$59.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.3
$6.44
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$31.3
$21.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.46
$3.14
👖 Brand Jeans
$65.6
$87.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$92.4
$84.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$22.9
$330
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24723
$8507

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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 Changsha

Distance City Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi Xiangtan
$511
43 km or 27 mi Ningxiang
$583
43 km or 27 mi Zhuzhou
$572
76 km or 47 mi Yiyang
$584
79 km or 49 mi Liling
$564
107 km or 66 mi Pingxiang
$602
108 km or 67 mi Loudi
$584
131 km or 81 mi Yueyang
$605
140 km or 87 mi Lianyuan
$567
145 km or 90 mi Yichun
$603
149 km or 93 mi Linxiang
$583
150 km or 93 mi Hengyang
$609
157 km or 97 mi Changde
$498
162 km or 101 mi Lengshuijiang
$554
178 km or 111 mi Shishou
$563
182 km or 113 mi Shaoyang
$601
186 km or 116 mi Honghu
$599
192 km or 119 mi Jinshi
$529
197 km or 122 mi Xinyu
$588
198 km or 123 mi Chibi
$596
225 km or 140 mi Xianning
$634
231 km or 144 mi Ji'an
$630
237 km or 147 mi Yongzhou
$638
246 km or 153 mi Xiantao
$615
247 km or 153 mi Jingzhou
$610
249 km or 155 mi Songzi
$568
264 km or 164 mi Zhangjiajie
$567
267 km or 166 mi Chenzhou
$730
285 km or 177 mi Yidu
$552
285 km or 177 mi Hanchuan
$624
287 km or 178 mi Daye
$651
290 km or 180 mi Nanchang
$539
295 km or 183 mi Wuhan
$653
299 km or 186 mi Huangshi
$682
305 km or 189 mi Huaihua
$587
307 km or 191 mi Ezhou
$645
311 km or 193 mi Yingcheng
$599
311 km or 193 mi Huanggang
$657
311 km or 193 mi Wuxue
$602
314 km or 195 mi Dangyang
$562