Ashgabat vs Changsha - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ashgabat Changsha
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1898
$622
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4362
$1669
🏠 One person rent
$968
$211
🏘️ Family rent
$1668
$365
🍽️ Food expenses
$780
$252
🚐 Transport expenses
$50.9
$70.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$210
$1086
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
7
90
😀 Quality of life
43
72
🏙️ Population
1.03M
10M

The cost of living in Ashgabat is 205% more expensive than in Changsha. Cities ranked 2383rd and 7795th ($1898 vs $622) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 196th 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 1.7 months in Changsha. Ashgabat ranked 1st best city to live in Turkmenistan vs Changsha ranked 18th in China, while ranked 7430th and 2894th 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
$31.1
$2.93
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$85
$22
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.8
$4.91
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.76
$1.26
☕ Cappuccino
$6.83
$3.38
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.58
$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1017
$234
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$765
$149
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1798
$422
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1413
$273
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$49
$31.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$74.9
$48.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$104
$13.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.58%
3.48%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3536
$2530
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2856
$2779
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.14
$0.37
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.87
$14.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.74
$3.89
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.43
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$4.53
$1.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.03
$2.32
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.85
$0.95
🥚 Eggs, x12
$6.02
$1.69
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.31
$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20
$3.97
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23.1
$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.09
$2.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.47
$1.86
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.64
$1.95
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.27
$0.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$1.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.74
$0.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.09
$0.99
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$19.1
$12.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.18
$1.05
🚬 Cigarette pack
$25.7
$2.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.88
$4.39
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.83
$5.85
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.04
$0.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.82
$1.33
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.7
$54.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.2
$6.23
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$31.1
$22
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.36
$3.25
👖 Brand Jeans
$56
$82
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.6
$87.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$22.7
$322
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24585
$9728

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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 Changsha

Distance City Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi Xiangtan
$518
43 km or 27 mi Ningxiang
$586
43 km or 27 mi Zhuzhou
$564
76 km or 47 mi Yiyang
$589
79 km or 49 mi Liling
$571
107 km or 66 mi Pingxiang
$609
108 km or 67 mi Loudi
$589
131 km or 81 mi Yueyang
$608
140 km or 87 mi Lianyuan
$569
145 km or 90 mi Yichun
$610
149 km or 93 mi Linxiang
$583
150 km or 93 mi Hengyang
$602
157 km or 97 mi Changde
$518
162 km or 101 mi Lengshuijiang
$556
178 km or 111 mi Shishou
$565
182 km or 113 mi Shaoyang
$605
186 km or 116 mi Honghu
$600
192 km or 119 mi Jinshi
$535
197 km or 122 mi Xinyu
$592
198 km or 123 mi Chibi
$600
225 km or 140 mi Xianning
$638
231 km or 144 mi Ji'an
$632
237 km or 147 mi Yongzhou
$648
246 km or 153 mi Xiantao
$619
247 km or 153 mi Jingzhou
$623
249 km or 155 mi Songzi
$570
264 km or 164 mi Zhangjiajie
$571
267 km or 166 mi Chenzhou
$739
285 km or 177 mi Yidu
$556
285 km or 177 mi Hanchuan
$624
287 km or 178 mi Daye
$658
290 km or 180 mi Nanchang
$542
295 km or 183 mi Wuhan
$657
299 km or 186 mi Huangshi
$691
305 km or 189 mi Huaihua
$593
307 km or 191 mi Ezhou
$649
311 km or 193 mi Yingcheng
$600
311 km or 193 mi Huanggang
$664
311 km or 193 mi Wuxue
$618
314 km or 195 mi Dangyang
$554