Ashgabat vs Chengdu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ashgabat Chengdu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1806
$666
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4178
$1735
🏠 One person rent
$887
$281
🏘️ Family rent
$1506
$485
🍽️ Food expenses
$763
$235
🚐 Transport expenses
$49.3
$81.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$635
$1050
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
7
89
😀 Quality of life
48
75
🏙️ Population
1.03M
20.9M

The cost of living in Ashgabat is 171% more expensive than in Chengdu. Cities ranked 2849th and 7467th ($1806 vs $666) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 88th 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 Chengdu. Ashgabat ranked 1st best city to live in Turkmenistan vs Chengdu ranked 5th in China, while ranked 6881st and 1710th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ashgabat vs Chengdu

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Ashgabat Chengdu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$28.8
$2.83
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$86.1
$22
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.9
$4.93
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.69
$2.61
☕ Cappuccino
$6.75
$3.33
🥤 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
$362
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$667
$207
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1768
$663
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1221
$367
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$48.7
$30.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$74.5
$46.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$102
$12.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.45%
3.77%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4069
$3917
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2839
$2027
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.14
$0.43
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.55
$23.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.63
$3.67
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.43
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$4.71
$1.95
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.94
$1.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.24
$1.19
🥚 Eggs, x12
$6.15
$1.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.23
$14.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.2
$3.73
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$22.5
$11
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.06
$1.91
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$1.25
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.48
$1.24
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.72
$1.12
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.27
$0.73
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$0.72
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.78
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.07
$1.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$18.9
$9.92
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.21
$0.81
🚬 Cigarette pack
$25.5
$3.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.8
$4.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.88
$5.14
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.02
$1.46
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.81
$1.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.8
$30
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.3
$5.89
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$31.3
$23
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.46
$6.43
👖 Brand Jeans
$65.6
$40.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$92.4
$67.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$22.9
$286
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24723
$13059

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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 Chengdu

Distance City Cost of living
38 km or 24 mi Chongzhou
$625
38 km or 24 mi Pengzhou
$617
41 km or 25 mi Guanghan
$600
53 km or 33 mi Shifang
$584
55 km or 34 mi Jianyang
$621
56 km or 35 mi Dujiangyan
$612
60 km or 38 mi Deyang
$588
65 km or 40 mi Qionglai
$611
71 km or 44 mi Meishan
$629
77 km or 48 mi Mianzhu
$566
81 km or 50 mi Ziyang
$628
110 km or 68 mi Mianyang
$540
124 km or 77 mi Leshan
$595
127 km or 79 mi Ya'an
$598
127 km or 79 mi Shehong
$576
131 km or 81 mi Emeishan
$581
139 km or 87 mi Jiangyou
$553
145 km or 90 mi Suining
$595
153 km or 95 mi Neijiang
$679
161 km or 100 mi Zigong
$607
188 km or 117 mi Longchang
$612
193 km or 120 mi Nanchong
$572
208 km or 129 mi Langzhong
$564
219 km or 136 mi Yibin
$599
237 km or 148 mi Luzhou
$600
247 km or 153 mi Guang'an
$608
259 km or 161 mi Guangyuan
$606
261 km or 162 mi Huaying
$581
265 km or 165 mi Chongqing
$601
288 km or 179 mi Bazhong
$627
333 km or 207 mi Dazhou
$612
341 km or 212 mi Longnan
$615
353 km or 220 mi Xichang
$596
372 km or 231 mi Zhaotong
$603
388 km or 241 mi Hanzhong
$687
390 km or 243 mi Renhuai
$566
392 km or 244 mi Bijie
$591
408 km or 253 mi Wanyuan
$594
431 km or 268 mi Zunyi
$578
459 km or 285 mi Liupanshui
$580