Ashgabat vs Chengdu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ashgabat Chengdu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1679
$643
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3854
$1812
🏠 One person rent
$836
$242
🏘️ Family rent
$1553
$440
🍽️ Food expenses
$658
$239
🚐 Transport expenses
$47.3
$85.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$573
$883
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
7
94
😀 Quality of life
30
73
🏙️ Population
828K
20.9M

The cost of living in Ashgabat is 161% more expensive than in Chengdu. Cities ranked 2737th and 7269th ($1679 vs $643) 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 0.3 months in Ashgabat compared to 1.4 months in Chengdu. Ashgabat ranked 1st best city to live in Turkmenistan vs Chengdu ranked 7th in China, while ranked 8379th and 1633rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Ashgabat Chengdu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$31.6
$2.81
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$55.7
$25.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10
$4.85
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.39
$2.31
☕ Cappuccino
$4.59
$3.62
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.91
$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$915
$301
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$647
$171
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1453
$599
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1376
$321
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$48.2
$33.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$73.7
$51.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$87.4
$11.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.98%
4.69%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4561
$3743
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3442
$2044
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.29
$0.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.98
$26.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.68
$3.52
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.38
$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.63
$1.97
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.85
$1.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.65
$1.12
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.07
$1.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.3
$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.9
$4.12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$24.8
$12.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.66
$1.85
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$1.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.31
$1.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.82
$1.02
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$0.68
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$0.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.83
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.09
$1.22
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$27.2
$11
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.61
$0.93
🚬 Cigarette pack
$25.4
$2.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.03
$4.13
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.84
$4.88
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.02
$1.4
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.8
$1.58
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$65.9
$32.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16.5
$5.52
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$33.8
$22
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.42
$6.34
👖 Brand Jeans
$83.7
$54.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$144
$83.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$22.6
$388
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6425
$18347

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Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.2 mi Anau
$1648
95 km or 59 mi Quchan
$487
99 km or 61 mi Baherden
$1642
107 km or 66 mi Bojnord
$427
197 km or 123 mi Nishapur
$509
203 km or 126 mi Sabzevar
$489
212 km or 132 mi Mashhad
$532
294 km or 183 mi Gonbad-e Kavus
$473
302 km or 187 mi Kashmar
$507
306 km or 190 mi Mary
$1644
307 km or 191 mi Torbat-e Heydarieh
$520
344 km or 213 mi Shahrud
$576
361 km or 224 mi Torbat-e Jam
$558
367 km or 228 mi Gorgan
$661
451 km or 280 mi Dasoguz
$1657
469 km or 291 mi Turkmenabat
$1662
496 km or 308 mi Sari
$640
513 km or 318 mi Nukus
$427
516 km or 321 mi Qaem Shahr
$533
517 km or 321 mi Semnan
$558
524 km or 325 mi Herat
$514
528 km or 328 mi Babol
$434
558 km or 347 mi Amol
$519
561 km or 349 mi Bukhara
$399
570 km or 354 mi Birjand
$554
634 km or 394 mi Pardis
$619
654 km or 406 mi Qarshi
$416
657 km or 408 mi Pakdasht
$633
660 km or 410 mi Golestan
$655
667 km or 414 mi Sheberghan
$446
668 km or 415 mi Qarchak
$636
668 km or 415 mi Tehran
$700
670 km or 417 mi Varamin
$616
671 km or 417 mi Ray
$653
693 km or 431 mi Qods
$655
694 km or 431 mi Eslamshahr
$655
695 km or 432 mi Nasimshahr
$651
700 km or 435 mi Shahriar
$653
701 km or 435 mi Karaj
$693
703 km or 437 mi Fardis
$651

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Distance City Cost of living
38 km or 24 mi Chongzhou
$611
38 km or 24 mi Pengzhou
$608
41 km or 25 mi Guanghan
$594
53 km or 33 mi Shifang
$578
55 km or 34 mi Jianyang
$607
56 km or 35 mi Dujiangyan
$602
60 km or 38 mi Deyang
$598
65 km or 40 mi Qionglai
$603
71 km or 44 mi Meishan
$625
77 km or 48 mi Mianzhu
$562
81 km or 50 mi Ziyang
$615
110 km or 68 mi Mianyang
$535
124 km or 77 mi Leshan
$619
127 km or 79 mi Ya'an
$596
127 km or 79 mi Shehong
$530
131 km or 81 mi Emeishan
$589
139 km or 87 mi Jiangyou
$548
145 km or 90 mi Suining
$545
153 km or 95 mi Neijiang
$674
161 km or 100 mi Zigong
$597
188 km or 117 mi Longchang
$625
193 km or 120 mi Nanchong
$435
208 km or 129 mi Langzhong
$525
219 km or 136 mi Yibin
$620
237 km or 148 mi Luzhou
$646
247 km or 153 mi Guang'an
$564
259 km or 161 mi Guangyuan
$566
261 km or 162 mi Huaying
$554
265 km or 165 mi Chongqing
$712
288 km or 179 mi Bazhong
$559
333 km or 207 mi Dazhou
$566
341 km or 212 mi Longnan
$568
353 km or 220 mi Xichang
$593
372 km or 231 mi Zhaotong
$616
388 km or 241 mi Hanzhong
$576
390 km or 243 mi Renhuai
$570
392 km or 244 mi Bijie
$606
408 km or 253 mi Wanyuan
$552
431 km or 268 mi Zunyi
$580
459 km or 285 mi Liupanshui
$587