Ashgabat vs Chongqing - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ashgabat Chongqing
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1833
$561
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4223
$1695
🏠 One person rent
$893
$180
🏘️ Family rent
$1483
$312
🍽️ Food expenses
$782
$217
🚐 Transport expenses
$49.8
$76.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$747
$914
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
16 km
🎓 Higher education
7
87
😀 Quality of life
49
74
🏙️ Population
1.03M
32.1M

The cost of living in Ashgabat is 227% more expensive than in Chongqing. Cities ranked 2595th and 8185th ($1833 vs $561) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 322nd 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 Chongqing. Ashgabat ranked 1st best city to live in Turkmenistan vs Chongqing ranked 7th in China, while ranked 6667th and 2237th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ashgabat vs Chongqing

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Ashgabat Chongqing
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$31.3
$2.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$85.3
$20.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.8
$4.92
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.48
$0.98
☕ Cappuccino
$7.08
$2.25
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.16
$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1020
$240
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$674
$129
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1780
$433
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1190
$231
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$47.3
$20.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$73.2
$32
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$102
$8.46
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.49%
3.87%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4806
$2367
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2978
$1345
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.14
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.51
$21
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.77
$3.67
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.43
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$4.77
$1.52
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.69
$1.42
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.3
$0.72
🥚 Eggs, x12
$6.17
$1.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.26
$14.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.7
$2.92
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.4
$10.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.44
$1.59
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$1.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.58
$1.2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.56
$1.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$0.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$0.88
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.78
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.1
$0.96
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$19.1
$7.06
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.69
$0.82
🚬 Cigarette pack
$25.7
$2.81
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.19
$6.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.85
$4.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3
$1.09
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.81
$2.46
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41.2
$33.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.3
$5.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$33.8
$58.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.4
$7.17
👖 Brand Jeans
$65.8
$42.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.9
$66
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$23
$271
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$25686
$23821

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Cities near Ashgabat

Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.2 mi Anau
$1774
95 km or 59 mi Quchan
$500
99 km or 61 mi Baherden
$1796
107 km or 66 mi Bojnord
$489
197 km or 123 mi Nishapur
$496
203 km or 126 mi Sabzevar
$512
212 km or 132 mi Mashhad
$503
294 km or 183 mi Gonbad-e Kavus
$467
302 km or 187 mi Kashmar
$506
306 km or 190 mi Mary
$1654
307 km or 191 mi Torbat-e Heydarieh
$502
344 km or 213 mi Shahrud
$564
361 km or 224 mi Torbat-e Jam
$493
367 km or 228 mi Gorgan
$658
451 km or 280 mi Dasoguz
$1770
469 km or 291 mi Turkmenabat
$1716
496 km or 308 mi Sari
$643
513 km or 318 mi Nukus
$477
516 km or 321 mi Qaem Shahr
$501
517 km or 321 mi Semnan
$542
524 km or 325 mi Herat
$509
528 km or 328 mi Babol
$372
558 km or 347 mi Amol
$530
561 km or 349 mi Bukhara
$433
570 km or 354 mi Birjand
$588
634 km or 394 mi Pardis
$598
654 km or 406 mi Qarshi
$512
657 km or 408 mi Pakdasht
$604
660 km or 410 mi Golestan
$628
667 km or 414 mi Sheberghan
$432
668 km or 415 mi Qarchak
$607
668 km or 415 mi Tehran
$684
670 km or 417 mi Varamin
$588
671 km or 417 mi Ray
$622
693 km or 431 mi Qods
$638
694 km or 431 mi Eslamshahr
$623
695 km or 432 mi Nasimshahr
$624
700 km or 435 mi Shahriar
$635
701 km or 435 mi Karaj
$704
703 km or 437 mi Fardis
$640

Cities near Chongqing

Distance City Cost of living
97 km or 60 mi Huaying
$542
103 km or 64 mi Guang'an
$569
120 km or 75 mi Longchang
$575
127 km or 79 mi Luzhou
$562
140 km or 87 mi Suining
$565
140 km or 87 mi Neijiang
$645
145 km or 90 mi Nanchong
$541
170 km or 106 mi Zigong
$573
183 km or 113 mi Shehong
$551
191 km or 119 mi Ziyang
$598
194 km or 120 mi Renhuai
$538
201 km or 125 mi Yibin
$570
208 km or 129 mi Dazhou
$583
209 km or 130 mi Zunyi
$551
211 km or 131 mi Jianyang
$591
232 km or 144 mi Langzhong
$538
249 km or 154 mi Lichuan
$557
258 km or 160 mi Bazhong
$601
264 km or 164 mi Meishan
$599
265 km or 165 mi Chengdu
$635
266 km or 165 mi Leshan
$563
266 km or 166 mi Guanghan
$571
268 km or 167 mi Deyang
$563
272 km or 169 mi Mianyang
$528
277 km or 172 mi Bijie
$569
285 km or 177 mi Shifang
$557
292 km or 181 mi Emeishan
$552
294 km or 183 mi Pengzhou
$588
298 km or 185 mi Enshi
$558
298 km or 185 mi Mianzhu
$544
298 km or 185 mi Chongzhou
$596
300 km or 186 mi Jiangyou
$536
309 km or 192 mi Qionglai
$580
316 km or 196 mi Wanyuan
$567
320 km or 199 mi Dujiangyan
$583
327 km or 203 mi Guangyuan
$587
331 km or 206 mi Guiyang
$562
331 km or 206 mi Tongren
$568
342 km or 212 mi Ya'an
$571
342 km or 213 mi Jishou
$537