Ashgabat vs Chongqing - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ashgabat Chongqing
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1806
$601
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4178
$1793
🏠 One person rent
$887
$205
🏘️ Family rent
$1506
$357
🍽️ Food expenses
$763
$229
🚐 Transport expenses
$49.3
$77.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$635
$1018
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
16 km
🎓 Higher education
7
76
😀 Quality of life
48
74
🏙️ Population
1.03M
32.1M

The cost of living in Ashgabat is 201% more expensive than in Chongqing. Cities ranked 2849th and 7933rd ($1806 vs $601) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 214th 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 1.7 months in Chongqing. Ashgabat ranked 1st best city to live in Turkmenistan vs Chongqing ranked 8th in China, while ranked 6881st and 2353rd 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
$28.8
$2.89
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$86.1
$21.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.9
$5.04
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.69
$1.12
☕ Cappuccino
$6.75
$2.46
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.82
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1012
$276
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$667
$149
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1768
$499
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1221
$267
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$48.7
$23.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$74.5
$36.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$102
$7.25
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.45%
3.79%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4069
$2609
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2839
$1535
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.14
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.55
$21.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.63
$3.73
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.43
$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$4.71
$1.56
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.94
$1.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.24
$0.62
🥚 Eggs, x12
$6.15
$1.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.23
$17.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.2
$3.16
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$22.5
$9.67
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.06
$1.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$1.29
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.48
$1.18
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.72
$1.23
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.27
$0.69
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$0.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.78
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.07
$0.95
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$18.9
$8.17
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.21
$0.84
🚬 Cigarette pack
$25.5
$2.86
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.8
$7.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.88
$4.1
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.02
$1.12
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.81
$2.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.8
$33.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.3
$5.74
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$31.3
$60.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.46
$7.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$65.6
$44.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$92.4
$68.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$22.9
$277
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24723
$24477

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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 Chongqing

Distance City Cost of living
97 km or 60 mi Huaying
$581
103 km or 64 mi Guang'an
$608
120 km or 75 mi Longchang
$612
127 km or 79 mi Luzhou
$600
140 km or 87 mi Suining
$595
140 km or 87 mi Neijiang
$679
145 km or 90 mi Nanchong
$572
170 km or 106 mi Zigong
$607
183 km or 113 mi Shehong
$576
191 km or 119 mi Ziyang
$628
194 km or 120 mi Renhuai
$566
201 km or 125 mi Yibin
$599
208 km or 129 mi Dazhou
$612
209 km or 130 mi Zunyi
$578
211 km or 131 mi Jianyang
$621
232 km or 144 mi Langzhong
$564
249 km or 154 mi Lichuan
$582
258 km or 160 mi Bazhong
$627
264 km or 164 mi Meishan
$629
265 km or 165 mi Chengdu
$666
266 km or 165 mi Leshan
$595
266 km or 166 mi Guanghan
$600
268 km or 167 mi Deyang
$588
272 km or 169 mi Mianyang
$540
277 km or 172 mi Bijie
$591
285 km or 177 mi Shifang
$584
292 km or 181 mi Emeishan
$581
294 km or 183 mi Pengzhou
$617
298 km or 185 mi Enshi
$580
298 km or 185 mi Mianzhu
$566
298 km or 185 mi Chongzhou
$625
300 km or 186 mi Jiangyou
$553
309 km or 192 mi Qionglai
$611
316 km or 196 mi Wanyuan
$594
320 km or 199 mi Dujiangyan
$612
327 km or 203 mi Guangyuan
$606
331 km or 206 mi Guiyang
$576
331 km or 206 mi Tongren
$588
342 km or 212 mi Ya'an
$598
342 km or 213 mi Jishou
$556