Ashgabat vs Chongqing - Cost of Living Comparison
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| Ashgabat | Chongqing | |
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The cost of living in Ashgabat is 144% more expensive than in Chongqing. Cities ranked 3187th and 7185th ($1616 vs $662) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 146th in Turkmenistan and China, respectively. Check Turkmenistan vs China comparison.
The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Ashgabat compared to 1.3 months in Chongqing. Ashgabat ranked 1st best city to live in Turkmenistan vs Chongqing ranked 8th in China, while ranked 8245th and 1966th among best cities to live in the world.
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Prices in Ashgabat vs Chongqing
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| Ashgabat | Chongqing | |
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| Eating Out | ||
| 🍱 Lunch Menu | ||
| 🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2 | ||
| 🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's | ||
| 🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| ☕ Cappuccino | ||
| 🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz | ||
| Rent & Utilities | ||
| 🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited | ||
| 🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years | ||
| 🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| Transportation | ||
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| 🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport | ||
| 🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi | ||
| ⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal | ||
| Groceries | ||
| 🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb | ||
| 🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥚 Eggs, x12 | ||
| 🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz | ||
| 🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle | ||
| 🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| 🚬 Cigarette pack | ||
| 💊 Cold medicince, 1 week | ||
| 🧴 Hair Shampoo | ||
| 🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls | ||
| 👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube | ||
| Other | ||
| 🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month | ||
| 🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person | ||
| 👩⚕️ Doctor's visit | ||
| 💇 Haircut, simple | ||
| 👖 Brand Jeans | ||
| 👟 Brand Sneakers | ||
| 👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month | ||
| 🏫 International Primary School, 1 year | ||
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| Distance | City | Cost of living |
|---|---|---|
| 12 km or 7.2 mi |  Anau | |
| 95 km or 59 mi |  Quchan | |
| 99 km or 61 mi | Baherden | |
| 107 km or 66 mi | Bojnord | |
| 197 km or 123 mi | Nishapur | |
| 203 km or 126 mi | Sabzevar | |
| 212 km or 132 mi | Mashhad | |
| 294 km or 183 mi | Gonbad-e Kavus | |
| 302 km or 187 mi | Kashmar | |
| 306 km or 190 mi | Mary | |
| 307 km or 191 mi | Torbat-e Heydarieh | |
| 344 km or 213 mi | Shahrud | |
| 361 km or 224 mi | Torbat-e Jam | |
| 367 km or 228 mi | Gorgan | |
| 451 km or 280 mi | Dasoguz | |
| 469 km or 291 mi | Turkmenabat | |
| 496 km or 308 mi | Sari | |
| 513 km or 318 mi |  Nukus | |
| 516 km or 321 mi | Qaem Shahr | |
| 517 km or 321 mi | Semnan | |
| 524 km or 325 mi |  Herat | |
| 528 km or 328 mi | Babol | |
| 558 km or 347 mi | Amol | |
| 561 km or 349 mi | Bukhara | |
| 570 km or 354 mi | Birjand | |
| 634 km or 394 mi | Pardis | |
| 654 km or 406 mi | Qarshi | |
| 657 km or 408 mi | Pakdasht | |
| 660 km or 410 mi | Golestan | |
| 667 km or 414 mi | Sheberghan | |
| 668 km or 415 mi | Qarchak | |
| 668 km or 415 mi | Tehran | |
| 670 km or 417 mi | Varamin | |
| 671 km or 417 mi | Ray | |
| 693 km or 431 mi | Qods | |
| 694 km or 431 mi | Eslamshahr | |
| 695 km or 432 mi | Nasimshahr | |
| 700 km or 435 mi | Shahriar | |
| 701 km or 435 mi | Karaj | |
| 703 km or 437 mi | Fardis |
Cities near Chongqing
| Distance | City | Cost of living |
|---|---|---|
| 97 km or 60 mi |  Huaying | |
| 103 km or 64 mi | Guang'an | |
| 120 km or 75 mi | Longchang | |
| 127 km or 79 mi | Luzhou | |
| 140 km or 87 mi | Suining | |
| 140 km or 87 mi | Neijiang | |
| 145 km or 90 mi | Nanchong | |
| 170 km or 106 mi | Zigong | |
| 183 km or 113 mi | Shehong | |
| 191 km or 119 mi | Ziyang | |
| 194 km or 120 mi | Renhuai | |
| 201 km or 125 mi | Yibin | |
| 208 km or 129 mi | Dazhou | |
| 209 km or 130 mi | Zunyi | |
| 211 km or 131 mi | Jianyang | |
| 232 km or 144 mi | Langzhong | |
| 249 km or 154 mi | Lichuan | |
| 258 km or 160 mi | Bazhong | |
| 264 km or 164 mi | Meishan | |
| 265 km or 165 mi | Chengdu | |
| 266 km or 165 mi | Leshan | |
| 266 km or 166 mi | Guanghan | |
| 268 km or 167 mi | Deyang | |
| 272 km or 169 mi | Mianyang | |
| 277 km or 172 mi | Bijie | |
| 285 km or 177 mi | Shifang | |
| 292 km or 181 mi | Emeishan | |
| 294 km or 183 mi | Pengzhou | |
| 298 km or 185 mi | Enshi | |
| 298 km or 185 mi | Mianzhu | |
| 298 km or 185 mi | Chongzhou | |
| 300 km or 186 mi | Jiangyou | |
| 309 km or 192 mi | Qionglai | |
| 316 km or 196 mi | Wanyuan | |
| 320 km or 199 mi | Dujiangyan | |
| 327 km or 203 mi | Guangyuan | |
| 331 km or 206 mi | Guiyang | |
| 331 km or 206 mi | Tongren | |
| 342 km or 212 mi | Ya'an | |
| 342 km or 213 mi | Jishou |