Ashgabat vs Dongguan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ashgabat Dongguan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1616
$678
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3750
$2035
🏠 One person rent
$798
$257
🏘️ Family rent
$1515
$542
🍽️ Food expenses
$620
$241
🚐 Transport expenses
$48.8
$88.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$756
$738
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
46 km
🎓 Higher education
7
69
😀 Quality of life
29
69
🏙️ Population
1.03M
10.5M

The cost of living in Ashgabat is 138% more expensive than in Dongguan. Cities ranked 3187th and 7055th ($1616 vs $678) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 115th 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 1.1 months in Dongguan. Ashgabat ranked 1st best city to live in Turkmenistan vs Dongguan ranked 18th in China, while ranked 8245th and 3115th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ashgabat vs Dongguan

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Ashgabat Dongguan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$26.2
$2.12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$59.7
$22.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.5
$4.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.44
$0.84
☕ Cappuccino
$5.58
$2.89
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.27
$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$894
$330
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$606
$174
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1482
$685
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1322
$415
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$49.3
$38.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$75.8
$59.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$85.1
$13.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.98%
4.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3870
$5799
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2996
$3410
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.14
$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.63
$25.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.69
$4.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.36
$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.17
$1.72
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.86
$1.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.17
$0.94
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.09
$1.81
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.13
$12.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.76
$4.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$25.2
$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.96
$1.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$1.34
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$1.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.29
$1.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$1.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.88
$0.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.84
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.07
$1.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$27.1
$13.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.3
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$25.6
$2.84
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.35
$5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.8
$6.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.97
$1.24
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.79
$1.63
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$112
$64.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$17.6
$7.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$35.5
$50.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.39
$7.16
👖 Brand Jeans
$83.8
$41.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$141
$67.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$23
$463
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6584
$21927

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Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.2 mi Anau
$1583
95 km or 59 mi Quchan
$500
99 km or 61 mi Baherden
$1578
107 km or 66 mi Bojnord
$458
197 km or 123 mi Nishapur
$517
203 km or 126 mi Sabzevar
$515
212 km or 132 mi Mashhad
$538
294 km or 183 mi Gonbad-e Kavus
$496
302 km or 187 mi Kashmar
$511
306 km or 190 mi Mary
$1531
307 km or 191 mi Torbat-e Heydarieh
$515
344 km or 213 mi Shahrud
$603
361 km or 224 mi Torbat-e Jam
$512
367 km or 228 mi Gorgan
$689
451 km or 280 mi Dasoguz
$1572
469 km or 291 mi Turkmenabat
$1554
496 km or 308 mi Sari
$670
513 km or 318 mi Nukus
$394
516 km or 321 mi Qaem Shahr
$564
517 km or 321 mi Semnan
$607
524 km or 325 mi Herat
$514
528 km or 328 mi Babol
$468
558 km or 347 mi Amol
$550
561 km or 349 mi Bukhara
$452
570 km or 354 mi Birjand
$553
634 km or 394 mi Pardis
$675
654 km or 406 mi Qarshi
$435
657 km or 408 mi Pakdasht
$689
660 km or 410 mi Golestan
$722
667 km or 414 mi Sheberghan
$450
668 km or 415 mi Qarchak
$693
668 km or 415 mi Tehran
$797
670 km or 417 mi Varamin
$673
671 km or 417 mi Ray
$720
693 km or 431 mi Qods
$706
694 km or 431 mi Eslamshahr
$716
695 km or 432 mi Nasimshahr
$706
700 km or 435 mi Shahriar
$708
701 km or 435 mi Karaj
$741
703 km or 437 mi Fardis
$699

Cities near Dongguan

Distance City Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi Guangzhou
$763
65 km or 40 mi Shenzhen
$958
66 km or 41 mi Foshan
$602
68 km or 43 mi Huizhou
$629
70 km or 44 mi Zhongshan
$491
86 km or 53 mi Jiangmen
$830
88 km or 54 mi Zhuhai
$641
93 km or 58 mi Kowloon
$2427
95 km or 59 mi Hong Kong
$2753
100 km or 62 mi Macau
$1590
100 km or 62 mi Qingyuan
$808
124 km or 77 mi Heyuan
$801
132 km or 82 mi Kaiping
$824
133 km or 83 mi Zhaoqing
$806
165 km or 103 mi Shanwei
$1014
176 km or 109 mi Yunfu
$839
196 km or 122 mi Shaoguan
$852
226 km or 141 mi Yangjiang
$895
239 km or 148 mi Lianzhou
$783
249 km or 155 mi Puning
$726
253 km or 157 mi Wuzhou
$819
271 km or 168 mi Hezhou
$780
273 km or 170 mi Jieyang
$691
279 km or 173 mi Meizhou
$795
302 km or 188 mi Chaozhou
$592
303 km or 188 mi Shantou
$605
315 km or 195 mi Chenzhou
$746
323 km or 201 mi Gaozhou
$774
329 km or 205 mi Maoming
$774
332 km or 206 mi Ganzhou
$813
372 km or 231 mi Yulin
$794
401 km or 249 mi Zhanjiang
$781
403 km or 250 mi Longyan
$713
424 km or 263 mi Guigang
$725
430 km or 267 mi Guilin
$538
430 km or 267 mi Zhangzhou
$731
437 km or 271 mi Yongzhou
$618
444 km or 276 mi Hengyang
$611
464 km or 288 mi Liuzhou
$607
467 km or 290 mi Laibin
$623