Ashgabat vs Dongguan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ashgabat Dongguan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1679
$589
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3854
$1767
🏠 One person rent
$836
$181
🏘️ Family rent
$1553
$367
🍽️ Food expenses
$658
$236
🚐 Transport expenses
$47.3
$86.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$573
$838
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
46 km
🎓 Higher education
7
69
😀 Quality of life
30
71
🏙️ Population
828K
10.5M

The cost of living in Ashgabat is 185% more expensive than in Dongguan. Cities ranked 2737th and 7769th ($1679 vs $589) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 350th 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 Dongguan. Ashgabat ranked 1st best city to live in Turkmenistan vs Dongguan ranked 12th in China, while ranked 8379th and 2370th 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
$31.6
$2.08
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$55.7
$25
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10
$4.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.39
$0.75
 Cappuccino
$4.59
$3.42
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.91
$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$915
$187
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$647
$125
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1453
$419
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1376
$277
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$48.2
$33.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$73.7
$51.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$87.4
$9.62
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.98%
4.09%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4561
$5578
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3442
$3231
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.29
$0.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.98
$24.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.68
$4.2
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.38
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.63
$2.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.85
$1.4
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.65
$0.82
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.07
$1.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.3
$12.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.9
$4.19
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$24.8
$10.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.66
$1.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$1.33
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.31
$1.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.82
$1.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$0.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$0.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.83
$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.09
$1.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$27.2
$13.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.61
$0.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$25.4
$2.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.03
$4.81
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.84
$6.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.02
$1.21
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.8
$1.58
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$65.9
$38
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16.5
$5.21
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$33.8
$49
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.42
$7.18
👖 Brand Jeans
$83.7
$46.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$144
$74
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$22.6
$401
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6425
$16599

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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
51 km or 32 mi Guangzhou
$742
65 km or 40 mi Shenzhen
$939
66 km or 41 mi Foshan
$575
68 km or 43 mi Huizhou
$837
70 km or 44 mi Zhongshan
$481
86 km or 53 mi Jiangmen
$812
88 km or 54 mi Zhuhai
$618
93 km or 58 mi Kowloon
$2410
95 km or 59 mi Hong Kong
$2614
100 km or 62 mi Macau
$1565
100 km or 62 mi Qingyuan
$781
124 km or 77 mi Heyuan
$891
132 km or 82 mi Kaiping
$816
133 km or 83 mi Zhaoqing
$791
165 km or 103 mi Shanwei
$1083
176 km or 109 mi Yunfu
$830
196 km or 122 mi Shaoguan
$856
226 km or 141 mi Yangjiang
$876
239 km or 148 mi Lianzhou
$774
249 km or 155 mi Puning
$738
253 km or 157 mi Wuzhou
$824
271 km or 168 mi Hezhou
$785
273 km or 170 mi Jieyang
$716
279 km or 173 mi Meizhou
$799
302 km or 188 mi Chaozhou
$588
303 km or 188 mi Shantou
$589
315 km or 195 mi Chenzhou
$752
323 km or 201 mi Gaozhou
$831
329 km or 205 mi Maoming
$857
332 km or 206 mi Ganzhou
$812
372 km or 231 mi Yulin
$806
401 km or 249 mi Zhanjiang
$777
403 km or 250 mi Longyan
$713
424 km or 263 mi Guigang
$735
430 km or 267 mi Guilin
$525
430 km or 267 mi Zhangzhou
$719
437 km or 271 mi Yongzhou
$584
444 km or 276 mi Hengyang
$530
464 km or 288 mi Liuzhou
$596
467 km or 290 mi Laibin
$611