Ashgabat vs Dongguan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ashgabat Dongguan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1898
$694
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4362
$2019
🏠 One person rent
$968
$265
🏘️ Family rent
$1668
$459
🍽️ Food expenses
$780
$253
🚐 Transport expenses
$50.9
$88.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$210
$847
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
46 km
🎓 Higher education
7
67
😀 Quality of life
43
71
🏙️ Population
1.03M
10.5M

The cost of living in Ashgabat is 173% more expensive than in Dongguan. Cities ranked 2383rd and 7308th ($1898 vs $694) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 67th in Turkmenistan and China, respectively. Check Turkmenistan vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Ashgabat compared to 1.2 months in Dongguan. Ashgabat ranked 1st best city to live in Turkmenistan vs Dongguan ranked 25th in China, while ranked 7430th and 3241st 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
$31.1
$2.21
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$85
$22.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.8
$5.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.76
$1.49
☕ Cappuccino
$6.83
$2.6
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.58
$0.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1017
$317
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$765
$184
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1798
$568
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1413
$335
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$49
$43.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$74.9
$67
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$104
$10.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.58%
3.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3536
$5717
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2856
$3114
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.14
$0.37
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.87
$22.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.74
$4.98
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.43
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$4.53
$1.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.03
$1.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.85
$0.92
🥚 Eggs, x12
$6.02
$1.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.31
$16.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20
$4.23
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23.1
$15.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.09
$2.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$1.49
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.47
$1.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.64
$1.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.27
$1.17
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$1.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.74
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.09
$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$19.1
$14.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.18
$0.97
🚬 Cigarette pack
$25.7
$2.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.88
$5.15
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.83
$6.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.04
$1.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.82
$1.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.7
$51.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.2
$7.45
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$31.1
$52.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.36
$7.24
👖 Brand Jeans
$56
$31.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.6
$65.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$22.7
$496
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24585
$25442

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Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.2 mi Anau
$1846
95 km or 59 mi Quchan
$475
99 km or 61 mi Baherden
$1864
107 km or 66 mi Bojnord
$466
197 km or 123 mi Nishapur
$469
203 km or 126 mi Sabzevar
$483
212 km or 132 mi Mashhad
$482
294 km or 183 mi Gonbad-e Kavus
$458
302 km or 187 mi Kashmar
$483
306 km or 190 mi Mary
$1726
307 km or 191 mi Torbat-e Heydarieh
$476
344 km or 213 mi Shahrud
$561
361 km or 224 mi Torbat-e Jam
$467
367 km or 228 mi Gorgan
$664
451 km or 280 mi Dasoguz
$1840
469 km or 291 mi Turkmenabat
$1795
496 km or 308 mi Sari
$612
513 km or 318 mi Nukus
$475
516 km or 321 mi Qaem Shahr
$474
517 km or 321 mi Semnan
$523
524 km or 325 mi Herat
$556
528 km or 328 mi Babol
$359
558 km or 347 mi Amol
$516
561 km or 349 mi Bukhara
$439
570 km or 354 mi Birjand
$542
634 km or 394 mi Pardis
$563
654 km or 406 mi Qarshi
$500
657 km or 408 mi Pakdasht
$570
660 km or 410 mi Golestan
$584
667 km or 414 mi Sheberghan
$470
668 km or 415 mi Qarchak
$570
668 km or 415 mi Tehran
$638
670 km or 417 mi Varamin
$557
671 km or 417 mi Ray
$584
693 km or 431 mi Qods
$614
694 km or 431 mi Eslamshahr
$590
695 km or 432 mi Nasimshahr
$587
700 km or 435 mi Shahriar
$611
701 km or 435 mi Karaj
$684
703 km or 437 mi Fardis
$616

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Distance City Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi Guangzhou
$785
65 km or 40 mi Shenzhen
$995
66 km or 41 mi Foshan
$627
68 km or 43 mi Huizhou
$638
70 km or 44 mi Zhongshan
$548
86 km or 53 mi Jiangmen
$873
88 km or 54 mi Zhuhai
$678
93 km or 58 mi Kowloon
$2396
95 km or 59 mi Hong Kong
$2663
100 km or 62 mi Macau
$1734
100 km or 62 mi Qingyuan
$801
124 km or 77 mi Heyuan
$777
132 km or 82 mi Kaiping
$858
133 km or 83 mi Zhaoqing
$807
165 km or 103 mi Shanwei
$954
176 km or 109 mi Yunfu
$839
196 km or 122 mi Shaoguan
$793
226 km or 141 mi Yangjiang
$908
239 km or 148 mi Lianzhou
$766
249 km or 155 mi Puning
$600
253 km or 157 mi Wuzhou
$828
271 km or 168 mi Hezhou
$778
273 km or 170 mi Jieyang
$473
279 km or 173 mi Meizhou
$682
302 km or 188 mi Chaozhou
$474
303 km or 188 mi Shantou
$612
315 km or 195 mi Chenzhou
$739
323 km or 201 mi Gaozhou
$802
329 km or 205 mi Maoming
$797
332 km or 206 mi Ganzhou
$758
372 km or 231 mi Yulin
$751
401 km or 249 mi Zhanjiang
$824
403 km or 250 mi Longyan
$705
424 km or 263 mi Guigang
$714
430 km or 267 mi Guilin
$528
430 km or 267 mi Zhangzhou
$702
437 km or 271 mi Yongzhou
$648
444 km or 276 mi Hengyang
$602
464 km or 288 mi Liuzhou
$601
467 km or 290 mi Laibin
$620