Ashgabat vs Dongguan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ashgabat Dongguan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1806
$666
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4178
$1896
🏠 One person rent
$887
$259
🏘️ Family rent
$1506
$448
🍽️ Food expenses
$763
$239
🚐 Transport expenses
$49.3
$82.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$635
$777
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
46 km
🎓 Higher education
7
67
😀 Quality of life
48
71
🏙️ Population
1.03M
10.5M

The cost of living in Ashgabat is 171% more expensive than in Dongguan. Cities ranked 2849th and 7469th ($1806 vs $666) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 89th 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 1.2 months in Dongguan. Ashgabat ranked 1st best city to live in Turkmenistan vs Dongguan ranked 25th in China, while ranked 6881st and 3662nd 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
$28.8
$2.36
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$86.1
$21.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.9
$4.47
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.69
$1.44
☕ Cappuccino
$6.75
$2.75
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.82
$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1012
$317
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$667
$178
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1768
$559
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1221
$326
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$48.7
$41.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$74.5
$63
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$102
$12.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.45%
3.68%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4069
$6553
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2839
$3642
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.14
$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.55
$21.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.63
$4.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.43
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$4.71
$1.64
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.94
$1.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.24
$1.06
🥚 Eggs, x12
$6.15
$1.86
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.23
$14.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.2
$3.68
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$22.5
$13.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.06
$1.81
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$1.43
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.48
$1.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.72
$1.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.27
$1.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.78
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.07
$1.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$18.9
$13.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.21
$0.94
🚬 Cigarette pack
$25.5
$2.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.8
$5.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.88
$6.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.02
$1.26
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.81
$1.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.8
$61
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.3
$7.27
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$31.3
$49.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.46
$7.22
👖 Brand Jeans
$65.6
$30.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$92.4
$57.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$22.9
$437
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24723
$22205

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$1763
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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi Guangzhou
$782
65 km or 40 mi Shenzhen
$939
66 km or 41 mi Foshan
$611
68 km or 43 mi Huizhou
$621
70 km or 44 mi Zhongshan
$534
86 km or 53 mi Jiangmen
$848
88 km or 54 mi Zhuhai
$674
93 km or 58 mi Kowloon
$2415
95 km or 59 mi Hong Kong
$2674
100 km or 62 mi Macau
$1718
100 km or 62 mi Qingyuan
$795
124 km or 77 mi Heyuan
$765
132 km or 82 mi Kaiping
$844
133 km or 83 mi Zhaoqing
$807
165 km or 103 mi Shanwei
$943
176 km or 109 mi Yunfu
$832
196 km or 122 mi Shaoguan
$807
226 km or 141 mi Yangjiang
$896
239 km or 148 mi Lianzhou
$760
249 km or 155 mi Puning
$589
253 km or 157 mi Wuzhou
$816
271 km or 168 mi Hezhou
$769
273 km or 170 mi Jieyang
$464
279 km or 173 mi Meizhou
$673
302 km or 188 mi Chaozhou
$465
303 km or 188 mi Shantou
$602
315 km or 195 mi Chenzhou
$730
323 km or 201 mi Gaozhou
$790
329 km or 205 mi Maoming
$789
332 km or 206 mi Ganzhou
$814
372 km or 231 mi Yulin
$738
401 km or 249 mi Zhanjiang
$805
403 km or 250 mi Longyan
$698
424 km or 263 mi Guigang
$699
430 km or 267 mi Guilin
$533
430 km or 267 mi Zhangzhou
$696
437 km or 271 mi Yongzhou
$638
444 km or 276 mi Hengyang
$609
464 km or 288 mi Liuzhou
$587
467 km or 290 mi Laibin
$608