Ashgabat vs Dongguan - Cost of Living Comparison

Ashgabat Dongguan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1233
$762
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2878
$2040
🏠 One person rent
$531
$266
🏘️ Family rent
$949
$481
🍽️ Food expenses
$540
$262
🚐 Transport expenses
$42.6
$137
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$562
$777
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
46 km
🎓 Higher education
7
68
😀 Quality of life
30
56
🏙️ Population
828K
10.5M

The cost of living in Ashgabat is 62% more expensive than in Dongguan. Cities ranked 4068th and 6335th ($1233 vs $762) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 47th 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 months in Dongguan. Ashgabat ranked 1st best city to live in Turkmenistan vs Dongguan ranked 26th in China, while ranked 8436th and 5800th 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
$18.8
$4.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$68.6
$26.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.1
$4.84
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.1
$2.61
☕ Cappuccino
$3.75
$4.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$4.55
$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$635
$325
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$386
$197
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$933
$663
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$807
$361
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$40.5
$29.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$62.1
$45.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$54.5
$14
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.97%
4.95%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3243
$4995
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2384
$3350
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.14
$0.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.4
$33.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.27
$10.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.36
$1.3
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.43
$2.47
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.9
$1.87
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.1
$0.88
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.5
$2.37
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.3
$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.26
$4.55
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.4
$10.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.15
$2.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.08
$1.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$1.23
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.99
$1.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.92
$0.75
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$0.93
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.89
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.08
$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.2
$12.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.99
$0.97
🚬 Cigarette pack
$18.9
$2.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.65
$3.63
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.82
$8.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.02
$1.29
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.79
$1.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50.9
$69.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$19.2
$6.84
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$26.2
$52.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.43
$5.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$80
$41.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$92.6
$81.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$22.7
$447
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4395
$8907

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Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.2 mi Anau
$1366
95 km or 59 mi Quchan
$687
99 km or 61 mi Baherden
$1362
107 km or 66 mi Bojnord
$540
197 km or 123 mi Nishapur
$640
203 km or 126 mi Sabzevar
$638
212 km or 132 mi Mashhad
$658
294 km or 183 mi Gonbad-e Kavus
$531
302 km or 187 mi Kashmar
$687
306 km or 190 mi Mary
$1305
307 km or 191 mi Torbat-e Heydarieh
$687
344 km or 213 mi Shahrud
$688
361 km or 224 mi Torbat-e Jam
$717
367 km or 228 mi Gorgan
$558
451 km or 280 mi Dasoguz
$1316
469 km or 291 mi Turkmenabat
$1331
496 km or 308 mi Sari
$568
513 km or 318 mi Nukus
$397
516 km or 321 mi Qaem Shahr
$693
517 km or 321 mi Semnan
$690
524 km or 325 mi Herat
$375
528 km or 328 mi Babol
$450
558 km or 347 mi Amol
$504
561 km or 349 mi Bukhara
$379
570 km or 354 mi Birjand
$691
634 km or 394 mi Pardis
$686
654 km or 406 mi Qarshi
$404
657 km or 408 mi Pakdasht
$694
660 km or 410 mi Golestan
$696
667 km or 414 mi Sheberghan
$326
668 km or 415 mi Qarchak
$694
668 km or 415 mi Tehran
$833
670 km or 417 mi Varamin
$836
671 km or 417 mi Ray
$693
693 km or 431 mi Qods
$699
694 km or 431 mi Eslamshahr
$636
695 km or 432 mi Nasimshahr
$695
700 km or 435 mi Shahriar
$696
701 km or 435 mi Karaj
$792
703 km or 437 mi Fardis
$689

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Distance City Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi Guangzhou
$863
65 km or 40 mi Shenzhen
$1079
66 km or 41 mi Foshan
$648
68 km or 43 mi Huizhou
$757
70 km or 44 mi Zhongshan
$612
86 km or 53 mi Jiangmen
$702
88 km or 54 mi Zhuhai
$686
93 km or 58 mi Kowloon
$2380
95 km or 59 mi Hong Kong
$2884
100 km or 62 mi Macau
$1610
100 km or 62 mi Qingyuan
$730
124 km or 77 mi Heyuan
$692
132 km or 82 mi Kaiping
$668
133 km or 83 mi Zhaoqing
$724
165 km or 103 mi Shanwei
$709
176 km or 109 mi Yunfu
$716
196 km or 122 mi Shaoguan
$701
226 km or 141 mi Yangjiang
$718
239 km or 148 mi Lianzhou
$656
249 km or 155 mi Puning
$702
253 km or 157 mi Wuzhou
$721
271 km or 168 mi Hezhou
$700
273 km or 170 mi Jieyang
$760
279 km or 173 mi Meizhou
$732
302 km or 188 mi Chaozhou
$661
303 km or 188 mi Shantou
$1049
315 km or 195 mi Chenzhou
$775
323 km or 201 mi Gaozhou
$689
329 km or 205 mi Maoming
$516
332 km or 206 mi Ganzhou
$788
372 km or 231 mi Yulin
$717
401 km or 249 mi Zhanjiang
$658
403 km or 250 mi Longyan
$689
424 km or 263 mi Guigang
$697
430 km or 267 mi Guilin
$533
430 km or 267 mi Zhangzhou
$744
437 km or 271 mi Yongzhou
$749
444 km or 276 mi Hengyang
$673
464 km or 288 mi Liuzhou
$679
467 km or 290 mi Laibin
$705