Ashgabat vs Dongguan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ashgabat Dongguan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1584
$656
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3634
$1973
🏠 One person rent
$798
$250
🏘️ Family rent
$1502
$527
🍽️ Food expenses
$609
$232
🚐 Transport expenses
$49.1
$84
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$718
$742
😷 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 142% more expensive than in Dongguan. Cities ranked 3105th and 7169th ($1584 vs $656) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 97th 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 16th in China, while ranked 8250th and 2941st 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
$25.9
$2.41
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$60.4
$21.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.1
$4.24
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.4
$0.9
 Cappuccino
$5.56
$2.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.25
$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$884
$319
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$607
$171
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1501
$659
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1302
$406
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$45.2
$37.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$70
$57.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$90.5
$12.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.58%
4.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3897
$5615
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3006
$3422
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.14
$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.52
$24.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.74
$4.16
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.38
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3
$1.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.35
$1.24
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.49
$0.99
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.83
$1.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.29
$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.83
$4.46
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.9
$11.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.02
$1.91
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$1.31
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.81
$1.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.06
$1.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$1.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$0.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.74
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.08
$1.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$27.3
$12.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.79
$0.91
🚬 Cigarette pack
$25.2
$2.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.01
$4.79
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.8
$6.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3
$1.2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.77
$1.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$112
$62.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$17.7
$6.94
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$31.8
$48.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.36
$7.17
👖 Brand Jeans
$69.9
$39.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$92.4
$65.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$22.7
$489
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6132
$20945

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Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.2 mi Anau
$1553
95 km or 59 mi Quchan
$515
99 km or 61 mi Baherden
$1541
107 km or 66 mi Bojnord
$510
197 km or 123 mi Nishapur
$509
203 km or 126 mi Sabzevar
$524
212 km or 132 mi Mashhad
$508
294 km or 183 mi Gonbad-e Kavus
$495
302 km or 187 mi Kashmar
$521
306 km or 190 mi Mary
$1503
307 km or 191 mi Torbat-e Heydarieh
$521
344 km or 213 mi Shahrud
$598
361 km or 224 mi Torbat-e Jam
$550
367 km or 228 mi Gorgan
$685
451 km or 280 mi Dasoguz
$1535
469 km or 291 mi Turkmenabat
$1523
496 km or 308 mi Sari
$658
513 km or 318 mi Nukus
$392
516 km or 321 mi Qaem Shahr
$554
517 km or 321 mi Semnan
$580
524 km or 325 mi Herat
$512
528 km or 328 mi Babol
$458
558 km or 347 mi Amol
$557
561 km or 349 mi Bukhara
$431
570 km or 354 mi Birjand
$574
634 km or 394 mi Pardis
$665
654 km or 406 mi Qarshi
$484
657 km or 408 mi Pakdasht
$680
660 km or 410 mi Golestan
$714
667 km or 414 mi Sheberghan
$414
668 km or 415 mi Qarchak
$681
668 km or 415 mi Tehran
$788
670 km or 417 mi Varamin
$651
671 km or 417 mi Ray
$710
693 km or 431 mi Qods
$698
694 km or 431 mi Eslamshahr
$700
695 km or 432 mi Nasimshahr
$697
700 km or 435 mi Shahriar
$698
701 km or 435 mi Karaj
$736
703 km or 437 mi Fardis
$688

Cities near Dongguan

Distance City Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi Guangzhou
$774
65 km or 40 mi Shenzhen
$916
66 km or 41 mi Foshan
$611
68 km or 43 mi Huizhou
$601
70 km or 44 mi Zhongshan
$461
86 km or 53 mi Jiangmen
$804
88 km or 54 mi Zhuhai
$653
93 km or 58 mi Kowloon
$2432
95 km or 59 mi Hong Kong
$2737
100 km or 62 mi Macau
$1588
100 km or 62 mi Qingyuan
$794
124 km or 77 mi Heyuan
$764
132 km or 82 mi Kaiping
$812
133 km or 83 mi Zhaoqing
$793
165 km or 103 mi Shanwei
$936
176 km or 109 mi Yunfu
$823
196 km or 122 mi Shaoguan
$818
226 km or 141 mi Yangjiang
$877
239 km or 148 mi Lianzhou
$755
249 km or 155 mi Puning
$569
253 km or 157 mi Wuzhou
$803
271 km or 168 mi Hezhou
$758
273 km or 170 mi Jieyang
$443
279 km or 173 mi Meizhou
$655
302 km or 188 mi Chaozhou
$451
303 km or 188 mi Shantou
$581
315 km or 195 mi Chenzhou
$724
323 km or 201 mi Gaozhou
$761
329 km or 205 mi Maoming
$756
332 km or 206 mi Ganzhou
$761
372 km or 231 mi Yulin
$771
401 km or 249 mi Zhanjiang
$764
403 km or 250 mi Longyan
$649
424 km or 263 mi Guigang
$702
430 km or 267 mi Guilin
$522
430 km or 267 mi Zhangzhou
$664
437 km or 271 mi Yongzhou
$609
444 km or 276 mi Hengyang
$590
464 km or 288 mi Liuzhou
$579
467 km or 290 mi Laibin
$598