Ashgabat vs Foshan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ashgabat Foshan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1806
$611
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4178
$1771
🏠 One person rent
$887
$230
🏘️ Family rent
$1506
$388
🍽️ Food expenses
$763
$244
🚐 Transport expenses
$49.3
$70.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$635
$780
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
7
93
😀 Quality of life
48
72
🏙️ Population
1.03M
9.5M

The cost of living in Ashgabat is 196% more expensive than in Foshan. Cities ranked 2849th and 7844th ($1806 vs $611) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 183rd 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 1.3 months in Foshan. Ashgabat ranked 1st best city to live in Turkmenistan vs Foshan ranked 14th in China, while ranked 6881st and 3253rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ashgabat vs Foshan

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Ashgabat Foshan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$28.8
$3.62
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$86.1
$21.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.9
$5.05
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.69
$1.01
☕ Cappuccino
$6.75
$3.02
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.82
$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1012
$259
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$667
$141
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1768
$465
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1221
$253
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$48.7
$50
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$74.5
$77.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$102
$15.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.45%
3.79%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4069
$4193
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2839
$1783
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.14
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.55
$10.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.63
$5.24
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.43
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$4.71
$1.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.94
$1.11
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.24
$0.86
🥚 Eggs, x12
$6.15
$1.65
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.23
$16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.2
$3.76
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$22.5
$10.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.06
$2.58
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$1.25
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.48
$1.56
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.72
$1.41
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.27
$1.01
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$0.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.78
$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.07
$1.99
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$18.9
$9.97
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.21
$0.87
🚬 Cigarette pack
$25.5
$2.15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.8
$6.73
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.88
$5.64
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.02
$1.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.81
$2.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.8
$69.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.3
$5.29
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$31.3
$17.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.46
$3.47
👖 Brand Jeans
$65.6
$41.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$92.4
$59.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$22.9
$444
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24723
$22493

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Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.2 mi Anau
$1763
95 km or 59 mi Quchan
$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
19 km or 12 mi Guangzhou
$782
50 km or 31 mi Jiangmen
$848
61 km or 38 mi Zhongshan
$534
66 km or 41 mi Dongguan
$666
67 km or 42 mi Zhaoqing
$807
73 km or 45 mi Qingyuan
$795
84 km or 52 mi Kaiping
$844
96 km or 60 mi Zhuhai
$674
106 km or 66 mi Macau
$1718
110 km or 68 mi Yunfu
$832
112 km or 69 mi Shenzhen
$939
134 km or 83 mi Huizhou
$621
136 km or 85 mi Kowloon
$2415
137 km or 85 mi Hong Kong
$2674
176 km or 109 mi Yangjiang
$896
181 km or 112 mi Heyuan
$765
190 km or 118 mi Wuzhou
$816
203 km or 126 mi Shaoguan
$807
209 km or 130 mi Lianzhou
$760
221 km or 137 mi Hezhou
$769
230 km or 143 mi Shanwei
$943
262 km or 163 mi Gaozhou
$790
272 km or 169 mi Maoming
$789
306 km or 190 mi Yulin
$738
308 km or 191 mi Chenzhou
$730
315 km or 196 mi Puning
$589
338 km or 210 mi Meizhou
$673
338 km or 210 mi Jieyang
$464
345 km or 214 mi Zhanjiang
$805
358 km or 222 mi Guigang
$699
362 km or 225 mi Ganzhou
$814
367 km or 228 mi Chaozhou
$465
369 km or 229 mi Shantou
$602
379 km or 236 mi Guilin
$533
403 km or 250 mi Laibin
$608
403 km or 250 mi Liuzhou
$587
410 km or 255 mi Yongzhou
$638
433 km or 269 mi Hengyang
$609
442 km or 274 mi Haikou
$694
447 km or 278 mi Beihai
$664