Ashgabat vs Guangzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ashgabat Guangzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1806
$782
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4178
$2063
🏠 One person rent
$887
$354
🏘️ Family rent
$1506
$619
🍽️ Food expenses
$763
$262
🚐 Transport expenses
$49.3
$84.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$635
$829
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
7
96
😀 Quality of life
48
74
🏙️ Population
1.03M
18.7M

The cost of living in Ashgabat is 131% more expensive than in Guangzhou. Cities ranked 2849th and 6835th ($1806 vs $782) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 32nd 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 1.1 months in Guangzhou. Ashgabat ranked 1st best city to live in Turkmenistan vs Guangzhou ranked 7th in China, while ranked 6881st and 2285th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ashgabat vs Guangzhou

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Ashgabat Guangzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$28.8
$2.86
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$86.1
$28.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.9
$5.05
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.69
$1.08
☕ Cappuccino
$6.75
$2.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.82
$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1012
$532
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$667
$243
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1768
$951
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1221
$445
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$48.7
$38.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$74.5
$59.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$102
$13.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.45%
3.62%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4069
$8986
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2839
$3592
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.14
$0.43
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.55
$20.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.63
$4.89
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.43
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$4.71
$1.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.94
$1.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.24
$1.07
🥚 Eggs, x12
$6.15
$1.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.23
$16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.2
$4.97
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$22.5
$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.06
$2.3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$1.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.48
$1.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.72
$1.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.27
$0.94
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.03
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.78
$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.07
$1.32
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$18.9
$8.57
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.21
$1.03
🚬 Cigarette pack
$25.5
$3.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.8
$5.46
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.88
$5.71
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.02
$1.22
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.81
$2.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.8
$60.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.3
$6.05
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$31.3
$29
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.46
$9.67
👖 Brand Jeans
$65.6
$41.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$92.4
$71.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$22.9
$400
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24723
$16938

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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

Cities near Guangzhou

Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Foshan
$611
51 km or 32 mi Dongguan
$666
63 km or 39 mi Jiangmen
$848
65 km or 41 mi Qingyuan
$795
67 km or 42 mi Zhongshan
$534
83 km or 52 mi Zhaoqing
$807
100 km or 62 mi Zhuhai
$674
102 km or 63 mi Kaiping
$844
105 km or 65 mi Shenzhen
$939
111 km or 69 mi Macau
$1718
118 km or 73 mi Huizhou
$621
127 km or 79 mi Yunfu
$832
131 km or 81 mi Kowloon
$2415
132 km or 82 mi Hong Kong
$2674
162 km or 100 mi Heyuan
$765
189 km or 117 mi Shaoguan
$807
194 km or 121 mi Yangjiang
$896
202 km or 126 mi Wuzhou
$816
205 km or 127 mi Lianzhou
$760
216 km or 134 mi Shanwei
$943
225 km or 140 mi Hezhou
$769
281 km or 175 mi Gaozhou
$790
291 km or 181 mi Maoming
$789
298 km or 185 mi Chenzhou
$730
298 km or 185 mi Puning
$589
319 km or 198 mi Meizhou
$673
321 km or 199 mi Jieyang
$464
323 km or 201 mi Yulin
$738
345 km or 214 mi Ganzhou
$814
349 km or 217 mi Chaozhou
$465
352 km or 219 mi Shantou
$602
364 km or 226 mi Zhanjiang
$805
373 km or 232 mi Guigang
$699
384 km or 239 mi Guilin
$533
406 km or 252 mi Yongzhou
$638
414 km or 257 mi Liuzhou
$587
416 km or 259 mi Laibin
$608
424 km or 264 mi Hengyang
$609
440 km or 273 mi Longyan
$698
460 km or 286 mi Haikou
$694