Ashgabat vs Guangzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ashgabat Guangzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1679
$742
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3854
$2255
🏠 One person rent
$836
$333
🏘️ Family rent
$1553
$834
🍽️ Food expenses
$658
$262
🚐 Transport expenses
$47.3
$70.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$573
$1117
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
7
97
😀 Quality of life
30
75
🏙️ Population
828K
18.7M

The cost of living in Ashgabat is 126% more expensive than in Guangzhou. Cities ranked 2737th and 6607th ($1679 vs $742) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 54th in Turkmenistan and China, respectively. Check Turkmenistan vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Ashgabat compared to 1.5 months in Guangzhou. Ashgabat ranked 1st best city to live in Turkmenistan vs Guangzhou ranked 6th in China, while ranked 8379th and 955th 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
$31.6
$4.17
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$55.7
$27.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10
$4.84
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.39
$0.83
☕ Cappuccino
$4.59
$3.46
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.91
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$915
$380
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$647
$259
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1453
$1120
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1376
$676
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$48.2
$37.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$73.7
$57.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$87.4
$12.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.98%
4.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4561
$10173
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3442
$4278
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.29
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.98
$12.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.68
$4.51
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.38
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.63
$2.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.85
$1.87
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.65
$1.09
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.07
$1.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.3
$12.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.9
$4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$24.8
$13.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.66
$1.94
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$1.42
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.31
$1.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.82
$1.36
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$0.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$1.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.83
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.09
$1.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$27.2
$13.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.61
$0.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$25.4
$3.89
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.03
$5.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.84
$5.55
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.02
$1.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.8
$2.47
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$65.9
$27.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16.5
$6.94
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$33.8
$28.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.42
$8.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$83.7
$43.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$144
$73.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$22.6
$423
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6425
$18235

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Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.2 mi Anau
$1648
95 km or 59 mi Quchan
$487
99 km or 61 mi Baherden
$1642
107 km or 66 mi Bojnord
$427
197 km or 123 mi Nishapur
$509
203 km or 126 mi Sabzevar
$489
212 km or 132 mi Mashhad
$532
294 km or 183 mi Gonbad-e Kavus
$473
302 km or 187 mi Kashmar
$507
306 km or 190 mi Mary
$1644
307 km or 191 mi Torbat-e Heydarieh
$520
344 km or 213 mi Shahrud
$576
361 km or 224 mi Torbat-e Jam
$558
367 km or 228 mi Gorgan
$661
451 km or 280 mi Dasoguz
$1657
469 km or 291 mi Turkmenabat
$1662
496 km or 308 mi Sari
$640
513 km or 318 mi Nukus
$427
516 km or 321 mi Qaem Shahr
$533
517 km or 321 mi Semnan
$558
524 km or 325 mi Herat
$514
528 km or 328 mi Babol
$434
558 km or 347 mi Amol
$519
561 km or 349 mi Bukhara
$399
570 km or 354 mi Birjand
$554
634 km or 394 mi Pardis
$619
654 km or 406 mi Qarshi
$416
657 km or 408 mi Pakdasht
$633
660 km or 410 mi Golestan
$655
667 km or 414 mi Sheberghan
$446
668 km or 415 mi Qarchak
$636
668 km or 415 mi Tehran
$700
670 km or 417 mi Varamin
$616
671 km or 417 mi Ray
$653
693 km or 431 mi Qods
$655
694 km or 431 mi Eslamshahr
$655
695 km or 432 mi Nasimshahr
$651
700 km or 435 mi Shahriar
$653
701 km or 435 mi Karaj
$693
703 km or 437 mi Fardis
$651

Cities near Guangzhou

Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Foshan
$575
51 km or 32 mi Dongguan
$589
63 km or 39 mi Jiangmen
$812
65 km or 41 mi Qingyuan
$781
67 km or 42 mi Zhongshan
$481
83 km or 52 mi Zhaoqing
$791
100 km or 62 mi Zhuhai
$618
102 km or 63 mi Kaiping
$816
105 km or 65 mi Shenzhen
$939
111 km or 69 mi Macau
$1565
118 km or 73 mi Huizhou
$837
127 km or 79 mi Yunfu
$830
131 km or 81 mi Kowloon
$2410
132 km or 82 mi Hong Kong
$2614
162 km or 100 mi Heyuan
$891
189 km or 117 mi Shaoguan
$856
194 km or 121 mi Yangjiang
$876
202 km or 126 mi Wuzhou
$824
205 km or 127 mi Lianzhou
$774
216 km or 134 mi Shanwei
$1083
225 km or 140 mi Hezhou
$785
281 km or 175 mi Gaozhou
$831
291 km or 181 mi Maoming
$857
298 km or 185 mi Chenzhou
$752
298 km or 185 mi Puning
$738
319 km or 198 mi Meizhou
$799
321 km or 199 mi Jieyang
$716
323 km or 201 mi Yulin
$806
345 km or 214 mi Ganzhou
$812
349 km or 217 mi Chaozhou
$588
352 km or 219 mi Shantou
$589
364 km or 226 mi Zhanjiang
$777
373 km or 232 mi Guigang
$735
384 km or 239 mi Guilin
$525
406 km or 252 mi Yongzhou
$584
414 km or 257 mi Liuzhou
$596
416 km or 259 mi Laibin
$611
424 km or 264 mi Hengyang
$530
440 km or 273 mi Longyan
$713
460 km or 286 mi Haikou
$620