Ashgabat vs Hangzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ashgabat Hangzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1806
$860
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4178
$2401
🏠 One person rent
$887
$405
🏘️ Family rent
$1506
$719
🍽️ Food expenses
$763
$263
🚐 Transport expenses
$49.3
$93.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$635
$912
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
7
84
😀 Quality of life
48
72
🏙️ Population
1.03M
11.9M

The cost of living in Ashgabat is 110% more expensive than in Hangzhou. Cities ranked 2849th and 6527th ($1806 vs $860) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 17th 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 Hangzhou. Ashgabat ranked 1st best city to live in Turkmenistan vs Hangzhou ranked 18th in China, while ranked 6881st and 3360th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ashgabat vs Hangzhou

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Ashgabat Hangzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$28.8
$4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$86.1
$26.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.9
$4.99
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.69
$1.97
 Cappuccino
$6.75
$4.12
🥤 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
$522
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$667
$310
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1768
$964
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1221
$566
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$48.7
$39
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$74.5
$59.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$102
$14.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.45%
3.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4069
$8066
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2839
$4023
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.14
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.55
$22.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.63
$5.85
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.43
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$4.71
$2.13
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.94
$1.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.24
$1.45
🥚 Eggs, x12
$6.15
$2.13
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.23
$15
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.2
$3.71
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$22.5
$9.55
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.06
$2.17
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$1.7
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.48
$1.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.72
$1.23
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.27
$0.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.78
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.07
$1.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$18.9
$14.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.21
$0.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$25.5
$4.24
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.8
$4.83
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.88
$4.74
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.02
$1.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.81
$1.47
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.8
$45.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.3
$7.66
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$31.3
$61.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.46
$5.34
👖 Brand Jeans
$65.6
$50.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$92.4
$75.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$22.9
$477
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24723
$29918

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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
49 km or 30 mi Shaoxing
$680
69 km or 43 mi Huzhou
$643
79 km or 49 mi Jiaxing
$594
102 km or 63 mi Guangde
$652
105 km or 65 mi Yiwu
$667
121 km or 75 mi Ningguo
$644
125 km or 78 mi Suzhou
$782
129 km or 80 mi Yixing
$684
137 km or 85 mi Jinhua
$598
139 km or 87 mi Ningbo
$671
146 km or 90 mi Liyang
$652
147 km or 91 mi Wuxi
$683
148 km or 92 mi Kunshan
$696
156 km or 97 mi Xuancheng
$665
161 km or 100 mi Shanghai
$1126
161 km or 100 mi Taicang
$669
165 km or 102 mi Changshu
$644
170 km or 106 mi Pudong
$1002
175 km or 109 mi Changzhou
$623
182 km or 113 mi Linhai
$661
185 km or 115 mi Zhangjiagang
$667
185 km or 115 mi Jiangyin
$650
188 km or 117 mi Zhoushan
$584
188 km or 117 mi Huangshan
$628
191 km or 118 mi Quzhou
$617
195 km or 121 mi Jingjiang
$636
202 km or 125 mi Lishui
$697
202 km or 126 mi Danyang
$604
205 km or 127 mi Nantong
$557
206 km or 128 mi Haimen
$620
210 km or 131 mi Wuhu
$680
213 km or 132 mi Jurong
$626
214 km or 133 mi Taixing
$636
224 km or 139 mi Yangzhong
$611
224 km or 139 mi Qidong
$701
228 km or 142 mi Zhenjiang
$525
237 km or 147 mi Ma'anshan
$669
238 km or 148 mi Wenling
$677
240 km or 149 mi Rugao
$646
240 km or 149 mi Nanjing
$765