Ashgabat vs Hangzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ashgabat Hangzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1898
$899
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4362
$2417
🏠 One person rent
$968
$438
🏘️ Family rent
$1668
$752
🍽️ Food expenses
$780
$268
🚐 Transport expenses
$50.9
$96.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$210
$922
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
7
84
😀 Quality of life
43
72
🏙️ Population
1.03M
11.9M

The cost of living in Ashgabat is 111% more expensive than in Hangzhou. Cities ranked 2383rd and 6257th ($1898 vs $899) 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 0.1 months in Ashgabat compared to 1 months in Hangzhou. Ashgabat ranked 1st best city to live in Turkmenistan vs Hangzhou ranked 20th in China, while ranked 7430th and 3005th 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
$31.1
$4.08
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$85
$27.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.8
$5.17
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.76
$2.01
☕ Cappuccino
$6.83
$4.07
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.58
$0.59
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1017
$549
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$765
$343
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1798
$992
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1413
$600
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$49
$39
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$74.9
$59.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$104
$14.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.58%
3.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3536
$7694
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2856
$3840
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.14
$0.59
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.87
$22.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.74
$6.01
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.43
$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$4.53
$1.93
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.03
$2.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.85
$1.47
🥚 Eggs, x12
$6.02
$2.12
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.31
$16.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20
$3.72
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23.1
$10.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.09
$2.23
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$1.58
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.47
$1.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.64
$1.37
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.27
$0.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$0.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.74
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.09
$1.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$19.1
$14.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.18
$0.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$25.7
$4.09
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.88
$5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.83
$4.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.04
$1.36
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.82
$1.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.7
$43.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.2
$7.81
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$31.1
$52.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.36
$5.56
👖 Brand Jeans
$56
$54.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.6
$79.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$22.7
$553
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24585
$25159

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Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.2 mi Anau
$1846
95 km or 59 mi Quchan
$475
99 km or 61 mi Baherden
$1864
107 km or 66 mi Bojnord
$466
197 km or 123 mi Nishapur
$469
203 km or 126 mi Sabzevar
$483
212 km or 132 mi Mashhad
$482
294 km or 183 mi Gonbad-e Kavus
$458
302 km or 187 mi Kashmar
$483
306 km or 190 mi Mary
$1726
307 km or 191 mi Torbat-e Heydarieh
$476
344 km or 213 mi Shahrud
$561
361 km or 224 mi Torbat-e Jam
$467
367 km or 228 mi Gorgan
$664
451 km or 280 mi Dasoguz
$1840
469 km or 291 mi Turkmenabat
$1795
496 km or 308 mi Sari
$612
513 km or 318 mi Nukus
$475
516 km or 321 mi Qaem Shahr
$474
517 km or 321 mi Semnan
$523
524 km or 325 mi Herat
$556
528 km or 328 mi Babol
$359
558 km or 347 mi Amol
$516
561 km or 349 mi Bukhara
$439
570 km or 354 mi Birjand
$542
634 km or 394 mi Pardis
$563
654 km or 406 mi Qarshi
$500
657 km or 408 mi Pakdasht
$570
660 km or 410 mi Golestan
$584
667 km or 414 mi Sheberghan
$470
668 km or 415 mi Qarchak
$570
668 km or 415 mi Tehran
$638
670 km or 417 mi Varamin
$557
671 km or 417 mi Ray
$584
693 km or 431 mi Qods
$614
694 km or 431 mi Eslamshahr
$590
695 km or 432 mi Nasimshahr
$587
700 km or 435 mi Shahriar
$611
701 km or 435 mi Karaj
$684
703 km or 437 mi Fardis
$616

Cities near Hangzhou

Distance City Cost of living
49 km or 30 mi Shaoxing
$670
69 km or 43 mi Huzhou
$680
79 km or 49 mi Jiaxing
$596
102 km or 63 mi Guangde
$667
105 km or 65 mi Yiwu
$696
121 km or 75 mi Ningguo
$661
125 km or 78 mi Suzhou
$798
129 km or 80 mi Yixing
$663
137 km or 85 mi Jinhua
$611
139 km or 87 mi Ningbo
$660
146 km or 90 mi Liyang
$657
147 km or 91 mi Wuxi
$686
148 km or 92 mi Kunshan
$726
156 km or 97 mi Xuancheng
$684
161 km or 100 mi Shanghai
$1147
161 km or 100 mi Taicang
$708
165 km or 102 mi Changshu
$678
170 km or 106 mi Pudong
$1030
175 km or 109 mi Changzhou
$636
182 km or 113 mi Linhai
$677
185 km or 115 mi Zhangjiagang
$652
185 km or 115 mi Jiangyin
$658
188 km or 117 mi Zhoushan
$571
188 km or 117 mi Huangshan
$646
191 km or 118 mi Quzhou
$628
195 km or 121 mi Jingjiang
$645
202 km or 125 mi Lishui
$686
202 km or 126 mi Danyang
$623
205 km or 127 mi Nantong
$581
206 km or 128 mi Haimen
$643
210 km or 131 mi Wuhu
$671
213 km or 132 mi Jurong
$644
214 km or 133 mi Taixing
$651
224 km or 139 mi Yangzhong
$627
224 km or 139 mi Qidong
$725
228 km or 142 mi Zhenjiang
$538
237 km or 147 mi Ma'anshan
$674
238 km or 148 mi Wenling
$687
240 km or 149 mi Rugao
$659
240 km or 149 mi Nanjing
$789