Ashgabat vs Hangzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ashgabat Hangzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1616
$843
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3750
$2415
🏠 One person rent
$798
$389
🏘️ Family rent
$1515
$786
🍽️ Food expenses
$620
$266
🚐 Transport expenses
$48.8
$87.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$756
$1129
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
7
91
😀 Quality of life
29
71
🏙️ Population
1.03M
11.9M

The cost of living in Ashgabat is 92% more expensive than in Hangzhou. Cities ranked 3187th and 6287th ($1616 vs $843) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 22nd in Turkmenistan and China, respectively. Check Turkmenistan vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Ashgabat compared to 1.3 months in Hangzhou. Ashgabat ranked 1st best city to live in Turkmenistan vs Hangzhou ranked 9th in China, while ranked 8245th and 2189th among best cities to live in the world.

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Ashgabat Hangzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$26.2
$3.79
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$59.7
$26.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.5
$4.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.44
$2.05
 Cappuccino
$5.58
$4.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.27
$0.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$894
$507
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$606
$291
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1482
$994
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1322
$640
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$49.3
$39.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$75.8
$61.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$85.1
$14.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.98%
4.09%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3870
$8017
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2996
$4326
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.14
$0.43
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.63
$17.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.69
$6.21
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.36
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.17
$2.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.86
$1.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.17
$1.31
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.09
$1.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.13
$17.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.76
$3.49
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$25.2
$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.96
$2.22
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$2.15
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$1.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.29
$1.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$0.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.88
$1.03
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.84
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.07
$1.37
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$27.1
$11.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.3
$0.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$25.6
$4.15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.35
$5.52
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.8
$4.41
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.97
$1.41
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.79
$1.74
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$112
$38.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$17.6
$7.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$35.5
$72.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.39
$4.72
👖 Brand Jeans
$83.8
$52.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$141
$74.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$23
$491
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6584
$22679

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Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.2 mi Anau
$1583
95 km or 59 mi Quchan
$500
99 km or 61 mi Baherden
$1578
107 km or 66 mi Bojnord
$458
197 km or 123 mi Nishapur
$517
203 km or 126 mi Sabzevar
$515
212 km or 132 mi Mashhad
$538
294 km or 183 mi Gonbad-e Kavus
$496
302 km or 187 mi Kashmar
$511
306 km or 190 mi Mary
$1531
307 km or 191 mi Torbat-e Heydarieh
$515
344 km or 213 mi Shahrud
$603
361 km or 224 mi Torbat-e Jam
$512
367 km or 228 mi Gorgan
$689
451 km or 280 mi Dasoguz
$1572
469 km or 291 mi Turkmenabat
$1554
496 km or 308 mi Sari
$670
513 km or 318 mi Nukus
$394
516 km or 321 mi Qaem Shahr
$564
517 km or 321 mi Semnan
$607
524 km or 325 mi Herat
$514
528 km or 328 mi Babol
$468
558 km or 347 mi Amol
$550
561 km or 349 mi Bukhara
$452
570 km or 354 mi Birjand
$553
634 km or 394 mi Pardis
$675
654 km or 406 mi Qarshi
$435
657 km or 408 mi Pakdasht
$689
660 km or 410 mi Golestan
$722
667 km or 414 mi Sheberghan
$450
668 km or 415 mi Qarchak
$693
668 km or 415 mi Tehran
$797
670 km or 417 mi Varamin
$673
671 km or 417 mi Ray
$720
693 km or 431 mi Qods
$706
694 km or 431 mi Eslamshahr
$716
695 km or 432 mi Nasimshahr
$706
700 km or 435 mi Shahriar
$708
701 km or 435 mi Karaj
$741
703 km or 437 mi Fardis
$699

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Distance City Cost of living
49 km or 30 mi Shaoxing
$742
69 km or 43 mi Huzhou
$706
79 km or 49 mi Jiaxing
$585
102 km or 63 mi Guangde
$698
105 km or 65 mi Yiwu
$708
121 km or 75 mi Ningguo
$703
125 km or 78 mi Suzhou
$1020
129 km or 80 mi Yixing
$702
137 km or 85 mi Jinhua
$731
139 km or 87 mi Ningbo
$733
146 km or 90 mi Liyang
$690
147 km or 91 mi Wuxi
$686
148 km or 92 mi Kunshan
$749
156 km or 97 mi Xuancheng
$771
161 km or 100 mi Shanghai
$1136
161 km or 100 mi Taicang
$706
165 km or 102 mi Changshu
$718
170 km or 106 mi Pudong
$1028
175 km or 109 mi Changzhou
$729
182 km or 113 mi Linhai
$702
185 km or 115 mi Zhangjiagang
$676
185 km or 115 mi Jiangyin
$685
188 km or 117 mi Zhoushan
$612
188 km or 117 mi Huangshan
$694
191 km or 118 mi Quzhou
$633
195 km or 121 mi Jingjiang
$674
202 km or 125 mi Lishui
$719
202 km or 126 mi Danyang
$630
205 km or 127 mi Nantong
$620
206 km or 128 mi Haimen
$661
210 km or 131 mi Wuhu
$903
213 km or 132 mi Jurong
$651
214 km or 133 mi Taixing
$665
224 km or 139 mi Yangzhong
$629
224 km or 139 mi Qidong
$738
228 km or 142 mi Zhenjiang
$538
237 km or 147 mi Ma'anshan
$748
238 km or 148 mi Wenling
$712
240 km or 149 mi Rugao
$674
240 km or 149 mi Nanjing
$774