Ashgabat vs Hefei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ashgabat Hefei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1833
$643
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4223
$1702
🏠 One person rent
$893
$216
🏘️ Family rent
$1483
$373
🍽️ Food expenses
$782
$243
🚐 Transport expenses
$49.8
$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$747
$927
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
32 km
🎓 Higher education
7
93
😀 Quality of life
49
69
🏙️ Population
1.03M
9.37M

The cost of living in Ashgabat is 185% more expensive than in Hefei. Cities ranked 2595th and 7469th ($1833 vs $643) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 101st 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 1.4 months in Hefei. Ashgabat ranked 1st best city to live in Turkmenistan vs Hefei ranked 35th in China, while ranked 6667th and 4318th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ashgabat vs Hefei

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Ashgabat Hefei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$31.3
$3.48
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$85.3
$19.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.8
$4.21
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.48
$0.77
☕ Cappuccino
$7.08
$2.28
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.16
$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1020
$210
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$674
$168
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1780
$385
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1190
$302
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$47.3
$25.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$73.2
$39.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$102
$14.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.49%
3.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4806
$3665
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2978
$2183
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.14
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.51
$42.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.77
$3.42
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.43
$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$4.77
$1.53
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.69
$1.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.3
$1.19
🥚 Eggs, x12
$6.17
$1.88
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.26
$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.7
$5.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.4
$10.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.44
$2.86
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.58
$1.37
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.56
$1.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$0.7
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$0.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.78
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.1
$1.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$19.1
$7.02
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.69
$0.81
🚬 Cigarette pack
$25.7
$3.38
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.19
$9.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.85
$4.71
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3
$0.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.81
$1.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41.2
$39.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.3
$5.65
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$33.8
$28.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.4
$6.44
👖 Brand Jeans
$65.8
$70
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.9
$59.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$23
$259
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$25686
$9056

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Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.2 mi Anau
$1774
95 km or 59 mi Quchan
$500
99 km or 61 mi Baherden
$1796
107 km or 66 mi Bojnord
$489
197 km or 123 mi Nishapur
$496
203 km or 126 mi Sabzevar
$512
212 km or 132 mi Mashhad
$503
294 km or 183 mi Gonbad-e Kavus
$467
302 km or 187 mi Kashmar
$506
306 km or 190 mi Mary
$1654
307 km or 191 mi Torbat-e Heydarieh
$502
344 km or 213 mi Shahrud
$564
361 km or 224 mi Torbat-e Jam
$493
367 km or 228 mi Gorgan
$658
451 km or 280 mi Dasoguz
$1770
469 km or 291 mi Turkmenabat
$1716
496 km or 308 mi Sari
$643
513 km or 318 mi Nukus
$477
516 km or 321 mi Qaem Shahr
$501
517 km or 321 mi Semnan
$542
524 km or 325 mi Herat
$509
528 km or 328 mi Babol
$372
558 km or 347 mi Amol
$530
561 km or 349 mi Bukhara
$433
570 km or 354 mi Birjand
$588
634 km or 394 mi Pardis
$598
654 km or 406 mi Qarshi
$512
657 km or 408 mi Pakdasht
$604
660 km or 410 mi Golestan
$628
667 km or 414 mi Sheberghan
$432
668 km or 415 mi Qarchak
$607
668 km or 415 mi Tehran
$684
670 km or 417 mi Varamin
$588
671 km or 417 mi Ray
$622
693 km or 431 mi Qods
$638
694 km or 431 mi Eslamshahr
$623
695 km or 432 mi Nasimshahr
$624
700 km or 435 mi Shahriar
$635
701 km or 435 mi Karaj
$704
703 km or 437 mi Fardis
$640

Cities near Hefei

Distance City Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi Chaohu
$620
73 km or 45 mi Huainan
$601
74 km or 46 mi Lu'an
$631
95 km or 59 mi Tongcheng
$592
103 km or 64 mi Ma'anshan
$656
113 km or 70 mi Tongling
$629
118 km or 73 mi Wuhu
$672
119 km or 74 mi Bengbu
$509
122 km or 76 mi Mingguang
$583
135 km or 84 mi Chizhou
$617
142 km or 88 mi Nanjing
$753
152 km or 94 mi Qianshan
$567
153 km or 95 mi Anqing
$532
173 km or 107 mi Xuancheng
$659
178 km or 110 mi Jurong
$618
180 km or 112 mi Fuyang
$595
183 km or 114 mi Yizheng
$590
186 km or 116 mi Tianchang
$610
199 km or 124 mi Suzhou
$582
209 km or 130 mi Zhenjiang
$531
211 km or 131 mi Yangzhou
$602
213 km or 132 mi Ningguo
$637
214 km or 133 mi Liyang
$639
217 km or 135 mi Danyang
$597
227 km or 141 mi Macheng
$592
228 km or 141 mi Gaoyou
$617
229 km or 142 mi Guangde
$642
237 km or 147 mi Huaibei
$570
238 km or 148 mi Jieshou
$563
242 km or 151 mi Yangzhong
$597
243 km or 151 mi Yongcheng
$570
247 km or 153 mi Yixing
$674
248 km or 154 mi Suqian
$602
251 km or 156 mi Huai'an
$654
254 km or 158 mi Changzhou
$601
256 km or 159 mi Taizhou
$651
259 km or 161 mi Huangshan
$620
260 km or 162 mi Taixing
$622
267 km or 166 mi Xuzhou
$499
268 km or 167 mi Xinghua
$663