Ashgabat vs Hefei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ashgabat Hefei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1806
$654
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4178
$1731
🏠 One person rent
$887
$218
🏘️ Family rent
$1506
$371
🍽️ Food expenses
$763
$248
🚐 Transport expenses
$49.3
$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$635
$930
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
32 km
🎓 Higher education
7
84
😀 Quality of life
48
71
🏙️ Population
1.03M
9.37M

The cost of living in Ashgabat is 176% more expensive than in Hefei. Cities ranked 2849th and 7557th ($1806 vs $654) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 105th 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 22nd in China, while ranked 6881st and 3551st 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
$28.8
$2.98
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$86.1
$21.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.9
$4.34
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.69
$0.89
☕ Cappuccino
$6.75
$2.25
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.82
$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1012
$217
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$667
$167
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1768
$384
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1221
$298
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$48.7
$26.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$74.5
$40.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$102
$14.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.45%
3.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4069
$3689
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2839
$1986
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.14
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.55
$42.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.63
$3.47
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.43
$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$4.71
$1.56
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.94
$1.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.24
$1.24
🥚 Eggs, x12
$6.15
$1.94
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.23
$11.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.2
$5.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$22.5
$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.06
$2.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$1.43
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.48
$1.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.72
$1.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.27
$0.72
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$0.68
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.78
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.07
$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$18.9
$7.19
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.21
$0.84
🚬 Cigarette pack
$25.5
$3.46
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.8
$9.29
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.88
$4.78
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.02
$0.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.81
$1.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.8
$45.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.3
$5.75
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$31.3
$29.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.46
$6.41
👖 Brand Jeans
$65.6
$80.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$92.4
$60.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$22.9
$263
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24723
$9430

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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

Cities near Hefei

Distance City Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi Chaohu
$633
73 km or 45 mi Huainan
$615
74 km or 46 mi Lu'an
$647
95 km or 59 mi Tongcheng
$603
103 km or 64 mi Ma'anshan
$669
113 km or 70 mi Tongling
$646
118 km or 73 mi Wuhu
$680
119 km or 74 mi Bengbu
$519
122 km or 76 mi Mingguang
$594
135 km or 84 mi Chizhou
$634
142 km or 88 mi Nanjing
$765
152 km or 94 mi Qianshan
$579
153 km or 95 mi Anqing
$544
173 km or 107 mi Xuancheng
$665
178 km or 110 mi Jurong
$626
180 km or 112 mi Fuyang
$601
183 km or 114 mi Yizheng
$601
186 km or 116 mi Tianchang
$623
199 km or 124 mi Suzhou
$592
209 km or 130 mi Zhenjiang
$525
211 km or 131 mi Yangzhou
$618
213 km or 132 mi Ningguo
$644
214 km or 133 mi Liyang
$652
217 km or 135 mi Danyang
$604
227 km or 141 mi Macheng
$608
228 km or 141 mi Gaoyou
$632
229 km or 142 mi Guangde
$652
237 km or 147 mi Huaibei
$581
238 km or 148 mi Jieshou
$556
242 km or 151 mi Yangzhong
$611
243 km or 151 mi Yongcheng
$581
247 km or 153 mi Yixing
$684
248 km or 154 mi Suqian
$617
251 km or 156 mi Huai'an
$661
254 km or 158 mi Changzhou
$623
256 km or 159 mi Taizhou
$675
259 km or 161 mi Huangshan
$628
260 km or 162 mi Taixing
$636
267 km or 166 mi Xuzhou
$514
268 km or 167 mi Xinghua
$677