Ashgabat vs Hefei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ashgabat Hefei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1898
$670
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4362
$1770
🏠 One person rent
$968
$214
🏘️ Family rent
$1668
$368
🍽️ Food expenses
$780
$258
🚐 Transport expenses
$50.9
$112
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$210
$1012
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
32 km
🎓 Higher education
7
84
😀 Quality of life
43
71
🏙️ Population
1.03M
9.37M

The cost of living in Ashgabat is 183% more expensive than in Hefei. Cities ranked 2383rd and 7494th ($1898 vs $670) 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 0.1 months in Ashgabat compared to 1.5 months in Hefei. Ashgabat ranked 1st best city to live in Turkmenistan vs Hefei ranked 22nd in China, while ranked 7430th and 3146th 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
$31.1
$2.65
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$85
$22.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.8
$4.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.76
$1.03
☕ Cappuccino
$6.83
$2.6
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.58
$0.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1017
$218
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$765
$160
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1798
$402
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1413
$288
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$49
$29.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$74.9
$45.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$104
$12.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.58%
3.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3536
$3568
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2856
$1930
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.14
$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.87
$44.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.74
$3.84
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.43
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$4.53
$1.57
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.03
$1.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.85
$1.06
🥚 Eggs, x12
$6.02
$1.84
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.31
$13.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20
$6.08
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23.1
$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.09
$2.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.47
$1.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.64
$1.21
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.27
$0.74
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$0.71
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.74
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.09
$1.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$19.1
$8.33
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.18
$0.96
🚬 Cigarette pack
$25.7
$3.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.88
$9.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.83
$4.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.04
$0.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.82
$1.82
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.7
$38.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.2
$6.28
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$31.1
$30.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.36
$6.39
👖 Brand Jeans
$56
$88.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.6
$62.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$22.7
$240
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24585
$8681

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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 Hefei

Distance City Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi Chaohu
$628
73 km or 45 mi Huainan
$624
74 km or 46 mi Lu'an
$650
95 km or 59 mi Tongcheng
$612
103 km or 64 mi Ma'anshan
$674
113 km or 70 mi Tongling
$653
118 km or 73 mi Wuhu
$671
119 km or 74 mi Bengbu
$523
122 km or 76 mi Mingguang
$602
135 km or 84 mi Chizhou
$652
142 km or 88 mi Nanjing
$789
152 km or 94 mi Qianshan
$587
153 km or 95 mi Anqing
$551
173 km or 107 mi Xuancheng
$684
178 km or 110 mi Jurong
$644
180 km or 112 mi Fuyang
$613
183 km or 114 mi Yizheng
$620
186 km or 116 mi Tianchang
$635
199 km or 124 mi Suzhou
$605
209 km or 130 mi Zhenjiang
$538
211 km or 131 mi Yangzhou
$623
213 km or 132 mi Ningguo
$661
214 km or 133 mi Liyang
$657
217 km or 135 mi Danyang
$623
227 km or 141 mi Macheng
$610
228 km or 141 mi Gaoyou
$644
229 km or 142 mi Guangde
$667
237 km or 147 mi Huaibei
$595
238 km or 148 mi Jieshou
$567
242 km or 151 mi Yangzhong
$627
243 km or 151 mi Yongcheng
$588
247 km or 153 mi Yixing
$663
248 km or 154 mi Suqian
$633
251 km or 156 mi Huai'an
$672
254 km or 158 mi Changzhou
$636
256 km or 159 mi Taizhou
$693
259 km or 161 mi Huangshan
$646
260 km or 162 mi Taixing
$651
267 km or 166 mi Xuzhou
$531
268 km or 167 mi Xinghua
$693