Ashgabat vs Hong Kong - Cost of Living Comparison

Ashgabat Hong Kong
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1233
$2884
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2878
$6543
🏠 One person rent
$531
$1998
🏘️ Family rent
$949
$3776
🍽️ Food expenses
$540
$495
🚐 Transport expenses
$42.6
$237
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$562
$2843
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
7
100
😀 Quality of life
30
91
🏙️ Population
828K
7.5M

The cost of living in Ashgabat is 57% less expensive than in Hong Kong. Cities ranked 4068th and 63rd ($1233 vs $2884) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 1st 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 months in Hong Kong. Ashgabat ranked 1st best city to live in Turkmenistan vs Hong Kong ranked 1st in China, while ranked 8436th and 99th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ashgabat vs Hong Kong

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Ashgabat Hong Kong
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$18.8
$8.04
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$68.6
$53.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.1
$5.75
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.1
$7.19
☕ Cappuccino
$3.75
$5.56
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$4.55
$1.21
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$635
$2462
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$386
$1711
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$933
$4715
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$807
$3295
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$40.5
$109
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$62.1
$169
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$54.5
$27.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.97%
2.59%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3243
$31248
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2384
$20660
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.14
$1.54
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.4
$65.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.27
$12.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.36
$2.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.43
$3.13
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.9
$2.12
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.1
$2.06
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.5
$4.07
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.3
$24.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.26
$10.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.4
$23.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.15
$4.21
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.08
$2.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$3.72
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.99
$2.96
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.92
$2.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$2.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.89
$1.07
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.08
$2.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.2
$19.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.99
$1.73
🚬 Cigarette pack
$18.9
$7.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.65
$8.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.82
$6.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.02
$1.72
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.79
$2.82
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50.9
$84.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$19.2
$12.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$26.2
$47.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.43
$35.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$80
$88.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$92.6
$84.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$22.7
$755
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4395
$18730

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$1366
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$687
99 km or 61 mi Baherden
$1362
107 km or 66 mi Bojnord
$540
197 km or 123 mi Nishapur
$640
203 km or 126 mi Sabzevar
$638
212 km or 132 mi Mashhad
$658
294 km or 183 mi Gonbad-e Kavus
$531
302 km or 187 mi Kashmar
$687
306 km or 190 mi Mary
$1305
307 km or 191 mi Torbat-e Heydarieh
$687
344 km or 213 mi Shahrud
$688
361 km or 224 mi Torbat-e Jam
$717
367 km or 228 mi Gorgan
$558
451 km or 280 mi Dasoguz
$1316
469 km or 291 mi Turkmenabat
$1331
496 km or 308 mi Sari
$568
513 km or 318 mi Nukus
$397
516 km or 321 mi Qaem Shahr
$693
517 km or 321 mi Semnan
$690
524 km or 325 mi Herat
$375
528 km or 328 mi Babol
$450
558 km or 347 mi Amol
$504
561 km or 349 mi Bukhara
$379
570 km or 354 mi Birjand
$691
634 km or 394 mi Pardis
$686
654 km or 406 mi Qarshi
$404
657 km or 408 mi Pakdasht
$694
660 km or 410 mi Golestan
$696
667 km or 414 mi Sheberghan
$326
668 km or 415 mi Qarchak
$694
668 km or 415 mi Tehran
$833
670 km or 417 mi Varamin
$836
671 km or 417 mi Ray
$693
693 km or 431 mi Qods
$699
694 km or 431 mi Eslamshahr
$636
695 km or 432 mi Nasimshahr
$695
700 km or 435 mi Shahriar
$696
701 km or 435 mi Karaj
$792
703 km or 437 mi Fardis
$689

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Distance City Cost of living
5 km or 3.1 mi Kowloon
$2380
30 km or 19 mi Shenzhen
$1079
61 km or 38 mi Zhuhai
$686
64 km or 40 mi Macau
$1610
88 km or 55 mi Zhongshan
$612
95 km or 59 mi Dongguan
$762
96 km or 60 mi Huizhou
$757
116 km or 72 mi Jiangmen
$702
132 km or 82 mi Guangzhou
$863
132 km or 82 mi Shanwei
$709
137 km or 85 mi Foshan
$648
152 km or 94 mi Kaiping
$668
173 km or 107 mi Heyuan
$692
193 km or 120 mi Qingyuan
$730
195 km or 121 mi Zhaoqing
$724
229 km or 143 mi Yunfu
$716
231 km or 144 mi Yangjiang
$718
236 km or 147 mi Puning
$702
267 km or 166 mi Jieyang
$760
286 km or 178 mi Shaoguan
$701
287 km or 178 mi Shantou
$1049
297 km or 184 mi Chaozhou
$661
301 km or 187 mi Meizhou
$732
320 km or 199 mi Wuzhou
$721
333 km or 207 mi Lianzhou
$656
341 km or 212 mi Maoming
$516
343 km or 213 mi Gaozhou
$689
357 km or 222 mi Hezhou
$700
403 km or 250 mi Ganzhou
$788
406 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$658
408 km or 254 mi Chenzhou
$775
414 km or 257 mi Yulin
$717
427 km or 266 mi Longyan
$689
435 km or 270 mi Zhangzhou
$744
469 km or 292 mi Xiamen
$831
471 km or 292 mi Haikou
$597
475 km or 295 mi Guigang
$697
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$812
516 km or 320 mi Guilin
$533
529 km or 329 mi Laibin
$705