Ashgabat vs Hwaseong - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ashgabat Hwaseong
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1833
$1098
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4223
$2705
🏠 One person rent
$893
$465
🏘️ Family rent
$1483
$783
🍽️ Food expenses
$782
$438
🚐 Transport expenses
$49.8
$88.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$747
$1732
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
7
78
😀 Quality of life
49
75
🏙️ Population
1.03M
941K

The cost of living in Ashgabat is 67% more expensive than in Hwaseong. Cities ranked 2595th and 4968th ($1833 vs $1098) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 18th in Turkmenistan and South Korea, respectively. Check Turkmenistan vs South Korea comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Ashgabat compared to 1.6 months in Hwaseong. Ashgabat ranked 1st best city to live in Turkmenistan vs Hwaseong ranked 20th in South Korea, while ranked 6667th and 2033rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ashgabat vs Hwaseong

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Ashgabat Hwaseong
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$31.3
$6.75
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$85.3
$34.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.8
$5.91
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.48
$3.26
 Cappuccino
$7.08
$3.49
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.16
$1.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1020
$413
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$674
$326
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1780
$750
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1190
$575
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$47.3
$100
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$73.2
$152
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$102
$20.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.49%
4.29%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4806
$13216
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2978
$5946
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.14
$1.04
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.51
$44.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.77
$8.8
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.43
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$4.77
$2.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.69
$2.85
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.3
$2.69
🥚 Eggs, x12
$6.17
$3.25
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.26
$12.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.7
$7.31
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.4
$19.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.44
$6.91
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$2.98
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.58
$5.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.56
$5.49
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$3.69
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$2.55
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.78
$0.77
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.1
$2.42
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$19.1
$16.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.69
$1.93
🚬 Cigarette pack
$25.7
$3.15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.19
$4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.85
$5
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3
$1.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.81
$2.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41.2
$54.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.3
$10.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$33.8
$58.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.4
$7.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$65.8
$57.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.9
$70.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$23
$350
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$25686
$13303

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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 Hwaseong

Distance City Cost of living
15 km or 9.1 mi Ansan
$1049
24 km or 15 mi Suwon
$1066
24 km or 15 mi Uiwang
$1080
25 km or 15 mi Gunpo
$1112
26 km or 16 mi Anyang
$1004
28 km or 17 mi Osan
$1076
31 km or 19 mi Incheon
$1088
32 km or 20 mi Gwangmyeong
$1090
32 km or 20 mi Gwacheon
$1078
33 km or 21 mi Bucheon
$1175
36 km or 22 mi Dangjin
$1059
37 km or 23 mi Pyeongtaek
$1141
39 km or 24 mi Yongin
$1120
39 km or 24 mi Siheung
$1307
42 km or 26 mi Seongnam
$1435
47 km or 29 mi Gimpo
$1098
47 km or 29 mi Seoul
$1383
49 km or 31 mi Gwangju
$1196
50 km or 31 mi Anseong
$1078
51 km or 32 mi Goyang
$1097
54 km or 34 mi Seosan
$1068
55 km or 34 mi Hanam
$1178
55 km or 34 mi Guri
$1134
56 km or 35 mi Cheonan
$1153
60 km or 38 mi Icheon
$1171
63 km or 39 mi Namyangju
$1138
66 km or 41 mi Uijeongbu
$918
70 km or 43 mi Yangju
$948
71 km or 44 mi Paju
$1065
78 km or 48 mi Yeoju
$1079
84 km or 52 mi Dongducheon
$1023
86 km or 54 mi Pocheon
$1028
87 km or 54 mi Kaesong
$1568
89 km or 55 mi Gongju
$1063
90 km or 56 mi Cheongju
$924
92 km or 57 mi Sejong
$1020
95 km or 59 mi Asan
$1050
97 km or 60 mi Boryeong
$1085
103 km or 64 mi Wonju
$1110
106 km or 66 mi Chungju
$920