Ashgabat vs Ningbo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ashgabat Ningbo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1806
$671
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4178
$1938
🏠 One person rent
$887
$264
🏘️ Family rent
$1506
$462
🍽️ Food expenses
$763
$269
🚐 Transport expenses
$49.3
$71.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$635
$892
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
7
53
😀 Quality of life
48
71
🏙️ Population
1.03M
9.4M

The cost of living in Ashgabat is 169% more expensive than in Ningbo. Cities ranked 2849th and 7431st ($1806 vs $671) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 80th 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 1.3 months in Ningbo. Ashgabat ranked 1st best city to live in Turkmenistan vs Ningbo ranked 26th in China, while ranked 6881st and 3738th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ashgabat vs Ningbo

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Ashgabat Ningbo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$28.8
$3.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$86.1
$28.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.9
$4.34
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.69
$1.39
☕ Cappuccino
$6.75
$3.42
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.82
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1012
$341
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$667
$196
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1768
$599
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1221
$357
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$48.7
$31.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$74.5
$48.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$102
$7.55
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.45%
3.43%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4069
$4479
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2839
$2802
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.14
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.55
$14.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.63
$4.35
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.43
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$4.71
$1.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.94
$1.84
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.24
$0.82
🥚 Eggs, x12
$6.15
$1.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.23
$18
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.2
$3.61
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$22.5
$10.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.06
$1.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$1.49
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.48
$1.49
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.72
$1.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.27
$0.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$0.78
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.78
$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.07
$1.5
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$18.9
$9.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.21
$0.78
🚬 Cigarette pack
$25.5
$4.32
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.8
$13.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.88
$4.16
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.02
$2.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.81
$2.16
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.8
$21.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.3
$7.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$31.3
$13.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.46
$4.73
👖 Brand Jeans
$65.6
$52.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$92.4
$66.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$22.9
$693
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24723
$15051

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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 Ningbo

Distance City Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi Zhoushan
$584
94 km or 58 mi Shaoxing
$680
120 km or 75 mi Linhai
$661
124 km or 77 mi Jiaxing
$594
139 km or 87 mi Hangzhou
$860
144 km or 89 mi Shanghai
$1126
150 km or 93 mi Pudong
$1002
156 km or 97 mi Yiwu
$667
167 km or 104 mi Wenling
$677
177 km or 110 mi Kunshan
$696
178 km or 111 mi Huzhou
$643
180 km or 112 mi Taicang
$669
182 km or 113 mi Suzhou
$782
203 km or 126 mi Jinhua
$598
212 km or 132 mi Changshu
$644
216 km or 134 mi Qidong
$701
224 km or 139 mi Wuxi
$683
224 km or 139 mi Lishui
$697
226 km or 140 mi Wenzhou
$763
227 km or 141 mi Haimen
$620
234 km or 146 mi Yixing
$684
234 km or 146 mi Guangde
$652
242 km or 150 mi Zhangjiagang
$667
243 km or 151 mi Nantong
$557
249 km or 155 mi Rui'an
$705
257 km or 160 mi Jiangyin
$650
260 km or 162 mi Ningguo
$644
262 km or 163 mi Liyang
$652
263 km or 163 mi Changzhou
$623
267 km or 166 mi Jingjiang
$636
278 km or 173 mi Quzhou
$617
294 km or 182 mi Xuancheng
$665
294 km or 183 mi Taixing
$636
294 km or 183 mi Rugao
$646
302 km or 187 mi Danyang
$604
310 km or 193 mi Yangzhong
$611
313 km or 194 mi Huangshan
$628
313 km or 195 mi Hai'an
$647
325 km or 202 mi Jurong
$626
327 km or 203 mi Zhenjiang
$525