Ashgabat vs Quanzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ashgabat Quanzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1584
$644
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3634
$1639
🏠 One person rent
$798
$260
🏘️ Family rent
$1502
$370
🍽️ Food expenses
$609
$218
🚐 Transport expenses
$49.1
$90.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$718
$893
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
7
54
😀 Quality of life
29
66
🏙️ Population
1.03M
8.78M

The cost of living in Ashgabat is 146% more expensive than in Quanzhou. Cities ranked 3105th and 7256th ($1584 vs $644) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 118th 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 1.4 months in Quanzhou. Ashgabat ranked 1st best city to live in Turkmenistan vs Quanzhou ranked 34th in China, while ranked 8250th and 4015th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ashgabat vs Quanzhou

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Ashgabat Quanzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$25.9
$2.07
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$60.4
$24.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.1
$5.46
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.4
$1.37
☕ Cappuccino
$5.56
$2.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.25
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$884
$217
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$607
$227
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1501
$412
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1302
$298
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$45.2
$25.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$70
$39.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$90.5
$9.68
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.58%
3.59%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3897
$2767
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3006
$1714
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.14
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.52
$33.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.74
$3.31
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.38
$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3
$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.35
$0.69
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.49
$0.85
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.83
$1.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.29
$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.83
$2.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.9
$15.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.02
$1.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$1.11
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.81
$1.47
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.06
$1.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$0.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$1.25
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.74
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.08
$1.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$27.3
$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.79
$0.69
🚬 Cigarette pack
$25.2
$2.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.01
$3.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.8
$5.34
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3
$1.67
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.77
$1.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$112
$55
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$17.7
$5.51
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$31.8
$23.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.36
$7.72
👖 Brand Jeans
$69.9
$27.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$92.4
$86
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$22.7
$114
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6132
$20567

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Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.2 mi Anau
$1553
95 km or 59 mi Quchan
$515
99 km or 61 mi Baherden
$1541
107 km or 66 mi Bojnord
$510
197 km or 123 mi Nishapur
$509
203 km or 126 mi Sabzevar
$524
212 km or 132 mi Mashhad
$508
294 km or 183 mi Gonbad-e Kavus
$495
302 km or 187 mi Kashmar
$521
306 km or 190 mi Mary
$1503
307 km or 191 mi Torbat-e Heydarieh
$521
344 km or 213 mi Shahrud
$598
361 km or 224 mi Torbat-e Jam
$550
367 km or 228 mi Gorgan
$685
451 km or 280 mi Dasoguz
$1535
469 km or 291 mi Turkmenabat
$1523
496 km or 308 mi Sari
$658
513 km or 318 mi Nukus
$392
516 km or 321 mi Qaem Shahr
$554
517 km or 321 mi Semnan
$580
524 km or 325 mi Herat
$512
528 km or 328 mi Babol
$458
558 km or 347 mi Amol
$557
561 km or 349 mi Bukhara
$431
570 km or 354 mi Birjand
$574
634 km or 394 mi Pardis
$665
654 km or 406 mi Qarshi
$484
657 km or 408 mi Pakdasht
$680
660 km or 410 mi Golestan
$714
667 km or 414 mi Sheberghan
$414
668 km or 415 mi Qarchak
$681
668 km or 415 mi Tehran
$788
670 km or 417 mi Varamin
$651
671 km or 417 mi Ray
$710
693 km or 431 mi Qods
$698
694 km or 431 mi Eslamshahr
$700
695 km or 432 mi Nasimshahr
$697
700 km or 435 mi Shahriar
$698
701 km or 435 mi Karaj
$736
703 km or 437 mi Fardis
$688

Cities near Quanzhou

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi Jinjiang
$627
59 km or 36 mi Kinmen
$823
70 km or 44 mi Xiamen
$688
72 km or 45 mi Putian
$625
104 km or 64 mi Zhangzhou
$664
147 km or 92 mi Fuzhou
$669
159 km or 99 mi Longyan
$649
177 km or 110 mi Sanming
$603
197 km or 122 mi Nanping
$630
216 km or 134 mi Ningde
$648
218 km or 136 mi Changhua
$813
227 km or 141 mi Taichung
$894
229 km or 142 mi Miaoli
$728
240 km or 149 mi Douliu
$770
240 km or 149 mi Nantou
$796
241 km or 150 mi Hsinchu
$897
242 km or 150 mi Chaozhou
$451
245 km or 152 mi Zhubei
$821
247 km or 154 mi Chiayi
$747
257 km or 160 mi Shantou
$581
259 km or 161 mi Meizhou
$655
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$875
269 km or 167 mi Tainan
$814
271 km or 169 mi Jieyang
$443
289 km or 179 mi New Taipei
$1073
297 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1181
303 km or 188 mi Puning
$569
309 km or 192 mi Kaohsiung
$956
319 km or 198 mi Keelung
$967
320 km or 199 mi Yilan
$731
321 km or 199 mi Wuyishan
$601
354 km or 220 mi Taitung
$788
379 km or 236 mi Rui'an
$681
381 km or 237 mi Ganzhou
$761
397 km or 247 mi Shangrao
$671
399 km or 248 mi Guixi
$598
400 km or 249 mi Wenzhou
$726
401 km or 249 mi Yingtan
$603
407 km or 253 mi Fuzhou
$585
408 km or 254 mi Shanwei
$936