Ashgabat vs Quanzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ashgabat Quanzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1679
$689
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3854
$1829
🏠 One person rent
$836
$279
🏘️ Family rent
$1553
$398
🍽️ Food expenses
$658
$257
🚐 Transport expenses
$47.3
$71.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$573
$813
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
7
53
😀 Quality of life
30
53
🏙️ Population
828K
8.78M

The cost of living in Ashgabat is 144% more expensive than in Quanzhou. Cities ranked 2737th and 6882nd ($1679 vs $689) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 102nd in Turkmenistan and China, respectively. Check Turkmenistan vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Ashgabat compared to 1.2 months in Quanzhou. Ashgabat ranked 1st best city to live in Turkmenistan vs Quanzhou ranked 50th in China, while ranked 8379th and 6124th 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
$31.6
$2.79
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$55.7
$23.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10
$5.25
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.39
$1.32
☕ Cappuccino
$4.59
$3.58
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.91
$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$915
$186
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$647
$251
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1453
$420
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1376
$321
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$48.2
$29.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$73.7
$45.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$87.4
$11.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.98%
5.29%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4561
$7109
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3442
$1653
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.29
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.98
$18.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.68
$3.64
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.38
$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.63
$1.97
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.85
$1.66
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.65
$0.89
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.07
$1.48
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.3
$13.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.9
$6.41
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$24.8
$16.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.66
$1.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$1.17
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.31
$1.47
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.82
$1.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$0.93
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$1.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.83
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.09
$1.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$27.2
$12.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.61
$0.65
🚬 Cigarette pack
$25.4
$2.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.03
$3.24
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.84
$5.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.02
$1.69
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.8
$1.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$65.9
$48.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16.5
$4.14
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$33.8
$23.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.42
$8.09
👖 Brand Jeans
$83.7
$51.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$144
$93.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$22.6
$505
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6425
$19406

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Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.2 mi Anau
$1648
95 km or 59 mi Quchan
$487
99 km or 61 mi Baherden
$1642
107 km or 66 mi Bojnord
$427
197 km or 123 mi Nishapur
$509
203 km or 126 mi Sabzevar
$489
212 km or 132 mi Mashhad
$532
294 km or 183 mi Gonbad-e Kavus
$473
302 km or 187 mi Kashmar
$507
306 km or 190 mi Mary
$1644
307 km or 191 mi Torbat-e Heydarieh
$520
344 km or 213 mi Shahrud
$576
361 km or 224 mi Torbat-e Jam
$558
367 km or 228 mi Gorgan
$661
451 km or 280 mi Dasoguz
$1657
469 km or 291 mi Turkmenabat
$1662
496 km or 308 mi Sari
$640
513 km or 318 mi Nukus
$427
516 km or 321 mi Qaem Shahr
$533
517 km or 321 mi Semnan
$558
524 km or 325 mi Herat
$514
528 km or 328 mi Babol
$434
558 km or 347 mi Amol
$519
561 km or 349 mi Bukhara
$399
570 km or 354 mi Birjand
$554
634 km or 394 mi Pardis
$619
654 km or 406 mi Qarshi
$416
657 km or 408 mi Pakdasht
$633
660 km or 410 mi Golestan
$655
667 km or 414 mi Sheberghan
$446
668 km or 415 mi Qarchak
$636
668 km or 415 mi Tehran
$700
670 km or 417 mi Varamin
$616
671 km or 417 mi Ray
$653
693 km or 431 mi Qods
$655
694 km or 431 mi Eslamshahr
$655
695 km or 432 mi Nasimshahr
$651
700 km or 435 mi Shahriar
$653
701 km or 435 mi Karaj
$693
703 km or 437 mi Fardis
$651

Cities near Quanzhou

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi Jinjiang
$676
59 km or 36 mi Kinmen
$851
70 km or 44 mi Xiamen
$721
72 km or 45 mi Putian
$675
104 km or 64 mi Zhangzhou
$719
147 km or 92 mi Fuzhou
$664
159 km or 99 mi Longyan
$713
177 km or 110 mi Sanming
$667
197 km or 122 mi Nanping
$678
216 km or 134 mi Ningde
$694
218 km or 136 mi Changhua
$890
227 km or 141 mi Taichung
$995
229 km or 142 mi Miaoli
$746
240 km or 149 mi Douliu
$791
240 km or 149 mi Nantou
$857
241 km or 150 mi Hsinchu
$860
242 km or 150 mi Chaozhou
$588
245 km or 152 mi Zhubei
$917
247 km or 154 mi Chiayi
$725
257 km or 160 mi Shantou
$589
259 km or 161 mi Meizhou
$799
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$861
269 km or 167 mi Tainan
$913
271 km or 169 mi Jieyang
$716
289 km or 179 mi New Taipei
$1011
297 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1169
303 km or 188 mi Puning
$738
309 km or 192 mi Kaohsiung
$932
319 km or 198 mi Keelung
$860
320 km or 199 mi Yilan
$863
321 km or 199 mi Wuyishan
$655
354 km or 220 mi Taitung
$952
379 km or 236 mi Rui'an
$744
381 km or 237 mi Ganzhou
$812
397 km or 247 mi Shangrao
$721
399 km or 248 mi Guixi
$643
400 km or 249 mi Wenzhou
$787
401 km or 249 mi Yingtan
$645
407 km or 253 mi Fuzhou
$620
408 km or 254 mi Shanwei
$1083