Ashgabat vs Quanzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ashgabat Quanzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1898
$648
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4362
$1514
🏠 One person rent
$968
$306
🏘️ Family rent
$1668
$417
🍽️ Food expenses
$780
$185
🚐 Transport expenses
$50.9
$82.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$210
$771
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
7
49
😀 Quality of life
43
71
🏙️ Population
1.03M
8.78M

The cost of living in Ashgabat is 193% more expensive than in Quanzhou. Cities ranked 2383rd and 7630th ($1898 vs $648) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 134th in Turkmenistan and China, respectively. Check Turkmenistan vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Ashgabat compared to 1.2 months in Quanzhou. Ashgabat ranked 1st best city to live in Turkmenistan vs Quanzhou ranked 26th in China, while ranked 7430th and 3354th 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
$31.1
$2.23
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$85
$22.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.8
$5.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.76
$0.89
☕ Cappuccino
$6.83
$2.98
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.58
$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1017
$245
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$765
$264
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1798
$440
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1413
$334
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$49
$31.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$74.9
$48.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$104
$13.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.58%
3.14%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3536
$2944
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2856
$1964
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.14
$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.87
$23.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.74
$3.93
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.43
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$4.53
$1.49
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.03
$0.81
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.85
$0.97
🥚 Eggs, x12
$6.02
$1.5
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.31
$8.73
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20
$1.82
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23.1
$5.12
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.09
$1.48
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$0.97
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.47
$0.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.64
$0.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.27
$0.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$1.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.74
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.09
$1.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$19.1
$7.33
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.18
$0.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$25.7
$2.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.88
$3.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.83
$6.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.04
$1.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.82
$1.42
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.7
$53.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.2
$5.86
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$31.1
$24.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.36
$8.22
👖 Brand Jeans
$56
$20.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.6
$87.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$22.7
$235
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24585
$9745

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Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.2 mi Anau
$1846
95 km or 59 mi Quchan
$475
99 km or 61 mi Baherden
$1864
107 km or 66 mi Bojnord
$466
197 km or 123 mi Nishapur
$469
203 km or 126 mi Sabzevar
$483
212 km or 132 mi Mashhad
$482
294 km or 183 mi Gonbad-e Kavus
$458
302 km or 187 mi Kashmar
$483
306 km or 190 mi Mary
$1726
307 km or 191 mi Torbat-e Heydarieh
$476
344 km or 213 mi Shahrud
$561
361 km or 224 mi Torbat-e Jam
$467
367 km or 228 mi Gorgan
$664
451 km or 280 mi Dasoguz
$1840
469 km or 291 mi Turkmenabat
$1795
496 km or 308 mi Sari
$612
513 km or 318 mi Nukus
$475
516 km or 321 mi Qaem Shahr
$474
517 km or 321 mi Semnan
$523
524 km or 325 mi Herat
$556
528 km or 328 mi Babol
$359
558 km or 347 mi Amol
$516
561 km or 349 mi Bukhara
$439
570 km or 354 mi Birjand
$542
634 km or 394 mi Pardis
$563
654 km or 406 mi Qarshi
$500
657 km or 408 mi Pakdasht
$570
660 km or 410 mi Golestan
$584
667 km or 414 mi Sheberghan
$470
668 km or 415 mi Qarchak
$570
668 km or 415 mi Tehran
$638
670 km or 417 mi Varamin
$557
671 km or 417 mi Ray
$584
693 km or 431 mi Qods
$614
694 km or 431 mi Eslamshahr
$590
695 km or 432 mi Nasimshahr
$587
700 km or 435 mi Shahriar
$611
701 km or 435 mi Karaj
$684
703 km or 437 mi Fardis
$616

Cities near Quanzhou

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi Jinjiang
$643
59 km or 36 mi Kinmen
$892
70 km or 44 mi Xiamen
$729
72 km or 45 mi Putian
$673
104 km or 64 mi Zhangzhou
$702
147 km or 92 mi Fuzhou
$679
159 km or 99 mi Longyan
$705
177 km or 110 mi Sanming
$640
197 km or 122 mi Nanping
$689
216 km or 134 mi Ningde
$672
218 km or 136 mi Changhua
$874
227 km or 141 mi Taichung
$942
229 km or 142 mi Miaoli
$687
240 km or 149 mi Douliu
$884
240 km or 149 mi Nantou
$868
241 km or 150 mi Hsinchu
$921
242 km or 150 mi Chaozhou
$474
245 km or 152 mi Zhubei
$889
247 km or 154 mi Chiayi
$904
257 km or 160 mi Shantou
$612
259 km or 161 mi Meizhou
$682
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$989
269 km or 167 mi Tainan
$938
271 km or 169 mi Jieyang
$473
289 km or 179 mi New Taipei
$1123
297 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1248
303 km or 188 mi Puning
$600
309 km or 192 mi Kaohsiung
$971
319 km or 198 mi Keelung
$979
320 km or 199 mi Yilan
$792
321 km or 199 mi Wuyishan
$617
354 km or 220 mi Taitung
$844
379 km or 236 mi Rui'an
$717
381 km or 237 mi Ganzhou
$758
397 km or 247 mi Shangrao
$684
399 km or 248 mi Guixi
$596
400 km or 249 mi Wenzhou
$774
401 km or 249 mi Yingtan
$603
407 km or 253 mi Fuzhou
$603
408 km or 254 mi Shanwei
$954