Ashgabat vs Quanzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ashgabat Quanzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1806
$634
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4178
$1479
🏠 One person rent
$887
$301
🏘️ Family rent
$1506
$414
🍽️ Food expenses
$763
$179
🚐 Transport expenses
$49.3
$79.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$635
$759
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
7
49
😀 Quality of life
48
71
🏙️ Population
1.03M
8.78M

The cost of living in Ashgabat is 185% more expensive than in Quanzhou. Cities ranked 2849th and 7679th ($1806 vs $634) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 137th 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 1.2 months in Quanzhou. Ashgabat ranked 1st best city to live in Turkmenistan vs Quanzhou ranked 23rd in China, while ranked 6881st and 3611th 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
$28.8
$2.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$86.1
$21.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.9
$5.06
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.69
$0.86
☕ Cappuccino
$6.75
$2.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.82
$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1012
$240
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$667
$258
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1768
$438
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1221
$328
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$48.7
$30.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$74.5
$47.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$102
$16
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.45%
3.14%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4069
$2900
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2839
$1919
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.14
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.55
$22.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.63
$3.81
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.43
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$4.71
$1.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.94
$0.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.24
$0.94
🥚 Eggs, x12
$6.15
$1.46
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.23
$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.2
$1.59
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$22.5
$5.07
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.06
$1.45
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$0.94
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.48
$0.72
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.72
$0.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.27
$0.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.78
$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.07
$1.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$18.9
$7.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.21
$0.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$25.5
$2.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.8
$3.36
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.88
$5.39
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.02
$1.73
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.81
$1.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.8
$52.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.3
$5.73
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$31.3
$24.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.46
$8.21
👖 Brand Jeans
$65.6
$20.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$92.4
$85.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$22.9
$232
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24723
$9536

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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 Quanzhou

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi Jinjiang
$630
59 km or 36 mi Kinmen
$903
70 km or 44 mi Xiamen
$723
72 km or 45 mi Putian
$668
104 km or 64 mi Zhangzhou
$696
147 km or 92 mi Fuzhou
$656
159 km or 99 mi Longyan
$698
177 km or 110 mi Sanming
$634
197 km or 122 mi Nanping
$682
216 km or 134 mi Ningde
$654
218 km or 136 mi Changhua
$888
227 km or 141 mi Taichung
$957
229 km or 142 mi Miaoli
$709
240 km or 149 mi Douliu
$889
240 km or 149 mi Nantou
$879
241 km or 150 mi Hsinchu
$937
242 km or 150 mi Chaozhou
$465
245 km or 152 mi Zhubei
$882
247 km or 154 mi Chiayi
$910
257 km or 160 mi Shantou
$602
259 km or 161 mi Meizhou
$673
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$941
269 km or 167 mi Tainan
$910
271 km or 169 mi Jieyang
$464
289 km or 179 mi New Taipei
$1108
297 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1257
303 km or 188 mi Puning
$589
309 km or 192 mi Kaohsiung
$999
319 km or 198 mi Keelung
$997
320 km or 199 mi Yilan
$796
321 km or 199 mi Wuyishan
$610
354 km or 220 mi Taitung
$841
379 km or 236 mi Rui'an
$705
381 km or 237 mi Ganzhou
$814
397 km or 247 mi Shangrao
$665
399 km or 248 mi Guixi
$586
400 km or 249 mi Wenzhou
$763
401 km or 249 mi Yingtan
$594
407 km or 253 mi Fuzhou
$595
408 km or 254 mi Shanwei
$943