Ashgabat vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ashgabat Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1679
$1190
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3854
$3757
🏠 One person rent
$836
$635
🏘️ Family rent
$1553
$1613
🍽️ Food expenses
$658
$308
🚐 Transport expenses
$47.3
$117
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$573
$1455
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
7
100
😀 Quality of life
30
78
🏙️ Population
828K
24.9M

The cost of living in Ashgabat is 41% more expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 2737th and 4461st ($1679 vs $1190) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 6th 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 Shanghai. Ashgabat ranked 1st best city to live in Turkmenistan vs Shanghai ranked 4th in China, while ranked 8379th and 558th among best cities to live in the world.

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Ashgabat Shanghai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$31.6
$4.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$55.7
$40.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10
$5.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.39
$1.7
☕ Cappuccino
$4.59
$3.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.91
$0.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$915
$901
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$647
$497
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1453
$2595
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1376
$1269
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$48.2
$39.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$73.7
$60.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$87.4
$17.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.98%
4.77%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4561
$17366
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3442
$9346
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.29
$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.98
$37.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.68
$6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.38
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.63
$2.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.85
$2.02
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.65
$1.47
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.07
$2.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.3
$18.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.9
$4.12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$24.8
$12.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.66
$2.27
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.31
$1.97
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.82
$1.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$0.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.83
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.09
$1.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$27.2
$14.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.61
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$25.4
$3.45
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.03
$6.43
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.84
$7.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.02
$1.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.8
$2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$65.9
$69.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16.5
$8.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$33.8
$89.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.42
$12
👖 Brand Jeans
$83.7
$66.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$144
$78.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$22.6
$1283
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6425
$28143

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$1648
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$487
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$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

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$1074
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$731
53 km or 33 mi Kunshan
$771
74 km or 46 mi Qidong
$763
82 km or 51 mi Suzhou
$1020
82 km or 51 mi Jiaxing
$596
85 km or 53 mi Haimen
$682
88 km or 55 mi Changshu
$731
106 km or 66 mi Nantong
$651
117 km or 73 mi Zhangjiagang
$678
121 km or 75 mi Wuxi
$687
135 km or 84 mi Huzhou
$699
141 km or 87 mi Jiangyin
$688
142 km or 88 mi Zhoushan
$690
144 km or 89 mi Ningbo
$677
148 km or 92 mi Jingjiang
$675
155 km or 96 mi Shaoxing
$755
158 km or 98 mi Yixing
$707
159 km or 99 mi Changzhou
$713
160 km or 100 mi Rugao
$682
161 km or 100 mi Hangzhou
$831
177 km or 110 mi Taixing
$665
179 km or 111 mi Hai'an
$679
191 km or 119 mi Liyang
$694
197 km or 122 mi Yangzhong
$625
198 km or 123 mi Guangde
$707
201 km or 125 mi Danyang
$625
208 km or 129 mi Taizhou
$651
217 km or 135 mi Dongtai
$703
223 km or 139 mi Zhenjiang
$524
235 km or 146 mi Yangzhou
$631
236 km or 146 mi Jurong
$645
244 km or 152 mi Ningguo
$720
246 km or 153 mi Yiwu
$725
250 km or 155 mi Xinghua
$696
250 km or 156 mi Yizheng
$617
259 km or 161 mi Linhai
$719
260 km or 161 mi Xuancheng
$789
262 km or 163 mi Gaoyou
$652
274 km or 170 mi Nanjing
$740