Ashgabat vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ashgabat Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1898
$1147
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4362
$3146
🏠 One person rent
$968
$636
🏘️ Family rent
$1668
$1119
🍽️ Food expenses
$780
$279
🚐 Transport expenses
$50.9
$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$210
$1068
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
7
99
😀 Quality of life
43
76
🏙️ Population
1.03M
24.9M

The cost of living in Ashgabat is 65% more expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 2383rd and 4880th ($1898 vs $1147) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 5th 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 0.9 months in Shanghai. Ashgabat ranked 1st best city to live in Turkmenistan vs Shanghai ranked 5th in China, while ranked 7430th and 1178th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ashgabat vs Shanghai

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Ashgabat Shanghai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$31.1
$4.42
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$85
$30.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.8
$5.19
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.76
$1.44
☕ Cappuccino
$6.83
$3.21
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.58
$0.57
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1017
$849
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$765
$520
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1798
$1495
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1413
$937
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$49
$38.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$74.9
$59.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$104
$11.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.58%
3.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3536
$14068
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2856
$6729
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.14
$0.54
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.87
$29.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.74
$5.76
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.43
$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$4.53
$2.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.03
$1.81
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.85
$1.1
🥚 Eggs, x12
$6.02
$1.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.31
$16.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20
$3.33
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23.1
$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.09
$2.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$1.87
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.47
$1.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.64
$1.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.27
$0.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$0.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.74
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.09
$1.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$19.1
$11.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.18
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$25.7
$2.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.88
$6.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.83
$7.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.04
$2.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.82
$2.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.7
$70.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.2
$8.79
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$31.1
$98.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.36
$12
👖 Brand Jeans
$56
$46.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.6
$71.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$22.7
$1268
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24585
$27610

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Pudong
$1030
47 km or 29 mi Taicang
$708
53 km or 33 mi Kunshan
$726
74 km or 46 mi Qidong
$725
82 km or 51 mi Suzhou
$798
82 km or 51 mi Jiaxing
$596
85 km or 53 mi Haimen
$643
88 km or 55 mi Changshu
$678
106 km or 66 mi Nantong
$581
117 km or 73 mi Zhangjiagang
$652
121 km or 75 mi Wuxi
$686
135 km or 84 mi Huzhou
$680
141 km or 87 mi Jiangyin
$658
142 km or 88 mi Zhoushan
$571
144 km or 89 mi Ningbo
$660
148 km or 92 mi Jingjiang
$645
155 km or 96 mi Shaoxing
$670
158 km or 98 mi Yixing
$663
159 km or 99 mi Changzhou
$636
160 km or 100 mi Rugao
$659
161 km or 100 mi Hangzhou
$899
177 km or 110 mi Taixing
$651
179 km or 111 mi Hai'an
$664
191 km or 119 mi Liyang
$657
197 km or 122 mi Yangzhong
$627
198 km or 123 mi Guangde
$667
201 km or 125 mi Danyang
$623
208 km or 129 mi Taizhou
$693
217 km or 135 mi Dongtai
$691
223 km or 139 mi Zhenjiang
$538
235 km or 146 mi Yangzhou
$623
236 km or 146 mi Jurong
$644
244 km or 152 mi Ningguo
$661
246 km or 153 mi Yiwu
$696
250 km or 155 mi Xinghua
$693
250 km or 156 mi Yizheng
$620
259 km or 161 mi Linhai
$677
260 km or 161 mi Xuancheng
$684
262 km or 163 mi Gaoyou
$644
274 km or 170 mi Nanjing
$789