Ashgabat vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ashgabat Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1806
$1126
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4178
$3097
🏠 One person rent
$887
$600
🏘️ Family rent
$1506
$1068
🍽️ Food expenses
$763
$293
🚐 Transport expenses
$49.3
$108
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$635
$879
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
7
99
😀 Quality of life
48
75
🏙️ Population
1.03M
24.9M

The cost of living in Ashgabat is 60% more expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 2849th and 4971st ($1806 vs $1126) 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 0.4 months in Ashgabat compared to 0.8 months in Shanghai. Ashgabat ranked 1st best city to live in Turkmenistan vs Shanghai ranked 4th in China, while ranked 6881st and 1655th 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
$28.8
$5.01
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$86.1
$36.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.9
$5.51
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.69
$1.69
☕ Cappuccino
$6.75
$3.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.82
$0.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1012
$803
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$667
$486
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1768
$1462
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1221
$880
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$48.7
$37.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$74.5
$58.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$102
$13
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.45%
3.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4069
$14215
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2839
$7113
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.14
$0.47
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.55
$30.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.63
$6.45
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.43
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$4.71
$1.94
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.94
$1.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.24
$1.3
🥚 Eggs, x12
$6.15
$1.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.23
$16.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.2
$3.91
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$22.5
$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.06
$2.35
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$1.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.48
$1.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.72
$1.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.27
$0.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.78
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.07
$1.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$18.9
$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.21
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$25.5
$3.46
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.8
$6.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.88
$6.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.02
$2.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.81
$2.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.8
$61.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.3
$7.84
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$31.3
$94.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.46
$12
👖 Brand Jeans
$65.6
$50.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$92.4
$78.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$22.9
$1114
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24723
$27781

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Pudong
$1002
47 km or 29 mi Taicang
$669
53 km or 33 mi Kunshan
$696
74 km or 46 mi Qidong
$701
82 km or 51 mi Suzhou
$782
82 km or 51 mi Jiaxing
$594
85 km or 53 mi Haimen
$620
88 km or 55 mi Changshu
$644
106 km or 66 mi Nantong
$557
117 km or 73 mi Zhangjiagang
$667
121 km or 75 mi Wuxi
$683
135 km or 84 mi Huzhou
$643
141 km or 87 mi Jiangyin
$650
142 km or 88 mi Zhoushan
$584
144 km or 89 mi Ningbo
$671
148 km or 92 mi Jingjiang
$636
155 km or 96 mi Shaoxing
$680
158 km or 98 mi Yixing
$684
159 km or 99 mi Changzhou
$623
160 km or 100 mi Rugao
$646
161 km or 100 mi Hangzhou
$860
177 km or 110 mi Taixing
$636
179 km or 111 mi Hai'an
$647
191 km or 119 mi Liyang
$652
197 km or 122 mi Yangzhong
$611
198 km or 123 mi Guangde
$652
201 km or 125 mi Danyang
$604
208 km or 129 mi Taizhou
$675
217 km or 135 mi Dongtai
$678
223 km or 139 mi Zhenjiang
$525
235 km or 146 mi Yangzhou
$618
236 km or 146 mi Jurong
$626
244 km or 152 mi Ningguo
$644
246 km or 153 mi Yiwu
$667
250 km or 155 mi Xinghua
$677
250 km or 156 mi Yizheng
$601
259 km or 161 mi Linhai
$661
260 km or 161 mi Xuancheng
$665
262 km or 163 mi Gaoyou
$632
274 km or 170 mi Nanjing
$765