Ashgabat vs Shangqiu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ashgabat Shangqiu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1806
$602
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4178
$1657
🏠 One person rent
$887
$246
🏘️ Family rent
$1506
$431
🍽️ Food expenses
$763
$218
🚐 Transport expenses
$49.3
$70
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$635
$688
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
7
17
😀 Quality of life
48
44
🏙️ Population
1.03M
7.82M

The cost of living in Ashgabat is 200% more expensive than in Shangqiu. Cities ranked 2849th and 7914th ($1806 vs $602) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 207th 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 1.1 months in Shangqiu. Ashgabat ranked 1st best city to live in Turkmenistan vs Shangqiu ranked 334th in China, while ranked 6881st and 7360th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ashgabat vs Shangqiu

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Ashgabat Shangqiu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$28.8
$2.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$86.1
$21.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.9
$4.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.69
$0.87
☕ Cappuccino
$6.75
$2.57
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.82
$0.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1012
$233
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$667
$192
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1768
$431
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1221
$348
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$48.7
$37.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$74.5
$58.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$102
$8.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.45%
3.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4069
$2751
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2839
$1731
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.14
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.55
$15.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.63
$4.01
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.43
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$4.71
$1.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.94
$1.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.24
$0.97
🥚 Eggs, x12
$6.15
$1.23
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.23
$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.2
$3.08
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$22.5
$10.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.06
$1.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$1.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.48
$1.48
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.72
$1.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.27
$0.53
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$0.67
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.78
$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.07
$1.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$18.9
$12.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.21
$0.67
🚬 Cigarette pack
$25.5
$2.86
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.8
$4.38
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.88
$3.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.02
$2.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.81
$1.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.8
$39
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.3
$5.73
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$31.3
$28.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.46
$4.41
👖 Brand Jeans
$65.6
$33.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$92.4
$67.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$22.9
$303
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24723
$16802

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Distance City Cost of living
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$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
92 km or 57 mi Yongcheng
$581
92 km or 57 mi Heze
$803
117 km or 73 mi Huaibei
$581
121 km or 75 mi Changyuan
$569
126 km or 79 mi Kaifeng
$483
128 km or 79 mi Zoucheng
$558
128 km or 80 mi Zhoukou
$598
129 km or 80 mi Xiangcheng
$572
132 km or 82 mi Jieshou
$556
137 km or 85 mi Jining
$548
142 km or 89 mi Xuzhou
$514
150 km or 93 mi Suzhou
$592
156 km or 97 mi Tengzhou
$572
159 km or 99 mi Puyang
$583
170 km or 106 mi Fuyang
$601
174 km or 108 mi Xuchang
$491
174 km or 108 mi Changge
$509
176 km or 110 mi Xinzheng
$518
178 km or 110 mi Luohe
$543
178 km or 111 mi Qufu
$563
181 km or 112 mi Zaozhuang
$542
181 km or 113 mi Weihui
$498
185 km or 115 mi Zhengzhou
$511
188 km or 117 mi Xinxiang
$489
192 km or 119 mi Hebi
$531
202 km or 126 mi Yuzhou
$520
204 km or 127 mi Huixian
$506
208 km or 129 mi Xinmi
$516
210 km or 131 mi Xingyang
$516
217 km or 135 mi Pizhou
$576
220 km or 137 mi Anyang
$492
220 km or 137 mi Zhumadian
$596
221 km or 137 mi Feicheng
$550
227 km or 141 mi Liaocheng
$505
229 km or 142 mi Bengbu
$519
229 km or 143 mi Pingdingshan
$542
233 km or 145 mi Wugang
$526
236 km or 147 mi Tai'an
$548
238 km or 148 mi Jiaozuo
$489
240 km or 149 mi Dengfeng
$518