Ashgabat vs Shangqiu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ashgabat Shangqiu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1898
$612
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4362
$1689
🏠 One person rent
$968
$247
🏘️ Family rent
$1668
$424
🍽️ Food expenses
$780
$222
🚐 Transport expenses
$50.9
$73.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$210
$719
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
7
17
😀 Quality of life
43
44
🏙️ Population
1.03M
7.82M

The cost of living in Ashgabat is 210% more expensive than in Shangqiu. Cities ranked 2383rd and 7879th ($1898 vs $612) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 222nd 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 1.2 months in Shangqiu. Ashgabat ranked 1st best city to live in Turkmenistan vs Shangqiu ranked 350th in China, while ranked 7430th and 7390th 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
$31.1
$2.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$85
$23.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.8
$4.86
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.76
$0.95
☕ Cappuccino
$6.83
$2.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.58
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1017
$231
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$765
$188
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1798
$424
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1413
$330
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$49
$42.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$74.9
$67.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$104
$7.32
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.58%
3.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3536
$2811
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2856
$1703
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.14
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.87
$16
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.74
$4.25
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.43
$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$4.53
$1.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.03
$1.42
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.85
$1.12
🥚 Eggs, x12
$6.02
$1.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.31
$11.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20
$3.23
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23.1
$11.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.09
$2.02
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$1.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.47
$1.69
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.64
$1.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.27
$0.61
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$0.77
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.74
$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.09
$1.24
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$19.1
$10.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.18
$0.68
🚬 Cigarette pack
$25.7
$3.29
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.88
$4.45
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.83
$4.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.04
$2.35
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.82
$1.41
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.7
$36.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.2
$5.88
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$31.1
$29
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.36
$4.52
👖 Brand Jeans
$56
$33.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.6
$69.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$22.7
$257
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24585
$19212

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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

Cities near Shangqiu

Distance City Cost of living
92 km or 57 mi Yongcheng
$588
92 km or 57 mi Heze
$811
117 km or 73 mi Huaibei
$595
121 km or 75 mi Changyuan
$555
126 km or 79 mi Kaifeng
$457
128 km or 79 mi Zoucheng
$575
128 km or 80 mi Zhoukou
$610
129 km or 80 mi Xiangcheng
$583
132 km or 82 mi Jieshou
$567
137 km or 85 mi Jining
$565
142 km or 89 mi Xuzhou
$531
150 km or 93 mi Suzhou
$605
156 km or 97 mi Tengzhou
$585
159 km or 99 mi Puyang
$589
170 km or 106 mi Fuyang
$613
174 km or 108 mi Xuchang
$487
174 km or 108 mi Changge
$504
176 km or 110 mi Xinzheng
$514
178 km or 110 mi Luohe
$519
178 km or 111 mi Qufu
$573
181 km or 112 mi Zaozhuang
$557
181 km or 113 mi Weihui
$491
185 km or 115 mi Zhengzhou
$523
188 km or 117 mi Xinxiang
$484
192 km or 119 mi Hebi
$533
202 km or 126 mi Yuzhou
$516
204 km or 127 mi Huixian
$502
208 km or 129 mi Xinmi
$520
210 km or 131 mi Xingyang
$520
217 km or 135 mi Pizhou
$590
220 km or 137 mi Anyang
$507
220 km or 137 mi Zhumadian
$599
221 km or 137 mi Feicheng
$562
227 km or 141 mi Liaocheng
$508
229 km or 142 mi Bengbu
$523
229 km or 143 mi Pingdingshan
$533
233 km or 145 mi Wugang
$521
236 km or 147 mi Tai'an
$560
238 km or 148 mi Jiaozuo
$492
240 km or 149 mi Dengfeng
$522