Ashgabat vs Shangqiu - Cost of Living Comparison
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| Ashgabat | Shangqiu | |
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| 🎓 Higher education | ||
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The cost of living in Ashgabat is 207% more expensive than in Shangqiu. Cities ranked 2595th and 7835th ($1833 vs $598) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 183rd 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 298th in China, while ranked 6667th and 7180th 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 | ||
| 🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2 | ||
| 🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's | ||
| 🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| ☕ Cappuccino | ||
| 🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz | ||
| Rent & Utilities | ||
| 🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited | ||
| 🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years | ||
| 🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| Transportation | ||
| 🚌 Local transport ticket | ||
| 🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport | ||
| 🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi | ||
| ⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal | ||
| Groceries | ||
| 🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb | ||
| 🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥚 Eggs, x12 | ||
| 🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz | ||
| 🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle | ||
| 🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| 🚬 Cigarette pack | ||
| 💊 Cold medicince, 1 week | ||
| 🧴 Hair Shampoo | ||
| 🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls | ||
| 👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube | ||
| Other | ||
| 🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month | ||
| 🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person | ||
| 👩⚕️ Doctor's visit | ||
| 💇 Haircut, simple | ||
| 👖 Brand Jeans | ||
| 👟 Brand Sneakers | ||
| 👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month | ||
| 🏫 International Primary School, 1 year | ||
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|---|---|---|
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| 99 km or 61 mi | Baherden | |
| 107 km or 66 mi | Bojnord | |
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| 203 km or 126 mi | Sabzevar | |
| 212 km or 132 mi | Mashhad | |
| 294 km or 183 mi | Gonbad-e Kavus | |
| 302 km or 187 mi | Kashmar | |
| 306 km or 190 mi | Mary | |
| 307 km or 191 mi | Torbat-e Heydarieh | |
| 344 km or 213 mi | Shahrud | |
| 361 km or 224 mi | Torbat-e Jam | |
| 367 km or 228 mi | Gorgan | |
| 451 km or 280 mi | Dasoguz | |
| 469 km or 291 mi | Turkmenabat | |
| 496 km or 308 mi | Sari | |
| 513 km or 318 mi |  Nukus | |
| 516 km or 321 mi | Qaem Shahr | |
| 517 km or 321 mi | Semnan | |
| 524 km or 325 mi |  Herat | |
| 528 km or 328 mi | Babol | |
| 558 km or 347 mi | Amol | |
| 561 km or 349 mi | Bukhara | |
| 570 km or 354 mi | Birjand | |
| 634 km or 394 mi | Pardis | |
| 654 km or 406 mi | Qarshi | |
| 657 km or 408 mi | Pakdasht | |
| 660 km or 410 mi | Golestan | |
| 667 km or 414 mi | Sheberghan | |
| 668 km or 415 mi | Qarchak | |
| 668 km or 415 mi | Tehran | |
| 670 km or 417 mi | Varamin | |
| 671 km or 417 mi | Ray | |
| 693 km or 431 mi | Qods | |
| 694 km or 431 mi | Eslamshahr | |
| 695 km or 432 mi | Nasimshahr | |
| 700 km or 435 mi | Shahriar | |
| 701 km or 435 mi | Karaj | |
| 703 km or 437 mi | Fardis |
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| Distance | City | Cost of living |
|---|---|---|
| 92 km or 57 mi |  Yongcheng | |
| 92 km or 57 mi | Heze | |
| 117 km or 73 mi | Huaibei | |
| 121 km or 75 mi | Changyuan | |
| 126 km or 79 mi | Kaifeng | |
| 128 km or 79 mi | Zoucheng | |
| 128 km or 80 mi | Zhoukou | |
| 129 km or 80 mi | Xiangcheng | |
| 132 km or 82 mi | Jieshou | |
| 137 km or 85 mi | Jining | |
| 142 km or 89 mi | Xuzhou | |
| 150 km or 93 mi | Suzhou | |
| 156 km or 97 mi | Tengzhou | |
| 159 km or 99 mi | Puyang | |
| 170 km or 106 mi | Fuyang | |
| 174 km or 108 mi | Xuchang | |
| 174 km or 108 mi | Changge | |
| 176 km or 110 mi | Xinzheng | |
| 178 km or 110 mi | Luohe | |
| 178 km or 111 mi | Qufu | |
| 181 km or 112 mi | Zaozhuang | |
| 181 km or 113 mi | Weihui | |
| 185 km or 115 mi | Zhengzhou | |
| 188 km or 117 mi | Xinxiang | |
| 192 km or 119 mi | Hebi | |
| 202 km or 126 mi | Yuzhou | |
| 204 km or 127 mi | Huixian | |
| 208 km or 129 mi | Xinmi | |
| 210 km or 131 mi | Xingyang | |
| 217 km or 135 mi | Pizhou | |
| 220 km or 137 mi | Anyang | |
| 220 km or 137 mi | Zhumadian | |
| 221 km or 137 mi | Feicheng | |
| 227 km or 141 mi | Liaocheng | |
| 229 km or 142 mi | Bengbu | |
| 229 km or 143 mi | Pingdingshan | |
| 233 km or 145 mi | Wugang | |
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| 238 km or 148 mi | Jiaozuo | |
| 240 km or 149 mi | Dengfeng |