Ashgabat vs Shangqiu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ashgabat Shangqiu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1616
$775
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3750
$2025
🏠 One person rent
$798
$391
🏘️ Family rent
$1515
$679
🍽️ Food expenses
$620
$236
🚐 Transport expenses
$48.8
$72.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$756
$679
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
7
24
😀 Quality of life
29
38
🏙️ Population
1.03M
7.82M

The cost of living in Ashgabat is 108% more expensive than in Shangqiu. Cities ranked 3187th and 6542nd ($1616 vs $775) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 43rd in Turkmenistan and China, respectively. Check Turkmenistan vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Ashgabat compared to 0.9 months in Shangqiu. Ashgabat ranked 1st best city to live in Turkmenistan vs Shangqiu ranked 316th in China, while ranked 8245th and 7163rd 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
$26.2
$4.07
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$59.7
$20.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.5
$5.82
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.44
$1.13
 Cappuccino
$5.58
$3.17
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.27
$0.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$894
$312
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$606
$353
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1482
$494
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1322
$645
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$49.3
$34.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$75.8
$53.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$85.1
$11.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.98%
4.21%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3870
$3237
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2996
$2037
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.14
$0.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.63
$17
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.69
$3.85
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.36
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.17
$2.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.86
$1.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.17
$0.86
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.09
$1.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.13
$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.76
$2.96
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$25.2
$11.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.96
$1.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$1.19
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$1.54
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.29
$1.12
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$0.69
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.88
$0.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.84
$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.07
$1.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$27.1
$14.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.3
$0.74
🚬 Cigarette pack
$25.6
$3.22
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.35
$4.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.8
$3.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.97
$2.24
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.79
$1.35
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$112
$40
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$17.6
$5.92
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$35.5
$27.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.39
$4.29
👖 Brand Jeans
$83.8
$52.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$141
$76.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$23
$432
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6584
$18304

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Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.2 mi Anau
$1583
95 km or 59 mi Quchan
$500
99 km or 61 mi Baherden
$1578
107 km or 66 mi Bojnord
$458
197 km or 123 mi Nishapur
$517
203 km or 126 mi Sabzevar
$515
212 km or 132 mi Mashhad
$538
294 km or 183 mi Gonbad-e Kavus
$496
302 km or 187 mi Kashmar
$511
306 km or 190 mi Mary
$1531
307 km or 191 mi Torbat-e Heydarieh
$515
344 km or 213 mi Shahrud
$603
361 km or 224 mi Torbat-e Jam
$512
367 km or 228 mi Gorgan
$689
451 km or 280 mi Dasoguz
$1572
469 km or 291 mi Turkmenabat
$1554
496 km or 308 mi Sari
$670
513 km or 318 mi Nukus
$394
516 km or 321 mi Qaem Shahr
$564
517 km or 321 mi Semnan
$607
524 km or 325 mi Herat
$514
528 km or 328 mi Babol
$468
558 km or 347 mi Amol
$550
561 km or 349 mi Bukhara
$452
570 km or 354 mi Birjand
$553
634 km or 394 mi Pardis
$675
654 km or 406 mi Qarshi
$435
657 km or 408 mi Pakdasht
$689
660 km or 410 mi Golestan
$722
667 km or 414 mi Sheberghan
$450
668 km or 415 mi Qarchak
$693
668 km or 415 mi Tehran
$797
670 km or 417 mi Varamin
$673
671 km or 417 mi Ray
$720
693 km or 431 mi Qods
$706
694 km or 431 mi Eslamshahr
$716
695 km or 432 mi Nasimshahr
$706
700 km or 435 mi Shahriar
$708
701 km or 435 mi Karaj
$741
703 km or 437 mi Fardis
$699

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Distance City Cost of living
92 km or 57 mi Yongcheng
$633
92 km or 57 mi Heze
$1433
117 km or 73 mi Huaibei
$613
121 km or 75 mi Changyuan
$819
126 km or 79 mi Kaifeng
$623
128 km or 79 mi Zoucheng
$688
128 km or 80 mi Zhoukou
$599
129 km or 80 mi Xiangcheng
$598
132 km or 82 mi Jieshou
$619
137 km or 85 mi Jining
$670
142 km or 89 mi Xuzhou
$528
150 km or 93 mi Suzhou
$639
156 km or 97 mi Tengzhou
$630
159 km or 99 mi Puyang
$826
170 km or 106 mi Fuyang
$673
174 km or 108 mi Xuchang
$610
174 km or 108 mi Changge
$568
176 km or 110 mi Xinzheng
$559
178 km or 110 mi Luohe
$612
178 km or 111 mi Qufu
$620
181 km or 112 mi Zaozhuang
$623
181 km or 113 mi Weihui
$586
185 km or 115 mi Zhengzhou
$522
188 km or 117 mi Xinxiang
$588
192 km or 119 mi Hebi
$648
202 km or 126 mi Yuzhou
$571
204 km or 127 mi Huixian
$565
208 km or 129 mi Xinmi
$541
210 km or 131 mi Xingyang
$531
217 km or 135 mi Pizhou
$612
220 km or 137 mi Anyang
$602
220 km or 137 mi Zhumadian
$659
221 km or 137 mi Feicheng
$593
227 km or 141 mi Liaocheng
$538
229 km or 142 mi Bengbu
$524
229 km or 143 mi Pingdingshan
$611
233 km or 145 mi Wugang
$587
236 km or 147 mi Tai'an
$580
238 km or 148 mi Jiaozuo
$502
240 km or 149 mi Dengfeng
$542