Ashgabat vs Shangrao - Cost of Living Comparison

Ashgabat Shangrao
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1233
$778
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2878
$2063
🏠 One person rent
$531
$341
🏘️ Family rent
$949
$575
🍽️ Food expenses
$540
$268
🚐 Transport expenses
$42.6
$83.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$562
$844
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
7
20
😀 Quality of life
30
44
🏙️ Population
828K
6.49M

The cost of living in Ashgabat is 59% more expensive than in Shangrao. Cities ranked 4068th and 6270th ($1233 vs $778) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 37th 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 1.1 months in Shangrao. Ashgabat ranked 1st best city to live in Turkmenistan vs Shangrao ranked 197th in China, while ranked 8436th and 6668th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ashgabat vs Shangrao

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Ashgabat Shangrao
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$18.8
$3.72
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$68.6
$44.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.1
$4.47
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.1
$0.74
☕ Cappuccino
$3.75
$2.2
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$4.55
$1.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$635
$387
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$386
$267
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$933
$695
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$807
$458
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$40.5
$36.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$62.1
$55.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$54.5
$14
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.97%
4.91%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3243
$4645
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2384
$2851
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.14
$0.37
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.4
$20
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.27
$4.56
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.36
$1.27
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.43
$2.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.9
$1.66
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.1
$1.11
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.5
$1.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.3
$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.26
$4.05
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.4
$12.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.15
$1.85
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.08
$1.43
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$1.68
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.99
$1.22
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.92
$0.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$0.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.89
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.08
$1.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.2
$13.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.99
$0.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$18.9
$3.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.65
$5.24
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.82
$4.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.02
$1.61
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.79
$1.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50.9
$37.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$19.2
$6.63
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$26.2
$32.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.43
$5.44
👖 Brand Jeans
$80
$56.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$92.6
$86.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$22.7
$454
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4395
$16038

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Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.2 mi Anau
$1366
95 km or 59 mi Quchan
$687
99 km or 61 mi Baherden
$1362
107 km or 66 mi Bojnord
$540
197 km or 123 mi Nishapur
$640
203 km or 126 mi Sabzevar
$638
212 km or 132 mi Mashhad
$658
294 km or 183 mi Gonbad-e Kavus
$531
302 km or 187 mi Kashmar
$687
306 km or 190 mi Mary
$1305
307 km or 191 mi Torbat-e Heydarieh
$687
344 km or 213 mi Shahrud
$688
361 km or 224 mi Torbat-e Jam
$717
367 km or 228 mi Gorgan
$558
451 km or 280 mi Dasoguz
$1316
469 km or 291 mi Turkmenabat
$1331
496 km or 308 mi Sari
$568
513 km or 318 mi Nukus
$397
516 km or 321 mi Qaem Shahr
$693
517 km or 321 mi Semnan
$690
524 km or 325 mi Herat
$375
528 km or 328 mi Babol
$450
558 km or 347 mi Amol
$504
561 km or 349 mi Bukhara
$379
570 km or 354 mi Birjand
$691
634 km or 394 mi Pardis
$686
654 km or 406 mi Qarshi
$404
657 km or 408 mi Pakdasht
$694
660 km or 410 mi Golestan
$696
667 km or 414 mi Sheberghan
$326
668 km or 415 mi Qarchak
$694
668 km or 415 mi Tehran
$833
670 km or 417 mi Varamin
$836
671 km or 417 mi Ray
$693
693 km or 431 mi Qods
$699
694 km or 431 mi Eslamshahr
$636
695 km or 432 mi Nasimshahr
$695
700 km or 435 mi Shahriar
$696
701 km or 435 mi Karaj
$792
703 km or 437 mi Fardis
$689

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Distance City Cost of living
76 km or 47 mi Guixi
$667
77 km or 48 mi Wuyishan
$646
97 km or 60 mi Yingtan
$681
106 km or 66 mi Quzhou
$514
120 km or 75 mi Jingdezhen
$697
145 km or 90 mi Huangshan
$686
165 km or 103 mi Fuzhou
$730
180 km or 112 mi Jinhua
$849
191 km or 119 mi Lishui
$770
201 km or 125 mi Nanping
$713
205 km or 127 mi Nanchang
$642
227 km or 141 mi Yiwu
$650
237 km or 147 mi Jiujiang
$694
246 km or 153 mi Anqing
$694
246 km or 153 mi Sanming
$711
250 km or 155 mi Ningde
$714
251 km or 156 mi Chizhou
$707
262 km or 163 mi Ningguo
$655
268 km or 167 mi Wenzhou
$849
274 km or 170 mi Rui'an
$686
278 km or 173 mi Tongling
$684
279 km or 174 mi Qianshan
$662
282 km or 175 mi Wuxue
$666
289 km or 179 mi Xuancheng
$729
293 km or 182 mi Hangzhou
$891
294 km or 183 mi Fuzhou
$725
306 km or 190 mi Tongcheng
$666
307 km or 191 mi Guangde
$662
307 km or 191 mi Xinyu
$682
308 km or 191 mi Shaoxing
$726
313 km or 195 mi Linhai
$678
324 km or 201 mi Wuhu
$832
328 km or 204 mi Ji'an
$746
333 km or 207 mi Wenling
$686
340 km or 211 mi Huzhou
$776
344 km or 214 mi Daye
$674
345 km or 214 mi Huangshi
$705
350 km or 217 mi Putian
$717
358 km or 223 mi Yichun
$743
361 km or 224 mi Chaohu
$668