Ashgabat vs Shangrao - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ashgabat Shangrao
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1679
$721
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3854
$2070
🏠 One person rent
$836
$290
🏘️ Family rent
$1553
$526
🍽️ Food expenses
$658
$259
🚐 Transport expenses
$47.3
$83.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$573
$724
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
7
20
😀 Quality of life
30
43
🏙️ Population
828K
6.49M

The cost of living in Ashgabat is 133% more expensive than in Shangrao. Cities ranked 2737th and 6691st ($1679 vs $721) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 70th in Turkmenistan and China, respectively. Check Turkmenistan vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Ashgabat compared to 1 months in Shangrao. Ashgabat ranked 1st best city to live in Turkmenistan vs Shangrao ranked 244th in China, while ranked 8379th and 6824th 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
$31.6
$3.49
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$55.7
$41.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10
$4.19
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.39
$0.69
☕ Cappuccino
$4.59
$2.09
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.91
$1.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$915
$343
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$647
$219
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1453
$687
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1376
$405
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$48.2
$33.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$73.7
$51.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$87.4
$13.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.98%
4.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4561
$5578
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3442
$2536
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.29
$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.98
$22.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.68
$4.24
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.38
$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.63
$1.94
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.85
$1.74
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.65
$0.95
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.07
$1.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.3
$13.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.9
$3.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$24.8
$12.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.66
$1.85
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$1.44
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.31
$1.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.82
$1.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$0.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$0.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.83
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.09
$1.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$27.2
$12.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.61
$0.8
🚬 Cigarette pack
$25.4
$3.55
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.03
$5.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.84
$4.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.02
$1.67
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.8
$1.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$65.9
$39.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16.5
$6.32
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$33.8
$44.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.42
$5.82
👖 Brand Jeans
$83.7
$52.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$144
$78.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$22.6
$558
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6425
$20642

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Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.2 mi Anau
$1648
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$487
99 km or 61 mi Baherden
$1642
107 km or 66 mi Bojnord
$427
197 km or 123 mi Nishapur
$509
203 km or 126 mi Sabzevar
$489
212 km or 132 mi Mashhad
$532
294 km or 183 mi Gonbad-e Kavus
$473
302 km or 187 mi Kashmar
$507
306 km or 190 mi Mary
$1644
307 km or 191 mi Torbat-e Heydarieh
$520
344 km or 213 mi Shahrud
$576
361 km or 224 mi Torbat-e Jam
$558
367 km or 228 mi Gorgan
$661
451 km or 280 mi Dasoguz
$1657
469 km or 291 mi Turkmenabat
$1662
496 km or 308 mi Sari
$640
513 km or 318 mi Nukus
$427
516 km or 321 mi Qaem Shahr
$533
517 km or 321 mi Semnan
$558
524 km or 325 mi Herat
$514
528 km or 328 mi Babol
$434
558 km or 347 mi Amol
$519
561 km or 349 mi Bukhara
$399
570 km or 354 mi Birjand
$554
634 km or 394 mi Pardis
$619
654 km or 406 mi Qarshi
$416
657 km or 408 mi Pakdasht
$633
660 km or 410 mi Golestan
$655
667 km or 414 mi Sheberghan
$446
668 km or 415 mi Qarchak
$636
668 km or 415 mi Tehran
$700
670 km or 417 mi Varamin
$616
671 km or 417 mi Ray
$653
693 km or 431 mi Qods
$655
694 km or 431 mi Eslamshahr
$655
695 km or 432 mi Nasimshahr
$651
700 km or 435 mi Shahriar
$653
701 km or 435 mi Karaj
$693
703 km or 437 mi Fardis
$651

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Distance City Cost of living
76 km or 47 mi Guixi
$643
77 km or 48 mi Wuyishan
$655
97 km or 60 mi Yingtan
$645
106 km or 66 mi Quzhou
$644
120 km or 75 mi Jingdezhen
$677
145 km or 90 mi Huangshan
$713
165 km or 103 mi Fuzhou
$620
180 km or 112 mi Jinhua
$811
191 km or 119 mi Lishui
$741
201 km or 125 mi Nanping
$678
205 km or 127 mi Nanchang
$538
227 km or 141 mi Yiwu
$725
237 km or 147 mi Jiujiang
$664
246 km or 153 mi Anqing
$708
246 km or 153 mi Sanming
$667
250 km or 155 mi Ningde
$694
251 km or 156 mi Chizhou
$700
262 km or 163 mi Ningguo
$720
268 km or 167 mi Wenzhou
$787
274 km or 170 mi Rui'an
$744
278 km or 173 mi Tongling
$728
279 km or 174 mi Qianshan
$671
282 km or 175 mi Wuxue
$647
289 km or 179 mi Xuancheng
$789
293 km or 182 mi Hangzhou
$831
294 km or 183 mi Fuzhou
$664
306 km or 190 mi Tongcheng
$687
307 km or 191 mi Guangde
$707
307 km or 191 mi Xinyu
$581
308 km or 191 mi Shaoxing
$755
313 km or 195 mi Linhai
$719
324 km or 201 mi Wuhu
$898
328 km or 204 mi Ji'an
$613
333 km or 207 mi Wenling
$735
340 km or 211 mi Huzhou
$699
344 km or 214 mi Daye
$669
345 km or 214 mi Huangshi
$697
350 km or 217 mi Putian
$675
358 km or 223 mi Yichun
$587
361 km or 224 mi Chaohu
$696