Ashgabat vs Shaoyang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ashgabat Shaoyang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1806
$601
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4178
$1654
🏠 One person rent
$887
$214
🏘️ Family rent
$1506
$376
🍽️ Food expenses
$763
$231
🚐 Transport expenses
$49.3
$77
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$635
$776
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
7
21
😀 Quality of life
48
46
🏙️ Population
1.03M
6.56M

The cost of living in Ashgabat is 200% more expensive than in Shaoyang. Cities ranked 2849th and 7929th ($1806 vs $601) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 213th 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 1.3 months in Shaoyang. Ashgabat ranked 1st best city to live in Turkmenistan vs Shaoyang ranked 254th in China, while ranked 6881st and 7123rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ashgabat vs Shaoyang

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Ashgabat Shaoyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$28.8
$2.77
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$86.1
$21.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.9
$4.83
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.69
$1.19
☕ Cappuccino
$6.75
$2.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.82
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1012
$244
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$667
$153
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1768
$445
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1221
$283
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$48.7
$30.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$74.5
$47.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$102
$12.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.45%
3.4%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4069
$2920
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2839
$1847
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.14
$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.55
$20.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.63
$3.73
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.43
$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$4.71
$1.78
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.94
$1.94
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.24
$0.98
🥚 Eggs, x12
$6.15
$1.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.23
$12.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.2
$3.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$22.5
$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.06
$1.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$1.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.48
$1.54
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.72
$1.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.27
$0.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.78
$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.07
$1.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$18.9
$11.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.21
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$25.5
$2.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.8
$4.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.88
$5.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.02
$1.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.81
$1.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.8
$34.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.3
$6.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$31.3
$24.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.46
$5.25
👖 Brand Jeans
$65.6
$65.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$92.4
$74.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$22.9
$392
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24723
$11939

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Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.2 mi Anau
$1763
95 km or 59 mi Quchan
$501
99 km or 61 mi Baherden
$1769
107 km or 66 mi Bojnord
$487
197 km or 123 mi Nishapur
$496
203 km or 126 mi Sabzevar
$510
212 km or 132 mi Mashhad
$498
294 km or 183 mi Gonbad-e Kavus
$466
302 km or 187 mi Kashmar
$507
306 km or 190 mi Mary
$1640
307 km or 191 mi Torbat-e Heydarieh
$501
344 km or 213 mi Shahrud
$563
361 km or 224 mi Torbat-e Jam
$494
367 km or 228 mi Gorgan
$659
451 km or 280 mi Dasoguz
$1755
469 km or 291 mi Turkmenabat
$1709
496 km or 308 mi Sari
$635
513 km or 318 mi Nukus
$468
516 km or 321 mi Qaem Shahr
$502
517 km or 321 mi Semnan
$535
524 km or 325 mi Herat
$532
528 km or 328 mi Babol
$372
558 km or 347 mi Amol
$531
561 km or 349 mi Bukhara
$436
570 km or 354 mi Birjand
$589
634 km or 394 mi Pardis
$575
654 km or 406 mi Qarshi
$513
657 km or 408 mi Pakdasht
$583
660 km or 410 mi Golestan
$592
667 km or 414 mi Sheberghan
$457
668 km or 415 mi Qarchak
$586
668 km or 415 mi Tehran
$639
670 km or 417 mi Varamin
$571
671 km or 417 mi Ray
$591
693 km or 431 mi Qods
$631
694 km or 431 mi Eslamshahr
$602
695 km or 432 mi Nasimshahr
$601
700 km or 435 mi Shahriar
$627
701 km or 435 mi Karaj
$696
703 km or 437 mi Fardis
$639

Cities near Shaoyang

Distance City Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi Lengshuijiang
$554
54 km or 34 mi Lianyuan
$567
76 km or 47 mi Loudi
$584
89 km or 55 mi Yongzhou
$638
117 km or 73 mi Hengyang
$609
151 km or 94 mi Hongjiang
$557
153 km or 95 mi Huaihua
$587
158 km or 98 mi Xiangtan
$511
160 km or 99 mi Ningxiang
$583
171 km or 107 mi Yiyang
$584
178 km or 111 mi Zhuzhou
$572
182 km or 113 mi Changsha
$617
201 km or 125 mi Changde
$498
205 km or 127 mi Liling
$564
209 km or 130 mi Jishou
$556
223 km or 138 mi Chenzhou
$730
231 km or 143 mi Zhangjiajie
$567
232 km or 144 mi Tongren
$588
239 km or 148 mi Pingxiang
$602
250 km or 155 mi Guilin
$533
269 km or 167 mi Jinshi
$529
286 km or 178 mi Yueyang
$605
287 km or 179 mi Lianzhou
$760
290 km or 180 mi Shishou
$563
294 km or 183 mi Yichun
$603
314 km or 195 mi Hezhou
$769
315 km or 196 mi Linxiang
$583
328 km or 204 mi Songzi
$568
344 km or 214 mi Shaoguan
$807
346 km or 215 mi Xinyu
$588
346 km or 215 mi Honghu
$599
347 km or 216 mi Ji'an
$630
350 km or 217 mi Yidu
$552
351 km or 218 mi Jingzhou
$610
362 km or 225 mi Chibi
$596
378 km or 235 mi Ganzhou
$814
385 km or 239 mi Liuzhou
$587
386 km or 240 mi Yichang
$595
391 km or 243 mi Enshi
$580
397 km or 246 mi Xiantao
$615