Ashgabat vs Shaoyang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Ashgabat	Shaoyang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1679	$577
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3854	$1601
🏠 One person rent	$836	$212
🏘️ Family rent	$1553	$402
🍽️ Food expenses	$658	$220
🚐 Transport expenses	$47.3	$75
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$573	$720
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	7	24
😀 Quality of life	30	43
🏙️ Population	828K	6.56M

The cost of living in Ashgabat is 191% more expensive than in Shaoyang. Cities ranked 2737th and 7871st ($1679 vs $577) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 396th 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 1.2 months in Shaoyang. Ashgabat ranked 1st best city to live in Turkmenistan vs Shaoyang ranked 236th in China, while ranked 8379th and 6810th 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	$31.6	$2.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$55.7	$17.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10	$4.08
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.39	$1.26
☕ Cappuccino	$4.59	$3.1
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.91	$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$915	$246
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$647	$150
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1453	$637
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1376	$269
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$48.2	$28.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$73.7	$44.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$87.4	$14.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.98%	4.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4561	$3499
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3442	$3103
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.29	$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$9.98	$21.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.68	$3.35
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.38	$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.63	$1.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.85	$1.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.65	$1.04
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.07	$1.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.3	$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.9	$3.73
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$24.8	$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.66	$1.47
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.38	$1.25
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.31	$1.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.82	$1.4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$0.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.83	$1.15
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.83	$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.09	$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$27.2	$11.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.61	$0.73
🚬 Cigarette pack	$25.4	$2.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.03	$4.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.84	$5.31
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.02	$1.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.8	$1.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$65.9	$28.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16.5	$5.58
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$33.8	$23.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.42	$5.15
👖 Brand Jeans	$83.7	$56.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$144	$65.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$22.6	$357
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6425	$11076

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Cities near Ashgabat

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.2 mi	Anau	$1648
95 km or 59 mi	Quchan	$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

Cities near Shaoyang

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Lengshuijiang	$538
54 km or 34 mi	Lianyuan	$554
76 km or 47 mi	Loudi	$570
89 km or 55 mi	Yongzhou	$584
117 km or 73 mi	Hengyang	$530
151 km or 94 mi	Hongjiang	$549
153 km or 95 mi	Huaihua	$585
158 km or 98 mi	Xiangtan	$578
160 km or 99 mi	Ningxiang	$555
171 km or 107 mi	Yiyang	$575
178 km or 111 mi	Zhuzhou	$585
182 km or 113 mi	Changsha	$533
201 km or 125 mi	Changde	$579
205 km or 127 mi	Liling	$565
209 km or 130 mi	Jishou	$548
223 km or 138 mi	Chenzhou	$752
231 km or 143 mi	Zhangjiajie	$579
232 km or 144 mi	Tongren	$584
239 km or 148 mi	Pingxiang	$573
250 km or 155 mi	Guilin	$525
269 km or 167 mi	Jinshi	$558
286 km or 178 mi	Yueyang	$604
287 km or 179 mi	Lianzhou	$774
290 km or 180 mi	Shishou	$574
294 km or 183 mi	Yichun	$587
314 km or 195 mi	Hezhou	$785
315 km or 196 mi	Linxiang	$583
328 km or 204 mi	Songzi	$580
344 km or 214 mi	Shaoguan	$856
346 km or 215 mi	Xinyu	$581
346 km or 215 mi	Honghu	$602
347 km or 216 mi	Ji'an	$613
350 km or 217 mi	Yidu	$574
351 km or 218 mi	Jingzhou	$609
362 km or 225 mi	Chibi	$596
378 km or 235 mi	Ganzhou	$812
385 km or 239 mi	Liuzhou	$596
386 km or 240 mi	Yichang	$599
391 km or 243 mi	Enshi	$577
397 km or 246 mi	Xiantao	$586