Ashgabat vs Shaoyang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Ashgabat	Shaoyang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1584	$592
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3634	$1661
🏠 One person rent	$798	$209
🏘️ Family rent	$1502	$411
🍽️ Food expenses	$609	$227
🚐 Transport expenses	$49.1	$74.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$718	$709
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	7	24
😀 Quality of life	29	39
🏙️ Population	1.03M	6.56M

The cost of living in Ashgabat is 168% more expensive than in Shaoyang. Cities ranked 3105th and 7740th ($1584 vs $592) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 263rd 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 1.2 months in Shaoyang. Ashgabat ranked 1st best city to live in Turkmenistan vs Shaoyang ranked 266th in China, while ranked 8250th and 7044th 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	$25.9	$2.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$60.4	$20.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.1	$4.68
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.4	$1.13
☕ Cappuccino	$5.56	$2.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.25	$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$884	$225
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$607	$151
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1501	$521
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1302	$307
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$45.2	$30.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$70	$47.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$90.5	$12.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.58%	3.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3897	$3334
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3006	$2970
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.14	$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$8.52	$20.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.74	$3.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.38	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3	$1.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.35	$1.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.49	$0.95
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.83	$1.71
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.29	$13.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.83	$3.29
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.9	$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.02	$1.77
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$1.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.81	$1.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.06	$1.44
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$0.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$1.29
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.74	$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.08	$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$27.3	$12.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.79	$0.82
🚬 Cigarette pack	$25.2	$2.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.01	$4.15
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.8	$5.22
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3	$1.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.77	$1.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$112	$32.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17.7	$5.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$31.8	$23.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.36	$5.16
👖 Brand Jeans	$69.9	$70.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$92.4	$81.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$22.7	$340
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6132	$11393

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Ashgabat

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.2 mi	Anau	$1553
95 km or 59 mi	Quchan	$515
99 km or 61 mi	Baherden	$1541
107 km or 66 mi	Bojnord	$510
197 km or 123 mi	Nishapur	$509
203 km or 126 mi	Sabzevar	$524
212 km or 132 mi	Mashhad	$508
294 km or 183 mi	Gonbad-e Kavus	$495
302 km or 187 mi	Kashmar	$521
306 km or 190 mi	Mary	$1503
307 km or 191 mi	Torbat-e Heydarieh	$521
344 km or 213 mi	Shahrud	$598
361 km or 224 mi	Torbat-e Jam	$550
367 km or 228 mi	Gorgan	$685
451 km or 280 mi	Dasoguz	$1535
469 km or 291 mi	Turkmenabat	$1523
496 km or 308 mi	Sari	$658
513 km or 318 mi	Nukus	$392
516 km or 321 mi	Qaem Shahr	$554
517 km or 321 mi	Semnan	$580
524 km or 325 mi	Herat	$512
528 km or 328 mi	Babol	$458
558 km or 347 mi	Amol	$557
561 km or 349 mi	Bukhara	$431
570 km or 354 mi	Birjand	$574
634 km or 394 mi	Pardis	$665
654 km or 406 mi	Qarshi	$484
657 km or 408 mi	Pakdasht	$680
660 km or 410 mi	Golestan	$714
667 km or 414 mi	Sheberghan	$414
668 km or 415 mi	Qarchak	$681
668 km or 415 mi	Tehran	$788
670 km or 417 mi	Varamin	$651
671 km or 417 mi	Ray	$710
693 km or 431 mi	Qods	$698
694 km or 431 mi	Eslamshahr	$700
695 km or 432 mi	Nasimshahr	$697
700 km or 435 mi	Shahriar	$698
701 km or 435 mi	Karaj	$736
703 km or 437 mi	Fardis	$688

Cities near Shaoyang

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Lengshuijiang	$536
54 km or 34 mi	Lianyuan	$553
76 km or 47 mi	Loudi	$579
89 km or 55 mi	Yongzhou	$609
117 km or 73 mi	Hengyang	$590
151 km or 94 mi	Hongjiang	$543
153 km or 95 mi	Huaihua	$579
158 km or 98 mi	Xiangtan	$582
160 km or 99 mi	Ningxiang	$570
171 km or 107 mi	Yiyang	$586
178 km or 111 mi	Zhuzhou	$575
182 km or 113 mi	Changsha	$577
201 km or 125 mi	Changde	$480
205 km or 127 mi	Liling	$563
209 km or 130 mi	Jishou	$539
223 km or 138 mi	Chenzhou	$724
231 km or 143 mi	Zhangjiajie	$552
232 km or 144 mi	Tongren	$573
239 km or 148 mi	Pingxiang	$577
250 km or 155 mi	Guilin	$522
269 km or 167 mi	Jinshi	$533
286 km or 178 mi	Yueyang	$596
287 km or 179 mi	Lianzhou	$755
290 km or 180 mi	Shishou	$549
294 km or 183 mi	Yichun	$590
314 km or 195 mi	Hezhou	$758
315 km or 196 mi	Linxiang	$569
328 km or 204 mi	Songzi	$556
344 km or 214 mi	Shaoguan	$818
346 km or 215 mi	Xinyu	$564
346 km or 215 mi	Honghu	$589
347 km or 216 mi	Ji'an	$600
350 km or 217 mi	Yidu	$561
351 km or 218 mi	Jingzhou	$591
362 km or 225 mi	Chibi	$591
378 km or 235 mi	Ganzhou	$761
385 km or 239 mi	Liuzhou	$579
386 km or 240 mi	Yichang	$602
391 km or 243 mi	Enshi	$575
397 km or 246 mi	Xiantao	$600