Ashgabat vs Shaoyang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ashgabat Shaoyang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1898
$605
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4362
$1684
🏠 One person rent
$968
$218
🏘️ Family rent
$1668
$382
🍽️ Food expenses
$780
$234
🚐 Transport expenses
$50.9
$78.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$210
$827
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
7
21
😀 Quality of life
43
46
🏙️ Population
1.03M
6.56M

The cost of living in Ashgabat is 214% more expensive than in Shaoyang. Cities ranked 2383rd and 7943rd ($1898 vs $605) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 243rd in Turkmenistan and China, respectively. Check Turkmenistan vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Ashgabat compared to 1.4 months in Shaoyang. Ashgabat ranked 1st best city to live in Turkmenistan vs Shaoyang ranked 264th in China, while ranked 7430th and 7142nd 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
$31.1
$2.81
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$85
$19.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.8
$4.86
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.76
$1.21
☕ Cappuccino
$6.83
$2.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.58
$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1017
$246
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$765
$155
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1798
$455
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1413
$285
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$49
$33.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$74.9
$51.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$104
$11.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.58%
3.31%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3536
$3037
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2856
$1552
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.14
$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.87
$21.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.74
$3.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.43
$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$4.53
$1.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.03
$1.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.85
$0.98
🥚 Eggs, x12
$6.02
$1.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.31
$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20
$3.66
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23.1
$11.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.09
$2.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$1.29
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.47
$1.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.64
$1.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.27
$0.87
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$1.11
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.74
$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.09
$1.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$19.1
$12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.18
$0.88
🚬 Cigarette pack
$25.7
$3.13
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.88
$4.43
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.83
$5.61
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.04
$1.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.82
$1.74
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.7
$34.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.2
$6.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$31.1
$24.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.36
$5.37
👖 Brand Jeans
$56
$55.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.6
$70.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$22.7
$415
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24585
$13867

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Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.2 mi Anau
$1846
95 km or 59 mi Quchan
$475
99 km or 61 mi Baherden
$1864
107 km or 66 mi Bojnord
$466
197 km or 123 mi Nishapur
$469
203 km or 126 mi Sabzevar
$483
212 km or 132 mi Mashhad
$482
294 km or 183 mi Gonbad-e Kavus
$458
302 km or 187 mi Kashmar
$483
306 km or 190 mi Mary
$1726
307 km or 191 mi Torbat-e Heydarieh
$476
344 km or 213 mi Shahrud
$561
361 km or 224 mi Torbat-e Jam
$467
367 km or 228 mi Gorgan
$664
451 km or 280 mi Dasoguz
$1840
469 km or 291 mi Turkmenabat
$1795
496 km or 308 mi Sari
$612
513 km or 318 mi Nukus
$475
516 km or 321 mi Qaem Shahr
$474
517 km or 321 mi Semnan
$523
524 km or 325 mi Herat
$556
528 km or 328 mi Babol
$359
558 km or 347 mi Amol
$516
561 km or 349 mi Bukhara
$439
570 km or 354 mi Birjand
$542
634 km or 394 mi Pardis
$563
654 km or 406 mi Qarshi
$500
657 km or 408 mi Pakdasht
$570
660 km or 410 mi Golestan
$584
667 km or 414 mi Sheberghan
$470
668 km or 415 mi Qarchak
$570
668 km or 415 mi Tehran
$638
670 km or 417 mi Varamin
$557
671 km or 417 mi Ray
$584
693 km or 431 mi Qods
$614
694 km or 431 mi Eslamshahr
$590
695 km or 432 mi Nasimshahr
$587
700 km or 435 mi Shahriar
$611
701 km or 435 mi Karaj
$684
703 km or 437 mi Fardis
$616

Cities near Shaoyang

Distance City Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi Lengshuijiang
$556
54 km or 34 mi Lianyuan
$569
76 km or 47 mi Loudi
$589
89 km or 55 mi Yongzhou
$648
117 km or 73 mi Hengyang
$602
151 km or 94 mi Hongjiang
$560
153 km or 95 mi Huaihua
$593
158 km or 98 mi Xiangtan
$518
160 km or 99 mi Ningxiang
$586
171 km or 107 mi Yiyang
$589
178 km or 111 mi Zhuzhou
$564
182 km or 113 mi Changsha
$622
201 km or 125 mi Changde
$518
205 km or 127 mi Liling
$571
209 km or 130 mi Jishou
$560
223 km or 138 mi Chenzhou
$739
231 km or 143 mi Zhangjiajie
$571
232 km or 144 mi Tongren
$593
239 km or 148 mi Pingxiang
$609
250 km or 155 mi Guilin
$528
269 km or 167 mi Jinshi
$535
286 km or 178 mi Yueyang
$608
287 km or 179 mi Lianzhou
$766
290 km or 180 mi Shishou
$565
294 km or 183 mi Yichun
$610
314 km or 195 mi Hezhou
$778
315 km or 196 mi Linxiang
$583
328 km or 204 mi Songzi
$570
344 km or 214 mi Shaoguan
$793
346 km or 215 mi Xinyu
$592
346 km or 215 mi Honghu
$600
347 km or 216 mi Ji'an
$632
350 km or 217 mi Yidu
$556
351 km or 218 mi Jingzhou
$623
362 km or 225 mi Chibi
$600
378 km or 235 mi Ganzhou
$758
385 km or 239 mi Liuzhou
$601
386 km or 240 mi Yichang
$578
391 km or 243 mi Enshi
$582
397 km or 246 mi Xiantao
$619