Ashgabat vs Shenyang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Ashgabat	Shenyang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1584	$539
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3634	$1763
🏠 One person rent	$798	$191
🏘️ Family rent	$1502	$427
🍽️ Food expenses	$609	$220
🚐 Transport expenses	$49.1	$62.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$718	$723
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	7	85
😀 Quality of life	29	68
🏙️ Population	1.03M	9.07M

The cost of living in Ashgabat is 194% more expensive than in Shenyang. Cities ranked 3105th and 8334th ($1584 vs $539) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 454th 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 1.3 months in Shenyang. Ashgabat ranked 1st best city to live in Turkmenistan vs Shenyang ranked 24th in China, while ranked 8250th and 3343rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ashgabat vs Shenyang

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	Ashgabat	Shenyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$25.9	$2.77
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$60.4	$20.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.1	$4.81
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.4	$0.83
☕ Cappuccino	$5.56	$2.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.25	$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$884	$207
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$607	$129
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1501	$502
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1302	$328
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$45.2	$32.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$70	$50
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$90.5	$13.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.58%	5.25%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3897	$1913
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3006	$1252
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.14	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$8.52	$11.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.74	$3.47
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.38	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3	$1.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.35	$1.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.49	$0.99
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.83	$1.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.29	$9.67
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.83	$2.78
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.9	$12
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.02	$1.17
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$1.15
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.81	$1.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.06	$1.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$0.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$0.79
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.74	$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.08	$1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$27.3	$10.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.79	$0.64
🚬 Cigarette pack	$25.2	$3.11
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.01	$6.97
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.8	$6.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3	$1.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.77	$1.09
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$112	$20.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17.7	$4.84
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$31.8	$20.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.36	$4.45
👖 Brand Jeans	$69.9	$56.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$92.4	$69
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$22.7	$466
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6132	$24404

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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 Shenyang

Distance	City	Cost of living
39 km or 24 mi	Fushun	$459
43 km or 27 mi	Dengta	$495
54 km or 34 mi	Xinmin	$514
63 km or 39 mi	Tieling	$520
63 km or 39 mi	Benxi	$455
63 km or 39 mi	Liaoyang	$500
71 km or 44 mi	Diaobingshan	$508
86 km or 53 mi	Anshan	$496
96 km or 60 mi	Kaiyuan	$514
120 km or 75 mi	Haicheng	$500
138 km or 85 mi	Beizhen	$524
149 km or 93 mi	Fuxin	$543
151 km or 94 mi	Dashiqiao	$508
159 km or 99 mi	Fengcheng	$492
161 km or 100 mi	Yingkou	$517
170 km or 106 mi	Siping	$524
180 km or 112 mi	Gaizhou	$517
186 km or 116 mi	Liaoyuan	$516
186 km or 116 mi	Linghai	$542
190 km or 118 mi	Shuangliao	$509
202 km or 126 mi	Meihekou	$513
204 km or 127 mi	Dandong	$503
206 km or 128 mi	Jinzhou	$581
206 km or 128 mi	Sinuiju	$1572
220 km or 137 mi	Gongzhuling	$461
221 km or 137 mi	Beipiao	$549
223 km or 138 mi	Tongliao	$538
223 km or 139 mi	Donggang	$505
238 km or 148 mi	Zhuanghe	$543
242 km or 150 mi	Ji'an	$493
248 km or 154 mi	Baishan	$520
249 km or 154 mi	Chaoyang	$586
250 km or 155 mi	Panshi	$517
251 km or 156 mi	Kusong	$1549
262 km or 163 mi	Xingcheng	$574
270 km or 168 mi	Wafangdian	$585
274 km or 170 mi	Changchun	$573
281 km or 174 mi	Kanggye	$1553
288 km or 179 mi	Chongju	$1547
289 km or 180 mi	Linjiang	$500