Ashgabat vs Shenyang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ashgabat Shenyang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1679
$486
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3854
$1606
🏠 One person rent
$836
$133
🏘️ Family rent
$1553
$342
🍽️ Food expenses
$658
$216
🚐 Transport expenses
$47.3
$67.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$573
$777
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
7
85
😀 Quality of life
30
70
🏙️ Population
828K
9.07M

The cost of living in Ashgabat is 245% more expensive than in Shenyang. Cities ranked 2737th and 8600th ($1679 vs $486) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 538th 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 1.6 months in Shenyang. Ashgabat ranked 1st best city to live in Turkmenistan vs Shenyang ranked 18th in China, while ranked 8379th and 2673rd 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
$31.6
$2.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$55.7
$20.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10
$4.19
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.39
$0.69
 Cappuccino
$4.59
$2.66
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.91
$0.37
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$915
$188
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$647
$62
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1453
$450
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1376
$235
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$48.2
$32.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$73.7
$51
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$87.4
$13.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.98%
5.62%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4561
$1816
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3442
$1317
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.29
$0.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.98
$13.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.68
$3.47
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.38
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.63
$1.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.85
$1.17
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.65
$0.75
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.07
$1.03
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.3
$9.66
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.9
$2.74
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$24.8
$12.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.66
$1.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$1.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.31
$1.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.82
$1.47
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$1.11
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$0.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.83
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.09
$1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$27.2
$9.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.61
$0.47
🚬 Cigarette pack
$25.4
$2.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.03
$6.93
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.84
$6.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.02
$1.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.8
$1.11
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$65.9
$20.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16.5
$4.14
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$33.8
$26.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.42
$4.42
👖 Brand Jeans
$83.7
$47
👟 Brand Sneakers
$144
$83.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$22.6
$290
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6425
$19578

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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 Shenyang

Distance City Cost of living
39 km or 24 mi Fushun
$449
43 km or 27 mi Dengta
$502
54 km or 34 mi Xinmin
$510
63 km or 39 mi Tieling
$536
63 km or 39 mi Benxi
$515
63 km or 39 mi Liaoyang
$517
71 km or 44 mi Diaobingshan
$524
86 km or 53 mi Anshan
$520
96 km or 60 mi Kaiyuan
$536
120 km or 75 mi Haicheng
$519
138 km or 85 mi Beizhen
$537
149 km or 93 mi Fuxin
$550
151 km or 94 mi Dashiqiao
$523
159 km or 99 mi Fengcheng
$513
161 km or 100 mi Yingkou
$523
170 km or 106 mi Siping
$565
180 km or 112 mi Gaizhou
$531
186 km or 116 mi Liaoyuan
$560
186 km or 116 mi Linghai
$559
190 km or 118 mi Shuangliao
$541
202 km or 126 mi Meihekou
$543
204 km or 127 mi Dandong
$515
206 km or 128 mi Jinzhou
$585
206 km or 128 mi Sinuiju
$1574
220 km or 137 mi Gongzhuling
$595
221 km or 137 mi Beipiao
$566
223 km or 138 mi Tongliao
$557
223 km or 139 mi Donggang
$526
238 km or 148 mi Zhuanghe
$562
242 km or 150 mi Ji'an
$512
248 km or 154 mi Baishan
$551
249 km or 154 mi Chaoyang
$606
250 km or 155 mi Panshi
$555
251 km or 156 mi Kusong
$1544
262 km or 163 mi Xingcheng
$585
270 km or 168 mi Wafangdian
$589
274 km or 170 mi Changchun
$612
281 km or 174 mi Kanggye
$1555
288 km or 179 mi Chongju
$1538
289 km or 180 mi Linjiang
$529