Ashgabat vs Shenyang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ashgabat Shenyang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1898
$612
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4362
$1804
🏠 One person rent
$968
$235
🏘️ Family rent
$1668
$404
🍽️ Food expenses
$780
$239
🚐 Transport expenses
$50.9
$68.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$210
$1093
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
7
74
😀 Quality of life
43
58
🏙️ Population
1.03M
9.07M

The cost of living in Ashgabat is 210% more expensive than in Shenyang. Cities ranked 2383rd and 7878th ($1898 vs $612) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 221st 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 1.8 months in Shenyang. Ashgabat ranked 1st best city to live in Turkmenistan vs Shenyang ranked 49th in China, while ranked 7430th and 6059th 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
$31.1
$2.78
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$85
$18.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.8
$4.92
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.76
$0.98
☕ Cappuccino
$6.83
$2.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.58
$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1017
$223
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$765
$169
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1798
$404
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1413
$308
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$49
$38.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$74.9
$60
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$104
$16.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.58%
4.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3536
$2242
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2856
$1294
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.14
$0.37
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.87
$14.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.74
$3.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.43
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$4.53
$1.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.03
$2.05
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.85
$1.15
🥚 Eggs, x12
$6.02
$1.09
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.31
$11.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20
$3.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23.1
$11.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.09
$1.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$1.18
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.47
$1.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.64
$1.44
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.27
$0.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$0.67
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.74
$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.09
$1.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$19.1
$14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.18
$0.67
🚬 Cigarette pack
$25.7
$3.27
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.88
$8.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.83
$6.89
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.04
$1.14
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.82
$1.12
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.7
$21.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.2
$6.27
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$31.1
$22
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.36
$6.41
👖 Brand Jeans
$56
$48.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.6
$68.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$22.7
$493
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24585
$22712

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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 Shenyang

Distance City Cost of living
39 km or 24 mi Fushun
$499
43 km or 27 mi Dengta
$537
54 km or 34 mi Xinmin
$567
63 km or 39 mi Tieling
$549
63 km or 39 mi Benxi
$474
63 km or 39 mi Liaoyang
$519
71 km or 44 mi Diaobingshan
$548
86 km or 53 mi Anshan
$457
96 km or 60 mi Kaiyuan
$552
120 km or 75 mi Haicheng
$512
138 km or 85 mi Beizhen
$556
149 km or 93 mi Fuxin
$578
151 km or 94 mi Dashiqiao
$528
159 km or 99 mi Fengcheng
$526
161 km or 100 mi Yingkou
$540
170 km or 106 mi Siping
$559
180 km or 112 mi Gaizhou
$539
186 km or 116 mi Liaoyuan
$549
186 km or 116 mi Linghai
$573
190 km or 118 mi Shuangliao
$550
202 km or 126 mi Meihekou
$549
204 km or 127 mi Dandong
$541
206 km or 128 mi Jinzhou
$603
206 km or 128 mi Sinuiju
$1572
220 km or 137 mi Gongzhuling
$491
221 km or 137 mi Beipiao
$582
223 km or 138 mi Tongliao
$579
223 km or 139 mi Donggang
$540
238 km or 148 mi Zhuanghe
$572
242 km or 150 mi Ji'an
$529
248 km or 154 mi Baishan
$555
249 km or 154 mi Chaoyang
$615
250 km or 155 mi Panshi
$551
251 km or 156 mi Kusong
$1550
262 km or 163 mi Xingcheng
$593
270 km or 168 mi Wafangdian
$619
274 km or 170 mi Changchun
$607
281 km or 174 mi Kanggye
$1556
288 km or 179 mi Chongju
$1544
289 km or 180 mi Linjiang
$532