Ashgabat vs Shenyang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Ashgabat	Shenyang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1833	$554
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4223	$1693
🏠 One person rent	$893	$199
🏘️ Family rent	$1483	$334
🍽️ Food expenses	$782	$224
🚐 Transport expenses	$49.8	$63.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$747	$733
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	7	85
😀 Quality of life	49	71
🏙️ Population	1.03M	9.07M

The cost of living in Ashgabat is 231% more expensive than in Shenyang. Cities ranked 2595th and 8245th ($1833 vs $554) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 341st in Turkmenistan and China, respectively. Check Turkmenistan vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Ashgabat compared to 1.3 months in Shenyang. Ashgabat ranked 1st best city to live in Turkmenistan vs Shenyang ranked 25th in China, while ranked 6667th and 3667th 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	$31.3	$2.83
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$85.3	$21.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.8	$5.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.48	$0.84
☕ Cappuccino	$7.08	$2.46
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.16	$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1020	$210
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$674	$130
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1780	$378
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1190	$229
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$47.3	$39.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$73.2	$60.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$102	$14.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.49%	5.22%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4806	$1970
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2978	$1274
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.14	$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$8.51	$12
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.77	$3.47
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.43	$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$4.77	$2.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.69	$1.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.3	$1.02
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.17	$1.1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.26	$9.74
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.7	$2.89
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.4	$12.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.44	$1.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$1.04
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.58	$0.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.56	$1.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.99	$0.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.79	$0.63
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.78	$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.1	$1.03
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$19.1	$10.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.69	$0.7
🚬 Cigarette pack	$25.7	$3.15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.19	$6.94
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.85	$6.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3	$1.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.81	$1.08
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.2	$20.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.3	$4.88
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$33.8	$20.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.4	$5.65
👖 Brand Jeans	$65.8	$49.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$93.9	$74.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$23	$473
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$25686	$24707

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Cities near Ashgabat

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.2 mi	Anau	$1774
95 km or 59 mi	Quchan	$500
99 km or 61 mi	Baherden	$1796
107 km or 66 mi	Bojnord	$489
197 km or 123 mi	Nishapur	$496
203 km or 126 mi	Sabzevar	$512
212 km or 132 mi	Mashhad	$503
294 km or 183 mi	Gonbad-e Kavus	$467
302 km or 187 mi	Kashmar	$506
306 km or 190 mi	Mary	$1654
307 km or 191 mi	Torbat-e Heydarieh	$502
344 km or 213 mi	Shahrud	$564
361 km or 224 mi	Torbat-e Jam	$493
367 km or 228 mi	Gorgan	$658
451 km or 280 mi	Dasoguz	$1770
469 km or 291 mi	Turkmenabat	$1716
496 km or 308 mi	Sari	$643
513 km or 318 mi	Nukus	$477
516 km or 321 mi	Qaem Shahr	$501
517 km or 321 mi	Semnan	$542
524 km or 325 mi	Herat	$509
528 km or 328 mi	Babol	$372
558 km or 347 mi	Amol	$530
561 km or 349 mi	Bukhara	$433
570 km or 354 mi	Birjand	$588
634 km or 394 mi	Pardis	$598
654 km or 406 mi	Qarshi	$512
657 km or 408 mi	Pakdasht	$604
660 km or 410 mi	Golestan	$628
667 km or 414 mi	Sheberghan	$432
668 km or 415 mi	Qarchak	$607
668 km or 415 mi	Tehran	$684
670 km or 417 mi	Varamin	$588
671 km or 417 mi	Ray	$622
693 km or 431 mi	Qods	$638
694 km or 431 mi	Eslamshahr	$623
695 km or 432 mi	Nasimshahr	$624
700 km or 435 mi	Shahriar	$635
701 km or 435 mi	Karaj	$704
703 km or 437 mi	Fardis	$640

Cities near Shenyang

Distance	City	Cost of living
39 km or 24 mi	Fushun	$470
43 km or 27 mi	Dengta	$492
54 km or 34 mi	Xinmin	$518
63 km or 39 mi	Tieling	$521
63 km or 39 mi	Benxi	$434
63 km or 39 mi	Liaoyang	$489
71 km or 44 mi	Diaobingshan	$511
86 km or 53 mi	Anshan	$434
96 km or 60 mi	Kaiyuan	$516
120 km or 75 mi	Haicheng	$500
138 km or 85 mi	Beizhen	$528
149 km or 93 mi	Fuxin	$543
151 km or 94 mi	Dashiqiao	$532
159 km or 99 mi	Fengcheng	$517
161 km or 100 mi	Yingkou	$556
170 km or 106 mi	Siping	$553
180 km or 112 mi	Gaizhou	$537
186 km or 116 mi	Liaoyuan	$532
186 km or 116 mi	Linghai	$547
190 km or 118 mi	Shuangliao	$517
202 km or 126 mi	Meihekou	$519
204 km or 127 mi	Dandong	$550
206 km or 128 mi	Jinzhou	$576
206 km or 128 mi	Sinuiju	$1564
220 km or 137 mi	Gongzhuling	$457
221 km or 137 mi	Beipiao	$549
223 km or 138 mi	Tongliao	$537
223 km or 139 mi	Donggang	$537
238 km or 148 mi	Zhuanghe	$550
242 km or 150 mi	Ji'an	$499
248 km or 154 mi	Baishan	$521
249 km or 154 mi	Chaoyang	$584
250 km or 155 mi	Panshi	$521
251 km or 156 mi	Kusong	$1544
262 km or 163 mi	Xingcheng	$565
270 km or 168 mi	Wafangdian	$589
274 km or 170 mi	Changchun	$557
281 km or 174 mi	Kanggye	$1553
288 km or 179 mi	Chongju	$1553
289 km or 180 mi	Linjiang	$501